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Forums - Nintendo - (Crazy Rumor) Wii 2 Specs

alfredofroylan on 28 October 2009

Looks like a Weird Christmas list:

This is a nice exclusive we have here at MaxConsole courtesy of Artik from www.Logic-sunrise.com on the Wii 2. The actual information is said to have been leaked from an internal source of the marketing Nintendo France Service. Unlucky for them, this kind of information should stay internal, but that's not our philosophy.

- The Wii2 system will feature a Blu-Ray drive with a secondary aim of stopping piracy.
- 1080P and lower resolutions will be supported, for blu-ray movies and games.
- The release date is scheduled for third quarter of 2010.
- The release will be worldwide and on the same day for all countries.
- A scheme will be available in which it is possible to trade in the original Wii for a cheaper price on the new Wii 2.

Moreover, Nintendo wants to make a worlwide annoucement, only one month before release date. Huge publicity and Viral Marketing will be utilized to create the Buzz. Official pictures are not yet available, and more specs will be released in due course.

Why do we believe it at all ?

* Artik from Logic-Sunrise.com has regularly provided news to MaxConsole and has a lot of 'insider' contacts.

* Nintendo has suggested that it's time they embraced high definition technology for the Wii and Blu-ray has firmly established itself. So a Wii 2 with Blu-ray support does make sense.

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=37744

Ok... why bother with this. Because it's the same page that leaked the Wii Specs back in August 2006. Sooooo who knows maybe is just a crazy out of place rumor... or maybe....



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SmokedHostage on 28 October 2009

Yeah.. aren't rumours fun?



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Carl on 28 October 2009

Same people who got the original Wii specs?

i hear Pachter laughing at each and every one of us



                            

SciFiBoy on 28 October 2009

well, it sounds more credible than most rumours, but thats all its got going for it so far, you also wanna bear in mind that the Black Wii is only just releasing in Europe, seems unlikely they would do that if they have a totally new console on the way soon



killeryoshis on 28 October 2009

Nintendo won't use Blue ray



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Soleron on 28 October 2009

Has a rumour concerning Nintendo products (more than a few months in advance) ever been true?



sc94597 on 28 October 2009

I guess some of the information could be right but 3rd quarter 2010!? NO!!!!!!!!!



gurglesletch on 28 October 2009

Fake i doubt that it would have a blu-ray drive condiering nintendo always uses propietary formats.




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darthdevidem01 on 28 October 2009

@soleron

read the OP.....the same site posted a rumor bout wii specs in 06, it was true {faints}

anyway 2010 Q4 my ass!

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sc94597 on 28 October 2009
Soriku said:
Soleron said:
Has a rumour concerning Nintendo products (more than a few months in advance) ever been true?


Nope. Especially not specs. Nintendo never reveal specs...

It's fake.

Nintendo releases "General" specs like these.

 

@gurglesletch Nintendo uses proprietary formats, yes, but they still use a drive that is capable of playing DVDs. That qualifies it as a DVD drive. Nintendo just doesn't want to pay the costs so they make their own slightly different disc.