Rumours Archive

Pachter: Wii 2 set for 2011 reveal, will be backwards-compatible

Michael Pachter no longer thinks Nintendo’s in trouble, and has adjusted his outlook on their future accordingly.

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.

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.

Satoru Iwata holding keynote at GDC ’11 – will the Wii 2 be unveiled?

Nintendo’s head honcho is holding a keynote at the upcoming Game Developer’s Conference. Is there a chance he might give us the first public glimpse at the Wii 2?

Could the 3DS be the Wii 2?

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

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 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.