Expecting a new Nintendo console announced in 2010?

Who else is expecting Nintendo to announce a new console in 2010? I'm not saying release, just announce. I fully expect it. I mean look at their track record, they have already saturated the market with the Wii, and looking back at things Nintendo has done... like the Nintendo DS Lite and DSi. There has only been a few times where they release two Zelda games on one console (not counting ports), and they have the money and fan base to make the new system a success. What do you guys think?

Who else is expecting Nintendo to announce a new console in 2010? I'm not saying release, just announce. I fully expect it. I mean look at their track record, they have already saturated the market with the Wii, and looking back at things Nintendo has done... like the Nintendo DS Lite and DSi. There has only been a few times where they release two Zelda games on one console (not counting ports), and they have the money and fan base to make the new system a success. What do you guys think?

rawr_xd

I personally expect an annoucement or a teaser next year with a release in 2011.

No way in hell.

its going to be hard to say the new console will come out 2011... a lot of big games are coming next year and to kill the system like 6 months after is wrong.. maybe dec 2011 or 2012.

I think announcement of the new console will be at the very least be 2011 and the release will be the following year.

its going to be hard to say the new console will come out 2011... a lot of big games are coming next year and to kill the system like 6 months after is wrong.. maybe dec 2011 or 2012.

KBFloYd

But what if it were just a slight upgrade like the DS, where youcould play all your Wii games on it.

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its going to be hard to say the new console will come out 2011... a lot of big games are coming next year and to kill the system like 6 months after is wrong.. maybe dec 2011 or 2012.

rawr_xd

But what if it were just a slight upgrade like the DS, where youcould play all your Wii games on it.

i'd cry a little... just bought my Wii last May... May 2009! it's not even with me for a year....... O_O.... i think an add-on would be better than a whole new console if it was just a slight upgrade? i've heard.. or read.. that the Wii can handle 720p and better graphics, is that true? maybe they can upscale old games, and new games can come out as 720p? and since the Wii can read dual-layer discs, why don't they use it that much? i mean, bigger capacity means more data right?

I'd expect it to be around 2011. 2010 might be too soon. People are still buying the Wii. and I agree with the post above that mentions that there's alot of games that will be released this coming year, so it would suck that they'll be making a new system. It still feels like the Wii is new, eventhough it was released at the end of 2006.

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[QUOTE="KBFloYd"]

its going to be hard to say the new console will come out 2011... a lot of big games are coming next year and to kill the system like 6 months after is wrong.. maybe dec 2011 or 2012.

greenarcher02

But what if it were just a slight upgrade like the DS, where youcould play all your Wii games on it.

i'd cry a little... just bought my Wii last May... May 2009! it's not even with me for a year....... O_O.... i think an add-on would be better than a whole new console if it was just a slight upgrade? i've heard.. or read.. that the Wii can handle 720p and better graphics, is that true? maybe they can upscale old games, and new games can come out as 720p? and since the Wii can read dual-layer discs, why don't they use it that much? i mean, bigger capacity means more data right?

The Wii can handle up to 480p, not 720p.

^--hardware-wise? i mean, not the options on the menu.... or is it one person aspiring for an upscaler for the Wii to upscale to at least 720p and i just misunderstood? if that's the case, i wonder if they can upgrade the Wii as it is now with the use of add-ons? and enlighten me about dual-layer discs and why they don't use it that much?greenarcher02

The Wii's hardware cannot handle 720p I do not believe, so anything like a firmware update would not be possible. An add on is very unlikely, this isn't Sega we're talking about here! No, but even Nintendo has had bad luck with add ons, see N64DD.

Insofar as just a Wii HD, I don't know how many times we can say this here at the Gamespot forums, but Nintendo has said very specifically they are not going to make a console that is just a Wii that can do HD graphics. Its very unlikely we'll hear anything about a new console next year. Very, very unlikely.

