Wii Successor Controller Detail, Publishers Have Dev Kits

The rumors keep on coming! We already reported on the Wii successor’s rumored hardware specs, media format and controller, but that doesn’t end there.

[wwm0nkey]

im shocked there are not more stories on how the new Nintendo system will probably use the AMD Trinity tech which is stock DX11

[Nitrowolf2]

for all we know, well it's nothing so far just rumor. Just gonna wait for Nintendo to reveal it no point in having a bunch of sites milk and hype this to death only for Nintendo to come up short. I have my faith since we are already in our 5-6 year of PS3/360, so technically being more powerful as them shouldn't be that hard for a console manuafacture.

[NewMonday]

The rumor was that a "company" presumed to be nintendo will use AMD, another rumor is pointing at MS using AMD Trinity for the 720.

[nveenio]

Yeah, this type of thing isn't really "reliably" ready, yet. I'm sure Nintendo is getting ready with a new console (as Wii saturation approaches), but I'm not going to get interested until I learn more from more concrete sources.

[Bigpappy]

Wii and 360 both use AMD/ATI vidio chips.
The new Wii will be concerned with Move only as far as cors shooter maket is concerned, but Nintendo is more focused on keeping they new found casual market. They have to find a new gimick that would be more approachable than Kinect. They are going to have a tougher time getting to the same kind of number they got this gen. I am eger to see how they try to pull this off.
The only sure bets here are that the next wii will have motion control and HD.

[zeeshan]

I just don't see a high-def screen in the middle of a controller. I am sorry but I just don't get it.

Firstly, the battery life is going to become a pain in the as*. I mean, how many hours of continuous gameplay can you get on your iPhone and Android phones? Answer, not even a full day. So having a High-def screen in a controller is not a good idea. Secondly, I like to play some games in the dark. Games like Dead Space and Resident Evil etc. The light from the controller screen is going to be aweful while playing in the dark. Of course Nintendo can give you a controller screen power on/off button but that's additional functionality in what's supposed to be a not so large device and not to mention, will also result in higher manufacturing cost.

Nintendo has piles of money. Literally piles of money thanks to cheap development cost of Wii and their success with Wii but I don't think they'll pull a Sony or Microsoft here. As far as I remember, Nintendo has never sold a product at a loss and I think that these rumors are pushing things far too much. Lets all wait and see what E3 has for us. That's when we'll all get to see the official thing with all the official announcements :)

[fluffydelusions]

Honestly don't believe it. Nintendo is about making consoles affordable and I'm still not convinced Nintendo will be making a powerful console. I mean smartphones have better specs than the just released 3DS so why expect some huge tech leap from the Wii. Nintendo has always been about the games not the hardware. They use older tech to profit from the start. That is how they have always operated. Mario, Zelda etc will all sell regardless. Something on par with 360/PS3 I believe but something using a DX11 card..nope.

[CanadianTurtle]

Not really...

The N64 and Gamecube had better hardware than it's competitors, except for xbox. You never know. The media has always been frusturated with the Wii's inferior hardware. Maybe Nintendo took that into consideration. It doesn't really matter because Nintendo is creating somthing just as powerful as today's consoles. By the time this new nintendo console comes out, the PS4 and the new xbox will already come out with much better hardware.

[miyamoto]

Yeah, not really...

Nintendo's Super Famicom, N64 & Gamecube were all considered the more powerful consoles of their generation compared to the competition.

Like most critics say Nintendo learned that power alone won't win the game - the hard way twice!

With the Wii as Miyamoto has put it - Nintendo's "play it safe" make or break console.
The complete opposite of their more aggressive or some critics say "arrogant" approach to the business of console gaming.

But not only "play it safe" I also say the Wii is Nintendo's "play it smart" console focusing on their brand strength - the younger market which Sony had no choice but to ignore and was terribly sorry for it.

It was also the console at with the right price at the right time. The economic depression was Nintendo's greatest ally this generation.

Same with their games did you notice that they don't have that much new IPs? I can't blame them milking their own franchises because it was the safest risk free way to make more money.

I read that if the Nintendo bombed again with the Wii they would have just focused on the handheld platform - another one of their strengths.

