Nintendo Set to Reveal New ConsoleFollow

According to multiple reports today, Nintendo will reveal a new console at E3 this coming June.

Game Informer first reported that the console is capable of running games at "HD resolutions." Our sources have said the the console is significantly more powerful than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and that Nintendo's intent is to recapture the hardcore market. Another source said it is capable of 1080p resolutions.

Nintendo is reportedly showing the console to publishers to garner interest for a late 2012 launch.

Additional sources tell IGN that Nintendo will release a pre-announcement this month with a full reveal expected at E3 and that the console will be backwards compatible with current Wii software.

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Yay the wii 2, might be all powerful but motion gaming is the BANE of all existence. I wanna know how its going to be more powerful yet profitable, Xbox360s are barely profitable for MS, Sony is barely profitable with PS3, and this new machine by Nintendo is 'more' powerful? One of the main reasons Wii sold so well is because A) it targets families and B) it was cheap as hell/had limited stock.

Nintendo has never been the most powerful thing on the block and when they were they bit themselves in the **** by staying cartridge based. I'll admit I bought a N64 when it first came out. I loved Pilotwings and Mario and umm then i traded it for a PS1 because FF7 came out on it and Nintendos game lineup had much to be desired. Now I loved Golden Eye and Mario Cart and Zelda also but they came so much later.

This generation of systems is unique that its less about hardware and more about software. Other then very few select titles every game is on every system usually direct ports.

But yeah, I really don't think nintendo stands a chance, Its another Gamecube in the making, while it will have hit games, maybe a handful of first party and that's it. Nintendo stopped being 'hardcore' back on Snes days.

Now the NGP I'm looking forward to, a portable that's powerful, has tons of developers help design it. The only thing I'm on the fence about is the pricing if the rumored 249/299 for the wifi version (349/399 for the 3G version) I think it will easily dominate the handheld market.

But Nintendo usually isn't the front runner of any console generation via hardware and they love to re-release the same thing for more money with one more option. Example DS>DS lite> DSi> DSi XL> 3DS. Hell the 3DS is barely moving because it has a terrible lineup, gimmicky features, and is like barely more then a normal DSi.

I hightly Suspect that this new 'awesome' console is WII with HD and maybe a better processor.

Sorry for the rant.

Their release window and Sony's match up pretty well. I dunno what you are referencing. Even the handhelds (at least the major upgrades) come out pretty close together.

The biggest problem is that, even if they were somehow successful in providing a cheaper, more powerful console than the 360/PS3, people don't have money to buy it. They would be targeting an audience vastly smaller than the Wii's demographic, by trying to sell a system that would be more expensive. And these are the gamers that already have a current gen system, and possibly 2. It's going to take a lot to convince most of them to drop $400+ bucks for a new console/games when there's still so much life left in their old ones.

It's possible that they are trying to set a market precedent, like Microsoft managed to do with the 360. If they can get the system out earlier, their titles also get out earlier and they set a trend in their favor.

But the thing is, that only worked for the 360 because the power gap between it and the PS3 wasn't massive (though had the PS3 launched for, say, $300 they may not have managed to retain that hold). The PS3 is more powerful, sure, but by the time it launched the 360 already had a year to establish itself and get legitimate titles out on the market (versus launch titles for the PS3 and c'mon).

And that's where I think Nintendo will definitely go wrong.

Console technologies are about 5 years behind top pcs right now (from what I understand). It's possibly even higher. The flip side is that the pcs they are that far ahead generally cost at least $1500 and probably far more (and I'm talking purely parts).

There's no way Nintendo is getting a better console out on the market in the next few years unless they are going to take a massive loss with each sale, or price it far too high. If it's priced too high, they'll face the problem the PS3 hit at launch. And even if priced low, they're launching in an environment that isn't looking for a new console, so costs that would be reasonable when the next gen consoles launched (say $300), would seem too high right now for many, many, many gamers.

I'd buy it before I buy a 360. They're are plenty of attractive games on the console, sure, but I flat out refuse to buy anything with such a ludicrous rate of failure.

I see someone is stuck living in the past.

What's wrong with that? I have news for you - things were better in the past. Better music, better TV programmes, better movies. I'd go back to the 1980s in a heartbeat.

As for videogames, I probably had the best time on my PS1.

He's talking about the "ludicrous rate of failure." being a reason why he doesn't want to purchase a 360, ever. That is pretty much a thing of the past, and has been for the last few iterations of the console.

Yeah, I know - I just thought it was an opportune moment for that little speech. :)

I put my Nintendo Wii as one of my top 5 worst video game related decisions ever.

My list actually looks like this:

1. FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus (terrible game, blew $50 for about 6 hours of game play and a terrible story)
2. Pokemon Stadium (I quickly grew bored with it, and didn't enjoy the mini-games or the restricted fights)
3. Harvest Moon 64 (Actually liked the game, although it was like a Beta version of HM: Back to Nature for the PS1. Why was it so bad then? Unable to find it in stores, I bought it for $70 off ebay)
3.5 Lending my N64 to a friend of a friend. After years of asking for it back, I finally got her to give it to me. I had given it with 2 controllers and seven games. She returned it with one broken controller and 3 games... two of which were Mario 64.
4. Legend of Dragoon (Only game I never beat, I just hated it thoroughly. Only cost $20 though)
5. Wii (Only got one game, Twilight Princess. Should have realized I hated the Wii-mote before blowing $300 on it, huh?)

It'll be interesting to see what they announce. I love Nintendo franchises, but I hated the Wii for the inaccurate controls. Besides HD resolutions, the other 2 keys for me will be more accurate controls and integrated online gaming.

I actually won a Nintendo Wii at a bar's Superbowl raffle back in 2008. At the time, I could have ebay'd it for a pretty penny. I played it for about a week, bumming around with the new Smash Bros. and Wii Sports, before gifting it to my brother, who had been begging for it (he ended up never playing it, anyway).

I really regret not selling the damned thing when I had the chance.

Sorry had to.