source: http://www.nintendoeverything.com/?p=18948

Wii HD rumors aren’t anything new, especially considering the heavy speculation which popped up last year. But in spite of the fact that Nintendo supposedly ended the gossip only a few weeks ago, the rumors have reappeared and are back in full throttle. Wedbush-Morgan’s Michael Pachter, in his “Money for Nothing, How Ancillary Revenues Can Extend the Console Cycle” report, shared his beliefs that a new iteration of the Wii could be on the way - Wii Plus HD - and might even be in stores by the end of 2010.

“We expect Nintendo to sustain their competitive advantage by introducing a high definition version of the Wii, perhaps as early as the end of 2010, in order to convert its large installed base into true ‘next-generation’ households.”

But that’s not all. Controversially, Pachter went on to say that Wii Plus HD would enable developers to create games with graphics more equal to that of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. As Pachter explains, Nintendo would receive support from publishers but the release of Wii Plus HD depends on numerous factors.

“In our view, if Nintendo can offer such a device by year-end 2010, it will be in a position to seriously damage Sony’s chances of a comeback this cycle. We would expect publishers to support such a move, given that the cost of porting an Xbox 360 game to the new Wii Plus HD format would likely be lower than the cost of building a ground up Wii game. Of course, the timing of such a launch will depend upon several factors, including the cost of production, the price points of its competitors’ consoles, and the willingness of publishers to support a launch.”

“We believe that each of these factors will shift in Nintendo’s favor eventually, and are targeting fall 2010 for a Wii Plus announcement.”

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Everyone's favorite analyst speaks again.

The favorite part from it is "In our view, if Nintendo can offer such a device by year-end 2010, it will be in a position to seriously damage Sony’s chances of a comeback this cycle."

hmmm... ok. I guess this is why we love him.

that would kill Microsoft and Sony

so if this high def wii 2 comes out that will be only a 4 life life cycle for the wii.
i dont think this is true nintenod will make a lot of people mad by doing this,
i think the high def will will launch with the xbox 720 and PS4

Pachter says the Wii HD will be part of this cycle, not next generation.

... nintendo already stated HD will be included with the next console; HD will not be the reason they are creating a new console. id rather stick with them than a more-hit-than-miss analyst.

Moronic. Why would Nintendo release a new console with 360 and ps3 level graphics, just be upstaged by Microsoft and Sony 2 years later. Once again, the new Wii's graphics will be obsolete, and if Microsoft and Sony come through with their new control schemes, the Wii will have nothing at all over them. Nintendo isn't that stupid. Pachter is.

nintendo doesn't have to be HD to win. they have already proven this. Why make it more expensive to buy and to develop for. Their market isn't the same as MS and Sony.

yeah.... no.

No new consoles until 2012 at the earliest. 2011 E3 will probably showcase some new stuff, but not to launch until winter of 2012.

Ah, Pachter, in his desperate attempts to save face for failing miserably in virtually every prediction he's made in the past few years.

There will be no Wii HD. There is no need whatsoever for a Wii HD, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be. There will eventually be a successor console, of course, but it will be its own system, not a mere update.

Well, Nintendo better do SOMETHING to combat the inevitable Sony comeback this gen!