Note: I wrote this for my school newspaper, so it's written for an audience that doesn't know much about the game industry.

In April, rumors started spreading about Nintendo's successor to the Wii.

Internet murmurings suggested that it would graphically surpass the PS3 and Xbox 360 and feature an HD-resolution touch screen on the controller. Nintendo confirmed the existence of the console itself, but gave no indication of its features.

At E3 2011, this console, codenamed Project Café, will be revealed. The vast majority of people watching or attending E3 are anticipating this announcement.

In addition to a new console, Nintendo will be showing the Wii's line-up, which will probably be its last stretch of games before Project Café is released in 2012. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be the front runner of this line-up.

Finally, Nintendo's most recent handheld, the 3DS, is expected to have a strong presence, with games like Kid Icarus Uprising and Super Mario 3DS, to make up for its weak software support at launch.

Nintendo's conference will be held the first day of E3, on June 7, at 9 a.m.