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NightDragon83 said:
I stopped reading after the first "tidbit" about Wii 2 having a Blu-ray drive... it's more likely that Nintendo would try to resurrect HD DVD than license Blu-ray technology from their arch rival Sony.


     Disney is big on blu-ray, so Disney might be wanting the Nintendo console to have a blu-ray drive to have their games on there.

 

Okay this is my speculation on the matter.  Disney wanted to put Epic Mickey on the HD consoles, but they saw that the Wii had a better demographic for the game.  While developing Epic Mickey, Disney discovered the Wii had all the right ingrediants for their upcoming games except for the necessary technology to realize their artistic aspirations for Epic Mickey and Kingdom Hearts 3.

 

So, they are promising Nintendo they will bring these stellar games to the Nintendo console as soon as its tech is up to par.  And they will use their pull in the blu-ray consortium to get a blu-ray in Wii 2.

 

The Wii 2 will release in 2010 with tech as good as in PS3 and 360 and a blu-ray drive and it will have launch titles including hd versions of Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid:  Other M, the Next Zelda, Epic Mickey, and Kingdom Hearts 3 on the way in 2011.

 

It will retail for $250 to $300.00.