Someone needs to groom their fingernails.
Considering the confusion there seems to be around the Wii U, I don't think releasing a 3rd "Wii ___" console with a different name would be a good idea.
That would still make it Not A Wii. Netflix and YouTube are just Wii programs. Doing something extensive like that would not be a priority for a late-life cheapie model.They can make with HDMI and HD output, for Netflix and other video services. But not upscaling the old games, of course!
Seeing how the next PS and Xbox will probably lack BC I'd rather buy from Nintendo because they, at least, gave me a way to have all my Wiiware/VC games on my U. I highly doubt MS or Sony will do the same.Nintendo is probably the last company I'd buy a digital download-only hardware from.
does anyone know how well the snes junior sold?
Wii Miini
Tiny Wii
Yeah, a year ago Nintendo revamped the Wii to make it horizontal only and at the same time removed Gamecube compatibility.
Wow, really? I have one of those. Nice to know.I don't think very well, it's at least as hard to find as a top loader NES, maybe even more so.
Has nintendo ever redesigned a (home) console and not made it worse?
NES -> new model only supports RF and has issues with that
SNES -> S-Video removed
Gamecube -> Removed D-Terminal port (component video)
Wii -> gamecube compatibility (and the horiziontal thing, which I didn't know)
It's pretty annoying
SNES -> S-Video removed
Has nintendo ever redesigned a (home) console and not made it worse?
It's pretty annoying
Seeing how the next PS and Xbox will probably lack BC I'd rather buy from Nintendo because they, at least, gave me a way to have all my Wiiware/VC games on my U. I highly doubt MS or Sony will do the same.
I have one of these... It's so sweet.
I have one of these... It's so sweet.
Panasonic did that, so it doesn't count.
You lucky man, I had the opportunity to have one once but I chocked for financial reasons.
My Gamecube discs go in and I play them. It counts.
Has nintendo ever redesigned a (home) console and not made it worse?
Has nintendo ever redesigned a (home) console and not made it worse?
NES -> new model only supports RF and has issues with that
SNES -> S-Video removed
Gamecube -> Removed D-Terminal port (component video)
Wii -> gamecube compatibility (and the horiziontal thing, which I didn't know)
It's pretty annoying
Wii -> gamecube compatibility (and the horiziontal thing, which I didn't know)
Wait when did this happen?????
They should have, but as you can see with Wii compatibility in Wii U, they're actually moving backwards.Nintendo really should have figured out how to make GC games work with the Classic Controller and internal memory long ago.
At $2,000, that's really pricey for a vintage NES... But it's a NES with a touch screen and S-Video (and RGB)! lol
Based on shipment numbers from around the time of its release compared to several years later, probably somewhere around 3 million.does anyone know how well the snes junior sold?
This would essentially be designing an alternate backwards compatible successor to Wii, one that allows new software to output at high resolutions.David Dayton said:Could Nintendo make a dinky Wii with HDMI and HD -just- for streaming video purposes?
Not the right time. As said earlier in the thread it will spread even more confusion.
Not the right time. As said earlier in the thread it will spread even more confusion.
Does the Wii even have enough power to render 720p much less 1080p video?While I'm skeptical, an idea occurred to me...
Could Nintendo make a dinky Wii with HDMI and HD -just- for streaming video purposes?
I don't think it's necessarily possible, but I could see a rejiggered Wii as a cheap streaming box with Netflix, Hulu, and Youtube... perhaps even an Amazon Video app.
Saw it on Bestbuy.ca's front page earlier but now I can't get it to show up. Here it is on their servers: http://www.bestbuy.ca/Projects/_Con.../Assets/2012-11/Nov-23/small-banner-1-wii.jpg
Saw it on Bestbuy.ca's front page earlier but now I can't get it to show up. Here it is on their servers: http://www.bestbuy.ca/Projects/_Con.../Assets/2012-11/Nov-23/small-banner-1-wii.jpg
Just showed up for me. Interesting.