Wii 2 information possibly leaked, Blu-ray and 1080p support to be included? |
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| BY Jarrod Johnston Oct. 29th, 2009 | More on: |
Rumors of the next Wii or an enhanced Wii have been swirling pretty much since the launch of the system in 2006, but actual information on the inevitable successor has been nonexistent. That might’ve changed today, as a French website claims that a unnamed Nintendo of France marketing employee has given them the scoop on Wii 2.
The website claims that Wii 2 will support resolutions up to 1080p and will have a Blu-ray drive, however the main purpose of Blu-ray support is said to be mainly for piracy concerns. The system will have a simultaneous worldwide release in Q3 2010. The most interesting news surrounding this is the word that Nintendo will have a trade-in system in place so Wii owners can upgrade to Wii 2 for a cheaper price. The report goes on to say that it is (or rather was if this is true) Nintendo’s intention to keep this a closely guarded secret until around a month before release, where they would then kick off a huge media blitz.
If this is true, then this is obviously huge news, yet there are obviously big questions that still need to be answered. Namely, how much is it gonna cost? Better yet, how much would you pay for Wii 2 given the information you have? Also will that trade in program involve the ability to transfer your Virtual Console and WiiWare games? Let us know what you think.
October 29th, 2009
at 6:49 pm
Another leak:
- Next WII will need electricity to work
- It will be available one day
- You might be able to connect it to Internet
- You will be able to connect it on your TV
- It will be at a decent price, depending on how much you can pay.
- You will be able to sell your old console to buy this new one.
- WII will have new games
- Some of them might even be playable and in store on day.
Al this news and rumors are TRUE, and will be anyway forget in 5 minutes… But who cares, what’s important nowdays is to creates some content, don’t even have to get some good and interesting ones :).
October 29th, 2009
at 9:36 pm
If this story is true I think it is pretty big news. For a company that has taken a lax approach to all things high end, supporting 1080p and blu ray playback is pretty uncharacteristic. And being able to sell your console isn’t new, but being able to trade in your system to the company making it is something I’ve never heard of before.
November 2nd, 2009
at 7:33 pm
If you look at what he said , he didn’t specify blue-ray being used as a player. Remember that is more for play than video entertainment. I think the wii has a dvd drive but the disks spin the other way so no enjoyment in that fashion . I really hope they do that trade in option but I’m sure the game stores will be very displeased if they don’t get their cut.
November 4th, 2009
at 11:21 pm
The wii 2 will be coming out and i will be 1080p and it will have the same graphics as the former ps3 fat and the wii 2 will be a lot slimmer and will have a good inter cooler and it will come in two colors
natural white and dark black