New Nintendo Console "Confirmed" for E3

[ryai458]

So, will they copy the 360 or Ps3?

 

[IamQ]

I wonder how good it will preform. If it only preforms as good as the PS3 and Xbox 360, then I see no reason to buy it. If it's released 4-5 years after the other HD-consoles, I expect it to have some major improvements.

 

[LeonLethality]

"[It's] not a gimmick like the Wii."

How the fuck was the Wii a gimmick?

Also I am interested but at the same time put off, if it is a super powerful system that means games will be expensive to make and devs will have less room for creativity as they could sell at a loss much easier...

 

[Verlander]

Interested. I reckon they announce it at E3, and release it late 2012, before Microsoft or Sony can get to launch. The best bit is that the Wii has clear improvements, while I'm not sure current gen technology can improve the other two at the moment. I think Nintendo may do it again...

Backwards compatibility is a must.

 

[Braedan]

They'd better not push Skyward Sword to this new console. Then again, if they do, that means I have no reason to keep a Wii, which means I can sell it.

The Wee Too?

Nah. It'll be the Uss.

Silly, It will be called the Wii-Wii.

 

[xyrafhoan]

About time Nintendo launches a new console with technological heft to it. As much as I love Nintendo games, and even though Nintendo makes games that look fabulous (Mario Galaxy, here's a nod to you) and play like a dream, I would certainly love to see games that look as great as Portal 2 or even Oblivion (minus the NPCs) grace Nintendo's hardware.

 

[RatRace123]

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DO WANT!!!!!!!!!!!1111111!!!!!OMGZ!!!!!!

I can only imagine what it'll be, but (squeeeeeeeeee). New Nintendo console!!!!

 

[dmase]

"significantly more powerful than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360"

Spoiler

Mario's nose is growing...
I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Baldry]

I must admit I find this quite surprising, wasn't expecting a new console any time soon!

 

[thatstheguy]

More powerful than the 360 and PS3?

Could we expect, say, CryEngine 2/3 on the platform? That's something I'd be interested in.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

"Nintendo is doing this one right," an anonymous source told the site. "[It's] not a gimmick like the Wii."

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In its own report, IGN [http://wii.ign.com/articles/116/1161875p1.html] claims the new unit will be "significantly more powerful than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360" and will offer backwards-compatibility with current Wii software, suggesting that the current Wii control scheme will also be supported, although it will presumably be significantly evolved.

I found the motion control to be the biggest gimmick (a view I share with many others). Not all of the Wii titles were bad or gimmicky though. Donkey Kong is my favorite Wii-game and that hardly uses the motion controls if you don't want it too. I've heard similar comments about Kirby's Epic Yarn. As for Mario Kart Wii and, SSBB, You can use gamecube controllers for those, in both cases I've found I have more control over what I'm doing.

While it sounds promising, the fact that the next console will be backwards compatable has me scratching my head over the control scheme since a majority of the wii games I've seen require you to use either the wii-mote or the wii-mote/ nunchuck combo.

Nintendo seems to have always been like that with peripherals though so I hope the next console comes packed with a standard controller. HD graphics don't matter too much to me at this point.

 

[Danpascooch]

Who wants to bet this new console is to the Wii as the Xbox slim was to the Xbox

I doubt it's really the next big generation, probably just an upgrade.

That said, I don't really care anyway, Nintendo is going to have to do something BIG to get my trust back after the Wii, it's like I've been saying for years, they fucked over their stable fanbase for a quick cash in, and now it's starting to hurt them long run.

 

[GeorgW]

Well, it's not exactly unexpected but good news either way. I seriously doubt it will be stronger than its competitors and it will probably still keep its gimmics, just with more hardcore options. Looking forward to this year's E3, but I always do that anyway.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Aww no, not a new console. Can't we just rest on our laurels for a few more years?

Well, as long as it doesn't have motion controls I might take a gander at it.

 

[linkzeldi]

Must. Not. Fangirl. Spazz.

OMG THIS SOUNDS AWESOME!

Damn.

 

[Danpascooch]

Interested. I reckon they announce it at E3, and release it late 2012, before Microsoft or Sony can get to launch.

What, before 2005? Even if this is true (which it probably isn't, given how this rumour pops up every single year), this is Nintendo joining the current generation, not starting a new one.

Which means Nintendo is launching a new console 5 years after the release of the old ones for a much higher price, with a lower install base.

What? This doesn't make any sense, This isn't Nintendo "joining" the current generation, that was the Wii, which is starting to fail.

Making a more expensive console is how each new generation comes about, what makes you think it will have a lower install base?

Plus, I haven't seen a single article about Nintendo making a next generation console and I've been reading the headlines on this site every day for two years (two years the day after tomorrow)

 

[rembrandtqeinstein]

it is happening quicker than I thought

I expected them to wait at least a year from 3ds launch to bring out a new box

It will not be a copy of the other 2 consoles because nintendo doesnt copy anyone except for themselves. It will be something new.

Hopefully they give up tethering all peripherals to the wiimote so that I can have a real controller. And knowing nintendo it will be truly backwards compatible which is a huge selling point for may people.