WhatTheyPlay.com is reporting that we might see a new next-gen Nintendo console by 2011 and that it might be named Wii HD. Better get in line now so you can get your hands on one by 2014. Try to at least get a raincheck for Wii Fit HD, too.
Apparently Nintendo’s been showing some presentations to developers and publishers and the consensus is that the shift between the current Wii and the Wii HD will be similar to the differences between the Game Boy to the Game Boy Advance.
While our sources are reluctant to be too specific about “Wii HD,” they have been able to divulge some (albeit predictable) generalizations. High definition visuals are assured, as is a greater emphasis on digitally distributed and backwardly compatible content, indicating that the new system will feature some form of local storage medium such as a hard drive or large flash memory solution. It has also been indicated that Nintendo’s emphasis is again on what the consumer will hold in their hands and interact with, rather than the “console” itself.
Couple things here. I can almost guarantee that if this thing hits in 2011, it won’t be called “Wii HD” – the whole “HD” naming scheme will be well played out by then, if it isn’t already. It’d be like if Nintendo called the current Wii “Wii Xtreme” and made it look like a pair of Zubaz.
While most (if not all) of this info can’t be confirmed, it’s interesting to note that Nintendo’s R&D spending has gone from $34 million in 2003 to a whopping $370 million last year. And 2011 would be right around the time that we could expect to see next generation consoles – maybe earlier than that, even.
Nintendo has to offer more than just HD graphics and a hard drive, though, so these rumors are likely just the tip of the iceberg.
good eye on the financial statements.
WHY DOES IT TAKE YOU GUYS SO LONG TO MAKE NEW SYSTEMS LIKE THE WII CAN YOU MAKE IS COME OUT MORE SOONER THEN 2014
ooww come on
ofcourse it takes that long do you know how much work it is to make something far more better and faster then the WII!!!
if you want something that good you have to wait we al want it now!! but their is so much to come for the wii now that we have to be happy with it
lol if you noticed nintendo’s consoles get smaller and smaller, maybe that’s why the console doesn’t have much horsepower like the enormous PS3 or Xbox 360 which get bigger and bigger… and now to think that Nintendo is trying to create an HD console with great graphics smaller than the Wii?! Now that is high-tech.
i think they should leave it as now we have the wii plus adaptor etc, good few years in it left. and i play the games for the gameplay not the HD aspect etc. i own a 360 and prefer the wii as game play and family gaming is way better than any other system out there. nintendo should wait until ps4 and xbox 1080 or whatever their names are gonna be are out and about. nintendo users will stay with wii and be happy to wait, well i will anyway.
Honestly, I think that this is a bad idea, instead of just making a better wiii console, which isn’t really possible, considering that teh wii is already in perfect condition, they should just get REALLY technical and get STRAIGHT to the mind reading games and such. That way, they could just get right to the game making fast as possible.
I would put my money more on 2012 than 2011.
Obviously there is going to be HD… I’m also hoping they do some form of virtual reality, even if it’s not quite “Oh my God! I can see,hear,smell, and feel everything in the game” hopefully it’ll at least be starting the process.