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sirroman on 06 June 2009
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Buzzi said:
Iwata is wright, why having Wii HD now? They can go on for a lot of time with this console, they can do like DSi: giving more life to Wii with a HD console, but just in 2-3 years, just to have good sales for other time and start developing the real Wii 2.

DSi =/= Wii HD...

 

1st:

DS & DSi = Handheld

Wii & Wii-HD = Consoles

2nd:

Changes in DSi doesn't separate the gaming demographic between it and the original. Developers still sell "DS games", and people that own a DSi can play them "fully". We can't talk about something as "backwards compability" unless we stretch it a little.

Changes in "Wii-HD" would separate the gaming demographic between it and the original. Developers would sell "wii games" or "Wii-HD games", players can't exchange between both easily: they can't play "mismatched" software/hardware "fully". "Backwards compability" is an issue.

 

With this said, Wii>Wii-HD isn't the same as DS>DSi, but is much closer to PS>PS2>PS3.



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