Seeing all the games they are releasing next year and the fact that both microsoft and sony are bringing in motion controllers nintendo would be crazy to announce a new system next year. Nintendo wants to show that it put motion in for a reason and next year we will really see what the system can do.

I expect one in 2012.

Who else is expecting Nintendo to announce a new console in 2010? I'm not saying release, just announce. I fully expect it. I mean look at their track record, they have already saturated the market with the Wii, and looking back at things Nintendo has done... like the Nintendo DS Lite and DSi. There has only been a few times where they release two Zelda games on one console (not counting ports), and they have the money and fan base to make the new system a success. What do you guys think?

rawr_xd

[QUOTE="greenarcher02"]^--hardware-wise? i mean, not the options on the menu.... or is it one person aspiring for an upscaler for the Wii to upscale to at least 720p and i just misunderstood? if that's the case, i wonder if they can upgrade the Wii as it is now with the use of add-ons? and enlighten me about dual-layer discs and why they don't use it that much?Jamisonia

The Wii's hardware cannot handle 720p I do not believe, so anything like a firmware update would not be possible. An add on is very unlikely, this isn't Sega we're talking about here! No, but even Nintendo has had bad luck with add ons, see N64DD.

Insofar as just a Wii HD, I don't know how many times we can say this here at the Gamespot forums, but Nintendo has said very specifically they are not going to make a console that is just a Wii that can do HD graphics. Its very unlikely we'll hear anything about a new console next year. Very, very unlikely.

no, some analyst announced it for Nintendo a year or so back. And Nintendo has been trying to convince people ever since that the analyst was full of it.

no way lol, I expect one 2012 but not as early as your expecting :S

no, some analyst announced it for Nintendo a year or so back. And Nintendo has been trying to convince people ever since that the analyst was full of it.

Nintendo will not announce a new console next year is almost impossible

There has only been a few times where they release two Zelda games on one console (not counting ports)

rawr_xd

NES had 2, N64 had 2, Gamecube had 3.

So out of the 4 consoles that are no longer in production, 3 of them had 2 or more Zelda games...only the SNES and the Wii have had 1 new console Zelda game, and the Wii's lifecycle isn't over yet.

I know what you're trying to say, but you used a bad example.

[QUOTE="rawr_xd"]

There has only been a few times where they release two Zelda games on one console (not counting ports)

NES had 2, N64 had 2, Gamecube had 3.

So out of the 4 consoles that are no longer in production, 3 of them had 2 or more Zelda games...only the SNES and the Wii have had 1 new console Zelda game, and the Wii's lifecycle isn't over yet.

I know what you're trying to say, but you used a bad example.

well they already are talking about it, like GCN in 2004 they started talking about the Wii

I figure a launch in 2011 is good timing

when Natal/Wand sell well, developers will discover a new casual userbase on those consoles, and since it would make no sense to develope for Wii since making a game for 2 HD consoles of 60 million users might be better, and since 3rd parties don't have the whole "Nintendo games only sell" attitude on those platforms, then i see a large push for casuals with those controllers in 2010/2011

mostly with PS3 since they already heavily do casual marketing, BR and all

Nintendo will release a new Wii 2, with 360 level specs for $199.99. It will launch with a new Wii Fit, Sports.

It will also use the recently released in Spring 2011, Zelda Wii as a huge selling point

since the HD twins will be extending their generation until 2013, nintendo will have a 2 year period to sell Wii 2, get developer support so when Sony/MS push out $400+ consoles that are expensive to develope for in 2013, nintendo will have the cheaper console with respectable specs (i'm guessing a bit over 360, like 1GB RAM)

I'd expect Wii's 2011 to be much like GCN's 2006.

It will be 5 years after Wii

thats just what i think

no, some analyst announced it for Nintendo a year or so back. And Nintendo has been trying to convince people ever since that the analyst was full of it.

