Wii hardware update-your opinion?

Alot of people have said they might make an update on the wii, possibly calling it the wii HD, with more colours to chose from, and possible dvd play back (without using anything nintendo didn't want you to use) and while this sounds all well and good...

How will it affect you, the people who own the launch wii's?

For me, how the hell do I transfer my shopping channel purchases, sure I don't have many, but stil at least $60 bucks spent, meaning I would be stuck with a drap white wii while people would enjoy another colour (like my fav that I wanted -BLACK!)!!!!!!!!!!!

...Plus some saves cannot be transfered, meaning that say you bought pokemon ranch or pokemon battle revolution...YOUR STUCK!

...I find it annoying, unless nintendo think of a way to do some transfers, I'm sure someone out there might figure a way but I want a legal way I'm not hacking my gaming console!

...so yeah I'm not happy, waited awhile for a price drop, sure $438 with guitar hero 4 with guitar wasn't bad but only for a crap white wii (sorry can't stand white) come on!

OK, it's your turn guys, just...don't flame me I just want to see what you guys say about this wi HD issue.

No...

This generation will be a long one. I don't think Nintendo is planning on releasing another configuration of the Wii console. Their next console will most likely be a stand alone console, possibly with backwards compatibility. Remember, Nintendo never said anything about Wii HD. Michael Pachter is the brilliant analyst that started that foolish rumor.

Don't you worry, Nintendo will not be releasing a new home console with tons of added functionality, not before another3 years, I think.

From what I understand, the Wii HD isn't an update of the Wii (like DSLite). If the plan is for it to come out in 2011-12 (as I've heard), then it's going to be the next Nintendo console.

Nintendo started with the NES, then came out with the Super NES. This time they came out with the Wii and next is the Wii HD.

That's my understanding.

Here is the exact quote from Michael Pachter actually: {"Consumers may hope for improved graphics, and my guess is that Nintendo will comply. "In two or three years, commodity prices for graphics processors and CPUs may decline to the point that a High Definition Wii could be introduced. If so, Nintendo will likely introduce one." -Michael Pachter, as reported by GamePro, 7/31/2007 (Pachter would repeat this assertion until ultimately retracting it in September 2008 on a Bonus Round episode.) } Draw whatever conclusions you like.evrdayblues

Pachter retracted it because Nintendo wouldn't be too smart if they replaced their Wii system with an HD system while the Wii is selling gangbusters.

i would just trade my wii in 2 gamespot and get the wii hd lol but it's not gunna happen so im not worried

um thats what ms and sony said- it will be longer

nintendo has never said that in fact wii 2 is in development stages right now,

those expecting 10 years without new nintendo equipment should go look back at how many times has nintendo supported its consoles,

til they were ready, the longest one was snes, in america, snes and nes in japan

nes-87 amercan release-93 -94 i think , but 92 was when many good titles probably stopped

snes- 1991-1996 dkc3 was my last one actually made in that year so yathat is 5 yrs

n64-1996-2001 tony hawk 3 was last game-2001

gc-2001-2006/early 07 no later

gb is longer because well it was much more populated, -1992-1998 gbc

1996-2001

gba 2001-2007

ds 2004-2006- dslite same as ds just a updated-2006-concurrent nintendo has gone and said dsi will not replace it instead be sold along side it,

i guess for guitar hero and gba functions

dsi-april 5-2009 -when ever,

so ya wii may last into the wii 2 life span but traditionaly its 5 yrs -6 yrs max for nintendo ,

ms and sony have different goals, thats their decision , when their next one comes

in fact what if they released wii 2 and still kept wii 1 around they said ds was a third teir,

maybe they change their minds,

and wii 2 would be the third tier,

but it would be a massive update,

hd is more then possible for nintendo next gen because , by then tv prices should go down on them ,

if their not already i payed 599 for my 42 inch on sale, my other 2 were 900 dollars,

so that proves tv prices have dropped in the last yr or so, i bought my first 2 in 07 the last one , in late 07

so ya, itll probably be the wii people have been waiting for,

this was just testing waters , much like, nes was testing waters for gaming in general ,