Wii Successor confirmed for 2012 launch

[Swamperon]

Nintendo had their investors meeting earlier today and in a minor note Nintendo confirmed that Project Cafe is in development and is scheduled for a 2012 release. Apparently a playable build will be on show at E3.

This isn't surprising but rather excititng. I guess a lot of those rumours were correct. Now just gotta start saving for the damn thing.

(Felt like this needed its own thread but feel free to merge with the rumour thread)

[Icarus Moonsight]

What? No sauce? Were you at the meeting? Are your services as a mole for sale? Does Reggie sparkle in the sunlight?

[Oobgarm]

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/25/wii-successor-2012/

*glisten*

[heybtbm]

I'll be pre-ordering this thing at the first possible opportunity. No "will I see one on the shelves for the first two years"-B.S. this time.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Thanks for dropping the link Oobgarm. Noticed this straight off;
"The terse announcement does nothing to clear up rumors surrounding the system..." Damn.

Ultra-vague confirm of release date looks like it's going to be at or later than March 2012. As the successor is not being factored into this year's financial forecast. 2011 release speculation is a dead rumor walking now.

[Oobgarm]

I'll be pre-ordering this thing at the first possible opportunity. No "will I see one on the shelves for the first two years"-B.S. this time.

As much as I like to bag on Nintendo, I'll probably do the same.

Though, getting the Wii was a total impulse and I happened to be in NYC at them time, so getting it at the World Store a day after launch was pretty cool.

[RCM]

Is anyone -- especially all those "casual" folks who purchased Wii -- clamoring for a new Nintendo system?

[kupomogli]

Is anyone -- especially all those "casual" folks who purchased Wii -- clamoring for a new Nintendo system?

I don't think this system is going to sell anywhere close to what the Wii has sold. Pulling estimates from my ass because I really don't know what I'm talking about, probably 50% of people who purchase the Wii aren't gamers and picked the console up as a novelty, only for it to be used as a fancy door stop within a week. I assume that they'll remember they bought the Wii, used it for a week, and have never touched it again.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Is anyone -- especially all those "casual" folks who purchased Wii -- clamoring for a new Nintendo system?

I don't care much about that. I know I am. It's not that I dislike the Wii... It's just that the Gamecube is a decade old now.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Doubles... Roll again!

[Swamperon]

What? No sauce? Were you at the meeting? Are your services as a mole for sale? Does Reggie sparkle in the sunlight?

Sorry, I just like to keep an aura of mystery And yes I do believe he does.

[Joe Redifer]

Have you seen the controller?



Those buttons are tiny! There's NO WAY you can press just one! Have fun playing Street Fighter on that!

[Enigmus]

Have you seen the controller?



Those buttons are tiny! There's NO WAY you can press just one! Have fun playing Street Fighter on that!

Or the picture was taken at a far enough distance to make things appear small.

[megasdkirby]

Is that even a real picture?

Honestly, I believe the controller will be the same size of the current Wiimote, just with a touch screen interface. Somewhere I read that the screen will be 6 inches or so, which is the diagonal size of the Wii controller itself.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Controller looks more and more like a tablet every time I see another pic.

[Leo_A]

Is that even a real picture?

Honestly, I believe the controller will be the same size of the current Wiimote, just with a touch screen interface. Somewhere I read that the screen will be 6 inches or so, which is the diagonal size of the Wii controller itself.

If it's going to have a useful screen as large as rumors say it will have, it certainly needs to be larger than a Wiimote and have a different shape.

You couldn't fit anything much larger than perhaps the screen of a Game Boy Micro on an existing Wiimote. Far too small to be of any use as a touch interface.

[megasdkirby]

If it's going to have a useful screen as large as rumors say it will have, it certainly needs to be larger than a Wiimote and have a different shape.

You couldn't fit anything much larger than perhaps the screen of a Game Boy Micro on an existing Wiimote. Far too small to be of any use as a touch interface.

Diagonally, if the controller is measured, it's roughly six inches. Yes, it needs a little more for the borders, but it's basically very similar. Most surely thinner, if a Li-on is used.

[Joe Redifer]

Or the picture was taken at a far enough distance to make things appear small.

Nah, those are definitely DS-sized buttons. Nintendo must think only small children play their shit. A real console deserves real buttons. I'm kind of hoping it's a fake, though.

[Leo_A]

Diagonally, if the controller is measured, it's roughly six inches. Yes, it needs a little more for the borders, but it's basically very similar. Most surely thinner, if a Li-on is used.

And if the touch screen filled the entire face of a Wiimote, where do you propose that things like buttons, a d-pad, and dual analog joysticks be placed?

Not to mention the extremely odd aspect ratio that such a setup would have. A long thin screen wouldn't be of much use to anyone. What would you use it for?

[Cornholio857]

Nah, those are definitely DS-sized buttons. Nintendo must think only small children play their shit. A real console deserves real buttons. I'm kind of hoping it's a fake, though.

Like these buttons:


I'm hoping it's a fake as well. I don't know how you would use the twin analog sticks at the same time and press other buttons(Not the Face buttons). Unless there are Triggers underneath or on top of that controller in the pic. Which I can't see.