Jamisonia

Yea coz you'd confirm a new console to come out in 2011 in 2009, that won't kill sales:roll:

its being made, and 2011/2012 is a good bet

esspecially if the rival motion controllers get a lot of casual sales

believe me, if Natal sells 20 million like Wii Fit,....... (and if it moves 360s like 20 million in one year?)

The Wii hasn't had a new Zelda game at all. It recieved a Gamecube port.psychobrew

K let's assume that I wasn't including Crossbow Training, I'm talking about the upcoming one. It's been confirmed so there's one.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"] The Wii hasn't had a new Zelda game at all. It recieved a Gamecube port.bob_newman

K let's assume that I wasn't including Crossbow Training, I'm talking about the upcoming one. It's been confirmed so there's one.

Nintendo has been breaking all sorts of trends this gen

Its possible they don't release a new console on the 5 year mark

its possible they release 2 Mario 3d games, and a new mario sidescroller, and only ONE console-specific Zelda

its possible we don't even see Pikmin/Star Fox this gen even if development has started, Metroid missed N64 gen

crazy things are happening this gen, it really can all go either way

I'd say i'd welcome a new console in 2011 but thats me

well they already are talking about it, like GCN in 2004 they started talking about the Wii

I figure a launch in 2011 is good timing

when Natal/Wand sell well, developers will discover a new casual userbase on those consoles, and since it would make no sense to develope for Wii since making a game for 2 HD consoles of 60 million users might be better, and since 3rd parties don't have the whole "Nintendo games only sell" attitude on those platforms, then i see a large push for casuals with those controllers in 2010/2011

mostly with PS3 since they already heavily do casual marketing, BR and all

Nintendo will release a new Wii 2, with 360 level specs for $199.99. It will launch with a new Wii Fit, Sports.

It will also use the recently released in Spring 2011, Zelda Wii as a huge selling point

since the HD twins will be extending their generation until 2013, nintendo will have a 2 year period to sell Wii 2, get developer support so when Sony/MS push out $400+ consoles that are expensive to develope for in 2013, nintendo will have the cheaper console with respectable specs (i'm guessing a bit over 360, like 1GB RAM)

I'd expect Wii's 2011 to be much like GCN's 2006.

It will be 5 years after Wii

thats just what i think

darth-pyschosis

You know Darth you almost nailed it on the head with this one..I was gonna post a list of reasons why I thought a 2011 release would be Nintendos best bet but u beat me to it. Seeing as Nintendo's casual market is finally getting some competition I dont see any reason for why Nintendo shouldnt answer back. Waiting till 2011 for the release gives them time to see how well Microsofts and Sonys motion controles take away from Nintendos market and then fire back with a response. Then when Sony and M$ come out with there latest consoles Nintendo will look like the best bet for ur money. Yeah I still think imo that 2010 is the beginning of the end for the Wii lol.

Who else is expecting Nintendo to announce a new console in 2010? I'm not saying release, just announce. I fully expect it. I mean look at their track record, they have already saturated the market with the Wii, and looking back at things Nintendo has done... like the Nintendo DS Lite and DSi. There has only been a few times where they release two Zelda games on one console (not counting ports), and they have the money and fan base to make the new system a success. What do you guys think?rawr_xd

If ports don't count, than technically wouldn't the Wii be Zelda-less so far and thier not going to announce a new console when the current one hasn't had a Zelda yet. But speaking of two Zelda's you shouldn't just quote IGN because N64 and GC both had two Zelda' s, so current trends indicate two Zelda's for the Wii, ports included of course. In other words, its not even a possibility.

^Nintendo doesn't need to answer the other motion controls, no one is going to run out and buy a HD console so they can play Wii Fit in HD; that so called casual market isn't going anywhere. The only reason Nintendo needs to move on to more competitive hardware is to make life easier for 3rd parties.

