Isn't it too soon to already be talking about Wii 2? A better question is: Are you all that surprised?"Nintendo, as you might expect, is approaching things a bit differently. President Satoru Iwata freely admits the company is already working on the Wii’s successor. However, he adds that he doesn’t view the hardware as particularly interesting."I believe that Nintendo will release a Wii successor as soon as sales start slipping for the current Wii console. Why? Because Nintendo well knows that is shipped a last-gen underpowered piece of hardware. Hardware that is not capable of delivering experiences that the XBox 360 and PS3 could. It's not a matter of if, but a matter of when consumers figure out that the Wii doesn't truly deliver on it's promises. This is why they're releasing Wii Motion Plus, an add-on for the Wiimote that makes 1 to 1 motion possible. From where I'm standing, that should've been part of the Wii's design from the start. I, like many of you, own a Wii, which I only use (mainly) when people come over that have never played the Wii. It has become a novelty in my home. I have friends who also own the Wii, and they have the same experience... It collects dust, until people come over.
To make matters worse, Nintendo as a company has decided that the hardcore gamer is no longer their top priority. The casual market is...
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