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TOPIC: Multiple Sources Confirm New Nintendo HD Console
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.nintendo.wii/t/6f7387492d9df2a9
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri 15 Apr 2011 19:44
From: The Closer
On Apr 16, 1:57 am, The Closer <sweet.lou.ferri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 16, 1:36 am, The alMIGHTY N <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 15, 9:10 am, The Closer <sweet.lou.ferri...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Apr 15, 5:34 am, parallax-scroll <parallaxscr...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > Gamers have been waiting years for Nintendo to finally release its Wii
> > > > successor, and Game Informer has heard from multiple sources that the
> > > > company will unveil it at E3 this summer if not sooner.
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> > > > We have confirmed with multiple sources that this new home system is
> > > > capable of running games at HD resolutions. There are conflicting
> > > > reports, however, as to whether its graphics will be comparable to
> > > > those on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 – meaning it could surpass or
> > > > fall short of those systems. Either way it will offer competitive
> > > > specifications. Moving to HD should greatly help Nintendo and its new
> > > > console in getting more multi-platform triple-A titles like Portal 2
> > > > or Mortal Kombat. This, in turn, will strengthen Nintendo's
> > > > historically poor relationship with third-party publishers/developers.
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> > > > In fact, Nintendo is already showing publishers the system in an
> > > > effort to get them interested and allow them plenty of time to start
> > > > developing titles in anticipation of the system's reported late 2012
> > > > launch. This advance support marks a change from when the Wii
> > > > launched. At that time, several Western publishers were outright
> > > > surprised by the announcement, and it affected the software support
> > > > for the platform.
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> > > > Nintendo president Satoru Iwata himself acknowledged that it needs to
> > > > do a better job with its publishing partners at a 3DS press conference
> > > > in the fall of 2010. "We need to decrease the concern that only
> > > > Nintendo software can sell well on Nintendo platforms and third-party
> > > > software cannot sell in the same volume. We feel a need to have closer
> > > > ties with our third-party developers from the beginning."
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> > > > "Nintendo is doing this one right," said an anonymous source. "[It's]
> > > > not a gimmick like the Wii." What else, beyond graphics, this may
> > > > infer about the system is unknown. What kind of controls the system
> > > > will support (we imagine a need for both classic analog configurations
> > > > and motion controllers) or what level of software and infrastructure
> > > > Nintendo will provide for online gaming is also unknown. However, it's
> > > > a positive sign that the system might be more than just an HD Wii.
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> > > > We've heard about an HD Wii for some time now, and the time is perfect
> > > > – almost necessary – for Nintendo to jump start itself with this new
> > > > system. The company has been feeling the bite since Wii sales have
> > > > declined from previous years, and this week's news that Nintendo could
> > > > be dropping the price of the Wii on May 15 could be a precursor to
> > > > this announcement and an attempt to move as many Wii units as possible
> > > > out of the retail channel before the new system hits.
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> > > > We do not have confirmation if this new system will be backward
> > > > compatible with the Wii or if it will even carry the Wii branding as
> > > > has often been rumored. It is our understanding that Nintendo is
> > > > trying to embrace the western gamer and will likely launch a new brand
> > > > with this console. Around the office we have dubbed the system
> > > > Nintendo HD. However, this information at this point is conjecture.
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> > > > We contacted a Nintendo representative regarding this information, and
> > > > while they wouldn't comment on it or the company's E3 plans, they did
> > > > sign off with a intriguing "stay tuned."
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> > > > Either way, it should be an exciting E3 for Nintendo and gamers alike.
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> > > >http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/04/14/new-nintendo-co...
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> > > 1080p, touch screen on the new motion controller, more powerful GPU
> > > than the PS360. Well, done Nintendo, you've certainly given the other
> > > two companies something to think about.
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> > IGN reports that their own sources have told them that the console is
> > "significantly more powerful than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360" and
> > that "Nintendo's intent is to recapture the hardcore market."
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> > Where did you hear about the touch screen? I of course would have to
> > actually see how it would be used to make a call, but on paper it
> > seems like that would actually be detrimental since you would kind of
> > need to look at the touch screen while you were playing.
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> Well, this article says it will have a HD screenhttp://www.computerandvideogames.com/298241/news/wii-2-has-all-new-hd...
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> I chatted with somebody at Nintendo today and specifically asked about
> it, to which he replied: "maybe", which is more or less a "yes"
"The site also concurs that the controller is a touch tablet, with
moderate , sub-HD graphic output with a single-touch 6-inch screen, a
front camera which acts as a Wii sensor bar, two d-pads, two bumpers,
and possibly more than two triggers."
http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/14/report-nintendo-to-announced-wii-successor-at-e3-in-june/
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Date: Sat 16 Apr 2011 15:21
From: parallax-scroll
Get ready for the Nintendo Wii 2, reports say
(Mashable) -- Nintendo could be revealing a HD successor to the Wii
console this summer, according to new reports.
There hasn't been a new gaming console since the launch of the Wii and
PlayStation 3 in November 2006. However, Microsoft has breathed new
life into its console, the Xbox 360, thanks to the Kinect. The Wii,
which has been best the best-selling console for years, is about to
lose its first place position.
While Nintendo intends to respond to the Xbox threat by cutting the
Wii's price next month, it looks like the gaming company has another
trick up its sleeve: a brand new HD console.
According to Game Informer's sources, Nintendo plans to unveil a new
console at the E3 conference in Los Angeles in June or potentially
sooner.
Very little is known about the rumored console, not even the name (Wii
2? Wii HD? Wii 360?), but it's likely to be more powerful than the
Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3, according to Kotaku.
Nintendo has apparently been showing off the system to third-party
developers so they can prepare titles for the console's eventual
launch in late 2012.
The Wii captured the hearts and minds of casual gamers with its
innovative controller system and its lower price point, but the specs
and visuals of its rival consoles are far stronger, giving them
greater longevity.
Microsoft has also mitigated the Wii's advantage with causal gamers,
thanks to Kinect. Perhaps that's what is driving Nintendo's rumored
decision to be first on the market with a new console.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/04/15/nintendo.wii.2.mashable/index.html
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