Who else is expecting Nintendo to announce a new console in 2010? I'm not saying release, just announce. I fully expect it. I mean look at their track record, they have already saturated the market with the Wii, and looking back at things Nintendo has done... like the Nintendo DS Lite and DSi. There has only been a few times where they release two Zelda games on one console (not counting ports), and they have the money and fan base to make the new system a success. What do you guys think?

rawr_xd

You mean every console besides the SNES is few? Outside of that Zelda TP was a port. Also why you looking at their Handhelds, for how they will release new console hardware? Besides the DSi seems to be pretty much a filler handheld that will last like 3 years.

[QUOTE="KBFloYd"]

its going to be hard to say the new console will come out 2011... a lot of big games are coming next year and to kill the system like 6 months after is wrong.. maybe dec 2011 or 2012.

rawr_xd

But what if it were just a slight upgrade like the DS, where youcould play all your Wii games on it.

that would piss me off. when they make a new console i want something totally knew. the wii is amazing, but leaves many with aa lot more to want. they dont need to make a whole new console that is really only a few filling in the cracks thing. i want a whole new one with a lot of effort and new things.

No way in hell.

goblaa

Mario, Metroid newt year and Zelda in 2011 and they'd announce a new console?:o:roll:

You are something special if you thnk that with all that coming they'd announce a new console. Sure their working on it but its far from being shown

I'd say around 2012 like many others in here are from my reading, that would be a safe bet.

Maybe i'm doing my math wrong, isnt 2012 the 5 year mark for the Wii?

Maybe i'm doing my math wrong, isnt 2012 the 5 year mark for the Wii?

kenakuma

Technically the six-year mark. It was released November 2006.

They'd announce it in 2010 and they'll release it Holiday 2011 that way everyone will get it in 2012.

If anything they'll at least announce it in 2010 (even if it's a code name)

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[QUOTE="rawr_xd"]

But what if it were just a slight upgrade like the DS, where youcould play all your Wii games on it.

rawr_xd

i'd cry a little... just bought my Wii last May... May 2009! it's not even with me for a year....... O_O.... i think an add-on would be better than a whole new console if it was just a slight upgrade? i've heard.. or read.. that the Wii can handle 720p and better graphics, is that true? maybe they can upscale old games, and new games can come out as 720p? and since the Wii can read dual-layer discs, why don't they use it that much? i mean, bigger capacity means more data right?

The Wii can handle up to 480p, not 720p.

[QUOTE="rawr_xd"]Who else is expecting Nintendo to announce a new console in 2010? I'm not saying release, just announce. I fully expect it. I mean look at their track record, they have already saturated the market with the Wii, and looking back at things Nintendo has done... like the Nintendo DS Lite and DSi. There has only been a few times where they release two Zelda games on one console (not counting ports), and they have the money and fan base to make the new system a success. What do you guys think?Sepewrath

If ports don't count, than technically wouldn't the Wii be Zelda-less so far and thier not going to announce a new console when the current one hasn't had a Zelda yet. But speaking of two Zelda's you shouldn't just quote IGN because N64 and GC both had two Zelda' s, so current trends indicate two Zelda's for the Wii, ports included of course. In other words, its not even a possibility.

^Nintendo doesn't need to answer the other motion controls, no one is going to run out and buy a HD console so they can play Wii Fit in HD; that so called casual market isn't going anywhere. The only reason Nintendo needs to move on to more competitive hardware is to make life easier for 3rd parties.

You forget, MS could have a $130 X360 Arcade, and $90 Natal with Fitness games (with casual friendly Netflix, Avatars, etc) as a huge selliing point

my point is, if those motion controllers sell 10-20million, and bring more users into their consoles, Nintendo will have something to fear

Afterall, we saw this year casuals are spending a bit less on Wii gaming, EA Sports Active as the main exception, and only Nintendo titles selling well to casuals

3rd parties won't have to compete with casual nintendo titles on other consoles if their titles continue to underperform on Wii

i don't think they will BUT you can't rule it out

Life isn't easy for 3rd parties on Wii right now, it hasn't been since launch

[QUOTE="kenakuma"]

Maybe i'm doing my math wrong, isnt 2012 the 5 year mark for the Wii?

