(Crazy Rumor) Wii 2 Specs

[LordTheNightKnight]

Soundwave said:

LordTheNightKnight said:
You're still assuming that price and mass production are the main factors, and that other things are less likely to sprout up.

What if a solid state drive for home games becomes an option again (which has the advantage in loading times and durability)? And basing it on SD and DS cards would mean they ALSO have lots of possible vendors at a low cost.

It's just a possibility, but it's your insistance those other possibilities are less likely and important that I am calling you on.

And how would you have backwards compatibility with existing Wii games using a solid state format?

Including a disc drive just for backwards compatibility seems like a waste to me. 

But the Wii does have legacy slots for GC controllers and memory cards, and DVD drives are already inexpensive, so just including another one won't be a problem. And whatever the make, the game cart slot would just be right next to the SD card slot (although likely different to make them harder to pirate).