The Nintendo Zii: This Year at GDC

[Kerensky287]

Originally Posted by NonCon

"The Nintendo Zii! Now featuring controllers you can afford you middle class son of a bitch!"

More like "The Nintendo Zii! Now featuring an online system worth a damn, and maybe a patch for Smash Bros Brawl or something!" Because honestly right now Brawl is the only Wii game I give 2 shits about.

[synkr0nized]

What, they'll make the screen wider and remove the ability to play GC games?


Oh, no, perhaps they will be adding a Z axis so you can jump, too.

[Bells]

Originally Posted by Kerensky287

Because honestly right now Brawl is the only Wii game I give 2 shits about.

That's....

...well, you're actually missing on quite a LOT of stuff then.

I doubt Nintendo would launc a new console now... the "Zii" and "Wii HD" Rumors have been around for some time. They have a new Zelda coming out for the Wii, new Mario Galaxy, still a bunch of decent games coming this year... it would make little sense to launch a new platform right now when they are still leaders in sales across the board.

[Kim]

Originally Posted by Bells

That's....

...well, you're actually missing on quite a LOT of stuff then.

I doubt Nintendo would launc a new console now... the "Zii" and "Wii HD" Rumors have been around for some time. They have a new Zelda coming out for the Wii, new Mario Galaxy, still a bunch of decent games coming this year... it would make little sense to launch a new platform right now when they are still leaders in sales across the board.

Actually, if memory serves, sales of the Wii itself have been dropping pretty dramatically of late. Plus announcing it now would just mean it's coming out in two or three years, not this year, unless it is just an upgraded version instead of a whole new console. If it is an upgrade, those very games you mentioned would still be selling for that console, as well as the existing Wii.

[Regulus Tera]

Originally Posted by NonCon

Actually, if memory serves, sales of the Wii itself have been dropping pretty dramatically of late. Plus announcing it now would just mean it's coming out in two or three years, not this year, unless it is just an upgraded version instead of a whole new console. If it is an upgrade, those very games you mentioned would still be selling for that console, as well as the existing Wii.

Except for the fact that during December Wii had the biggest sales for any video game platform ever in the U.S., you're right.

It's not gonna be a Wii successor. No chance in hell of that. It may be another DS iteration (probably the US unveiling of DSi XL), although I doubt it's DS2.