Is the Wii 2 going to use Blu-Ray?

DVD, Blu-Ray. what are your predictions?.. I think Nintendo is going to use DVD again to mantain the low cost production.

I wish it would but you know it won't.

If they want to keep the cost of production down, they'll use DVD. Not saying blu-ray is extremely expensive, it's just that Nintendo maximises profit whenever possible even more than the other two. Sony and Microsoft don't mind taking a hit if they can sell a lot and sell a lot of games and accessories.

If they want to keep the cost of production down, they'll use DVD. Not saying blu-ray is extremely expensive, it's just that Nintendo maximises profit whenever possible even more than the other two. Sony and Microsoft don't mind taking a hit if they can sell a lot and sell a lot of games and accessories.

Wasdie

lol no one is going to use plain old dvd anymore. that would be really foolish.

nintendo has never used the standard media, so they won't use blu - ray either. they'll either make their own format or, idk, mini blu ray? like the gamecube's mini dvd's. :P

Doubt it

Yeah, knowing Nintendo they'll use DVD. Which i think is a mistake.

no but they will use the price of a blu ray.

i cant stand Freakin nintendo,all they do is copy and paste.

Its gonna use the future! VHS 8) Ratchet_Fan8

What is VHS?

I think it'll depend on what Nintendo plans on doing in terms of online. Their goal seems to be to make the new console as multiplat friendly as possible, and that likely means either a big-ish HDD for installs or blu-ray. If they pull their collective heads out of their asses and realize a robust online service is kind of a big deal I'd expect them to go the HDD route similar to the 360 S (ie DVD+installs), but if not they might need to go BR to avoid being tripped up by the increasing number of larger-than-DVD9 games coming out.

It will use old fashioned computer punch cards.

no but they will use the price of a blu ray.

i cant stand Freakin nintendo,all they do is copy and paste.

ALTAIR360

lol NINTENDO is the one who copy and pastes?

Ok then :P

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no but they will use the price of a blu ray.

i cant stand Freakin nintendo,all they do is copy and paste.

WreckEm711

lol NINTENDO is the one who copy and pastes?

Ok then :P

The console will have a hot-swappable SSD slot and each game will come on a 10GB SSD and each game will cost £100.

DVD obviously. Besides, wasnt there a rumor that went around a few weeks ago saying that xbox 360 disc could hold up to 10 gigs?

DVD, Blu-Ray. what are your predictions?.. I think Nintendo is going to use DVD again to mantain the low cost production.

ocidax

DVD... think cost. Nintendo only cares for profits. My guess the real price of console is 150 but theyre gonna sell it for 350.

DVD obviously. Besides, wasnt there a rumor that went around a few weeks ago saying that xbox 360 disc could hold up to 10 gigs?

Gamingclone

that was fake.

One of the PS3's engineers is working on the Wii HD

OSHI-

$500 launch price with Blu-Ray and awesome graphics confirmed? :D

[QUOTE="Ratchet_Fan8"]Its gonna use the future! VHS 8) Coolyfett

What is VHS?

I was reading about how they were trying to make regular DVD's hold more. 5D DVD..& that it would work with regular disc drives. Maybe they are doing a less advance version of that.

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[QUOTE="ALTAIR360"]

no but they will use the price of a blu ray.

i cant stand Freakin nintendo,all they do is copy and paste.

ALTAIR360

lol NINTENDO is the one who copy and pastes?

Ok then :P

i see no diffrence in their games. it looks so boring and outdated. i dont give a crap about move or kinect. u fanboys can fight about that, i dont care.

I would suggest setting up an appointment with an optometrist then :P

Lol who needs blue-rays they are too expensive

Floppy disks are making comeback

they should use some kind of cartridges (like n64 but smaller with flash technology) or some other properitary media that cant be burned and pirated , also dont include SD USB or any standard ports on the console to make it even harder to do anything illegal

they should use some kind of cartridges (like n64 but smaller with flash technology) or some other properitary media that cant be burned and pirated , also dont include SD USB or any standard ports on the console to make it even harder to do anything illegal

