Will Nintendo release a Wii HD in 2011?

The way Nintendo usually does it is they release first in Japan and then if all goes well, the US follows. I'm thinking a Wii HD release for Holiday 2011 and then the US release for March 2012.

Nintendo has to do something NOW. The 360 is destroying the Wii in sales and with Kinect around the corner, things will only get worse.

Microsoft will sell as many 360 consoles as they can manufacture this year. I anticipate it will be very hard to get a hold of a 360 Kinect bundle this year.

But Nintendo can fire back. They can release a new Wii HD console that is backwards compatible with the regular Wii and with more advanced controls.

The Wii HD could even be CONSIDERABLY more powerful than both the PS3 and 360 and EASILY meet a $300 launch price. Nintendo needs to wake up, they can't sleep on their huge lead.

This will also finally get the respect of the hardcore gamers and systemwars.

Who can think of one good reason why they shouldn't do this?

The 360 is destroying the Wii in sales after the release of a brand new (very good) SKU, in NA. I also doubt Kinect will do anything to impact the Wii, or hamper it in any meaningful way within the market.

They could do it, but I doubt they will. Probably 2012/2013, but you never know.

wii HD meaning an upgraded model? or as in their next gen system? i really hate when people make up names like wii HD or xbox 720.

I highly doubt they will release an upgraded model, and i'm betting their next gen system will come out late 2012

i wonder how powerful next gen systems will be cant wait

If Nintendo releases a new Console it wouldn't be Wii HD that would alienate all of the previous users. They will just release their next gen console instead of just updating the console to support HD.

i wonder how powerful next gen systems will be cant wait

dontshackzmii

Probably similar to a high-end PC right now. That is, if they try and push the graphics envelope again.

I also presume they'll settle on 1080p as a standard.

The 360 is destroying the Wii in sales after the release of a brand new (very good) SKU, in NA. I also doubt Kinect will do anything to impact the Wii, or hamper it in any meaningful way within the market.

They could do it, but I doubt they will. Probably 2012/2013, but you never know.

lundy86_4

Yeah I made a thread about this not to long ago. I think nintendo definately should release a new console next year so they can take advantage of the lead they have right now and strike when MS and Sony are at their most vulnerable being forced to support these new add ons that no one is going to. Because the whole idea of these add ons is the tech alone if nintendo releases something alot better and Sony and MS are left standing there with pretty much no good games and look incredibly foolish for not creating any real promising software first and hoping the tech they put out would be enough for people to buy into

Also seeing as how the 3DS is similar on a tech level thats not going to look good in the eyes of the consumer and developers that their handheld system is just has powerful and has alot more features then there home console

Nintendo DID do something. Secured Goldeneye, they have a New Donkey Kong, Kirby, They have a Mickey game coming up and the 3DS. I think Nintendo is acutally very much ok.

as for the 360 small. People are just tools, I bet most people didn't even NEED a new 360 and they just got the New one just because it's new. Just look at the iPad! It's a blown up iPhone and people still bought it! look at DSiXL! it's a Blown up DSi!

Wii HD...until Nintendo Says something, Don't get your hopes up.

Why does Nintendo have to give up so much in the graphics department at this stage in the game? They made their money on the Wii, they pulled the casuals in. Why not cater to the hardcore gamers by releasing a system that actually has the horsepower to do 1080p and dethrones the 360 as king of the multiplats?

Why not? They can still sell the regular Wii for $149 along with the new BC Wii HD that plays DVDs for only $299. It's amazing that Nintendo doesn't take advantage of this opportunity. Why do they prefer to get pounded on needlessly?

alexfla

They go where the money takes them. HD was still growing when the released the Wii and they decided to target the potentially larger SD market. They may well move into the HD realm due to the adoption rate of HDTV's being pretty good, and HDTV's almost completely taking over SDTV's within the market.

Nintendo, nor the Wii is getting pounded on. They've got the largest marketshare this gen.

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i wonder how powerful next gen systems will be cant wait

lundy86_4

Probably similar to a high-end PC right now. That is, if they try and push the graphics envelope again.

I also presume they'll settle on 1080p as a standard.

If so then prepare for incoming bankruptcies all around for all the console devs in town.

wii HD meaning an upgraded model? or as in their next gen system? i really hate when people make up names like wii HD or xbox 720.

I highly doubt they will release an upgraded model, and i'm betting their next gen system will come out late 2012

Sword-Demon

If so then prepare for incoming bankruptcies all around for all the console devs in town.

