this is how nintendo will make us buy a new wii (just like the DS lite)

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#1 wii60_lukatoll
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what i think is that they will...

have more memory or some kind of hard drive, smaller more sleek design, feature where disk slot light stays on and you can change the color of the light, DVD playback, different colored wii's

what do you guys think?

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#2 mylsd
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would be nice, but not something I'd say "Wow I need that version right now", which was the case for me and the DS Lite
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#3 andyrulesliver
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i bought a DS even tho the DS lite had just come out. i liked the older one alot more because it looked more stable and i like the silver colour :)
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#4 kidrock17xp
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don't need more memory, just got a 2gb flash card it's small enough right now I don't really care about the light thing I don't need another dvd player, fact I rarely even watch a dvd dont care about the color of the system, it could be hot pink for all I care so nope wouldnt be getting a new one lol
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#5 WiiNut6493
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I dont need a different color wii whit DVD playback. maybe if they decided to go high def and put blu ray movies on it i might..........but i dot got a HDTV so it dont matter.
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#6 EndlessGame
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It's already the smallest and sleekest console of the three ones this gen, although improvement would be good, it wouldn't sell the system. They would only need to release a hard drive version if they started offering movies/TV shows for download, and I think Nintendo knows it wouldn't be the best competition for Sony and MS in that department. Also, adding a hard drive would be likely to make it bigger. I don't really need DVD playback, and I don't think many people do in the Wii. By now, most people already have a DVD player. Heck, it's built into so many things that I have 6 DVD playing devices.
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#7 kidrock17xp
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I think the point of the redoing the systems (or portibles thus far) is basically to gain interest back into the system, not necessarly to get people that already own it to go and get another one.
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#8 Pepperpop10
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If you don't like the color, http://www.decalgirl.com/ 

Anyways, all that other stuff isn't that important.

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#9 Psy236
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I wouldn't need to buy a new 1 even if they added all those features. I would see it costing probably a lil more anyways, but either way, I don't know anyone who doesn't have enough memory already, and if they don't, they can just buy a $30 SD card to get that added memory. I already have 3 DVD players in my room alone, I don't care about the color, I love the white, and if I wanted a diff color, I would, as Pepperpop10 said, go to www.decalgirl.com or somewhere similar and get me a decal for the Wii. I already have 1 in mind. smaller design? not like it needs to be smaller anyways, it's only a few centimeters bigger than 3 dvd cases stacked. As for the disc slot, it sometimes bothers me at night when I'm trying to go to sleep already so I wouldn't want to have it on all the time, and I like having it just blue, it goes with all the colors. black, white, red, whatever u have. so far it seems pretty unanimous. If a Wii lite comes out with these features, the current Wii owners wouldn't feel the need or desire to purchase it.
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#10 commander-cool
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i wouldnt buy it until my current wii broke or something. i'm not going to waste my money.
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#11 FireEmblem24
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Maybe, but it would be more expensive, and Nintendo doesnt want that. 
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#12 Toffeecake
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I think that they're definitely going to release different colors within a year or so like they have with every system since the N64(hopefully they won't release a special Pokemon Wii). They have been getting better about making the actual system more functional with the second versions, like they did with the GBA and the DS, so maybe they will provide a decent incentive to buy one. I think that whatever it is won't make people who got the first Wii buy a whole new one, but I'm sure it will get more people to buy it who didn't get one at first.
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#13 dumbasskillers
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Im not rich you know i wouldn't buy one again.....

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#14 Breakfast_Clubber
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no. not at all. ever.
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#15 omgadam
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No, it's not the same as with the DS.  With the DS and DS Lite, you are always in contact with it, and the system is your controller.  The Wii sits there, and its the controller that you interact with.  So a new Wii with a bunch of cosmetic features wouldn't be the same.
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#16 SirSpudly
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Those aren't reasons to make consumers want a better Wii...these are.

-Added compatibility...If Nintendo pushed the Virtual Console to insane boundries but didn't let original IP owners compress the original game then it would need to release a version with more memory. However a compatible USB hard drive would solve that problem.

-New colors...It's apparent that the only reason why the Wii hasn't had new colors by now is because somebody at Nintendo misunderstood that the short supply of the Wii is caused by the demand for the white-color Wii only. Anybody with more brain cells that that overpaid idiot would understand that the Wii is selling out because its the Wii, and that consumers are buying this version to exchange for a cooler-looking console in the future. If Nintendo really wanted to push agenda (which we know they don't have to) then they could offer upgrades for non-white systems only, but thats not good business, and thus won't happen.

-Super Smash Bros Brawl..This game will determine what version of Wii will be popular for the next 4 years. If Nintendo does ANYTHING to the Wii to market this game, then everyone that wants that game will get that version. I just hope its not retro controller only, because I rule playing this game on a PS2 controller and id rather that not change.
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#17 xeon71
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They won't change it.  The gamecube design never changed, it only got different colors.
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#18 omgadam
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Those aren't reasons to make consumers want a better Wii...these are.

-Added compatibility...If Nintendo pushed the Virtual Console to insane boundries but didn't let original IP owners compress the original game then it would need to release a version with more memory. However a compatible USB hard drive would solve that problem.

-New colors...It's apparent that the only reason why the Wii hasn't had new colors by now is because somebody at Nintendo misunderstood that the short supply of the Wii is caused by the demand for the white-color Wii only. Anybody with more brain cells that that overpaid idiot would understand that the Wii is selling out because its the Wii, and that consumers are buying this version to exchange for a cooler-looking console in the future. If Nintendo really wanted to push agenda (which we know they don't have to) then they could offer upgrades for non-white systems only, but thats not good business, and thus won't happen.