GabuEx

Technically the six-year mark. It was released November 2006.

So late 2011 huh? I guess I could see it happening.

That would mean that at E3 2010 we get the first info on it or would that be E3 2011? I forgot how long we knew about the Wii before its release, not very long if I remember correctly....

well they already are talking about it, like GCN in 2004 they started talking about the Wii

I figure a launch in 2011 is good timing

when Natal/Wand sell well, developers will discover a new casual userbase on those consoles, and since it would make no sense to develope for Wii since making a game for 2 HD consoles of 60 million users might be better, and since 3rd parties don't have the whole "Nintendo games only sell" attitude on those platforms, then i see a large push for casuals with those controllers in 2010/2011

mostly with PS3 since they already heavily do casual marketing, BR and all

Nintendo will release a new Wii 2, with 360 level specs for $199.99. It will launch with a new Wii Fit, Sports.

It will also use the recently released in Spring 2011, Zelda Wii as a huge selling point

since the HD twins will be extending their generation until 2013, nintendo will have a 2 year period to sell Wii 2, get developer support so when Sony/MS push out $400+ consoles that are expensive to develope for in 2013, nintendo will have the cheaper console with respectable specs (i'm guessing a bit over 360, like 1GB RAM)

I'd expect Wii's 2011 to be much like GCN's 2006.

It will be 5 years after Wii

thats just what i think

darth-pyschosis

forget it, if they're gonna release a new console I would expect Ninti to utilise either the newest gpu from ATi/AMD or Nvidia..that way they will last alot longer?..then say 2 years before another beat down in specs by competitiors.

[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

well they already are talking about it, like GCN in 2004 they started talking about the Wii

I figure a launch in 2011 is good timing

when Natal/Wand sell well, developers will discover a new casual userbase on those consoles, and since it would make no sense to develope for Wii since making a game for 2 HD consoles of 60 million users might be better, and since 3rd parties don't have the whole "Nintendo games only sell" attitude on those platforms, then i see a large push for casuals with those controllers in 2010/2011

mostly with PS3 since they already heavily do casual marketing, BR and all

Nintendo will release a new Wii 2, with 360 level specs for $199.99. It will launch with a new Wii Fit, Sports.

It will also use the recently released in Spring 2011, Zelda Wii as a huge selling point

since the HD twins will be extending their generation until 2013, nintendo will have a 2 year period to sell Wii 2, get developer support so when Sony/MS push out $400+ consoles that are expensive to develope for in 2013, nintendo will have the cheaper console with respectable specs (i'm guessing a bit over 360, like 1GB RAM)

I'd expect Wii's 2011 to be much like GCN's 2006.

It will be 5 years after Wii

thats just what i think

maxgil2

forget it, if they're gonna release a new console I would expect Ninti to utilise either the newest gpu from ATi/AMD or Nvidia..that way they will last alot longer?..then say 2 years before another beat down in specs by competitiors.

the CPU will probably be from IBM

GPU from ATI/AMD

i think since the Wii will probably never get another price drop, that they will make it a profitable console to sell at $200

They just released the Motion plus and have yet to release any games aside from Sports Resort that make use of it. All others are either in development or don't exist out of theory yet.

2010 is too soon. I'd even vouch to say 2011 is too soon. 2012 maybe.

You forget, MS could have a $130 X360 Arcade, and $90 Natal with Fitness games (with casual friendly Netflix, Avatars, etc) as a huge selliing point

my point is, if those motion controllers sell 10-20million, and bring more users into their consoles, Nintendo will have something to fear

Afterall, we saw this year casuals are spending a bit less on Wii gaming, EA Sports Active as the main exception, and only Nintendo titles selling well to casuals

3rd parties won't have to compete with casual nintendo titles on other consoles if their titles continue to underperform on Wii

i don't think they will BUT you can't rule it out

Life isn't easy for 3rd parties on Wii right now, it hasn't been since launch