Wii 2 specs leaked?

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Hylian

Hylian

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=37744



Exclusive: Wii 2 specs leaked, Blu-ray enabled and 1080p support?

We've just received some exclusive news and specs on the Wii 2 via Logic-Sunrise.com) (though a Nintendo of France marketing employee). The leaked specs denote the Wii 2 will get a Blu-ray drive (mainly to stop piracy), but will also support 1080P for games as well as movies. The new system is due out during the third quarter of next year and there will be the option to trade in old Wii's!

More details below (translated from French):

This is a nice exclusive we have here at MaxConsole courtesy of Artik from www.Logic-sunrise.com on the Wii 2. The actual information is said to have been leaked from an internal source of the marketing Nintendo France Service. Unlucky for them, this kind of information should stay internal, but that's not our philosophy.

- The Wii2 system will feature a Blu-Ray drive with a secondary aim of stopping piracy.
- 1080P and lower resolutions will be supported, for blu-ray movies and games.
- The release date is scheduled for third quarter of 2010.
- The release will be worldwide and on the same day for all countries.
- A scheme will be available in which it is possible to trade in the original Wii for a cheaper price on the new Wii 2.

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. Official pictures are not yet available, and more specs will be released in due course.

Why do we believe it at all ?

* Artik from Logic-Sunrise.com has regularly provided news to MaxConsole and has a lot of 'insider' contacts.

* Nintendo has suggested that it's time they embraced high definition technology for the Wii and Blu-ray has firmly established itself. So a Wii 2 with Blu-ray support does make sense.
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While I would love for the above information to be true I have a feeling it isn't. But hey a gamer can dream right?
 
drawn_inward

drawn_inward

My folks have a Wii but I don't. My parents game more than me. :Cry:

When I go to their place, my mom can beat me at Mario Kart, and my dad can beat me at golfing. Oh, how the tables have turned.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

I haven't even re-set up my Wii from moving yet, and haven't really had any desire to. Shows how much I'm using it nowadays.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

I still think it's weird that Metroid never made an appearance on the N64, seeing as it has been one of Nintendo's "go to" series.
 
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Alucard

Hopefully they get rid of waving your arms about like an idiot laughs.
Thats one thing that stops me personally from owning one
 
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Alucard

I mean the Wii is a fun family game to which its oriented too but when i tried it out I just couldnt get into it.

I dont like flailing my arms about when i'm playing a game.

but am glad that the wii will incorporate the blu ray drive in it. i like getting more bang for the buck when i buy a console which took me so long to get a ps3.
 
Jake

Jake

Well, at least I understand Charlie Don't Surf's flame wars post now.

I just hooked my Wii back up to play the newer Boom Blox game. Still fun. Suck it, hardcorez.
 
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GeneralOrder24

Bowielee said:
I still think it's weird that Metroid never made an appearance on the N64, seeing as it has been one of Nintendo's "go to" series.
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IIRC Prime was originally N64, but got pushed back repeatedly.

Oh, and "Blu-Ray Drive to defeat pirates"

...Can't we burn Blu-Ray now? Won't we be able to do it more effectivley next year?

Edit: Not we as in "I'm a pirate" we as in the general population!
 
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Chibibar

I'm sure these people who multibox get use to and remember which is which (which probably be a cruel joke would be switching the input devices to random machine)
 
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Chibibar

sixpackshaker said:
If he is going to be running so many machines anyway, why not get a good KVM switch?
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I'm guessing it is too slow? Some people actually have software that can multibox (i.e. control everything from one set of keyboard/mouse) but I guess some can do other things while the other characters doing something else.

those couple of seconds can be crucial in raid ;)
 
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jasonisgreat

Meh.

If this is going to be anything like the current Wii, I'll pass. It wasn't the graphics that drove me away, it was the ridiculous amount of lousy games.
 
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Chibibar

jasonisgreat said:
Meh.

If this is going to be anything like the current Wii, I'll pass. It wasn't the graphics that drove me away, it was the ridiculous amount of lousy games.
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I think that is true to any system. The Wii is new. There are a few gems here and there (we got a library going) lots of family type games when we throw parties.

I am not sure on the price point tho. I got a Wii already and PS3. I'm saving up for the new Xbox 360 so I can play everything :)
 
Shegokigo

Shegokigo

The Wii has been out long enough. That's no longer a valid excuse. Jasonisgreat is right, it really failed in the library department.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

The reason they are already planning the Wii 2 is simple: People have stopped buying the Wii and they want to be able to keep printing money. Expect shorter life times for systems from Nintendo from now on.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Wii II is coming because Nintendo skipped High Def, where MS and Sony embraced it. But they embraced it too early. People were buying High Tech hardware to play it on an old cathode-ray tube TV. Now that more and more people are opting for HDTV, it now makes sense to come out with the better hardware.
 
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