Nintendo preparing for Wii successor

Wii News | But don't get your hopes up.

In what will come as a surprise to absolutely nobody, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has confirmed that that the successor to the Wii is already in development in an incredibly secret bunker somewhere in Japan.

"We are always preparing for the next hardware. We are under development," Iwata told business magazine Forbes. "But the hardware is a kind of box that consumers reluctantly buy in order to play our games."

However, Iwata talked down the hardware, citing that the people's expectation of innovation might be difficult to fulfill next generation.

"Every hardware needs some revolutionary features. This time around, it happened to be we had a revolutionary user interface. Will it be the same for the next generation? I really can't tell.

"It's natural for the current customer to expect Nintendo is going to once again do something different," he continues. "If the people are expecting so many different things from Nintendo, it's going to be difficult for us to go beyond that expectation again."

Looks like Wii 2 won't plug directly into our brains then. Shame.

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19 Comments

notsofat

3 years ago

nintendo will probably target the super casual market that doesnt even like games. and the wii 2 will just play movies and music...

Kurupt

3 years ago

And Myspace and Facebook.

ittekimasu

3 years ago

Could've been that nintendo didn't have the financial support they needed to build a machine to cater for the hardcore like what microsoft and sony have done, now that they are swimming in profit this could be the ideal time to create such a console, but then again i can't see mario in realistic quality..

john_solids

3 years ago

body suit maybe? instead of a controller.
and all games in 3d so you need to wear glasses all the time.
wait dont tell them those ideas i might make my own. the GameSolids. now take your eyes away from my ideas.

Vervain

3 years ago

Well at least this way the console should be thoroughly developed and tested. Which is always a good thing.

Fly

3 years ago

john_solids wrote

Actually when you think that there was a holographic keyboard based on air and we already have motion sensing body suits used in cinema to track movements it's actually not that far fetched that someone might put 2 and 2 together to form a sort of hybrid room to a house where for all intents and purposes it acts as a holo deck since we're also working towards networked houses where you can simply talk to a tv to turn it on and off.

RXWAG

3 years ago

Fly wrote

john_solids wrote

how good would it be to have a suit like that and play soccer!! it would be unreal, except the space requirements in your lounge room would be crazy and the damage that you could cause to your house would surely make it a question on your house insurance form "do you own the new nintendo?" if yes your premium has increased 300%...

john_solids

3 years ago

it would get rid of the wii fit since the console would become the fitness centre.
just running on the spot would be a bit weird haha.
but yeh i wasnt being sarcastic with my first post but i think it would cost a bit too much for it to be in the next wii or next generation of consoles maybe one day though when my console comes out. (btw anyone know everything about making consoles and i just give ideas and you make it and i get all the money and maybe i buy you a car or something haha)
but the 3d that would be awesome but again dont think it will happen next gen in gaming.

thebigm

3 years ago

ittekimasu wrote

Nope, Nintendo pretty much always made a profit, year in year out. That and they got a really large chest of money somewhere...

Joseph

3 years ago

It would only seem natural for them to start Wii 2 after Wii 1 was completely finished and ready for mass production. I'm guessing they'll keep the motion sensing interface (though make it more accurate etc) and buff up the graphical power. Oh, and make the damn thing region free (please?).

TheAnswer

3 years ago

I'm still waiting for them to announce plans for a redesigned Wii 1 before they bring out the Wii 2 or whatever name they will give this new console.

Itachi

3 years ago

ittekimasu wrote

I would love that x 2!

Kaiden

3 years ago

its codename is the 'shiit'

you go no.1 for wiis
and no.2 for... XD

new wii colours would be nice.

Macka

3 years ago

I doubt the Wii 2 will be much changed from where it is now. A graphical updgrade, motion accuracy upgrade (although the wiimotion plus seems to be incredibly accurate already) and more multimedia and online capabilities.

I wonder if Nintendo would choose to use Blu-Ray in their next console? I doubt it, but it would be nice!

doofus

3 years ago

Or maybe go in the other direction and have no optical drive at all - games are only available as downloads?

3mt

3 years ago

maybe they'll run into many patented stuff which gets them nowhere. In this day and age, basically everything is patented, which restricts future generations' growth.

drinniol

3 years ago

thebigm wrote

Nope, Nintendo pretty much always made a profit, year in year out. That and they got a really large chest of money somewhere...

There's profits and PROFIT$!!! Keeping a company in the black isn't quite the same as the amount of capital they're working with now.

Duckula

3 years ago

ittekimasu wrote

The Gamecube sold pretty much the same as the Xbox in the end, and with the GBA selling a crap load how the hell could they not've made a huge profit?

catlover30

3 years ago

They don't need to do that much with the next one. A version 2 Wii would be just fine. Certainly they can improve the graphics and increase the storage capacity, and then they could build in the features that are currently being added - the new motion controls, the WiiSpeak etc.

Still plenty of life in this current console incarnation to last many years.

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