http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-...ed-at-e3-report

Sorry, Mikes, for treading on your territory here.

That was my first thought; Mikes gonna be pissed.


This is just bad bad bad journalism and fanboy nonsense.
There was nothing wrong with the Wii it was a massive success and surpassed the other two consoles by miles. Not to mention they felt the need to copy this "Gimmick" asap.
Ridiculous statement.

What's the point about comparing it to the PS3 when they will probably release the PS4 shortly after..

'More powerful than two five year old consoles? SHOOT FOR THE STARS!'

Although Zelda in super sexy HD graphics would be schweeet.

2015 apparently.

If it still features Wii games Nintendo will so rule once more.
The fact they didn't make the PS3 backwards compatible was the most stupid decission of all times, who ever made that one needs to be punched in the face constantly.

I'MMA GON CUT YOU UP BITCH.

But yes... Over the past few weeks there's been LOTS of rumblings about something coming...

The Wii is getting a price cut soon too.


The PS4 is probably not coming for another 5 years.. and probably won't even be called "4". Likewise with Xbox.

I think I said this in another thread / discussion with someone that the current generation of consoles is operating under a different life cycle than in the past.

Consoles have pretty much hit the ceiling as far as graphics etc is concerned under current technology / heat management / computing power... Yes, things will improve, but not until the technology can be delivered cheaply and en masse. So, additional hardware (Kinect / Move - though apparently Sony says that Motion control is gimmicky and rubbish and Microsoft doesn't have a clue what to do with Kinect - apparently) has been added and firmware updates and expanded additional apps offering a range of multi media bollocks have been added to foster longevity.

Nintendo are in an interesting position as, their tech in the Wii is old and sort of "inbetween" the old gen and current gen. They have the chance to ramp up slightly beyond the current capabilities at a cheaper price with newer tech based on current gen tech... if that makes sense.. I'm hungover.

That totally makes sense.
How ingenious!
If that really is the case. Nintendo has tons of potential to up their game while the others are stuck.
All hail Big N!

And it will all be for nought if they don't get their online strategy sorted.

That's what people said since the Gamecube.
I prefer the "Play with real life friends" approach far more.

The 3DS works perfectly online thankyouverymuch.

Additionally, Microsoft and Sony have moved away from pushing the online and more towards the "living room have fun with your family" in their recent strategies.. Which Nintendo did from the beginning as well as offering FREE online gaming - Mario Kart is a BLAST online and they offer a vast library of downloadable games both new and classic.

So stick that in your router and smoke it.

OK, you win. I'm not going to play devil's advocate for the sake of it.

I'm loving all the rumours flying round.

This will be more powerful than the PS3 and Xbox... Seeing HD Zelda andeveryoneelse at that level of detail and power makes me more excited than anything ever.

http://wiihdrumors.com/

Dedicated rumour site.

My favourite rumour is the touch screen on the controller.

http://uk.kotaku.com/5792472/wii-2-control...a-french-person

Thing is for, it can go two ways for their non hard core suppliers, the move to super duper hd graphics could completely alienate them, taking away at least 60% of Nintendos current supply base for games.... or they could end up producing more sub par filler games like they currently do.

The only outfits to take advantage of this will be Nintendo and the other big boys.

Not necessarily...... Remember it's fully backwards compatible so, casual devs can continue to make Wii level games for the wider audience.

And my response to that is eww.

God I remember camping outside the store for my Wii when it first came out. Such a bitter disappointment which turned me away from Nintendo so badly. (Apart from the first party games and a very FEW select 3rd party games)

And my response to that is "not all games are made for you".. Let people have their wider stuff... If Nintendo churn out Zeldas and Marios etc etc etc I'm fine with that... It's hard enough having 2 consoles and a handheld to keep up with



Oh shit I just thought: What if the screen on the controller is a 3DS style 3D screen!!!!!! oh my.

They should be though.

Plus Mikes, why aren't you working as a Nintendo Marketing Manager yet?

I want to dub you Mini-Reggie

I Wish.

There are worse/better people who are Nintendholics out there!!

I used to be worse before the Wii

Are you still holding out for hooker red 3DS?



Also, on topic...

