@11ht- You like doing that kinda stuff to me dont you?

To be honest I don't know that much about this stuff, and I don;t even know how big of a difference that would be. I play my wii on a 26" HDTV and I think it looks good, but I would welcome anything better.

to the op, for me yes 720p gets the job done but to release yet another console that is years behind in technology is bad. I don't want to take anything away from the Wii because the sales have been amazing, but it is still a niche/casual console for most.  Next gen I will only buy the Wii2 and only if my yearly games i.e. madden, fifa, nhl, ect. are playable in full form as are on 360 and ps3.  I also hope the wii2 has a standardized controller to go with the console out of the box and the nunchuck as an option.  Lastly, it better freakin have a hard drive.

I would be happy if it did do 720p but by that time why not just go all the way to 1080p. It would make more sense if they just added what the wii is missing now and sell that.

i am fine with current Wii, i am sure next gen ninty will produce some sort of an HD console and 720 would be a minimum.

Lol 3000$ 60' TV, Affordable? WOW dude i dont think you are aware of current financial state in 95% of households in the World.

Do you have a link handy for the IBM + ATI development? If not thats fine, im just interested.

I prefer the "Phaser" theory about Nintendo market strategy over the "Disrupter" theory. To be quite frank I distrust the proponents of "Disrupter" theory and question their motives. But I can see how they would benifit from releasing an updated Wii.

They could these with an updated Wii+:

• Incorperate Wii motion + into the console
• Include HDMI output and build in a scaler chip to give better images on HD TVs
• Increase the ram/flash storage to allow for faster loading and a wider range of services to be offered on the system.

I call it my *3 I* theory or *iii* for short..

Most people here still don't get why Wii has become a runaway success this generation. If Wii keeps on selling like it is year after year, you will never see a HD Wii.

I mostly agree.  Splitting hairs, but I wouldn't say never, just that 4 years is too short...  It just will not be until sales slow...  That could either be due to saturation of the market, or sales of HD competition approaches the sales of the Wii...  my guess is 10 years...

There is a slight chance Nintendo will release a HD version prior to that.  However, they have long term plans and that is part of planned obsolecence.  They will not release it until they need to...  The next model of the Wii is likely to only fix the storage issue, and not change anything graphic wise.

720p would be fine with me.

I didnt think we were talking the world. I'm taking about gamers in particular who are griping they can't afford an HDTV. Like i said, you can get a 60' tv for under 2k, you can easily set that aside over the course of the year. If you work, pack your lunch a couple times a week instead of eating out everyday, work overtime at your job, get a part time job or whatever. Money is not hard to save.