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HappySqurriel on 30 October 2009
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shams said:
Untamoi said:
shams said:

Complete bullshit, to the n^n'th extreme.

Nintendo would never use BluRay - and don't care about movie playback. If they did, they would earn Sony a lot of money (they make nothing off movies).

Nintendo would never do a worldwide simultaneous release. Its a sure way to lose money.

Trade-in? Why? What happens to all the software on the Wii?

Would a BluRay player be compatible with existing Wii discs? GC discs? I think not.

Still making massive $$ on the Wii, with Zelda, Metroid, Galaxy II (etc) all scheduled to release next year (or later) on the Wii. Release a new console? Why?

100% BS.

First of all Blu Ray isn't just Sony format. Sony doesn't own format completely. It has been said several times.

And Nintendo chooses format which is best for them. If that format is created by Sony then they choose it even if it earns money for Sony. Companies don't hate each other, if co-operation is best way to make money then they do it. Proof: Toshiba makes almost all Cell prosessors for Sony (Sony sold those factories for Toshiba) and MS earns money from Blu Ray because they own some codecs which many Blu Ray movies uses.

Wii had almost worldwide release because it was released in Japan, USA and Europe in 2-3 weeks from each other.

Still, I don't think this rumor is true either.

1/ Sony makes money off every BluRay drive sold (licensing fees) and every movie sold. Nintendo makes nothing. BluRay functionality does not sell more units - Nintendo can't even be bothered to turn the Wii into a DVD player, even though its easily done. The only movies you'll see on the Wii II are digital download movies - something that Ninty can actually make $$$ out of.

2/ Since when does Nintendo care about the *size* of the disc? If they want more protection, there are lots of roads they can go down. BluRay is not the reason the PS3 has less piracy (there are lots of reasons). Pirated BluRay movies are readily available for those that want them. Personally, I *really* want them to go back to cartridge. There are massive benefits, and it would mean a much, much cheaper unit (although no Wii 1 disc support).

3/ The OP basically said "true simulatanous" release. Not only was the Wii staggered over a few months, we all remember the massive shortages they had.

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As always, everyone is fixated on *hardware specs*. Nintendo couldn't give a rats $#%@ about this. The real mystery is what new features will the Wii II have re: gameplay - if its just a HD Wii, its not a Wii II.

While it is far from certain, it is entirely possible that memory based formats could make a massive comeback ...

When you consider that 8GB of ROM memory at wholesale prices is almost inexpensive enough for distribution, it is possible that in 2011 you could release a system based on 8/16GB memory cards (and the hardware could have support for 128GB+ memory cards for when they become inexpensive enough) and by including an (inexpensive) tray-loading laptop DVD drive Nintendo could maintain backwards compatibility while changing formats.

The question really is whether consumers and publishers would support the move or not, and I can't really answer that. Personally, I think the advantages of compact size (about the same as a 3.5 inch floppy) and rapid load times are a selling feature but I may be alone.