Author Topic: new twitter account says Wii HD will be out in 2010 (Read 6467 times)

Captain N · « **on:** September 08, 2009, 01:43:53 AM »

http://twitter.com/nintendoinhd

thoughts?

King of Twitch · « **Reply #1 on:** September 08, 2009, 01:50:26 AM »

Another bombshell announcement from

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:10:09 AM »

This is just as believable as Retro's Twitter account.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #3 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:11:03 AM »

Obviously bullshit, why the hell would Nintendo leak that via twitter? Hell, why would they even make an HD Wii?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2009, 03:00:35 AM »

It's probably Michael Pachter.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #5 on:** September 08, 2009, 03:05:16 AM »

Call of Duty: Cold War. Has such a concept been alluded to anywhere else?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 08, 2009, 03:27:38 AM »

Quote from: ShyGuy on September 08, 2009, 03:05:16 AM

Call of Duty: Cold War. Has such a concept been alluded to anywhere else?

The FPS (First Person Spy) game where not a single shot was fired?

Peachylala · « **Reply #7 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:07:24 AM »

Wii in HD will come in a couple or so years. Normal Wii hasn't even finished it's third year yet.

But one thing will never change, the 3rd excuse makers... oh wait, some of them went bankrupt. Never mind.

Caterkiller · « **Reply #8 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:36:08 AM »

I'd probably buy it if it came in a new color and cost less. Probably. But I don't believe it at all.

An HD wii wouldn't split the market would it?

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #9 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:47:08 AM »

Quote from: Caterkiller on September 08, 2009, 11:36:08 AM

I'd probably buy it if it came in a new color and cost less. Probably. But I don't believe it at all.

An HD wii wouldn't split the market would it?

You are right. It would split the market. I'm not saying that I want a Wii HD but it would make more sense in the next generation than doing one next year.

I hear that different colored controllers are coming to the states sometime soon. So it is likely a Wii bundle is coming soon before or after that will happen.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #10 on:** September 08, 2009, 12:20:00 PM »

Ah Twitter, how much news drama have you caused.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #11 on:** September 08, 2009, 12:30:08 PM »

Sega's new console is coming out this December.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 08, 2009, 01:16:46 PM »

Can we lock this? Our funhaus it?

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #13 on:** September 08, 2009, 01:43:09 PM »

Funhouse is everywhere, all the time, any time.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 08, 2009, 01:57:50 PM »

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on September 08, 2009, 12:30:08 PM

Sega's new console is coming out this December.

You haven't heard!!? SEGA's new console launches TOMORROW 09/09/09 Return of the Dreamcast!

Quote from: Maxi on September 08, 2009, 11:47:08 AM

Quote from: Caterkiller on September 08, 2009, 11:36:08 AM
I'd probably buy it if it came in a new color and cost less. Probably. But I don't believe it at all.

An HD wii wouldn't split the market would it?

You are right. It would split the market. I'm not saying that I want a Wii HD but it would make more sense in the next generation than doing one next year.

A WiiHD wouldn't split the market if all it did was upscale to 720p. Remember the Wii emulator? Stogi started a thread on it if you don't remember. All a WiiHD would need to do is have stats bumped up enough to up support upscaling and maybe include 2GB of internal flash for the Hi-end consumer.

release it at the current price of $250 and drop the price of the regular Wii to $200 both including the same WiiSports Bundle and I think you have a winner. Not splitting the market at all, since it plays the exact same games.

It not very likely to happen, anytime soon atleast, so don't put any faith into this at all.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #15 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:01:29 PM »

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on September 08, 2009, 01:57:50 PM

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on September 08, 2009, 12:30:08 PM
Sega's new console is coming out this December.

You haven't heard!!? SEGA's new console launches TOMORROW 09/09/09 Return of the Dreamcast!

Dude, it was delayed. Some **** about USA-Euro exchange rates and price cuts and Natal not being ready in time.

Stratos · « **Reply #16 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:05:36 PM »

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on September 08, 2009, 02:01:29 PM

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on September 08, 2009, 01:57:50 PM
Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on September 08, 2009, 12:30:08 PM
Sega's new console is coming out this December.

