Rumor: Nintendo Set to reveal HD Wii at E3
 

This comes courtesy of GameInformer

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...ole-at-e3.aspx

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I hope it gets a cooler code name than "Wii HD." I'm thinking "Ultra Revolutionary Whale" or something.

The actual name will, undoubtedly, be lame.

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Ugh, here we go again. Can't the stupid rumor-boys drop the term 'Wii HD'?? An HD upgrade to the Wii won't do anything.

What we need is the Yuu. A true sequel to the Wii, not just some upgrade. Am I excited about that? Always.

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More rumors from varying sources

http://kotaku.com/#!5792165

http://wii.ign.com/articles/116/1161875p1.html

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First pictures of the Wii HD. Looks pretty good.

~Edit~
Yeah, we're not that far gone yet!

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Boooo. The fact that someone edited my post means I got one of you. :lol: :ohreilly:

Also, my link was highly accurate...Wii in HD.

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The wording of these reports worries me. There seems to be no confidence in the product, being called the "Wii HD" and it'll be "as powerful as the PS3." I'd hope so, it's 5 years old! Seems like a lack of confidence in Nintendo from the journalism community.

I wish Nintendo the best.

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Oh Nintendo will always stand behind the proverbial 8-ball when it comes to video game writers.

For some reason, they are always seen as the underdog.

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The new console should be named DoubleWii.

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Super Wii

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Mock-up of the controller based on rumors.

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This seems like a terrible idea.

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So the next trick up their sleeve is using wireless video to transport the video output from the main console to the screen on the controller?

Is this actually for realz?

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The screen in the middle? I'm sure it could be pretty cool for a few games, gimmicky and a slew of others, and unused in even more. So, I wouldn't go for terrible... Maybe "unnecessary."

Also, I've the console is codenamed "Project Cafe." I'd have preferred Yuu.

Edit made after reading mana's post:

I think its meant to be another image entirely. The second screen on the DS, or whatever. Maps or menus or other things.

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Oh, and thank you BaBs for posting the rumors. I can still trust GT for my good source of Nintendo rumor news, and I am happy.

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Well, not like much else is being discussed these days, and here are some more

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Great rumor millings. The graphics equal to xbox360 is painful and probably the truest statement of all graphics related rumors. This is still Nintendo after all. I understand the thing has to be priced low, I get it, but I can't help always wishing for the best graphics ever despite the fact it wouldn't sell.

I was a big fan of the wii concept from the first reveal and always thought it was going to be a big hit, and of course it was. This one... I'm not feeling it yet. People think motion gaming is a gimmick. Maybe, but it's a 100 million unit selling gimmick. The screen in the controller is imo a real gimmick, since I don't think it serves enough of a purpose and therfore will not sell 100 million. But just initial thouhts, will wait for full details.

Not to mention... It's been done. I liked it, too, but that console... Didn't do so well. What console am I?

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Yeah, if you figure MS can charge about 200 now for the arcade unit and turn a profit, something slightly more advanced for 250 would be Nintendo's starting point I guess.

As for the rumors... honestly... it boggles my mind as well... in no way does this seem practical...

I really.. am curious about e3 now, not that I wasn't before.

Though slightly unrelated... I did always say I wanted the Dreamcast's VMUs to return... haha

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That controller is going to cost a pretty penny. And I wonder how the graphics capabilities will be. I doubt all of the info will be streamlined. I suppose small apps will work inside the controller.

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I hope it's all a big lie. I don't see this working at all...

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We'll all know more come E3. Some have suggested it's 'significantly' more powerful than the PS3 while others say only a notch above the 360.

Regardless, I still think it's either too soon or too late for a console. But I think a lot of people expected the Wii to lose momentum before the PS3/360. And while it's easy to draw parallels to the Dreamcast, I don't think it's going to be a flop of quite that magnitude (as the Dreamcast was hindered by unrestricted mass piracy).

I think the screen could be cool for UI elements (swapping equipment, inventory management, Four Swords/Pac-Man Vs. type gameplay. But who wants to spend more for controllers when a full Wiimote/Nunchuck was $50 for ages?

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Sorry for the bump but it's for a good cause. Possibly legit mockup with partial description:

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Good rumor photos. Looks very similar to IGN's mockup.



Yeah but these type of rumors remind of times before with Nintendo, for I believe for both the Wii and the DS, and we all know those didn't match their rivals in horsepower. Of course, they beat them in other ways.

