Get Ready For The Nintendo Wii 2, Reports Say
 

By Ben Parr, Mashable
April 15, 2011 9:36 a.m. EDT

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Nintendo is rumored to be working on a Wii 2, which may be unveiled in June or potentially sooner.
-- Nintendo could be revealing a HD successor to the Wii console this summer, according to new reports.There hasn't been a new gaming console since the launch of the Wii and PlayStation 3 in November 2006. However, Microsoft has breathed new life into its console, the Xbox 360, thanks to the Kinect. The Wii, which has been best the best-selling console for years, is about to lose its first place position.
While Nintendo intends to respond to the Xbox threat by cutting the Wii's price next month, it looks like the gaming company has another trick up its sleeve: a brand new HD console.
According to Game Informer's sources, Nintendo plans to unveil a new console at the E3 conference in Los Angeles in June or potentially sooner.
Very little is known about the rumored console, not even the name (Wii 2? Wii HD? Wii 360?), but it's likely to be more powerful than the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3, according to Kotaku.
Nintendo has apparently been showing off the system to third-party developers so they can prepare titles for the console's eventual launch in late 2012.
The Wii captured the hearts and minds of casual gamers with its innovative controller system and its lower price point, but the specs and visuals of its rival consoles are far stronger, giving them greater longevity.
Microsoft has also mitigated the Wii's advantage with causal gamers, thanks to Kinect. Perhaps that's what is driving Nintendo's rumored decision to be first on the market with a new console.
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Re: Get Ready For The Nintendo Wii 2, Reports Say
 

I'm sort of excited about this. The only thing I don't want is for Microsoft or Sony to start pushing their next gen systems, I'm not sure that me or my wallet is ready for that.

Re: Get Ready For The Nintendo Wii 2, Reports Say
 

for microsoft or sony to come out with a new system it would have to be so super bad ass all in one computing/gaming system and a crap load of features!
im waiting on the NGP personly

Re: Get Ready For The Nintendo Wii 2, Reports Say
 

Fepic can't wait i'm just wondering what mod's will be available for this as i already have a huge collection with my current modded wii personally speaking though sony will hold back to see how the Play station phone will sell IMO http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....1288145212.jpg

But i'm happy with my xperia x8 for now.