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cura on 15 April 2011
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A203D said:
cura said:

can't see why i'd be interested in this as the wii has mostly been devoid of games I'd enjoy ever since its launch in 2006. 

I wonder how Nintendo will approach the next generation, and whether they will be able to convince me to buy another of their consoles. 

I'm guessing they will secure 3rd party support, so when the PS3 and 360 get Call of Duty so will the Wii 2. the icing on the cake will be Nintendos first party games.

this is an excellent idea imo, they are in a good position and they dont have to discontinue the Wii, they can run both similtaneously.

however i think that they will release this console at a similar price to the 360 or PS3, because the low entry price will allow them to compete with the current HD consoles. which is why i think Sony wont release a new console, since they will compete directly with the Wii 2. Microsoft... i dont't know.

360/PS3 owners' are not going to buy a new Nintendo system just so they can finally play the same 3rd party games that they already can! Sure there are exclusives (e.g., mario and zelda if it ever comes out...), and for some that may be enough to buy a new Nintendo system but for me I am not buying a Nintendo system that will have a handful of exclusives  and either (a) the same 3rd party support as the 360/ps3 which essentially doesn't add anything new, or (b) limited to non-exsistant 3rd party support which is what the wii has received this generation.

One thing I've learnt over this and last generation is that it is 3rd party support that really makes a system great. It happened with the PS2 and it is now happening to the PS3 and 360. First party exclusives can only carry a console so far.