Wii 2 specs leaked - QUAD CORE

If the 3DS is any indicator, the "Wii 2? Will probably launch at $300 (US) and be a tad more powerful (or maybe the same) than PS3 and 360, while upping the online capabilities and such a bit and adding something good/gimmicky in to make them stand out.

Just because it may use a Quadcore CPU doesn't make it powerful. For all we know, it could be a Quadcore ARM processor which is known to be very slow in performances.

[QUOTE="BlbecekBobecek"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]Welcome back Nintendo, hope its true. I miss the days when they had real firepower under the hood.tomarlyn

Yea mate, I still remember how I felt when I saw Turok Dinosaur Hunter for the first time (when 99% of FPSs were Doom clones with sprites and no free look). THAT was high-tech :)

Nintendo used to turn heads and raise the bar every generation. The 3DS is a massive upgrade over last gens handheld hardware and I just hope the Wii 2 will be the same, return to the good old days.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]

[QUOTE="BlbecekBobecek"]

Yea mate, I still remember how I felt when I saw Turok Dinosaur Hunter for the first time (when 99% of FPSs were Doom clones with sprites and no free look). THAT was high-tech :)

LastRambo341

Nintendo used to turn heads and raise the bar every generation. The 3DS is a massive upgrade over last gens handheld hardware and I just hope the Wii 2 will be the same, return to the good old days.

Power does matter :). AI, Physics, amount going on, big areas, immersion.

WTH would they do with a bunch more power ?

SecretPolice

Get all those multiplats the wii misses.

I'm not a tech guy, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Wii 2 was pretty powerful. Not next gen powerful. Like a PS3 1.5 powerful.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="tomarlyn"] F-Zero's speed blew my mind on the Snes. Wave Race 64's water effects and physics amazed me. Star Wars Rogue Leader on the Gamecube had a similar effect, looked just like the movies.

Nintendo used to turn heads and raise the bar every generation. The 3DS is a massive upgrade over last gens handheld hardware and I just hope the Wii 2 will be the same, return to the good old days.

Power does matter :). AI, Physics, amount going on, big areas, immersion.

See = Believe

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]

[QUOTE="BlbecekBobecek"]

Yea mate, I still remember how I felt when I saw Turok Dinosaur Hunter for the first time (when 99% of FPSs were Doom clones with sprites and no free look). THAT was high-tech :)

LastRambo341

Nintendo used to turn heads and raise the bar every generation. The 3DS is a massive upgrade over last gens handheld hardware and I just hope the Wii 2 will be the same, return to the good old days.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="tomarlyn"] F-Zero's speed blew my mind on the Snes. Wave Race 64's water effects and physics amazed me. Star Wars Rogue Leader on the Gamecube had a similar effect, looked just like the movies.

Nintendo used to turn heads and raise the bar every generation. The 3DS is a massive upgrade over last gens handheld hardware and I just hope the Wii 2 will be the same, return to the good old days.

NaveedLife

Power does matter :). AI, Physics, amount going on, big areas, immersion.

When cellphones can have quad core processors, I think it's safe to say a console can have one and still remain cheap.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="tomarlyn"] F-Zero's speed blew my mind on the Snes. Wave Race 64's water effects and physics amazed me. Star Wars Rogue Leader on the Gamecube had a similar effect, looked just like the movies.

Nintendo used to turn heads and raise the bar every generation. The 3DS is a massive upgrade over last gens handheld hardware and I just hope the Wii 2 will be the same, return to the good old days.

tomarlyn

i could see a projector if and only if they manage to use it to create a 2d effect without glasses (such as having the projector, and another screen you put over your tv screen)

When cellphones can have quad core processors, I think it's safe to say a console can have one and still remain cheap.

Wasdie

[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"] yet they failed during the N64 and GC days Power doesn't matter when the games doBread_or_Decide

Power does matter :). AI, Physics, amount going on, big areas, immersion.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"] yet they failed during the N64 and GC days Power doesn't matter when the games doBread_or_Decide

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

When cellphones can have quad core processors, I think it's safe to say a console can have one and still remain cheap.

Dibdibdobdobo

$400-$500 max?

Seriously, quad core stuff is pretty cheap now as it's become the standard.

yet they failed during the N64 and GC days Power doesn't matter when the games doLastRambo341

All I want from my "Wii 2" is 100% BCwith Wii and maybe GC, HD, better motion controls (thats a given), a way WAY better web broswer (flash player right from the start plz), and better online. I want to see 3rd parties try really hard to make great games that wont be considered shovelware. The 3DS is getting pretty good 3rd party support, so I hope the Wii2 gets alot too.

I had to edit my post, forgot to put in BC after 100%

Oh yeah, and continue making games that run at 60 fps.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="tomarlyn"] F-Zero's speed blew my mind on the Snes. Wave Race 64's water effects and physics amazed me. Star Wars Rogue Leader on the Gamecube had a similar effect, looked just like the movies.

Nintendo used to turn heads and raise the bar every generation. The 3DS is a massive upgrade over last gens handheld hardware and I just hope the Wii 2 will be the same, return to the good old days.

tomarlyn

They were dead last and that matters to them. The Wii is able to make great games despite its power

[QUOTE="BlbecekBobecek"]

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]' It will be as powerful as the 360 but that's it. They won't spend more than they have to. This is Nintendo after all. Bread_or_Decide

360 doesnt have neither 3D capability nor true fullHD games, so my bet is the next Wii will bii a lot more powerful than that.

