Garnett said:
jarrod said:
Garnett said:
jarrod said:
Garnett said:
Chances are Nintendo wont improve the online, because most of their customers dont care about online.
Why would the Wii HD, an Updated version of the Current gen Wii be cheaper? Its going to be more expensive.
As for the Media format,Nintendo goes with their own formats.
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They'll improve online incrementally. At the very least you can probably expect "system wide" friend codes, a decent chat solution and a Club Nintendo centered account/content migration path. Probably a more expansive DD effort too, and more formats for the Virtual Console (Gamecube, Dreamcast, Saturn, 3DO, etc).
And Nintendo goes with Matsushita's media formats. And at this point, Blu-ray is more theirs than Sony's even...
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They need to do away with the friend codes, the Wii needs to have a mic, it needs some kind of hard drive, at least 5 gigs and as for Blu ray, sure the disc may be Bluray but it wont play Blu Ray movies which negates the move aspect of Blu Ray.
By the time Nintendo does all these things that i mentioned, or even the things youv mentioned, PS3 would of already done it.
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I don't think they'll do away with FC entirely, though I do think they'll streamline the system next gen. 3DS will probably give us a good idea of where Wii2 is headed in terms of network infrastructure, transfer and security (though it'll have it's own unique additions, likely a 3G/whisper network).
Wii2 won't have a HDD though and it probably won't play DVD/BRD movies. And really it doesn't need either, they'll just add more flash (likely 2GB to 8GB) and use a custom BRD based format for games only. Technology isn't what sells game systems, games do.
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They need to do away with the FC IMO, Its awful and way too complicated.
Trust me, Wii HD will have a HDD or a storage device, Nintendo learned that people will buy DLC for games, and Nintendos 50 million plus Wii owners would love to buy DLC. That and virtual games are gonna become more important.
Technology is what sells game systems, The technology inside the Wii mote sold the Wii, without the Wii mote the Wii wouldn't be anywhere. With better Wii mote technology developers can make better games and they will sell, thus opening up the "hardcore" market for Nintendo.
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I think they'll just streamline FC, even if it's to the point where it's a glorified friends list. Nintendo has a reputation to uphold with parents, they'll keep FC for PR cover even if they have to effectively neuter what they actually do.
Wii already offers storage, it's just not very much (512MB) though it is expandable via SD cards. It'll be the same for Wii2, they'll just up the flash drive. And Wii owners do buy digital, last year WiiWare VC outsold XBLA even.
What sold Wii was software. Wii Sports is what really pushed they system with the masses, technology alone isn't what sells game systems, it's all about the implementation (ie: games).
