Wii 2: Nintendo begins the E3 Hype

[Protoman Blues]

New Console to possibly be revealed at E3

More powerful than a PS3, 360, and a locomotive. What new wonders will Nintendo show us? Stay tuned.

[Klavier Gavin]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL ABOARD

[Police Girl]

Leave me off that damn train.

If I get hyped like I was for the Wii I'm just going to be dissapointed, like I was with the Wii for the first year or so that I had it.

Still, This should be intresting.

[Protoman Blues]

I've decided that I'm gonna fuel the hype train with glorious, pointless, random delicious fun silly liquid Schwartz levels of hypedom!

Ahem...

IF THIS SYSTEM IS MORE POWERFUL THAN A PS3 OR 360, NINTENDO CAN FINALLY FINALLY MAKE THAT POKEMON MMO GAME WE ALL WANT, AND THUS RULE THE WORLD! 

[Hypershell]

Who doesn't love trains?
(for that matter, who doesn't love Twilight Princess and Excite Truck as launch titles?)

HD for quite some time has been a matter of when rather than if with Nintendo.  Miyamoto himself said around NSMBWii's release that he wants to see Mario in HD.  It's just a matter of when Nintendo is convinced that it's cheap and mainstream enough to not be punishing those who aren't yet on board.
EDITS: Incidentally, I'd be hard-pressed to say they were wrong.  Microsoft and Sony were just a bit premature, which left them with some console production cost woes.  Sony, especially (Microsoft swims in money thanks to Windows).  Nintendo being a game-exclusive company, that's not a misstep that they could afford to make.  The flipside, of course, is that in the long-run Nintendo is under the most pressure to release new hardware.

And hopefully Nintendo will be paying close attention to the 3DS network structure - what works and what still needs tweaking - when they're ironing out their new system.  It's already trouncing Wii in terms of response time when managing friends, and I know they're getting ready to kick their previous shop system in the behind.  But there's still the typical Nintendo lack of communication.  What good does it do to see what game a friend is playing, if you still can't tell whether they're actually looking for an online match without starting up the game on your end?  Some kind of messenger is needed there.

[Solar]

Well, consider me sold already, I just pray to god the damn thing isn't literally twice as expensive here like it's brother the 3DS =/

I've decided that I'm gonna fuel the hype train with glorious, pointless, random delicious fun silly liquid Schwartz levels of hypedom!

Ahem...

IF THIS SYSTEM IS MORE POWERFUL THAN A PS3 OR 360, NINTENDO CAN FINALLY FINALLY MAKE THAT POKEMON MMO GAME WE ALL WANT, AND THUS RULE THE WORLD! 

It'll bring the apocalypse if it ever happens. *checks rumored release date for the console*
...Oh

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL ABOARD

CAN I DRIVE?

(for that matter, who doesn't love Twilight Princess and Excite Truck as launch titles?)

People without souls, that's who.

[Acid]

I'm not gonna board the hype train.

But I'll ride my Excitement Bike.

[spoiler]
Get it?

I made a Nintendo joke.[/spoiler]

[Jericho]

Holy [tornado fang], news that I wasn't on top of?

Holy [tornado fang], new Nintendo console?

Holy [tornado fang], more powerful than PS360 confirmed? (not that this was ever an issue but...)

Holy [tornado fang], where are my sedatives? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Align]

Eh. I'll wait until I see the games.

[The Drunken Dishwasher]

As long they announce this AFTER announcing Xenoblade and Last Story (and whatever wii games for this year for the last Hurrah for the Wii, and DS...I hope Soma Bringer is announced as well).

Then i'm game.

[Kieran]

And thus the 8th console generation begins.

[Gotham Ranger]

Ugh, [tornado fang]ing really? I just got a god damn Wii. Where's the god damn longevity in consoles?

[The Drunken Dishwasher]

Just wait for a price drop or create a backlog of games you'll want till you feel ready to get the console.

That's what I always do.  I got my PS3, PSP, DS and Wii pretty late.

also



I BELIEVE

[Solar]

Ugh, [tornado fang]ing really? I just got a god damn Wii. Where's the god damn longevity in consoles?

Wii came out on 2006, GC came out on 2001, N64 on 1996, SNES on 1991, and the NES 1985.

That's 6 years between NES->SNES, and 5 years for everything else. This would be the longest between Nintendo consoles since the NES->SNES so you really can't complain or say that you didn't see this coming.

[Protoman Blues]

More Rumors courtesy of GoNintendo

- launch titles from third-party developers are in the works right now
- all-new controller
- controller features a built-in HD screen
- Blu-ray as the main optical drive

LoL, an HD Screen built into the controller. Madness I say! Madness!

[Blackhook]

*sits in a corner moping*

[VixyNyan]

*she double-checks to make sure it says Nintendo, all printed on the system*

Yea, I'm definitely getting it, no matter what features it has~ *Ninty fangirl* >u<

[Acid]

Last time "rumors" were out we got the 3DS.
So I see little reason not to believe 'em this time.

[Protoman Blues]

Something tells me that this might be more than just a Wii 2. I wonder what they'll call it.

Perhaps the Nintenterprise?

[Wanda Bear]

Nintendo tan! Stop going so fast! I haven't even gotten the 3Ds yet. >.<

[Protoman Blues]

No worries, Wanda. This is slated for 2012 I believe, so there's still time to pick up your 3DS.

Man I hope the Nintenterprise connects with the 3DS well.

[Reaperoid]

- Blu-ray as the main optical drive

This confuses me to no end

[Protoman Blues]

Well there's no reason why Sony wouldn't help make themselves money, in theory.

[Rayl]

Something tells me that this might be more than just a Wii 2. I wonder what they'll call it.

Perhaps the Nintenterprise?

Boldly going where no Nintendo console has gone before? I'm down with that.

[The Drunken Dishwasher]

Actually, Sony doesn't own Blu-Ray.

It's owned by the Blu-Ray Disc Association