http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/ Engadget Comments for Nintendo actually not resting on its laurels, already working on the Wii's successor http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Aug 1st 2008 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
It's been about 13 years since DVD players came out.... is it realy crucial to have one inside my Wii (aside from my Xbox 360 or PS3) to be able to play DVDs?

If you're that desperate for a DVD player that you're hoping for one in your console.... Nintendo console at that... then you're probably not in the market for something as *new* as the Wii 2 in the first place....]]>Jul 30th 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
P.S. Where the hell is the next DS?]]>Jul 29th 2008 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
Just take the basic Wii hardware, give the CPU and GPU a steroid injection, throw in a small flash HD (4-8gig), tweak the controller a bit, and there you go.

Full backwards compatibility with upscaling for older games, DVD, and maybe Blu-ray playback, too.

Anyone wanna bet against me?]]>Jul 29th 2008 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
But, as long as we're talking hardware upgrades, here's my list:
HD (1080i or p, I don't care) out with decent upscaling of legacy games
Digital audio out
Native DVD support (maybe even BD, but I can live without it)
SDHC slot (not just SD)
Gigabit Ethernet (right now, it's the only thing in my house that isn't)

And if anyone at N is reading this, consider adding two more Sensor Bars (for a total of 3) so you can triangulate on the Wiimote and give me true spatial relativity (I still think that'd be better than the add-on piece they've offered up).]]>Jul 29th 2008 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/My Wii works just fine via WiFi.
I agree with HD and Digital Audio Out. I am tired of seeing games that have Surround Sound logos on them... And no way to get said surround sound!
I see no need for DVD/BD playback. All that will do is increase the price. Everyone (mostly) already has a DVD Player. And I have yet to see a BD player that is even close to $200.00
As for SDHC, that would be awesome, but the only reason for it is for Home Brew.]]>Jul 30th 2008 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 31st 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 31st 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Any votes for names? Wii II?]]>Jul 29th 2008 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
I don't think anyone is laughing at Nintendo owning the console market AGAIN but with a "laughable" system
]]>Jul 29th 2008 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
it needs to be more powerful than the xbox 360, just like the wii is more powerful than the original xbox

gameplay helps, but let's face it, you need to have some decent hardware, and hd support is a must this time

and i'm speaking as somebody who has a wii and loves it]]>Jul 30th 2008 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
Of course there'll be another DS. ]]>Jul 29th 2008 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/RADICAL!]]>Jul 29th 2008 10:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/with a foot print only half the size, with half the power but integrating an entirely new mind control feature.
It would support all Big N formats and be half the price of it's competitors
Oh and who needs HD when there are perfectly good 60Hz telly's still floating around]]>Jul 29th 2008 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
Personally, there are a lot of things I'd change about Wii:

1) Developers don't like creating games that utilize add-ons that not
everyone has. If the Wii Remote could double as a Classic Controller
rather than the Classic Controller being an extra peripheral, more
developers would make games for Wii.
Add X and Y next to 1 and 2 (they'd probably want to change the
numbering/letter scheme at this point, swapping 1 and 2 with the
current A and B), and add L and R.
In the many games that use the Wii Remote in its awesome Remote style
(pointed toward the TV), L and R would not be functional in order to
prevent accidentally pressing them.

2) I dislike the nunchuck. Holding two separate pieces of controller
is somewhat awkward, the cord can be annoying (smacking against you
when shaking, or accidentally pulling it out of the Wii Remote), it
is far less responsive than the Wii Remote, and it offers only two
additional buttons and (thankfully) a joystick.
There's a good deal of innovation that can be poured over the
recreation of this thing.

Hmm... maybe they could figure out a way to allow locking the Wii
Remote and Nunchuck together to form a standard controller...
I think it could be done. They'd be very different controls in
themselves, but as they are now, they're far from perfected.]]>Jul 29th 2008 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Oh yeah, throw in some strong recoil forces into the 1:1 Wiimote2 :D]]>Jul 29th 2008 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
They have plenty of areas to improve on, so i dont know where the HELL "Iwata admits that it "will be difficult" to exceed expectations now that the Wii has proven so successful." THAT comes from.]]>Jul 29th 2008 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/ Im expecting graphics that match or exceed the PS3

I will not be surprised if Nii (Wii2) would be Cell based.

Cell prices went down considerably in recent times. If more manufacturers would pick Cell for some embedded stream processing (think HDTV) prices would only go down.

And since Cell already has one PowerPC core, that would provide easily backward compatible processing unit for Wii/GC games.]]>Jul 30th 2008 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 29th 2008 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 1:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/
You'd be stupid to think that they wouldn't be working on one. Both Microsoft and Sony are working on successors to their respective consoles. Why do you think Sony put a ton of money into the Cell tech?
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Also this flicking motion can't be good. Remember iPod's thumb? How about Wii's wrist.]]>Jul 29th 2008 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/nintendo-actually-not-resting-on-its-laurels-already-working-on/Jul 30th 2008 7:46AM