Nintendo's New Console

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More details of Nintendo's forthcoming console, codenamed Project Cafe aka Wii 2, have been revealed to IGN, including the system's estimated pricing, release, console design, processing architecture, and name.

According to sources with knowledge of the project, Nintendo's next console could have a retail price of anywhere between $350 and $400 based on manufacturing costs, and will ship from Taiwanese manufacturer, Foxconn, this October, putting the earliest possible retail release anywhere between mid-October and early November.

However, Nintendo could also opt to build up a sizable supply of the system and allocate more time for software and games development by launching in early 2012. Similarly, Nintendo could attempt to lower the retail price of the system with lower profit margins to make the price more alluring.

Since the manufacturing is taking place in Taiwan, the earthquakes and tsunami that hit Japan last month will not impact the console hardware as previously expected.

Head over to Scott Lowe's blog to find out why we trust our sources and so should you.
Additionally, IGN has learned that the system will be based on a revamped version of AMD's R700 GPU architecture, not AMD's Fusion technology as previously believed, which will, as previously reported, out perform the PlayStation 3's NVIDIA 7800GTX-based processor. Like the Xbox 360, the system's CPU will be a custom-built triple-core IBM PowerPC chipset, but the clocking speeds will be faster. The system will support 1080p output with the potential for stereoscopic 3D as well, though it has not been determined whether that will be a staple feature.

In terms of the design of the console itself, the overall size will be comparable to that of the original Xbox 360 and the system is likely to resemble a modernized version of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).

As reported last week, it will indeed utilize controllers with integrated touchscreens and be capable of streaming games to each controller, though given the power of the system, could also feasibly provide a virtualized console for each individual unit.

Finally, Nintendo is considering naming the console Stream, though it is potentially one of several names currently being vetted by the company.

I'm kinda meh about the path they seem to be taking with this, but it's still pretty early to speculate. Who knows.

Discuss.

TBH. Not sure if want.

The Wii still "feels" new. I mean i heard that the 360 might not even come out until 2015, why the rush?

And I'm curious as to what exactly can they do with it? Is it going to be like Kinect 2.0 or the 3DWii (dear Zeus no) because there really haven't been any huge leaps in tech that go along with Nintendo's usual "ground breaking" hardware...

Honestly outside of getting "Tron-ed" into the games, I'm not sure what they can do that warrants a new console.

I'm Kind of hoping this turns out to be something like a Wii Slim (as if it can get smaller).

I noticed how you didnt include any pictures of any sort.





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I noticed how you didnt include any pictures of any sort.

Wow that looks... really pineappleing stupid...

Wait a second... That's a dreamcast... That's a dreamcast controller (mixed with an xbox 360 controller) with a bigger screen! What the pineapple nintindo!?!

TBH. Not sure if want.

The Wii still "feels" new. I mean i heard that the 360 might not even come out until 2015, why the rush?

And I'm curious as to what exactly can they do with it? Is it going to be like Kinect 2.0 or the 3DWii (dear Zeus no) because there really haven't been any huge leaps in tech that go along with Nintendo's usual "ground breaking" hardware...

Honestly outside of getting "Tron-ed" into the games, I'm not sure what they can do that warrants a new console.

I'm Kind of hoping this turns out to be something like a Wii Slim (as if it can get smaller).

Yeah, I'm rather at a loss myself. If the Wii2 is supposedly slated for next year, then I'd consider the Wii1 a failure IMHO.

I didn't know there were pictures. ._O

Nintendo sucks at consoles these days. Stick to handhelds, please.

Also, ffs, don't add a screen of any sort to the controller. I don't want to have to treat my controller with the utmost care. I like to just put it on the arm of a chair when I'm not playing, where it tends to fall off every once in a while.

I don't see why people think that Nintendo doesn't need it, or that the Wii still seems new. The Wii's about 5 years old and that's the standard lifecycle for a Nintendo home console. Plus Nintendo has to play catchup in terms of the power their home consoles can dish out. I mean now that their major competitors have gotten into motion control (Kinect did alright, though Move didn't really shine all that much) Nintendo would have to step up their game and bring something new to the table. And industry analysts (if you care for their opinion) have been saying that Nintendo's been too SLOW in bringing in a new console.

Anyways, according to Miyamoto, a new console is definitely in the works. The details regarding it, though, should be considered speculation.
Miyamoto interview summary (the original article is French)

I also wouldn't put too much faith in the pictures. Though putting a screen onto a controller seems like one of the crazy ideas Nintendo can come up with.

I'll repeat what I said in Maplestory about this: I hope Nintendo steers away from motion control. Having it is good but I didn't like how the whole damn Wii was based around just motion control. I also prefer traditional controlling games.

