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No More GameCube, Wii 2.0 On the Far Horizon

Posted by Zonk on from the from-the-depths-of-my-heart-i-stab-at-thee-nintendo dept.

The little purple machine that could is no longer being manufactured. Hardware revisions are in store for the Nintendo Wii eventually. These announcements aren't terribly shocking, but they're still interesting admissions from Perin Kaplan, Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Affairs for Nintendo of America. GameDaily has the interview, which also discusses Wii sales, the lull in games, new IPs, and some details on plans online. Don't worry, you won't have to buy a new Wii anytime soon. Kaplan is immediately talking about the planned Japanese version with DVD Playback capability, but does say 'Sure, absolutely' to the question of whether we'll eventually see hardware changes on the order of the DS/DS Lite.

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  1. Wii 2.0 will need a new name by Gerocrack · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about "Vagoo"?

    1. Re:Wii 2.0 will need a new name by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Wiiwoaded"?

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    2. Re:Wii 2.0 will need a new name by kahanamoku · · Score: 5, Funny

      Being that doing wii in a toilet is considered as "number 1's" when speaking to children... I'd suggest that to increment to "number 2's" they should call it the Nintendo Pü

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  2. Wait a minute... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would be happy if the Wii was available in the stores.

  3. Re:Wii-tf by trdrstv · · Score: 2, Funny
    People who got a GB Advance had no idea Nintendo would release a version that not only was rechargeable but had a light in less than two years. DS, late 2004. People had no idea that they would make a version with better brightness in early 2006.

    So basically, people are getting screwed over because Nintendo releases a better version in less than 2 years, and they have no way to anticipate it.

    Thank GOD I read this post. Otherwise I would have been completely off guard with no means of anticipating any further hardware revisions despite (as you said) they have a habit of releasing new hardware in less than 2 years. I wonder when the next one will hit?

  4. Re:Wii-tf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Probably within two years. Glad I could help.

  5. Re:Consoles over, but not the games by nuzak · · Score: 2, Funny

    > Only last year was the last Dreamcast game released

    I heard it received rave reviews from both Dreamcast owners.

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  6. Re: Beating Animal Crossing... by trdrstv · · Score: 4, Funny
    I myself am waiting for Animal Crossing Thwii because I beat the GameCube version yesterday.

    How do you "beat" Animal Crossing?

    You build the biggest house possible, buy at least 1 of every item including all NES games, and owe nothing. At that point the only thing Tom Nook can sell you is time with his wife effectively making Tom your bitch for a change.