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Yeah but the Wii was faster than the XBox and GameCube. Now the Yuu won't even be as fast as the PS3?? That's just not thinking ahead.

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I think that mock-up looks too much like IGN's to be real.


And being online long enough for the reveal of the Gamecube and the Wii, I'm not gonna take any stock in "leaks" until e3.

Because no one gets it close to what Nintendo ultimately reveals.



Some are saying this is closest to description ATM.

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Define "faster." The Wii isn't all that different from the GameCube, and it lacks features found on the original Xbox.

Also, journalists love numbers that make good headlines. "Wii 1.5-2 times faster than GameCube." What does faster even mean? CPU clock speed? GPU clock speed? Memory access speeds? It's all pretty meaningless without the details. And looking at the Wii's GPU, it may be faster, but still way behind the times in terms of its feature set.

I'm curious to see if they get DX11-level hardware. I certainly would expect nothing less from the next consoles, but they're still running fixed-function hardware, so going from 0 shaders to 6 would be a bit of a jump. Also interested to see what type of CPU they go with, and if they're ever going to give us surround sound.

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So long as they don't delay Skyward Sword so its a launch title for this system I'll be happy.

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http://kotaku.com/#!5794424/fresh-de...the-wii-remote

More gossip on the Wii 2 controller.

Sounds like a traditional controller with a cell phone in the middle.

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I just can't get excited for this thing. It has so many things going against it. Hopefully E3 has some more positive details.

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New consoles always have a tinge of excitement for me, but honestly... none of this stuff matters since its all about the games.. and honestly seeing if they can gain some form of 3rd party support.

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Nice. Miyamoto: "You don't have to trust all the stuff you read."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...t-cafe-rumours

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More rumors courtesy of IGN

The more, I hear abotu it. The more I worry.

Seems like they are kind of doing away with motion as well. :(

http://gear.ign.com/articles/116/1163325p1.html

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Am I the only one that likes what I hear so far? Nintendo is FINALLY accepting HD technology for their next console, and from my understanding it appears motion control will be an option, but not necessairly a necessity as it was with the Wii. (and if anyone tries to argue with me, how many games had no motion control at all? Very few. Some definatley should have, but they always snuck some annoying motion control in there that was unnecessary.)

Plus, I think the screen in the controller could be a good idea, although I'll admit it sounds like it will make the controller cost a pretty penny.

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Yeah, I'm not getting the negativity. Maybe its just a knee-jerk reaction to all the excitement (and following disappointment) from the Gamecube and Wii?

I haven't heard anything crazy exciting, but it doesn't sound bad either. I'll probably buy one and I'll probably like the Zelda game they make for it, if nothing else.

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Nintendo producing a $350 console? FAKE.

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I don't think they are "accepting" it, much like when they switched to CD for the Gamecube, they just know it is harder to build a non-HD console this time around.

It was always a price/ownership thing for them.

I'm actually pretty disappointed they seem to be dropping motion. From the split design of the controller to actual motion/pointing, I thought this generation was fine. And was waiting for a refinement of the tech.

Right now, all I see is an expensive console with an expensive controller.

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They'll be fully backwards compatible with Wii MotionPlus controllers so I don't really see where the motion controller fear is coming from. The waggle will have its place, it just won't be the primary focus of the system.

When Nintendo transitioned from GameCube to Wii they used similar hardware and scaled the processors in such a way that the clock speeds were divisible. This supposedly made backwards compatibility easier to pull off. I wonder if they'll do the same thing this time around or if they'll resort to software virtualization. Either way I really hope it's able to render Wii/GC games in HD.

IGN is restating that multiple sources confirm the system to be substantially more powerful than Xbox 360/PS3 and suggest a price between $300-$400.

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Let's be honest here, being BC with the Wii Mote/Wii Mote Plus will do nothing. Much like the Wii being BC with the Cube controller. You'll get an odd game here and there which uses it, but it won't really be a refinement or advancement of the tech other than being there to appease fans who dig motion controls like myself.

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I really hope motion controls take a back seat this time around. That gimmick was old a long time ago. My only regret is that so many games like Mario Galaxy had to settle for being great instead of legendary because they were held back by motion controllers.

Screen on my controller? I'm cool with that.

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I don't know what people mean with this. SMG was great. There were so many fun pointing/tilting mini games in it that would have been less fun with a normal controller.
The only drawback I can think of is the waggle-to-spin thing.