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Gnizmo said:
Avinash_Tyagi said:
Gnizmo said:
Have Nintendo EVER released a new version of a console (not just a die shrink, internal change, but an actual visible change like PS2->PS slim)?


Top loading NES, and a redesign of the SNES come to mind. Both of those came out a long time after the original console, and I wanna say one of them came out after the next gen of hardware was released. Since the SNES they have only done handheld redesigns though, and that is what has given them the stigma I think.

 Yeah, but these changes never affected what games could be played, the DS lite and Phat can both play the same games


 And the PS2 can play all the games the PS2 slim can. It is theexact same kind of change. Oh and the Gamecube used to have a different AV out port on the first wave of cubes that was later removed if that counts. Hey, it is a physically noticeable change!


 It possible Wii might get a physical change years from now, though how they will make it smaller is beyond me, the thing is already so amazingly tiny, but to think that a change will occur that will change the system gameplay wise like adding in a hard drive or making it HD graphics is foolish



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)