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darthdevidem01 on 20 October 2009

Miyamoto: Nintendo likely to make Wii tech "more compact"

Mario man reckons that Nintendo may take Wii tech forward, making it "more compact and cost-efficient".

Written by David Scammell, 20 October 2009

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Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has said that Nintendo will likely make the technology introduced in Wii "more compact" and "even more cost-efficient" in future Nintendo hardware.

Speaking with PopularMechanics.com, Miyamoto said:

"With both the Wii remote itself and Wii Motion Plus, what we've been able to do is introduce an interface that is both I think appealing and at the right price for a broad audience.

PlayZine Issue 33 For our latest Wii coverage, click here to download PlayZine Issue 33 for free."While we don't have any concrete plans for what we'll be doing with hardware in the future, my guess is that because we found this interface to be so interesting, I think it would be likely that we would try to make that same functionality perhaps more compact and perhaps even more cost-efficient."

Wii Mini then, anyone?

Shigeru Miyamoto is currently on tour promoting New Super Mario Bros. Wii which launches in Europe at the end of next month, though the Nintendo super star was quick to point out that he's currently "focusing on creating the next Zelda Wii game".

We can't wait.

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So does that mean we may see a Wii slim cum in the future?!

How much smaller can it get though!



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Avinash_Tyagi on 20 October 2009

He's referring to their next gen hardware



 

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)

Soleron on 20 October 2009

Well, they made Gamecube technology more compact and cheaper to produce in Wii. So this is inevitable.



Pyro as Bill on 20 October 2009

Couln't he be talking about M+ being built into the controller.



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Asriel on 20 October 2009

Quotes taken out of context. If you read the interview properly, he's answering a question about Nintendo's next-gen machine and what interface it will use.