Rumor: Wii 2 specs leaked?

[Anakir]

I just had an idea. Nintendo's gonna make the next "Animal Crossing: Bluray" and its gonna be scrubbed down to 600mb in size but its gonna be put on a Bluray anyways!

 

[Canonbeat234]

No this is false and if Nintendo wanted to make a blu-ray on the Wii, would didn't they do that in the first place? Nintendo was never about multitasking which is the reason why some of the games aren't movie like.

Also 2010 is bit early for an announce, I mean the Wii is selling way better than the Gamecube plus its an innovative console that gets people of all ages to play it casual or hardcore. Then we have the new DS 2 coming out in 2011 as far as rumor goes.

This is just scramble into a lie mixed with bullshit

 

[IBNobody]

Wii BD Game Piracy Irony: Download a 25GB image to play a 125MB game.

 

[Raika]

Wii2? Now instead of the "i" fad we now have a "2" fad? (PSP2, Wii2, etc)

 

[stab244]

Wii2? Now instead of the "i" fad we now have a "2" fad? (PSP2, Wii2, etc)

They're just placeholder names...

 

[Hadrian]

Wii2? Now instead of the "i" fad we now have a "2" fad? (PSP2, Wii2, etc)

Putting a 2 at the end of follow up to products has been around for decades, you know like with films, games, PS2 as well as other consoles and computers. Its hardly a fad if it has stuck now is it?

To be honest I doubt that Nintendo will ever put a 2 at the end of Wii when they eventually reveal and name the successor. The only reason Playstation 2/3 have numbers instead of different names was that the Playstation name was strong and Sony couldn't really rely on people remembering that they did the Playstation, shit I know a lot of people who thought the Playstation was a Nintendo console.

In the past Nintendo have used Gameboy as a brand name for its handhelds but that changed with the DS. There'll still be a chance that "Wii" could be used as a part of the name for their next console but then even the most casual gamer calls it the "Nintendo Wii" and call the DS the "Nintendo DS" so Nintendo could easily forget the Wii moniker completley and just rely on their company name to sell consoles to people.

 

[jackdanielchan]

Here's hoping that the "Wii 2" or whatever it's called, has motion controls as an option, and instead has an upgraded Gamecube controller with 2 shoulder buttons on the left and right sides...

 

[Cermage]

Moreover, Nintendo wants to make a worlwide annoucement, only one month before release date. Huge publicity and Viral Marketing will be utilized to create the Buzz.

This leads me to believe its fake off the bat.

 

[shito]

if wasn't for the blu-ray word i would believe, lots of rumors have blu-ray involved lately

 

[Phazon13]

If the Wii 2 doesn't get al that casual shit I think it won't be a problem buying games

. Even for the Wii now I'm still buying metroid, zelda,...

Btw maxconsole has also leaked the Wii 'revolution' specs and they were right, so I hope they are also right this time.

 

[OSW]

Sounds plausible, Wii2 would be expected to fuck the pirates over whether it has blu-ray or not, although bluray makes it even worse.

Won't hold my breath of course.

In the case that it is,

1080p: I would be happy with that, and expect that much from the next gen.

Blu-ray: Maybe I would prefer if the disk drive was dropped alltogether, or at least not be used for games. I think disks are getting a bit old and expensive.

 

[Maikel Steneker]

I believe this is pretty near to what the Wii 2 will become, but I don't believe that it will launch in 2010. Actually, I don't even think it will launch in 2011 or 2012...

 

[zuron7]

Well at least previous owners get a discount.If they leak info like this what's the use of making a buzz just one month beforehand.
My only thing is that they should not change their games or make old games not compaitale.

 

[Taik]

One month before release announcement = fail

We have to wait less, true, but we might not be able to save enough money lol

 

[Arwen20]

Bad timing for me, I just pre-ordered a 250 gb ps3 slim to use as a blu ray player. But then, I guess next year is a quite a while from now. However, if this is true, it will be exciting to see how nintendo could develop this technology. Thanks for the news!

 

[Satangel]

By Q3 of 2010 the Wii has been around for just 4 years. I doubt they will release a real successor by then, that's just not going to happen.
Change it to Q3 2012 and I may believe it, but that Blu-Ray thing and especially that turn your old Wii in for a better price sounds ridiculous.

 

[yobemal]

Blu-ray support.. ye right, u know Sony invented blu-ray ya?

 

[Hadrian]

Blu-ray support.. ye right, u know Sony invented blu-ray ya?

So? Sony will let anyone put their drives in anything, Microsoft could if they wanted to and so could Nintendo.

Sony want Blu-ray to be the standard replacing DVD and also they're make a shit ton of cash from it.

 

[dinofan01]

Blu-ray support.. ye right, u know Sony invented blu-ray ya?

So? Sony will let anyone put their drives in anything, Microsoft could if they wanted to and so could Nintendo.

Sony want Blu-ray to be the standard replacing DVD and also they're make a shit ton of cash from it.

Lets not forget Nintendo is as stubborn as billy goat. What would honestly make people think Nintendo would go to their competitor for blu ray when the wont even follow their competitor working strategies (im looking at you online). Its one thing to copy a competitor and its another thing to ask your competitor for help. Nintendo would never do this at least until it becomes a technical necessity like blu ray becomes the standard. That isnt happening just yet. We still have a while to go before that happens.

 

[Bart Lemming]

Maybe instead of calling it the Wii 2 they should call it the Wii-Wii!?