Rumours of the processors have been floating around... AMD Trinity being one...




Additionally.. Pikmin 3 is highly rumoured too.

Oh and like Project Dolphin before... This one is dubbed project Café .. apparently.

Yes still holding out for hooker red, although almost bought a black one the other day.

I will look forward to playing Zelda in full 1080p glory though.

So.... And this is all conjecture... BUT according to some reports.. The first third party developer to receive a dev kit was Rockstar.

Now.. Bear with...

Wii HD is rumoured to be launching next year.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is rumoured to be launching next year.

Wii HD is meant to be more powerful than the current PS3/Xbox... Could GTA5 launch on Wii HD as a launch title????

Imagine the money... £$$£$$$

Does Nintendo have a mechanism in place for draining every last penny from their consumers with DLC?

Probably

DLC is one thing they don't really do... yet.

They have delivered a great eShop service with VC and WiiWare/DSiWare... I guess it's the next step..

I think they need to get Call of Duty on there rather than GTA:V. It's the multiplayer that sells games these days.

I'd vomit.

They did do a COD on DS so it's not that fair fetched.




BUT IN BETTER NEWS THAT WON'T MAKE ME VOMIT:

Retro studios are also rumoured to have a dev kit and are working on a "Nintendo franchise that everyone wants to work on". Apparently.

I lie, this makes me vomit with excitement rather than disgust.


Actually though, I contest your "multiplayer sells games these days"... Not true for all games at all.

2014 is the apparent "inside sources" dating for the next Sony and Microsoft consoles.

2014? I might be bloody dead by then. I had a nanosecond of contemplating the purchase of WiiHD. NOOOOOOOO!

Today in Japan, Nintendo confirmed the upcoming release of the Wii's successor. The still-unnamed console will be revealed at this year's E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles in June.

The new console will go on sale in 2012, said Nintendo in an official statement.




CONFIRMED yay


Also, Nintendo says there will be playable demo units at e3 too!!!

Sweet.
What are the odds they give it a really cool developing name only to replace it by a lame actual name?
(Yes I am still mad the gamecube wasn't called Dolphin. )

It should be interesting to see what it looks like in regards to size considering it's going to be more powerful than a PS3.

I'm kinda hoping they drop motion only games (I know they wont) One of the main reasons I don't play my Wii apart from a lack of games that interest me is lack of room.. for those reasons I wouldn't get Kinect or Move either.

ETA
Although when I played Zelda, I did master how to control the Wii with the least amount of physical movement, instead of swinging around like a fool on the Nintendo adverts

But I still like being the arm wavey fool...

The rumoured size is around a similar size of the original Xbox 360 and in terms of design, "futuristic super Nintendo" is kicking around the rumour mill.

I wonder what they need to do to get little old me to purchase one. I can't think of owt at the moment.

Innie or Outie power block?

Well, you are a graphics whore

Also, the controller is such an interesting aspect.

So excited for E3.



Dunnoooorrr

Well, Michael. I don't know how you are going to survive the next six weeks without going into meltdown.

It always baffles me when people say that. Party games aside I manage to play all my Wii games sitting down on the couch just fine.

Thankfully I have fucking loads of Uni work to do, not to mention a million brithdays / social events to attend...

My hand in date is the 6th too!!! WHAT A DAY.


I quote the honourable gentlefolk that is SpongeBob Squarepants.... "IT'S THE BEST DAAY EVVVEEEER"

It's codename is "Project Café".

If it makes coffee AND plays games, I'm interested.

I know, RIGHT!??!!!

I hope they make it look super slick and sexy.

They are getting better. Each console has looked prettier than the rest.

Project Cafe?
Like seriously?

Mais oui!

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-...ct-cafe-rumours

It's just so random and not cool.
Dolphin and Revolution had such a nice ring to them but this?
Cafe? Makes me think of McDonlads for some reason...

Post number 24 in this thread clearly says that it is called Project Café..... God you people NEVER read what I say...

No idea how true this is, but I heard rumours it's going to be called 'Stream'. Which given the reaction when the name Wii was first announced may not be the wisest decision.

Because Astron, I like to play like the fools on the adverts.