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jarrod on 24 September 2010
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Viper1 said:
hallowedbeeddie said:
Mr Khan said:

Holidays 2011. The loss of steam in Japan is going to push them up, even though they could probably hold out until 2012 if it weren't for Japan.

 

Dragon Quest X (where in the hell was that at TGS anyway?) will give the Wii a slambang finish in the region, but otherwise they couldn't last until 2012

exactly my thoughts. they should probably release it by the end of 2011. 2012 would be too late. they would loose all the momentum the wii has had and people would start moving to other consoles. probably sad but true. casuals are not faithful (I think)

I'm sorry fellas, but you're off. 

You both act s though Nintendo has absolutely no means of conitnuing sales.  Price cuts, colors, bundles, software, marketing, Vitality Sensor, etc...

You guys want a 2011 launch with what software?  You think Nintendo is going to hit up developers and publishers with new software at the same time as early 3DS software is going?   Would be a very poor decision to push their next home console so close to the 3DS because ti would stretch development budgets and resources far too thin...and they are already ecxeedingly thin as they are.

I think western pricecuts will be held back due to the rising yen.  Nintendo's already making less per unit in the west and they have no real need to drive marketshare anymore (still having a huge base who loves buying their games).  I do expect more colors/bundles in the future though, but probably not a redesign (unless it's a post successor rebranding, like the FC/SFC Jr or GB micro).  I also think VS might be integrated into "Wii 2" directly, and skip Wii entirely.

As for software, Nintendo EAD is currently the largest game development studio on the planet, and Nintendo owns tons of external studios at this point.  They definitely have the manpower to support a Wii 2 launch a year after 3DS, and such a timetable would align almost perfectly with Nintendo's new console launches the past two decades (about 5 years per system).  Pikmin 3's still missing in action and could make a good launch candidate for one.  

3rd party wise, if Wii 2 spec is a similar jump over PS360 like 3DS is over PSP (which is likely imo), then port ups should be relatively simple and probably a pretty attractive proposition for publishers... and really there's no shortage of content.  I can already see the "MT Framework 3.0" announcement with RE5 Wii Edition and SSF4 Turbo.  Hell, maybe Ninja Gaiden 3's actually a Wii 2 game (no platform mentioned is kinda fishy...)?  If anything, I'd imagine most publishers would jump at the opportunity to bring their multiplatform wares to another target system starting in 2011...