greenmedic88 said:
iasta said:
Iwata and Reggie had already states that HD is not enough for their next console. They are likely to had other tricks.
Natal and move are counter attacks for the disru[ption of the wii mote, but Nintendo is already away with a new device: the vitality sensor. if they can nailed it with SW as Wii sports for the wii mote and Wii fit for the balance board, they will continue to difference themself even more.
Last for the online, looking at Iwata investor's conference, it seems to be important to Nintendo and they will likely improve and widened that (maybe 3G for the 3DS... who knows). They seems concerned to push customers to go online (wifi point at Mc Donald in Japan, connect program in europe)
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The longer Nintendo holds off on releasing current hardware with HD compatibility, the truer this claim becomes.
It could have been feasible for Nintendo to release an up-specced version of the Wii with HDMI output, an updated GPU and CPU, additional RAM/VRAM for about the same asking price as the original Wii ($250), fully compatible with current games only at 1920x1080p render resolutions. It would essentially work like Wii emulators for the PC, without the overhead emulation requires, meaning it would run smoother than PC emulators, even operating on high end builds.
Nintendo has already done this before with the DS, but for the Wii, it would likely result in lower margins per unit, with the only key feature being HDMI/1080p output. Not enough to get the casual consumer to upgrade, and not enough capture significantly more marketshare than current.
The longer they hold off on their next console update, the more likely it is that Nintendo will try to move in a different direction with the two most likely features to remain motion controls of some sort and improved network connectivity and services.
I'm not under the impression that the Vitality Sensor qualifies as any sort of game changer at all. We'll see what games they have at E3, but it's been pretty quiet since last year's announcement and most of the game support may fall into the category of supplementary usage, meaning optional.
While it may not necessarily be another Wii Music, it may just fall into the category of another fun experiment from Nintendo that many existing users will enjoy. Hardly redefining.
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