All Wii 2/Project Cafe Rumors

Rumor Consolidation 2011

October 2010:
-Marvell QuadCore processors for new console- *This might have had something to do with Kinect, But I don't remember.
-IBM implies that Wii2 uses Cell based PPC

November 2010:
-Marvell Quad cores gets a large order:From large console manufacturer - *once again might be Kinect related.
-House of the Dead: Overkill 2 in the works
-EA reviving NFL Blitz

December 2010:

January 2011:
-UltraViolet Media Cloud service coming to a console- Most Likely Sony since Sony is a partner.
-New Pokemon game for Wii

February 2011:
-Wii2 announcement coming soonaccording to THQ

March 2011:
-Wii2 announcement coming soonaccording to EA
-AMD working on CPU/GPU combined chip for console due for release @ end of 2012; Told to bring schedule in for earlier release

April 2011:
-Monster Hunter 3DS to be announced soon
-SSFIV3D connects to home console- Hint @ Wii2 from Capcom and 3DS -> Wii2 connectivity
-Wii price drop to $150 on May 15th
-Wii2 announcement @ E3:1080p HD, More powerful than PS360, BC with Wii, release late 2012
-New Wii2 controller has HD screen built in
-Wii2 to use Bluray technology
-Wii2 actually aimed at early 2012 release(1st half 2012) *IGN backs this up in their mailbag*
-Controller Screen is actually a Touch Screen
-Project Cafe: Wii2 Controller is a Tablet:6" touch Screen on Controller, front facing camera & doubles as sensor bar for BC
-Dual Analogs, Streaming & GamesWii2 controller to rival 3DS, NGP, iPhone & iPad apparently
-1st & 3rd Party games @ E3EA, Ubisoft & Capcom all but confirmed
-Wii2 = TriCore PPC & R700 ****GPU w/ 512+MB RamAnother surprise to be shown @ E3
-3rd Parties have had Wii2 Dev Kits for Months, Has better Motion Tracking than Move
-Pikmin 3 moved to Project Cafeto be shown @ E3; Nintendo also in talks with R* for solid AAA support.
-Wii2 launch June 2012; Rockstar delivering game (?GTA V?) during launch window
-Wii2, 3DS & E3!? Oh Yes!!; 3rd Parties taking a front seat this time around.
-Retro working on Wii2 game; and it's "a project everyone wants us to do" (Starfox? Zelda? New Original FPS?)
-Retro's new game is actually Eternal Darkness 2?
-"Where there's smoke, there's fire" - Miyamoto's comment on Project Cafe- He also said not to believe everything you hear though.
-Wii2 controller has a 6.2" screen and 8 buttons
-1up says: No Friend Codes for Wii2

*Post taken from Nintendo World Report forums credit again goes to BlackNMild2k1*

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Thank you SOmuch for posting the link to the Pikmin 3 rumor. Been waiting for that game for so long. I can't wait! If it's true, and it's a launch game, I'm buying a Wii 2 on launch day :)

yes i hope many of these are true ,

including rockstars gta v ,, i want it and on the wii for a change im getting bored of it on 360 with all the trash talk i get in online its not fun i want a fun gta this time to ,

Mods, sticky this thread...thank you.

This sounds really awesome.:D

And good work on the info.

I didn't do much just sharing what 22Toothpicks and BlackNMild2k1 posted. Thought it was really helpful :)

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Euaggelistes

Alleged Leaked pictures of Project Cafe system:

I think it would be a good idea for nintendo to release a next gen console next year.

I found this on NEOGAF : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GPGlEsu_Xs

It seems that's what Project Cafe is doing or is supposing to do. The video is about a iPad outputting 1080p on a TV and the iPad is the controller.

Cry. MAKEANANIMALCROSSINGGAMEPLS.

Hey guys

New poster here but a longtime lurker.

I've read a lot of rumors regarding the new console and I've seen plenty of mockups of what the controller will look like. It's supposed to have a screen and maybe streamed games/media to it.. So I wanted to make my own version of what it might look like. Didn't know where to post this actually, so I'll have a go here. It's just a fun thing to do with all these rumors.