Also, I hope this one ends up being better than the Wii. The Xbox 360 came out like what, a year before it? Yet it's still going strong but the Wii already needs to be replaced.

"Nintendo wii finally with 1080 Definition!"
"So what's new about it?"
"THE DEFINITION OF COURSE".
"..."

They just released the 3DS.. dammit Nintendo.. you're actually decent at handhelds, don't make another fail console.

The Wii has nothing to remembered by..

Atleast if there was a PS4 or a Xbox 540.. you could say oh yeah, Kingdom Hearts and God of War.. oh yeah, Call of Duty and Halo..
What can you say for Wii? Mario Kart?

Make better games, not another system D=

The Wii has nothing to remembered by..

Except it's record breaking sales, legendary acquisition difficulty on release, and unique wireless sensor mechanics that ACTUALLY WORK WELL?

They're making this system so they actually CAN make better games. Unless you forget twilight princess? SSBB? Kirby epic yarn? Donkey kong country returns? Sonic colors?

Except it's record breaking sales, legendary acquisition difficulty on release, and unique wireless sensor mechanics that ACTUALLY WORK WELL?

They're making this system so they actually CAN make better games. Unless you forget twilight princess? SSBB? Kirby epic yarn? Donkey kong country returns? Sonic colors?

Overhype.

WOW, THIS IS STUPID.

I HATE CHANGE. DOWN WITH CHANGE.

Overhype.

What? The Wii had amazing games, it's just that because Nintendo marketed to everyone and not the "Old Boys Club" that tons of gamers turned a blind eye. And in response, NoA decided not to localize any good games.

No More Heroes (1 and 2), SMB Galaxy (1 and 2), Smash Bros Brawl, Twilight Princess, DKC Returns, Metroid Prime 3, Trauma Series, World of Goo, Monster Hunter Tri, Zack and Wiki, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, Muramasa, NSMB Wii, WarioLand, Bit.Trip. series, Okami. These were all good games. Plus there's the unreleased stuff like Xenoblade, The Last Story, Pandora's Tower.

The Wii is capable of dishing out good stuff, but now that the "Hardcore" look through the tinted lens of graphics and power, they dismiss everything that's on the Wii as mediocre. The fact that barely anyone looks at the Wii anymore means they have to restart. Nintendo's major mistake was alienating the core demographic for 2 and half years and they really couldn't pick themselves back up from that. Making a new console has become the only solution, because the last couple of years has proved that no matter how good a game comes out on the Wii, it won't do well. And because devs think games on the Wii won't do well, they go develop stuff for the PS3 and 360.

Behold, the future:



Looks awesome! [/noSarcasm]

I don't understand how you're supposed to play games with a screen on your controller. I mean with the DS two screens is fine cause they're situated right next to each other, but what are you supposed to see on a console controller? I don't want to be glancing down at my controller all the time.

I don't think you'll have to worry about taking care of the controller, Sarah. Every product Nintendo has ever made except the DS lite is freaking indestructible.

Also, I hope this one ends up being better than the Wii. The Xbox 360 came out like what, a year before it? Yet it's still going strong but the Wii already needs to be replaced.

Just because they're releasing a new system does not mean the Wii needs to be replaced.

Kingdom Hearts and God of War.. oh yeah, Call of Duty and Halo..

Overhype.

What. In. The. F'uck? You just made yourself look like a hypocritical ass dude.

The Wii is capable of dishing out good stuff, but now that the "Hardcore" look through the tinted lens of graphics and power, they dismiss everything that's on the Wii as mediocre. The fact that barely anyone looks at the Wii anymore means they have to restart. Nintendo's major mistake was alienating the core demographic for 2 and half years and they really couldn't pick themselves back up from that. Making a new console has become the only solution, because the last couple of years has proved that no matter how good a game comes out on the Wii, it won't do well. And because devs think games on the Wii won't do well, they go develop stuff for the PS3 and 360.

I honestly don't think that it has anything to dow ith the wii's specs really: The kind of person that have been insulting the wii through its life would probably do it to any nintendo console, even if the new one is insanely better in every way technically than the ps3 and 360, the "core" gamers will shoot it down, because, essentially, core is just a banner which 360 and ps3 fanboy sgroup together and fly.

I don't understand how you're supposed to play games with a screen on your controller. I mean with the DS two screens is fine cause they're situated right next to each other, but what are you supposed to see on a console controller? I don't want to be glancing down at my controller all the time.

Couple scenarios they can use is having you solve puzzles, or diffuse a bomb. But no one wants that. Nintendo should just copy Microsoft and Sony.

Oh wait, Microsoft and Sony are too busy copying Nintendo. WHAT DO?