UPD: Could this be a leaked picture of the new console? Thanks for the heads up ‘iknoweverything’ 😀
During the site’s coverage of Black and White pre-launch, I loved to cover rumors and hypothesize with you all about what was true and what wasn’t. Even though this isn’t Pokemon news, we’ll definitely see a new game come out for any new home console Nintendo makes at some point, so this recent coverage of the ‘Wii 2’ should be interesting for all of us. Here are some of the rumors that Joystiq and Kotaku have posted:
- Codename is ‘Project Cafe‘
- Controller will include a touch screen (latest rumors today measured it at 6.2inches)
- Hardware is similar to the Xbox360
- Controller has a built-in front-facing camera
- Features backwards Wii game compatibility
- 8 buttons and 2 analog sticks
Sounds exciting, but also extremely expensive. I’m cool with Nintendo trying new things (DS’s touchscreen, Wii’s motion control, 3DS’s built in 3D) but the price-tag has to stay low for me to take the bait. Personally I’m waiting to purchase the 3DS until it comes down into an affordable range and would like to wait for a redesign as I find the current hardware fairly ugly :<
<3 pokejungle
ps- Let’s dig in on these rumors!
the picture is just photo manipulation of a iphone 4 promo picture.
Then why does it say Nintendo on the machine and the bottom corner?? >_>
key word there would be “photo manipulation” if that’s true.
they modified it to fit their purposes, in this case to convince people it’s real.
i personally would have a harder time believing something that doesn’t have some kind of official marking on it, simply because it seems more.. official. and although i don’t know for sure, i’m pretty sure some others would be more cautious as well.
if it is a manipulation, the person was smart enough to know that and use it to his/her advantage.
i’m not saying it’s fake, but just because something has a label slapped on it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s “official” or “real”
The pic looks more like something Sony would make. Also: It is rumored that the console’s name will be the “Stream”.
Reasons why it’s real:
1. It says “NINTENDO” on the machine and on the corner of the slide.
2. It looks like the Wii turned sideways.
3. I personally think the Wii needs a new look because the old design is getting a little bit old.
Reasons why it’s fake:
1. Touch screen controller seems a little over the edge.
2. The Wii 2 looks a little advanced from the Wii (look at the NES and the SNES)
3. I don’t think I could hold a controller with a 6″ screen… bigger than my hand…
Touch screen NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, two analog sticks and eight buttons YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY want them to go more in a Gamecube direction (classic buttons and controller gaming) rather than a Wii (WE’RE SO INNOVATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!) direction with the next console.
mrah if this is a Japanese poster type of thing the English seems a little off
but it might not be, so.
i personally love the 3DS and am glad i spent the money on it, even though i didn’t get any of the games.
my old DS was starting to have problems with the “A” button and the touch screen, so i was due for an upgrade.
plus, the circle pad works fantastically well with Okamiden, before it was awkward to move with just the D-Pad for me.
however that is my opinion, and although i think that it could be less.. fingerprint-able i still love how it looks.
this new Wii i don’t know about though.
i hardly play my Wii as it is except for a handful of games [i play DS/old games on my laptop more]
so unless Namco Bandai decides to put more than one Tales game on this thing and have them localized [if it happens] i do not think i will be spending as much as it could be.
maybe buying one used long after they hype is down, or borrowing it from a friend, but probably not buying one myself.
Hey PJN, when are u gonna post about the new pokémon game which’ll be revealed next month?
Just out of curiosity, when you say “ugly,” are you referring to the colours?
Because they won’t be changing how it’s two-toned. That was actually done because it improves the 3D effect. Light reflects much more off brighter colours, so when you’re in a lit environment the light reflects off the lighter plastic making it “glow” brighter than the screen itself. This actually weakens the 3D effect and makes it a lot harder for your eyes to find the sweet spot, as your eyes always adjust to the brighter image that you look at.
Keep in mind that people won’t buy things if they’re too expensive…. But seeing as the new handheld costs as much as the old console, we might not be too far away from a $1k console… 😐
(I’m not saying this one will be 1k, but a system costing that much probably isn’t too far in the future at this point.
Theyll just keep it expensive enough for them to get overpayed, but just low enough to beat other consoles, get a good enough amount of people to buy it, and leaves us all fugly.
i call it the [IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/vgu54w.png[/IMG]
or http://i55.tinypic.com/vgu54w.png (having a hard time with this)
Similar hardware to the 360 = expect hardware failure after a few months of use. I’m sure nintendo know better than that
lol @ this.
Can you imagine a “red ringing” Wii? o_O
I’m 99% sure that its real that thing on the poster ;D