If the conservative approach they did with the 3DS is any indication........ the question is
1)will they be conservative, learn from their lessons & play it safe again ..... or

2) with their new found success will they be aggressive again with their new console?

[JLeVRT]

I like Nintendos [gimmicks] but I know that its gonna be left behind and outdated again like the Wii was and eventually fall behind with Dev support...

[-Alpha]

How do you know that? It doesn't have to be the most technically advanced product on the market.

While Nintendo doesn't focus on pushing graphical limits they have pushed more orthodox things-- motion control, touch screen, and now this. I like that they tend to standardize features that seem to focus on approaching gameplay differently.

I do not think that they are gimmicks either. I think that by having the guts to make these features a standard on their products they forced devs to approach their product properly. While there is indeed shovelware, there is also a great list of exclusive titles that utilize these features. The gimmick comes from the long list of Wii developers who like to capitalize on casual crowds.

I have faith in Nintendo. Always loved their games, and I've always thought their strategy of offering the alternate experience for a cheaper price was great.

Sony and MS are always fighting with each other yet Nintendo always goes for the cheaper product but with just enough of something to make their product interesting and different from the other two who are much too alike in many ways. Of course, their exclusives always retain that Japanese charm that I'm so fond of.

All Nintendo needs to do is make sure they advance past 360/PS3 in necessary areas. However, with all this talk about the controller I assume they wouldn't go too far or else they'd risk producing a very expensive product. Regardless, they have something big and different up their sleeve and I hope that they can deliver.

[N4g_null]

Nintendo has some thing Microsoft are Sony doesn't. You can pretty much guarantee bulk shipments in the you can make enough of these category.

Why do you think nintendo got such cheap prices on the wii mote gyros? SRAM? The 3d screen for the 3ds. Why do you think intel wants in on consoles?

Volume and sheer Walmart like buying Power.

Is it possible to redo a r700 with today's shader power? Sure!

What a lot of gamers don't know is the game gpus are basically professional cards with stuff turned off some times via drivers. Pro gpus run up to $4000+.

You take out alot of unneeded stuff and put back in the newer stuff and you get a monster!

Also please realize mariokart does and didn't have a lot of commercials like say halo. People are still playing these games you call gimmicks because guess what they are good games that do require skill.

Once you start seeing the ports you'll get to try those games again, plus your hardcore pc games. You will see some scaling though since most pc will want 1gig cards and the current hd nin is at least 512 of the vid card. Yes that is just the vid card. Since it's not officially announced it can go higher depending on price in the market.

[fatstarr]

Sounds pretty nice, lets see what nintendo comes up with.

[Noble Spartan]

all that confirms is death of already dead move . lol since it get better motion tech then move.

[N4g_null]

You don't need to keep casual gamers. You make the games they want and they buy it.

I mean really the wii plus wii fit was over $500 and the casuals ate it up. Wii play sales are crazy and you need 4 addons to play it= expensive.

My girl friend loves nice things and her purse cost $500 lol. Only the hardcore can afford this stuff. iPads cost 500-700 sold like crazy in a ressecesion.

You see only gamers here think it's marketing. The only people that marketing works on are the ones that emerse themselves in it. On top of this 10-20 million is sales pretty much says these people will want a sequel to those games and you can't get them on other hd consoles.

I hate cod but imagine your dead yet you can cycle thur your team and even command them from your own touch screen. Imagine each player also having three bots they can control in a game like that? Imagine strafing and having a bot cover for you just by selecting it. You can't do that with a mic. Hell you can't even do that on pc.

You see that would be cool and some hd open gl 4.1 sprinkled in there would be sweet.

The control system is going to be sweet. Almost beyond keyboard and mouse.

[Midori]

"I mean really the wii plus wii fit was over $500 and the casuals ate it up. Wii play sales are crazy and you need 4 addons to play it= expensive. "

A Wii at its most expensive launch price (which was years before Wii Fit was even released...), plus Wii Fit would approach $400, not exceed $500. Its modern day price would barely scrape past $300.