Raymundo_Manuel

Well by the time the projects are finalized, components will likely have come down in price. Plus they get much reduced prices due to buying in bulk and forming contracts with manufacturers. Either way, they could end up with a form of stripped down, fairly high-end card.

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If so then prepare for incoming bankruptcies all around for all the console devs in town.

lundy86_4

Well by the time the projects are finalized, components will likely have come down in price. Plus they get much reduced prices due to buying in bulk and forming contracts with manufacturers. Either way, they could end up with a form of stripped down, fairly high-end card.

I'm not talking about Sony or MS.

I'm talking about companies like Ubisoft who made over a billion dollars on a single game (AC2), and were still in the red for the year.

That's not uncommon with today's dev prices. It's odd that PC seems like such a safe haven regardless of console sales for games.

I'm not talking about Sony or MS.

I'm talking about companies like Ubisoft who make over a billion dollars on a single game (AC2), and were still in the red for the year.

That's not uncommon with today's dev prices. It's odd that PC seems like such a safe haven regardless of console sales for games.

Raymundo_Manuel

Sorry, my bad. I completely agree on that front, as look at how much production budgets increased coming into this gen. It was ridiculous.

I think we should be patient and learn to appreciate what we already have. If Wii HD did release it would probably just more multiplats, like the ones we already get on the 360 and PS3. And would we necessarily need that? We can already get that on the other two systems now. At least the Wii currently has lots of titles that aren't on the other two; it makes it unique. A newer HD Wii woulld lose that uniqueness and be just another "me too."

If Nintendo releases a new Console it wouldn't be Wii HD that would alienate all of the previous users. They will just release their next gen console instead of just updating the console to support HD.

Nintendo_Ownes7

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The 360 is destroying the Wii in sales after the release of a brand new (very good) SKU, in NA. I also doubt Kinect will do anything to impact the Wii, or hamper it in any meaningful way within the market.

They could do it, but I doubt they will. Probably 2012/2013, but you never know.

alexfla

Nobody's willing to pay $300 for a new system when they already have one in this economic condition and the cows, lems and hermits won't care about the Wii HD.

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I'm not talking about Sony or MS.

I'm talking about companies like Ubisoft who make over a billion dollars on a single game (AC2), and were still in the red for the year.

That's not uncommon with today's dev prices. It's odd that PC seems like such a safe haven regardless of console sales for games.

lundy86_4

Sorry, my bad. I completely agree on that front, as look at how much production budgets increased coming into this gen. It was ridiculous.

They could add commercials or adds to help. Peace Walker did

Yes they better have a next gen console next year. The wii's tech has shown its age this year. And all the devs need new projects as well. also theres the cycle to think of

They could add commercials or adds to help. Peace Walker did

Banjo_Kongfooie

Yup, there are many viable alternatives in order to subsidize the cost. I dunno how gamers would feel with ridiculous amounts of ads strewn throughout the games.

the just need to advertise donkey kong for the hardcore and Wii Party for the casuals this holiday season and offer it in a bundle for 200... they will make bank!

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wii HD meaning an upgraded model? or as in their next gen system? i really hate when people make up names like wii HD or xbox 720.

I highly doubt they will release an upgraded model, and i'm betting their next gen system will come out late 2012

alexfla

I don't like Sony at all, I have a Wii and a 360 and I can safely say "you're dreaming" if you think it is even conceivable for a "Wii HD" to be more powerful than the Playstation 3 without upgrading to Cell/Blu-Ray, they would have to change everything about the Wii to even compete and that would cost more than $300. They'd bleed money.

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[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

wii HD meaning an upgraded model? or as in their next gen system? i really hate when people make up names like wii HD or xbox 720.

I highly doubt they will release an upgraded model, and i'm betting their next gen system will come out late 2012

JStroud88

I don't like Sony at all, I have a Wii and a 360 and I can safely say "you're dreaming" if you think it is even conceivable for a "Wii HD" to be more powerful than the Playstation 3 without upgrading to Cell/Blu-Ray, they would have to change everything about the Wii to even compete and that would cost more than $300. They'd bleed money.

it would be pretty pointless for them to release a WiiHD to compete against the 360/PS3 when a year or 2 later they'll release the PS4/720 and they'll be in the same situation as far as multiplats go. Silenthps

2011 will most likely be the borderlines of next gen and current.