AmnesiaHaze

cartridges are more expensive

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

If they want to keep the cost of production down, they'll use DVD. Not saying blu-ray is extremely expensive, it's just that Nintendo maximises profit whenever possible even more than the other two. Sony and Microsoft don't mind taking a hit if they can sell a lot and sell a lot of games and accessories.

theuncharted34

lol no one is going to use plain old dvd anymore. that would be really foolish.

nintendo has never used the standard media, so they won't use blu - ray either. they'll either make their own format or, idk, mini blu ray? like the gamecube's mini dvd's. :P

If there is one point where there is absoulutely no negatives with going with the standard format of the generation, it's now. Mini DVD and Cartridges really sped up load times, so they had good reason there. No reason for not going with Blu Ray unless they're just plain being cheap.

I doubt it. I think they'll probably justgo withDVD.

If they want to keep the cost of production down, they'll use DVD. Not saying blu-ray is extremely expensive, it's just that Nintendo maximises profit whenever possible even more than the other two. Sony and Microsoft don't mind taking a hit if they can sell a lot and sell a lot of games and accessories.

Wasdie

[QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

[QUOTE="ALTAIR360"]

no but they will use the price of a blu ray.

i cant stand Freakin nintendo,all they do is copy and paste.

ALTAIR360

lol NINTENDO is the one who copy and pastes?

Ok then :P

i see no diffrence in their games. it looks so boring and outdated. i dont give a crap about move or kinect. u fanboys can fight about that, i dont care.

>can't counter the facts
>call someone a fanboy

Stay cla$$y Sony boy.

[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"]

they should use some kind of cartridges (like n64 but smaller with flash technology) or some other properitary media that cant be burned and pirated , also dont include SD USB or any standard ports on the console to make it even harder to do anything illegal

painguy1

cartridges are more expensive

Wii 2 using DVD would be like Wii 1 using those crappy little CDs that the Gamecube had.

If there is one point where there is absoulutely no negatives with going with the standard format of the generation, it's now. Mini DVD and Cartridges really sped up load times, so they had good reason there. No reason for not going with Blu Ray unless they're just plain being cheap.

magnax1

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If there is one point where there is absoulutely no negatives with going with the standard format of the generation, it's now. Mini DVD and Cartridges really sped up load times, so they had good reason there. No reason for not going with Blu Ray unless they're just plain being cheap.

sonny2dap

DL DVD imo.

DVD. Nintendo are good at making storage space mistakes.Marka1700

Why would it need a blu-ray?

[QUOTE="Marka1700"]DVD. Nintendo are good at making storage space mistakes.nameless12345

Why would it need a blu-ray?

What makes people think they will use BD? They did not use DVD. Hell, they did not even use CD. Nintendo hates licencing fees.

My guess as was the case with Wii, Project Cafe will use its own optical media storage.

I hope they use DS-sized carts with more memory.

It's Nintendo. Who knows. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a cartridge with a bluray min-disc inside with a screen on it, two cameras & wi-fi that requires friend codes & motion controls to place & remove from the console.

What makes people think they will use BD? They did not use DVD. Hell, they did not even use CD. Nintendo hates licencing fees.

My guess as was the case with Wii, Project Cafe will use its own optical media storage.

Blue_Shield

[QUOTE="Blue_Shield"]

What makes people think they will use BD? They did not use DVD. Hell, they did not even use CD. Nintendo hates licencing fees.

My guess as was the case with Wii, Project Cafe will use its own optical media storage.

AmnesiaHaze

Wii uses optical disc

[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"]

[QUOTE="Blue_Shield"]

What makes people think they will use BD? They did not use DVD. Hell, they did not even use CD. Nintendo hates licencing fees.

My guess as was the case with Wii, Project Cafe will use its own optical media storage.

DroidPhysX

Wii uses optical disc

Doubt it.... they could use something more akin to HDDVD... its not like Ninty has a history of including movie playback in their systems... and HDDVD would be more than enough space for todays games.

Besides... correct me if I'm wrong but a HDDVD player could still read a DVD... right?

Doubt it.... they could use something more akin to HDDVD... its not like Ninty has a history of including movie playback in their systems... and HDDVD would be more than enough space for todays games.

Besides... correct me if I'm wrong but a HDDVD player could still read a DVD... right?

moistsandwich