Rumor: Wii 2 codenamed Project Café

[Jax]

that whole ideia makes no sense....

a controller that is a touchscreen? Sorry i just can't believe that nonesense, i'll wait for e3.

There is gonna be tons of rumors, saying this and that... and honestly? Nintendo was always pretty good at keeping a secret (except the 3DS.... but even so they came out and talked about it before it was announced by the source that had the info on it)

The controller has a touchscreen. I doesn't mean that it lacks buttons or sticks.

I imagine it to be like the Dreamcast controller, where the VMU would be the touchscreen.

 

[Warrior522]

Um...Project Cafe? Built-in Touch Screens?
...Cool.

Café.

Café means Coffee in portuguese.

I know what Cafe means, I just found it odd that they were using that name (codename rather) for a Nintendo system.

The GameCube was codenamed the Dolphin.

 

[Thoob]

if it had a touch screen and camera imagine the controller prices...

o crap.... u just made this a lot less appealing

I wonder if the era of $100 controllers will soon be upon us? >.<

It already is.

 

[Nikolay]

Unfortunately, the Wii 2 is just going to be completely demolished tech-wise by Microsoft & Sony unless they show us a powerhouse.

 

[Brannon]

Well a later coming console would be more powerful than this one. It's not all about the power. It is giving something that a PC can't as you cannot fight with them in terms of processing power and graphics. Too many rumours flying around to really speculate what is coming, but fingers crossed it will be something new and supported by other companies. Now as Sony and MS is copying the motion controls, Nintendo has to come up with something new. If it was all about the power (I admit it has a big meaning) than everybody would just play with a PC. If all the new console was giving me were better graphics and normal controller, I would have to just wait PS4/720 as I am not a PC gamer.

 

[Ikki]

I don't think a touch screen in a home console controller would be convenient

 

[Fishaman P]

Sounds expensive to me.

Frankly, this is gonna flop if that is indeed the controller.

 

[Snailface]

if it had a touch screen and camera imagine the controller prices...

o crap.... u just made this a lot less appealing

I wonder if the era of $100 controllers will soon be upon us? >.<

It already is.

Hmm. I would think that the Kinect was more of a hardware expansion than a controller, but I guess you're right. At least you only have to buy one, though, unlike the rumored Wii2 controller.

 

[Nollog]

I think either someone is having a laugh, or Nintendo has gone a little wibbly wobbly in the head. Unless these controllers can function independently like an ipod touch or something, I can't think of any good reason for them to have a touch screen or camera.

Face Tracking.
Also, it's Vitality Sensor 2.0 it can tell if you're tired by your facial expression!

 

[KingVamp]

The controller has a touchscreen. I doesn't mean that it lacks buttons or sticks.

I imagine it to be like the Dreamcast controller, where the VMU would be the touchscreen.

The camera wouldn't make sense, but the touch screen would.

 

[rad140]

I'm not going to believe anything until I see it, but I could think of crazier (more awesome?) things without even trying, like:

-the controller IS the system, with a wireless station that hooks up to your tv for big-screen gaming.
OR
the controller is portable and allows you to play games on the go, either with full capabilities or downsized ala the dreamcast VMU.

But cool rumour.

 

[Snailface]

Wouldn't it be weird if Nintendo suddenly had the most powerful console on the market? That's almost as weird as Nintendo choosing Cafe for a project codename, lol.

 

[fgghjjkll]

Nintendo has always impressed me with their innovative gameplay at a cheap price.
Hopefully they won't fuck this console up.

 

[Ikki]

Wouldn't it be weird if Nintendo suddenly had the most powerful console on the market?

Not really. Have in mind it'd be a next gen console. So, as always, they get ahead to then be overshadowed by the other companies' consoles, and then still win because of software and broad target audience.

 

[coolness]

if this is real it gonne make skype easyer and the procerssor while help by overclocking at n64 games if it can be hacked
time to get a psp emulator

just out of my bed shitty typing

 

[machomuu]

I'm not going to believe anything until I see it, but I could think of crazier (more awesome?) things without even trying, like:

-the controller IS the system, with a wireless station that hooks up to your tv for big-screen gaming.
OR
the controller is portable and allows you to play games on the go, either with full capabilities or downsized ala the dreamcast VMU.

But cool rumour.

Those would both be handhelds. I understand what you're saying, but they'd both be handhelds.

 

[Slyakin]

What's gonna happen:

Nintendo releases information about a new type of console with innovations that are almost completely unheard of (like the touchscreen controller) and is totally underpowered.
People rage.
Nintendo tells about their upcoming release of games that includes Mario, Zelda, Metroid, etc.
People cheer.
Nintendo releases.
It sells like hot cakes and soon Microsoft and Sony will release their powerhouses.
People shift.
Nintendo dies.

It's unfortunate how the last 2 steps didn't exist four years ago. But people have changed.

 

[Snailface]

I'm not going to believe anything until I see it, but I could think of crazier (more awesome?) things without even trying, like:

-the controller IS the system, with a wireless station that hooks up to your tv for big-screen gaming.
OR
the controller is portable and allows you to play games on the go, either with full capabilities or downsized ala the dreamcast VMU.

But cool rumour.

Those would both be handhelds. I understand what you're saying, but they'd both be handhelds.

That would be awesome. It'd be like getting two systems for the price of one. I could go for that.

 

[Nollog]

What's gonna happen:

Nintendo releases information about a new type of console with innovations that are almost completely unheard of (like the touchscreen controller) and is totally underpowered.
People rage.
Nintendo tells about their upcoming release of games that includes Mario, Zelda, Metroid, etc.
People cheer.
Nintendo releases.
It sells like hot cakes and soon Microsoft and Sony will release their powerhouses.
People shift.
Nintendo dies.

It's unfortunate how the last 2 steps didn't exist four years ago. But people have changed.

You sure are commenting negatively in a thread about who you're commenting negatively about.
I wonder why you're commenting...

6 inch screen = too big for controller.
It's about 2 index fingers bigger than a 3DS, y'know!

 

[awssk8er]

As much as I love Nintendo, if this is true, it looks like I won't be getting any next generation consoles.

I don't plan to buy another Sony product ever again, Microsoft would have to blow me away for me ever to support them, and maybe Sega will join in? Lol.

It's obviously way too early to tell, because none have them have been announced, but this is based off what I'm speculating.