Also, you don't need 4 add-ons for Wii Play--the game can be played entirely with just a remote, which is included with the game and the Wii console itself. Many people bought Wii Play simply because it was the price of a remote at the time, basically a "free game" to go with your new remote. Nunchuk is only optional for one game.

Just thought I'd point that out, not trying to pick apart your statements or anything lol

[N4g_null]

Sorry I'm ment resort. Casuals r not cheap, kids are because Of parents. Can see a lOt of husbands hating the next gen argument. Lol

[matey]

its using a revamped R700 so think more in line with 5000/6000 series with DX11 support.

[Pikajew]

I think all these stuff are fake, Nintendo is not saying anything.

[matey]

info is from developers with kits

[RankFTW]

I hope the first party games don't require motion control (Mario etc) as I'll probably pick this up not like I did with the Wii.

[CrimsonEngage]

The day i have to strap a device to my head is the day i quit gaming.

[AWBrawler]

but mind control would be teh pownage lol

[wenaldy]

Old skool gaming ftw!!!!!

[Arapidos]

They have sooooo much revenue from the past 5 years of sales they can afford to build another REVOLUTIONARY console with high technical costs.

[ChickeyCantor]

Ugh,

Just cause you have money doesn't mean you should make a product which will cost a lot towards the CONSUMERS.
The problem is not whether they have money or not, the problem is Marketing.

[NiKK_419]

Yes, but Nintendo can make a console and sell it at a loss because they have tons of money from the Wii, but that probably won't happen, Nintendo is all about making stuff cheap so more people will buy it and making a good profit on every unit they sell, like the Wii and 3ds, they're both overpriced for the technology inside them

Nintendo makes everything cheap to make their money
Microsoft focuses on marketing and live (and cod) to make their money

And Sony tries to make the best thing they can for the price (hardware and software) to make their money

[ChickeyCantor]

"Yes, but Nintendo can make a console and sell it at a loss"

But do Consumers want to BUY at a high price?
What is you don't understand?

[HelghastGeneral]

Ipad 3 is going to be more powerful than wii2. Nintendo's innovation is all about how to make people believe something is so entertaining until they buy it then after it sits and collects dust. Nintendo is rehashing hardware like capcom does software how many releases of the Ds and streetfighter and resident evil now theres rumors of another mvc3.

[Kakkoii]

No, Nintendo's innovation these days is all about making stuff that's entertaining to the AVERAGE CONSUMER. Not to gamers like you who think anything not "hardcore" gaming isn't fun.

[Bull5hifT]

Maybe The wii 3 or 4 will be almost as powerful as the xbox 360 in 2021 Call it the NINTENDO REVOLUTION Or Dolphin

[TheOneWhoKillsYou]

I'm excited for this... Even though it has potential to be gimmicky. I think Nintendo might have learned their lesson with the Wii... coughWAGGLEcough

[Shackdaddy836]

Not a fan at all of the touch screen. It's gonna be a bitch to have to get extra controllers to play with friends.

[firestarter79]

lol,whats that in the picture,a couple of vibrators???i hope that isnt new nintendo controllers!!!!:OO

[epicdestroy]

Interesting...VERY interesting...

[Agent_hitman]

I think nintendo should target the hardcore gamers not only the casual gamers. Well to do that they should put Higher processorC CPU/GPU with at least 6 years lifespan target.

[Neko_Mega]

Better than Move? I don't think motion controllers can get any better. I but the idea of it with the VMU on it be cool, I miss playing my Dreamcast (When it worked) and watch my friends get mad because it says they sux.

Now if the Wii 2 support a helmet so you can use your mind to play games and move. That would be awesome to see, but not likely.

[LFC1EE]

No it's not a rumour they are showing it at this years E3 according to eurogamer.net, can't wait for it next year in it, i think with the great success of kinect and the ps3 move i think they think it's time to move on and good luck to them.
They are not going with motion controllers this time around, i mean motion controllers don't do it for the majority i think it's just a fad the wii isn't selling like it was and just look in the local newspapers everyone is trying to sell them, lets have the full virtual reality not motion controllers.

[Sidewinder-]

Well the image above looks like some type of head tracking hardware.

Could be pretty cool on a console.

PC example: