Andriasang reports that;
Now, Nintendo have always been incredibly tight-lipped on future hardware installments, but is it possible that we may see the first ever iterative cycle for a home console? Sony and Microsoft have already committed to a longer hardware generation (Sony’s infamous ‘10 year cycle’ being a particular case in point) but do you think Nintendo will promise the same? The Wii might be selling like hot cakes, but that certainly won’t last forever. When asked directly about the Wii HD rumours, Iwata stated;
Note that Iwata says “just making it compatible…”. As a student of the English language, that leads to just one conclusion - the next Nintendo console will definetely include HD graphics (as if we hadn’t guessed that already). Personally, I believe in the Wii HD. Of course, it would be ridiculous to suggest that the only upgrade that the system will see will be a graphical one, but Nintendo aren’t stupid. If the industry is to learn anything from this current hardware generation, it’s that Nintendo know what ’the people’ want - even if that is at the expense of ’the gamers’. If the Wii HD were announced tomorrow, boasting hardware upgrades, along with a revamped Online System and HD graphics, I’d be hard pressed to say No.
Let’s be honest, if the next Zelda game were to look like this, could you say No?
Also mentioned in the article is the successor to the DS. Earlier this year, Game Rant published an article that claimed Iwata had confirmed the new DS to include motion sensors and a significant graphical upgrade, a statement which he has now denied;
The paper apparently skipped out on printing the last part of Iwata’s statement, something that Iwata feels changed the meaning a bit.
I’ll be quite honest. With my DS lite having recently died on me, I don’t really want a DS2 yet. Just keep making more Zelda, Mario and Phoenix Wright games for the system, and I’ll happily buy a new DSi to play them on.
How about you? Do you want a DS2 / Wii HD? What should they include?
Sources: What They Play ; Andriasang