-Super Smash Bros Brawl..This game will determine what version of Wii will be popular for the next 4 years. If Nintendo does ANYTHING to the Wii to market this game, then everyone that wants that game will get that version. I just hope its not retro controller only, because I rule playing this game on a PS2 controller and id rather that not change.
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PS2 controller? :shock:

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#19 linkinworm
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the only way to make it smaller is to scrap the dvd feeder and usea opentop like the ps2 slimline, and i cant see that happeneing because nintendo invested in the feeder
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#20 mrat50
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Well it's already confirmed that there's gonna be a DVD playing Wii later this year.
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#21 Goku2639
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not enough to make me buy another. i wud never buy a second version of a console
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#22 mis3ry
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I dunno, they haven't revised any of their home consoles ever, so I don't think they will with Wii.
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#23 Funkyhamster
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Make a DS-sized Wii. :|

Seriously... they could probably do it in a year or two.
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#24 mis3ry
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Make a DS-sized Wii. :|

Seriously... they could probably do it in a year or two.
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lol, then how would it play the games? :P
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#25 OceanLeet
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I don't think it will undergo a major redesign.  The N64 didn't.  The Cube didn't.  They may add a DVD movie drive, but that's really just the addition of a small internal chip.  As for colors...that's not a redesign at all.
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#26 bobbetybob
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Im not rich you know i wouldn't buy one again.....

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lol funny you should say that, they could release a new wii and make it up too £245 and a new and old wii would still only be the price of a ps3
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#27 helium_flash
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IF Nintendo designed a new Wii, this is what i think it would have:

1. DVD playback
2. More memory or have a HD
3. Have more USB slots

That's all they pretty much COULD do.
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#28 greenneil4
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Nintendo has never made additions on to consoles before.  The only do that with portable systems.  Like the gba and gba sp and gba micro.
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#29 nvs22
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i bought a DS even tho the DS lite had just come out. i liked the older one alot more because it looked more stable and i like the silver colour :)andyrulesliver
The Phat looks better I agree. The outside of the Lite is really nice, but I dont like the boxy inside and the buttons are kinda loose. Not that its bad, I just prefer my launch DS.
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#30 Funkyhamster
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[QUOTE="Funkyhamster"]Make a DS-sized Wii. :|

Seriously... they could probably do it in a year or two.
mis3ry
lol, then how would it play the games? :P

Erm... put a giant frickin' monitor on it? They could sell little TVs with Wiis built in... And then if you wanted to plug it into a different TV, you could.
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#31 blacktorn
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Never has a Nintendo home console had a revision and i don't expect one for the wii,unless of course u count the wii+dvd which is only coming out in Japan
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#32 SirSpudly
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PS2 controller? :shock:

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Without being off-topic, yes i do in fact play GC and VC games with a PS2 controller.  I spent $20 on ebay for a quality converter that fits into both a Gamecube and Xbox.  In fact, I also enjoyed Metal Slug with the PS2 controller as well, so its Wii capable.  Unless Nintendo loses the GC ports as we know it, I do not see that changing in the future.
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#33 cleary666
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Well, its been rumored that an external hard drive may be released some time in the future, we all know the diferent colours are due to come out.
And also alot of rumors about a wii with DVD player built in being released.
No confirmations on any of these tho
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#34 GunSmith1_basic
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what would really blow people's minds is if nintendo released a graphics chip enhancement like they did on the N64. There's no slot for it, like the n64 had, but they could figure a way to do it externally, through the USB port. I dont know exactly how the wii operates, but not that many people do. There isn't even a final release of the specs. ( or did I miss something?). I do know that there's a cheap chip out there, released relatively recently, that basically matches the chips that sony spent billions on for years, so the upgrade would cost like $50-100 for the consumer.
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#35 PikaPichu
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Incorporating DVD movie playback and increasing the amount of internal memory would be enough reason for me to buy a new one.
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#36 shoeman12
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what i think is that they will...

have more memory or some kind of hard drive, smaller more sleek design, feature where disk slot light stays on and you can change the color of the light, DVD playback, different colored wii's

what do you guys think?

wii60_lukatoll
it's not like they're forcing you to get a new one, they're making an improved one. the old one still plays new games. you could say the same thing about the ps2 with the slimline and the 360 with the premium and soon the zephyr.
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#37 decepticondevil
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what would really blow people's minds is if nintendo released a graphics chip enhancement like they did on the N64. There's no slot for it, like the n64 had, but they could figure a way to do it externally, through the USB port. I dont know exactly how the wii operates, but not that many people do. There isn't even a final release of the specs. ( or did I miss something?). I do know that there's a cheap chip out there, released relatively recently, that basically matches the chips that sony spent billions on for years, so the upgrade would cost like $50-100 for the consumer.GunSmith1_basic

How about we wait until the games are getting everything out of the Wii as it is before thinking about that stuff? :P

None of the ideas mentioned are going to MAKE anyone buy another Wii. Stop being silly.

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#38 Tjeremiah1988
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if Nintendo was to do that say early next year, ill NEVER buy a early Nintendo console again. I was tight when I just brought my DS to hear DSlite is coming when Nintendo kept saying that the lite wasnt true.
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#39 shroomario
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yea your talking about wii 2.0 
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#40 Duckman5
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[QUOTE="kidrock17xp"]don't need more memory, just got a 2gb flash card it's small enough right now I don't really care about the light thing I don't need another dvd player, fact I rarely even watch a dvd dont care about the color of the system, it could be hot pink for all I care so nope wouldnt be getting a new one lol

That basically sums it up for me too.
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#41 Weslii
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I really hope that soon we can download drivers for USB connectivity. So I can play my MP3 files and store stuff on it.