Topic: "Wii HD" in 2011?

[UltimatePartyBear]

I think they already tried that.  See DIVX.  (See also Circuit City going bankrupt.)

[BranDonk Kong]

There's also a new type of DVD like that, the only place I've seen them is Staples. They are in a sealed bag, I believe, and about 2 days after you open it, the disc "goes bad".

[BlackNMild2k1]

BREAKING NEWS!!! WiiHD arrives in 2010!! BREAKING NEWS!!!

well not really, but you can play your current Wii in 1080p with a hardware addition.
It's a HDMI post processing upscaling processor that attached to your Wii's video out port.
http://reviews.dcemu.co.uk/vdigi-releases-vd-w3-wii-hdmi-upscaler-processor-303442.html

[D_Average]

Looks like its $75, not too bad if it actually works.

[ShyGuy]

Wii isn't coming in 2011, the 3DS is releasing that year. I guess we're pushed back to 2012 which is fine by me.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

=|

Another YPrPb scaler for TVs that do a shitty job of handling component video?
 
3GC is coming next year.

[Caterkiller]

I'm very interested in this actually. With Hd Will our games look less blury and clear?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Depends on how badly your TV currently treats SD picture.  The very nature of scaling ensures the picture is less clear than it would look on a native EDTV.

[BlackNMild2k1]

By looking at the pics on the upscaler site and comparing those to the emulator.... the emulator wins hands down while tied behind it's back and sitting on them.

[Caterkiller]

Wait so is this new device good or bad BlackNmild? upscaler (this new thing) not as good as the emulator? So don't bother with it right?

[MegaByte]

It can never be as good as an emulator.  The information simply isn't there to begin with.

[TJ Spyke]

I'm very interested in this actually. With Hd Will our games look less blury and clear?

None of my Wii games look blury on my TV, this third party upscaler may help if your TV is that crappy though.

[Chozo Ghost]

Wii isn't coming in 2011, the 3DS is releasing that year. I guess we're pushed back to 2012 which is fine by me.

I agree. Another year gives Nintendo more time to beef up the hardware and also ensure there is a good selection of games available at release and soon after.

[Stogi]

It's strange how the last time I heard of any Nintendo growth was the new studio built for the creator of Brawl and his team.

Nintendo is super-rich, yet they haven't expanded their operations. I know they are trying to serve Korea and China, but I'm talking about their ability to make games. Right now Nintendo releases maybe 4 or 5 game a year per system. With that, they continue to be the number one selling game studio, but I think that if they expanded, they could self-serve their systems almost entirely.

What would that mean for us, the consumers? Well better games for one, but also less diversity...maybe. But I would imagine Nintendo would take the same approach as Google: make other people make money for you. And thus, the Ware project would take on major focus where they get a cut of every game made...basically.

Anyway, this is a fanboys/stock holders dream.

/rant

[BlackNMild2k1]

Wait so is this new device good or bad BlackNmild? upscaler (this new thing) not as good as the emulator? So don't bother with it right?

If your Wii looks like crap on your HDTV and you want to try this out, then go for it, but don't expect any miracles. This make smooth out some of the jaggies and whatnot, but the emulator actually renders the game in HD with FSAA and it looks really really good in comparison.

If you do decide to try this out though, let us know if it's any good at what it does.

[ThePerm]

yea, with Nintendo's money bags they should take risks with a new Kid Icarus game, it seems they want the original to sell well on Virtual Console before they'd make a new one, but whether or not it sells well is not a factor on whether or not a sequel is going to be a good game. I think the series has Zelda popularity potential.

[BlackNMild2k1]

VC version is not something they want to remind people of, or maybe it is and that's why they want that to sell first before so that we remember what it is we are asking for before they invest time and money into making a new one.

But Nintendo has expanded further than the Brawl Studio, they also bought MonolithSoft who is making Xenoblade and they are funding The Last Story and several other games that that may never see release in the US. It's not much but it's more than just the Brawl Studio.

[Ian Sane]

  Wii isn't coming in 2011, the 3DS is releasing that year. I guess we're pushed back to 2012 which is fine by me. 

The GBA and Gamecube both came out in 2001.  So it could happen.
 

 Nintendo is super-rich, yet they haven't expanded their operations. I know they are trying to serve Korea and China, but I'm talking about their ability to make games. Right now Nintendo releases maybe 4 or 5 game a year per system. With that, they continue to be the number one selling game studio, but I think that if they expanded, they could self-serve their systems almost entirely.

This would make the Wii's poor third party support less of an issue.  The concern is really a lack of good games coming out in a timely manner.  This also would help the core vs. casual issue.  If Nintendo is only capable of a certain amount of releases a year then they HAVE to eat into the annual core game releases to release casual stuff.  This is just math.  But by expanding they can dedicate the same amount of effort to the old core audience that they always have while also serving their new casual audience.  They're serving two groups now so expanding their operations seems like a given.
 
If Nintendo could release one non-port game per month for both their current console and portable that would be ideal.  Once in a while the monthly release isn't going to be something that floats your boat but that's no big deal since something new is due in a month.  Having three months with nothing interesting you would probably be the worst case scenario.  With their current output they can go months without even releasing a game and then if you don't like it the next title could be months away.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Wii isn't coming in 2011, the 3DS is releasing that year. I guess we're pushed back to 2012 which is fine by me.

I'm putting as much confidence behind Wii2 in 2011 as I did behind DS2 this year.
I'm very confident that DS2 will release in Japan this year and will be worldwide before March 2011, Wii2 will be revealed @ E3 2011 and released in Japan in 2011 and worldwide.... before the fiscal year is over.

[Chozo Ghost]

The GBA and Gamecube both came out in 2001.  So it could happen.

Good point.

Looks like the 3DS will come out in early 2011, so if the Wii 2 comes out in November-December 2011 then that would be the better part of a year's gap in between the two, and that way the hype of one system shouldn't eclipse that of the other.

Basically, if that happened then 2011 would be a very Nintendo dominated year. Especially if no competing hardware gets released in that time frame.

[Adrock]

I still think Nintendo will be launching its next home console next year. Nintendo is basically blowing their load this year as every major announced title will likely hit at least Japan this year. E3 2010 will likely be mostly about 3DS and Zelda. I honestly don't think they're going to announce any surprise Wii titles for 2011. Kirby, Star Fox and F-Zero are all MIA this generation but I almost feel like Nintendo is okay with skipping Wii entries in those series if their next console is around the corner.

It's certainly possible for Nintendo to support the Wii as a budget console well into the life of its next console.

[Mop it up]

I still think the only reason people think Nintendo is going to launch a new system next year is because they've generally gone with a five-year market life for consoles (NES went for seven years in Japan). The Wii changed a lot of traditional values, and one other it has changed is Nintendo's console life cycle. There isn't much reason for Nintendo to release another system next year because the Wii is still selling better than any other past Nintendo console, there hasn't been word of competitors releasing a new system, and Nintendo will surely want to offer something which is more than/different than simply upgrading the specs whilst keeping the price down (I highly doubt it would exceed $250).

[Stogi]

Got to agree with MIP on this one. There is no reason to release another console from a fiscal standpoint. Just keep releasing add-ons like MP+ and the vitality sensor and your good to go at least a couple more years.

[Caterkiller]

My HD TV isnt blury, the word I was looking for after seeing everyones ones posts was "jaggies". Yeah those things would be less noticable huh? I just may pick up this new cord thingy when it comes out.

[ThePerm]

i would say 2012 at least, i own 34 gamecube games, but i only own 6 wii games..im hoping theres something to make my wii library worth buying the system.