Squilliam on 05 April 2010
| famousringo said: My main concern is what switching architectures might mean for backwards compatibility. I'm pretty sure that Nintendo will want their next console to run Wii software without any problems. There are several different kinds of solution to that problem. The question is: Does the cost of solving it for an X86-based Wii 2 outweigh the benefits of switching to X86? |
They already have X86 emulators. They distributed them to developers before their official development kits arrived. This is in effect an already solved problem. In addition to this, the hardware behind the Wii will already be close to 12 years old by the time a Wii 2 arrives. The performance required for emulation would not be a problem.
Tease.