IMAGE: http://www.simnet.is/arnarfb/StreamController.jpg

So, what I did was make the screen a bigger version of the 3DS screen, with the 3D slider as well. You'll also notice the front and two rear cameras. I thought it would be kinda cool to be able to have a video chat with someone through the controller, so there comes the front camera. The rear camera would be for taking 3D photos and video. You could then view it on the controller screen and then send it to the console to save it, edit it and share it with others. The cameras would be higher resolution than the ones found on the 3DS.

The screen could be used for inventory, maps, plays in sports games, substitutions and more when playing a game on a TV screen. Even stats in racing games like position, laps, car damage and tire wear. It could all be viewed in 3D too. I think this kind of controller would be sick in racing games. Imagine having the map of the course on the controller, like some drivers in F1 have on their steering wheel, you steer with the controller, since it will most likely have motion control, and ZL and ZR are used as flap-pedal gearshifters.

R and L are level sensitive, like on the Gamecube controller. 1 and 2 are just on/off buttons and + and - are positioned above the X and Y so they could be programmed for in-game use if needed, for example a flashlight or a medkit. Having them placed below the screen would mean they were only usable in the menus, since you'd have to let go of the controller to press them, most likely. They have the same functionality as on the Wiimote in home menus, though. Below the screen are the regular Select, Home and Start buttons.

Above the screen you see five lights. One is obviously for the camera, like on the 3DS. Then you have battery status, wifi signal, stream on/off and bluetooth on/off. The first two of the four are self explanatory. Stream signal would be yellow when the controller is receiving streamed game or media and if the rumor is true that you can stream the entire games to the screen on the controller and no need for a television, it would stay on when doing so. The Bluetooth light would be blue when the controller is working in tandem with the console to play a game on a TV screen, but when you stream a game to the controller you would not need constant feedback from controller to console, so to save battery life, Bluetooth would be turned off automatically.

Games being played/streamed to the controllers screen would be viewable in 3D as well, though they are not on regular TV screens. Just a fun option. But there's one thing I've felt is missing in all these mockups I've seen. If the console is to be able to stream games/media to the controller to be played on it, what else do you need? Ah, sound. So on the bottom of the controller, next to Select and Start there are two front facing speakers for stereo sound. If you want extra little "oomph" out of your neat little controller, you can add the third speaker on the back into the mix. The surround speaker/subwoofer. The grille for the speaker also comes in handy to cool the controller. Below the Home button would be a headphone jack, if you'd want to enjoy your games/media in full privacy.

So that's basically my little mockup. Propably not AT ALL what Nintendo have in mind, one thing I know is a controller like this isn't as precise in "pointing" and "swordfighting" like the Wiimote, so what they have up in their sleeve I have no idea, but these times before we know anything are just so much fun. A lot of specualtion, lots of rumors and lots of bullcrap. Love it. AddiFB

That's not too bad, a little chunky, but I think you got the general idea of the controller and I can see it being something like that....

Looks like Cafe is no longer a rumor, but confirmed (Code name for the next console at least.) Taken from wiihdrumors.com which they got from warioworld.com (Official Nintendo developer website for devkits and help.)

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BrunoBRS

Oh, come on!

This is a new generation, it's supposed to flood the board. :P

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JLF1

Oh, come on!

This is a new generation, it's supposed to flood the board. :P

New info revealed in a new patent

- 'Parent' device and 'Child' devices
- 'Child' device connects to 'Parent' devices to stream data/games
- 'Child' device can communicate with multiple 'Parent' devices, receive identification date
- A sort of "GBA+Gamecube" without the cords
- 'Child' device houses game cartridge, can be detached from 'Parent' device
- 'Child' device can send requests to 'Parent' devices for data transfers
- Multiple 'Child' devices meant to be used at the same time in constant communication
- Has a sort of 'Download Play' option
- Uses Bluetooth for communication
- Mario Kart and F-Zero are mentioned multiple times throughout the patent
- Uses very confusing language, such as 'thereby', 'wherein', etc (ie, 'patent speak' that makes it real hard to read)

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