No More GameCube, Wii 2.0 On the Far Horizon

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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Re:DVD Playback + Wii 2.0

[AKAImBatman]

From what I've heard the rumours about the disc spinning constantly or backwards compared to normal drives were myths from the GameCube discs, which turned out to be regular DVDs with a slightly different encoder or something.

The backwards spin *is* a myth. However, the Constant Angular Velocity is the encoding of which you're thinking about. When you write a disc with CAV, the data spaces out differently than the more tightly packed CLV technology. However, it's easier on the motor because the motor doesn't have to step up and down speeds so much.

Here's *a* source: http://www.emulanium.com/gamecube.php
Another: http://www.wiili.org/index.php/GameCube_Optical_Di sc
Tons More: http://www.google.com/search?q=Gamecube+Constant+A ngular+Velocity