It’s not a hard thing to believe that Nintendo is already working on the next Big Thing, and the rumor mill is spinning rather wildly about what the company has up its sleeve.
According to the story, Nintendo has been showing off the new system to game developers and publishers, and the set date for this device is in 2011.
While our sources are reluctant to be too specific about Wii HD, they have been able to divulge some (albeit predictable) generalizations. High definition visuals are assured, as is a greater emphasis on digitally distributed and backwardly compatible content, indicating that the new system will feature some form of local storage medium such as a hard drive or large flash memory solution. It has also been indicated that Nintendos emphasis is again on what the consumer will hold in their hands and interact with, rather than the console itself.
It all sounds good. I imagine Nintendo knows they’ve got a winning brand with the ‘Wii’ name so I doubt that’s going anywhere. I guess it’s just a matter of improving what’s already there and 2011 is far enough away that we don’t really need to worry about it yet. But it’s still nice to ponder what the next generation will bring.
What would you like to see?
Via | Nintendo Life
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