Nintendo only slipped behind in terms of power in this generation, other than that, Nintendo consoles were always hi-tech (N64 being the most powerful of its generation and GC being more powerful than PS2 and only slightly less powerfull than XBOX), besides that Ninty can now afford to completely throw away Gamecube HW design (which is largery used by Wii) and start again from scrap, so I believe they will design something truly great. That combined with the fact that MS and Sony will not be able to come with next gen console until at least 2013 imho guarantees Nintando another epic win 8)

Nintendo´s model is the same for years. It can be summed by slogan "surprise every time". NES was the first console to come after videogame industry crash in 1983, SNES was the first to have shoulder buttons on controller, N64 hit the 3D hype in 1996 being the most powerful gaming platform for 3D games at the time of its release and also the first to use analog stick as we know it on gamepad. Gamecube didnt surprise with anything except design and it was the least succesful Nintendo console, but then the Wii came with its motion controls.

Now I think Nintendo will not want to change much on the Wii controls and it will ride on the wave of 3D display and fullHD. And you simply need powerfull HW for 3D and fullHD - especially when 360 cant do it at all and PS3 can do it only so-so (with really a few games in fullHD and certainly lot of difficulties running games in 3D.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="tomarlyn"] F-Zero's speed blew my mind on the Snes. Wave Race 64's water effects and physics amazed me. Star Wars Rogue Leader on the Gamecube had a similar effect, looked just like the movies.

Nintendo used to turn heads and raise the bar every generation. The 3DS is a massive upgrade over last gens handheld hardware and I just hope the Wii 2 will be the same, return to the good old days.

NaveedLife

Power does matter :). AI, Physics, amount going on, big areas, immersion.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"] yet they failed during the N64 and GC days Power doesn't matter when the games doLastRambo341

They were dead last and that matters to them. The Wii is able to make great games despite its power

[QUOTE="Dibdibdobdobo"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

When cellphones can have quad core processors, I think it's safe to say a console can have one and still remain cheap.

$400-$500 max?

Seriously, quad core stuff is pretty cheap now as it's become the standard.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"]yet they failed during the N64 and GC days Power doesn't matter when the games dofoxhound_fox

Yes, but they were remembered as last place. Nintendo didn't wanna go through that risk again. Look at the Ps2, weaker than its competition, but it brought so many great games.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"] They didn't fail with the games, many of which are revolutionary classics to this day. Have you heard of Mario 64, OoT, Goldeneye, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 4? Sales are not EVERYTHING young grasshopper.tomarlyn

They were dead last and that matters to them. The Wii is able to make great games despite its power

Yet they were last place.

Sounds like another underpowered console.

It's been said again and again that next gen isn't going to happen until they can get something like 8 core CPU's into the machines, and that's the only real reason to design next gen engines.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"]

They were dead last and that matters to them. The Wii is able to make great games despite its power

LastRambo341

Yet they were last place.

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

Power does matter :). AI, Physics, amount going on, big areas, immersion.

tomarlyn

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"] The NES, SNES, N64 and Gamecube were much better gaming machines with greater experiences for their time, than the Wii is for its time. The Wii is nothing compared to their sucess outside the stock market.tomarlyn

Yet they were last place.

Quantity of cores =/= power. Inconsistancy

You couldn't be more wrong....

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] Power matters. Power doesn't matter to Nintendo anymore. Bread_or_Decide

[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"] yet they failed during the N64 and GC days Power doesn't matter when the games doLastRambo341

Power does matter :). AI, Physics, amount going on, big areas, immersion.

*checks own post*....hmmm I don't see where I said that. Could you point it out? I could give the worst dev in the world the best engine ever and they could and would obviously make a worse game than the best dev with the worst engine. But if you give the best dev the best engine and the worst engine which do you think has more possobilities and is likely to be be a better game?

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

Power does matter :). AI, Physics, amount going on, big areas, immersion.

NaveedLife

*checks own post*....hmmm I don't see where I said that. Could you point it out? I could give the worst dev in the world the best engine ever and they could and would obviously make a worse game than the best dev with the worst engine. But if you give the best dev the best engine and the worst engine which do you think has more possobilities and is likely to be be a better game?

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"]Quantity of cores =/= power. AktionJakson

You couldn't be more wrong....

I can (barely) see why Nintendo would go 3D next gen, but HD? I bet more than half the people that bought the Wii don't even know what it is. The next Nintendo will probably appeal more to five year olds and their mothers than it will us.

I can (barely) see why Nintendo would go 3D next gen, but HD? I bet more than half the people that bought the Wii don't even know what it is. The next Nintendo will probably appeal more to five year olds and their mothers than it will us.

outatime557

I can (barely) see why Nintendo would go 3D next gen, but HD? I bet more than half the people that bought the Wii don't even know what it is. The next Nintendo will probably appeal more to five year olds and their mothers than it will us.

outatime557

I am fairly certain that HD TV's have caught on VERY FAST in recent years and the majority of people have one. Maybe these people don't understand everything about the tech and such, but when they see their shows, movies, and GAMES in crisp HD that doesn't make their eyes bleed, they are happy :P. The next system will be HD, that is a given. HD is the standard now and is practically mandatory.

I wouldn't hold my breath for a 2012 release, if any, 2013.

I can (barely) see why Nintendo would go 3D next gen, but HD? I bet more than half the people that bought the Wii don't even know what it is. The next Nintendo will probably appeal more to five year olds and their mothers than it will us.

outatime557

And yet, some Wii games are among the best video games this gen has to offer, that's why i love Nintendo, as long as they still make amazing games the could appeal to babies if that's what they want :)