The launch of Nintendo’s next system is less than three weeks away and already Nintendo has gone back to the drawing board to release another version in early 2007.
Initial rumors of this “enhanced” Wii began when UK gamin magazine Edge ran a story that mentioned the possibility of a Wii launching next year that would include DVD playback. In a conference call today with GameIndustry.biz, a Nintendo representative went on record confirming that another version of the Wii is scheduled for Japanese launch beginning in 2007. The rep did not give an exact date, but did say that there are currently no plans to release this version to US or European markets.
Honestly, I don’t care one way or the other. I already have consoles that can play DVDs just fine. I’m not hurting to add another one to my collection.
Having over 25 years of gaming experience, Zach knows a thing or two when it comes to one of his favorite entertainment activities. Additionally, he has also written many articles previewing and reviewing titles which can be found in various places around the net, including VGBlogger.com. 
…and the next generation of gaming award goes to….not Nintendo. I’ll be taking bets on how hard it flops.
LAWLZ, wii sounds like wenis which sounds like penis.
Sorry guys, but I gotta go take a big WIIIII!
u guys are retarded… i mean wtf”LAWLZ, wii sounds like wenis which sounds like penis.” tht is the gayest thing i ever heard. how old r u? nintendo is taking a huge risk wit their new console. u r worried tht it mite actually beat the 360 or ps3.. im not gonna like i support sony and nintendo way more than microsoft, but i dont go around calling it the xcock 360.. its just gay.. and i dothink tht the wii is gonna beat them all and sony 2nd while the 360 will come in last.. but its not gonna hurt microsoft because they are pc whores in the first place.
Awww, come’on guys. The Wii is offering so much more than movies … seriously. DVD is a non issue, considering you can pick up players for less than a tank of gas these days. I think that having multiple machines that can play DVD’s is too redundant these days, seriously our computers can play them, independant DVD players, car units … bleh just too much. It’s refreshing that Nintendo has yet to adopt DVD as one of it’s selling points. Kind of makes you realize what they’re all about … the games. Gaming system/games, you start to see the big picture huh?
Viva the Revolution … err Wii 😉
lol go jake. yeah who needs 2 wait a year and then spend extra for a wii and an extra dvd player
I heard the enhanced Wii will be 1080p, and will support Blu-Ray, not DVD … with HDMI out … Japan only …
dude tht mite be worth it. but i doubt ne game designer will make a game in hd just for japan… they r too into the money
I’ve heard the Wii supports MP3 playback? That it supports USB-connected flash drives & hard drives?
Here’s a big question: Will the Wii support video playback off SD/USB storage? What formats? Does that come in “this” Wii or “enhanced” Wii?
lol xcock …
wow ryan you are a dumbass. How can you even compare Wii to 360 or ps3? the graphics are preschool and you know it, they are comparing it with old xbox graphics… and believe me you will get really bored of swinging a controller around for hour upon hour.
Craig you are a total moron. If you can spend hour upon hour with your hands on a controller pressing down buttons you should be able to swing one. This also gives games a little bit more versatility but apparently you don’t understand that. You may also be too stupid and immature to notice the xbox 360 costs $400 at the least whereas the Wii costs $250 sorry if mommy and daddy buy everything for you, but for people with jobs who don’t have money flowing out of their ass this is a money wise decision as well. GO choke on a cow’s dick you jerk Nintendo rocks.
I highly doubt it ‘craig’ (if that is your real name).
The Wii will be awesome because it is a break away from the tired old shoot-people-with-a-dodgy-joy-pad-on-an-ugly-controller paradigm that MS and Sony seem to think is such a winner. I so dearly hope the Wii comes up trumps because it will be a big UP YOURS to the complacent outdated ‘big guys’.
Viva the Revolution/Wii indeed.
Casey.
