The new design is meant to sit horizontally and comes in a two-game bundle.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/27494
A new streamlined version of the Wii will be releasing in the United Kingdom before Christmas.
The console is meant to sit horizontally, with the vertical stand of the original version eliminated. The new system also removes backwards compatibility with GameCube software and accessories.
This new Wii will be sold as part of a new family bundle, which will include Wii Sports and Wii Party, along with a Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk.
This doesn't bode well for GC support in the WiiU. (How am I suppose to play SSBB/MKW on the WiiU without a wavebird?)Maybe its not as deep?
And besides the logo, I can't see a difference in the 'streamline' console....
Yeah, it looks SO similar to the WiiU. WiiU already needs a redesign.
I'm pretty sure 90% of the Wii userbase has no idea that the Wii even plays Gamecube games and might not even know what the Gamecube is. Anyone who cares already has a Wii, so it's not really a big deal. Nintendo never drew much attention to the backwards compatibility in the first place. I think they've learned that if you don't have it you can resell the old games.
Maybe I'm missing something but why does the redesign look too similar to Wii U? It looks like the Wii to me besides the moved logo. Is it because the packaging is showing the console laying horizontally? Back when Wii U was unveiled, I thought it looked too similar to the Wii so I suppose I'm just confused over the new emphasis on the similarities of redesigned Wii and the Wii U because the redesigned Wii looks identical to the original model. Not sure I'm explaining this well.
Apparently, the redesign is only officially announced for Europe. I could have sworn I read an article stating that NOA said they currently have no plans to release it but I can't find the article now.
Agree with Chozo Ghost, also wonder why the EU Release List is discussed in this article - anyone else seeing that?That's because the official news of the redesign was buried at the bottom of that press release.
Agree with Chozo Ghost, also wonder why the EU Release List is discussed in this article - anyone else seeing that?That's because the official news of the redesign was buried at the bottom of that press release.
This doesn't bode well for GC support in the WiiU. (How am I suppose to play SSBB/MKW on the WiiU without a wavebird?)
I wouldn't be surprised if they are using larger chips, just with parts disabled.
That would be stupid. Does having more than 512MB or Flash Mem break compatibility with Wii IOS or something? Having more internal flash is a selling point that would have made alot of core gamersI mean, chip companies ship higher capacity/capability chips with parts disabled all the time (often defective parts). It's cheaper for them to do it that way, and it could be done without Nintendo's input.happyless bitchy.
It stands to reason that even Nintendo is aware that just by removing the Gamecube portions of this console may not be enough to attract significant sales base.
It stands to reason that even Nintendo is aware that just by removing the Gamecube portions of this console may not be enough to attract significant sales base.
Who the hell would be attracted by the removal of a feature? This is entirely Nintendo slyly cutting costs and hoping no one notices. It's not like they're going to advertise "the new and inferior Wii! Now without Gamecube support!"
When Sony removed PS2 BC from the PS3 people raised hell and eventually moved on. The same thing is going to happen to the Gamecube once the Wii U is released.
This is entirely Nintendo slyly cutting costs and hoping no one notices.I just want to amend this statement: This is entirely Nintendo slyly cutting costs and
When some of you are talking about improving the Wii, do any of you actually want them to do this? Would you buy a brand new system for some additional RAM or storage space and then go buy a brand new Wii U next year? You know that the Wii is finished and has only like two more games in the pipeline. You know the successor is coming out soon. So why the hell would you want a better Wii? The Wii U is going to be backwards compatible anyway.I would for the Homebrew Channel, but not until I could get one for under $100 and especially if Nintendo packaged Wii Sports Resort and Wii Play Motion as I have neither of those games. I remember years ago when Toys R Us was clearing out their stock of the redesigned SNES for $20 and my mom wouldn't buy me one. I probably wouldn't wait/hope for the price to drop that low, but hell yeah, I'd buy the redesigned Wii. By then, I'm sure I could get Xenoblade, The Last Story, and Pandora's Tower for super cheap on ebay.
This is entirely Nintendo slyly cutting costs and hoping no one notices.I just want to amend this statement: This is entirely Nintendo slyly cutting costs andhopingno one notices.
No one on this site is raising a fuss about it and this IS a Nintendo fansite. If people here aren't complaining who will?Because we all have a GameCube, so we don't need backwards compatibility. The type of person who would care is either a recent fan or a big game player in general. But even those seem like a small number.
I'm pretty sure 90% of the Wii userbase has no idea that the Wii even plays Gamecube games and might not even know what the Gamecube is. Anyone who cares already has a Wii, so it's not really a big deal. Nintendo never drew much attention to the backwards compatibility in the first place. I think they've learned that if you don't have it you can resell the old games.
As for the Wii U not having Gamecube ports, this will most likely be solved via the front USB ports on the console. I would bet my bottom dollar that Gamecube will return as a Virtual Console with full support for all Gamecube games.
Would you buy a brand new system for some additional RAM or storage space and then go buy a brand new Wii U next year? You know that the Wii is finished and has only like two more games in the pipeline. You know the successor is coming out soon. So why the hell would you want a better Wii?
No one on this site is raising a fuss about it and this IS a Nintendo fansite. If people here aren't complaining who will?Because we all have a GameCube, so we don't need backwards compatibility. The type of person who would care is either a recent fan or a big game player in general. But even those seem like a small number.
I just thought of something:
Many games, both disc and downloadable, warn you to plug in or use a GameCube or Classic controller upon start-up (because they're not compatible with Remote or Nunchuk). Will Nintendo update the BIOS in this revision to eliminate "GameCube controller" from the warning?
Many games, both disc and downloadable, warn you to plug in or use a GameCube or Classic controller upon start-up (because they're not compatible with Remote or Nunchuk). Will Nintendo update the BIOS in this revision to eliminate "GameCube controller" from the warning?No, those warnings are programmed into the game, so it's not something that could be fixed easily by the BIOS. (There's a lot of stuff that you might think would come from the BIOS, but it actually included on every game disc, such as the Home buttom menu).
