(Crazy Rumor) Wii 2 Specs

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txrattlesnake said:
I really don't think that Nintendo wants to miss out on blu-ray since it is going to be the next big media format starting next year. And, as I said before, I think Disney wants to support Nintendo. But, Disney also very much wants to support blu-ray and not some dead format like hd-dvd as well which could be the determining factor in Nintendo going with blu-ray.

I very much like the trade in option. It means I could buy Wii now. Play through some of the older games I've missed and games I've been looking forward to -- Mario Galaxy I, Twilight Princess, No More Heroes, RE4 and Okami Wii, MP Collection, No More Heroes, Madworld, Fragile, Muramasa, Silent Hill: Shatttered Memories and then trade it in next year and only have to pay $50 to $100 and get the PS3 / 360 powerful versions of Metroid: Other M, Mario Galaxy 2, FFXIII, New Zelda HD, Epic Mickey, and KH3 when released.

This info goes along very well with Miyamoto's statement that 2010 would be when they would start looking at Wii HD and keeping up with current technologies. And it also goes along very well with Square's statement about their plans for Wii in 2011.

Also, I think Nintendo can support having two consoles on the market even though I would expect the new one to be fully backwards compatable. One of the two would be more for the casuals and one for the core because these expanded market type owners don't seem too interested in buying games beyond Wii Sports and Wii Fit, and Nintendo basically did something similar with nes and snes for much of the snes early to mid-lifetime.

The traded in consoles could be refurbished to go back out to the casuals, then Wii Sports 3 and Wii Fit 3 could be released a year later than Wii 2 encouraging the casuals to make the trade-up.

Since when Disney is such an important developer that Nintendo has to bend over backwards to please them?

OP: announcement one month before worldwide launch? What a perfect marketing strategy! And I thought PSP Go announcement was close to its launch.