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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: Tues 19 Apr 2011 06:16
From: BoodyBandit
On Apr 14, 3:34 pm, parallax-scroll <parallaxscr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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."
>
> "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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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."
>
> Either way, it should be an exciting E3 for Nintendo and gamers alike.
>
> http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/04/14/new-nintendo-co...
I wil believe it when I see it. What? A console that actually ha some
serious power from Nintendo for once. I also don't see how they will
cause a dent in the hardcore market when they have next to no online
gaming format and for the past 5 years have been catering towards
shovel ware and mainstream casuals. Again, I will believe it when I
see it. Nintendo hasn't been a serious contender with maistream
gaming since arguably the N64 but most likely the SNES.
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sun 22 May 2011 06:31
From: jt august
In article
<0d7c2609-2f96-4760-b592-a416e3e51a8e@l6g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>,
BoodyBandit <allaboutgamez@comcast.net> wrote:
> Nintendo hasn't been a serious contender with maistream
> gaming since arguably the N64 but most likely the SNES.
And yet, they are making more money than Sony or MS by catering to the
casual gamers. Sony and MS would love to put a dent in their market.
But now the casual public is largely HD, so it is time for Nintendo to
go there too.
jt
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