Square Enix CEO Predicts New Wii in 2011

[lvlouro]

I consider myself a hardcore gamer, have a gaming rig (yeah, it did run crysis when it came out) and still enjoy playing on my wii.
It's just 2 different worlds not 2 competing ones...

 

[Guest]

If wii was the number 1 motion console than surely number 2 should be puu!

 

[ryanegeiger]

As far as I'm concerned, hardcore gaming is beating the NES Battletoads without dying. Hardcore has nothing to do with graphics. "Hardcore" gamers are still playing games like Ninja Gaiden (the NES one kids) and trying to get an even higher score on Donkey Kong Jr. They're the people Full-Comboing insane songs on DDR and typing in attack commands by hand on their favorite MUD.

What the Wii doesn't appeal to is gamers with a ton of money that want to play Halo while getting wasted with friends. "Hardcore" gamers don't care about graphics, they recognize that gaming greatness is not graphics-driven. To the industry however, "hardcore" means "have lots of money to squeeze out 7 more fps;" and they're right, to them, the Wii does not appeal.

 

[eccentric909]

[citation][nom]njkid3[/nom]if it is still pitifully underpowered i dont see how it will sell when you can get a much more powerful system for not much more that being either a xbox or a ps3[/citation]

Huh? It didn't stop it from selling more than the PS3 and XBox this time around, what's to say a new one won't sell if it's got updated motion controls, better graphics or maybe a new gimmick, yet still at a cheaper price point?

 

[bounty]

I think 720p is roughly 3 times as many pixels as 480p... I dub the next second Wii console the Wii Wii. As in "Lets go over to your house and play with your Wii Wii."

 

[bfstev]

Including the motion plus add on interenally in an upgraded controller would be nice.

 

[hixbot]

2011 is too soon for a new Wii. If they don't beef up the hardware, I dont see any point. They can release a new controller for the existing Wii.

 

[Ethereal_Dragon]

I like how 'gamers' hate on the Wii because it has broad appeal, and have made fun of how the Wiimotes work, but now, project Natal is the shiznit... lol...

 

[grieve]

[citation][nom]Ethereal_Dragon[/nom]I like how 'gamers' hate on the Wii because it has broad appeal, and have made fun of how the Wiimotes work, but now, project Natal is the shiznit... lol...[/citation]
I hate Wii because the graphics blow and also the motion controls suck.

If Nintendo released a machine in 2011 which had 360/PS3 graphics (or better) i would likely have a different opinion.

 

[danny69t]

[citation][nom]anamaniac[/nom]Coming from a i7/360 owner, yet who plays occasional n64 games.[/citation]
Mario cart in 4 play !!!! 😀