What would a "next gen wii" look like?

[fkusumot]

It depends on what you mean by "should".

Looking at the next Wii in an historical context I would say the Wii-2 will be to the Wii like the SNES was to the NES and the GC was to the N64. Nintendo has a history of innovating and consolidating and right now I believe this is the the strongest indicator of what they will do in the future. The question then is, what does this mean?

1. Graphics will be two to four times more powerful.

2. Processing power will be about three or five times more powerful.

3. Probably one or two more inputs (maybe buttons) on the main controller.

4. It will be backwards compatible to the Wii and maybe to the GC.

The pointing resolution/accuracy and motion control sensing will be improved 50%-80%. The infrared will work in more brightly lit situations. Connectivity will be simplified.

For the form factor I would expect it to be the same size or smaller. It will be easily distinguishable from the current Wii, although that can be partially accomplished through simply making it in a different color.

Incidental features like playing HD-DVD will not be included. There will not be a game bundled with the launch system. Knowing Nintendo, they'll do something totally different.