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EA declares Wii a ‘legacy’ platform, hints strongly at successor

EA dropped a big hint that Nintendo is slaving away at the Wii 2, and openly chucked the current Wii into the legacy platform bin with the PlayStation 2.

Nintendo – ‘Never say never’ to 3D on home consoles

Recent comments from a UK Nintendo representative suggest that 3D does, in fact, have a chance of making it into the Wii 2.

Why the Wii 2 will be 3D, and how it may work

There is evidence that shows what direction Nintendo may be heading in with the Wii’s successor in regards to 3D technology.

Could the 3DS be the Wii 2?

An interesting concept: that the 3DS will be both Nintendo’s handheld and console this generation.

Pachter: “Wii 2 will be as powerful as PS3 at best.” (and here’s why)

Many people think that Nintendo will one-up the current HD consoles in terms of sheer horsepower with the Wii’s successor. Here’s Pachter’s well-backed opinion to the contrary.

Wii 2 to use next-gen PowerPC CPU?

New evidence suggests that the Wii’s successor may utilize the world’s fastest embedded processor, contrary to previous rumours that it would make use of the Cell chip.