You haven't heard!!? SEGA's new console launches TOMORROW 09/09/09 Return of the Dreamcast!

Dude, it was delayed. Some **** about USA-Euro exchange rates and price cuts and Natal not being ready in time.

Sega's new console will be competing with Natal? Dreamcast 2 = Natal and Wii killer? Sign me up!

Ian Sane · « **Reply #17 on:** September 08, 2009, 04:32:52 PM »

Wouldn't a Wii HD pretty much have to be new hardware to support HD? It isn't like Nintnendo just cheaped out on a port on the back of the thing. The specs have to be upgraded. So if you're doing that you're essentially making a brand new console. It may have backwards compatibility but it would be like going from the Cube to the Wii.

If they're smart they'll make it the Wii successor. If they're dumb, well, they did just release the DSi.

But I don't think they could just do a really minor upgrade to make the Wii support HD. Wouldn't it have to be significant?

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #18 on:** September 08, 2009, 04:50:21 PM »

Quote from: Ian Sane on September 08, 2009, 04:32:52 PM

Wouldn't a Wii HD pretty much have to be new hardware to support HD? It isn't like Nintnendo just cheaped out on a port on the back of the thing. The specs have to be upgraded. So if you're doing that you're essentially making a brand new console. It may have backwards compatibility but it would be like going from the Cube to the Wii.

If they're smart they'll make it the Wii successor. If they're dumb, well, they did just release the DSi. But I don't think they could just do a really minor upgrade to make the Wii support HD. Wouldn't it have to be significant?

It means changing some of the parts that come out of the factories with slightly better specs to output HD. The true end result of Wii HD would simply be displaying Wii Sports without the obvious SD jaggies -- framerate, control and everything else intact (some scaling differences for 2D sprites, maybe). If it was like going from "GameCube to Wii" from within the Wii itself then "Wii SD" could be a backwards compatibility mode that disables the extra horsepower from being used, just as GameCube games don't benefit from Wii's faster chips. It's not a brand new console because the experience has hardly changed; the bullshots would just not be bullshots anymore, to an extent.

After 50 million pearly white Wii units sold as one basic SKU for just under 3 years on the market, "going black" is significant enough.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 08, 2009, 05:01:00 PM »

If everything I've read on the subject is to be believed, then all they really need to upgrade is the frame buffer(with possibly a small ram upgrade). The frame buffer is just too small to support 720p. All they have to do is make an invisible upgrade that allows them output upscaled graphics. Some increases internal flash(2gb) would just make it a much sweeter deal, and cost Nintendo almost nothing to do.*

Making a WiiHD with a DSi like upgrade just for what I explained above, would make it so that existing users might double dip on the Wii and fence sitters might also jump in.

*it might even be cheaper to upgrade the flash, since I'm sure they have to put in a special order to get such a small amount. With a bump upto 2gb they could use companies existing manufacturing lines which could save in cost to Nintendo.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #20 on:** September 08, 2009, 05:07:34 PM »

Watch our Wiis magickally break once the Black Wii launches to American shores.

The upgrade? Class, style, and street cred.

That's a dirty trick, Nintendo.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 08, 2009, 05:10:48 PM »

Remote triggered RRoD for all white Wiis outside of manufacturer warranty?

clever move nintendo.... clever move.

Stratos · « **Reply #22 on:** September 08, 2009, 05:37:23 PM »

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on September 08, 2009, 05:10:48 PM

Remote triggered RRoD for all white Wiis outside of manufacturer warranty?

clever move nintendo.... clever move.

I'll bet all of the 360's will RRoD when the NextBox comes out. All of those warranties are set to expire in 2011.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 08, 2009, 05:47:15 PM »

MS can't use the RRoD anymore. The xboxes will have to self destruct. fry all the internal chips with a cloud smoke billowing out the back of the system. Simultaneously across the world the exact moment all neXtBox systems go on sale World Wide.

Mop it up · « **Reply #24 on:** September 08, 2009, 06:30:24 PM »

That Twitter account was probably created by Captain N.

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