Hardware Archive

Wii 2 confirmed for an E3 2011 reveal?

According to a reliable source, the Wii’s successor is set for an E3 2011 debut and a late 2012 launch.

Square Enix to open new ‘next-gen’ studio for Wii 2, Xbox 720, and PlayStation 4

Square’s opening a new studio dedicated to the next generation of home consoles. Have they already seen the Wii 2? It’s certainly not impossible that they have.

3D won’t be a headlining feature of the Wii 2

Reggie said that 3D won’t be a selling point of the Wii 2. However, he left the possibility open for it to be included as a feature nonetheless.

Reggie hints at Wii price drop, but does not denounce Wii 2

Reggie Fils-Aime hints in an interview that Nintendo’s ready to drop the Wii’s price should its sales slow down. However, he did not specifically denounce the possibility of a successor. Could we be looking at the next PlayStation 2?

High Voltage: “All we want from the Wii 2 is HD output and more memory”

High Voltage Software speaks on what they want to see Nintendo add to the Wii’s successor.

Wii 2 to launch before Xbox 720?

An analyst (and it’s not Pachter this time) has good reason to believe that Nintendo will beat Microsoft to launching a next-generation home console.

Hideki Konno demonstrates Mario Kart Wii in glassesless 3D at GDC

At the recent Game Developers Conference, Hideki Konno showed off a demo of Mario Kart Wii running in Nintendo 3DS-like autostereoscopic 3D.

Nintendo planning to continue using physical media

Nintendo have no plans to move away from the retail model for distributing their latest and greatest video games.

THQ hints at a possible Wii 2 announcement in 2011

THQ’s CEO sees reason to believe Nintendo may announce the Wii 2 this year.

Wii Surpasses 34 Million US Sales

Since November, Nintendo have sold massive numbers of Wiis, contrary to popular belief. Progress towards its successor is chugging along nicely…