IGN: Why The Wii Still Matters
The Wii has run its course, and should now be left to die…or should it? IGN thinks the Wii’s successor is farther away than most people do, and here’s why.
Wii 2 will not simply be more powerful
Reggie says they’ll release the next console when they feel they’ve stretched the current Wii to its very limits…and the successor will do much more than just add HD graphics.
Nintendo may consider DVD/Blu-ray playback for Wii 2
A Nintendo customer service representative claims to have submitted a request for DVD playback in the Wii to a “record of feedback.” Might we finally see the feature surface in the Wii’s successor?
IGN: Wii 2 – Why Nintendo need it…and why they don’t.
IGN gives us several reasons to expect the Wii’s successor soon…and several reasons not to.
411Mania: Wii 2 Before Xbox 720 & PlayStation 4
A few people express their thoughts on why they think Nintendo will kick off the next generation of home consoles, to the tune of a speculative 2012 release date.
Kingdom Hearts III could be for Wii 2
Recent rumours suggest that there’s a high likelihood of Kingdom Hearts III coming to the Wii 2 as a sequel to the 3DS’s Kingdom Hearts 3D.
Wii 2 not coming until Nintendo sells 15 million more US Wiis
2011 is the year of the Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo will keep mum on details of the Wii’s successor until they’ve moved 45 million Wiis in the US.
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.
Iwata still wants to create big Wii games
Iwata says that he wants Nintendo to continue to develop big, original games for the Wii. Could he sneakily be referring to a Vitality Sensor development?
Pachter says, “Nintendo will die unless they release a Wii HD.”
Pachter has spoken: he firmly believes that Nintendo will fade into obscurity unless they release an HD-enabled version of the Wii, and soon.