If you’re going to say negative things about the Wii, do it with well formed thoughts and actual words. Don’t give the name crap. To quote someone we all know and some of us even love his work, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” — From Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) Shakespeare. Anyways, it’s better to possibly get a fully updated console for $100 and a trade in than to get stuck with a buggy console and a terrible interface flaws. Look at the 360. New HD-DVD drive isn’t gonna be cheap. And that’s on top of the $400 you already spent on the console. A major update built into the console (instead as an external expansion) is less likely to be flawed or break anyways. Re-releasing a console sucks, but just like the GBA and the DS, the new updated version is always considerably better than the previous.
The reason why the Wii doesn’t have DVD playback because it costs money. Thats right, the DVD format is a patented system. There is a royalty of I think $20ish per decoder chip. This is why your x-station had a separate dvd remote you had to buy — it is you paying royalties to use the decoder chip.
well youre all fucking wrong. see they are ALL going to do well. this isnt a cock slapping contest douchenozzles. its about entertainment for the friggin masses, some people have ZERO interest in the hottest graphics and just want to play something fun and interesting and different for 20 minutes and then turn the damn thing off. Wii will be huge in every age range. the 360 and the PS3 will be huge with hardcore gamers initially. personally i’m buying a Wii at launch (see i all ready own two dvd players one of which i dont use) and maybe three years down the line a PS3. that is if they decide to do something more interesting than just peddle the same damn games with more advanced graphics.
i will take ALL bets on how this Nintendo wii..if gonna DIE early….Im guessing that the only people that are going to buy this things are the real Nintendo fans…other than that….XBOX n PS3….I got mines on RESERVE!!!!!!!!!!!
craig graphics mean nothing. just look at the nes and snes.. every1 loved those then and still do today.. college students prolly have more than one room where a guy brought his old console because the games were fun and graphics didnt matter. people r gonna welcome the chance of finally doing soemthing other than push buttons
Is it only going to have a dvd as the “enhancement”? I think that is pretty lame and people wouldn’t want that.
Wii >>>>>>> 360 >>>>>>>>>>> PS3.
Yeah, I said it.
And what the heck? We were infiltrated by fetuses with minimal typing (and spelling) abilities in the night. Weird.
If graphics decided success PS2 would have been in third place last generation. Nuff said.
GoatBoy:
“If graphics decided success PS2 would have been in third place last generation. Nuff said.”
How about 3rd Party support? How about microsoft buying up everything that looks like competition. How about the release times of the systems, ps2 xbox, gamecube.
Why not take all these things into consideration before posting your dumb-ass comment. Nuff Said
Really people the name calling is childish. 360 and PS3 fanboys are themselves being more “childish” than the console they are attempting to downplay. We’ve all read this crap before. Take a step back and look at the big picture. The Wii is appealing to nontradional gamers not just Nintendo fanboys. Well off Sony fanboys are the only consumers that can and will be an early adopter. Nothing wrong w/ that it’s just a fact. Personally I’ll not buy any console at launch. I’ll let the manufacturing issues get handled first. This is true for all hardware not just console gaming. For what it’s worth each console has its advantages. For me right now it comes down to price but like I said I’ll wait till next year. Keep your comments grounded guys. We’re all gamers no matter where, how or on what we play.
so it cant play them……….
can it read DVD-Rom is the thing……..
more space = better games……
if it cant play dvds i highly doubt it will be able 2 read dvd roms
Why does everyone fixate on the Wii/Wee thing but no one ever mentions the PEE in PS2 or the PEE-s-PEE.
Wake up. The urniation is all around us.
yea I can see myself getting it ONLY for flagship Nintendo stuff then(i.e. Mario, Zelda, Metroid) and all the classic downloads……..
Anything like Madden, Fight Night, Raw vs. Smackdown, NBA Live……….DEFINITELY PS3……..
I also might get the “kiddie” games too for the Wii for my little girls
There is no comparison between pricing between the WII and the x360 or PS3.
–The ONLY reason the WII is cheaper is because of more inferior hardware compared to the other two systems.
–And it does not include any internal storage like the other two systems. You will be forced to purchase external memory. You may say memory is cheap blah..blah.. and it doesn’t take much memory to save games. But do not forget; If you have the WII connected online it will download updates which will take up additional space you did not originally plan for. Who knows how much space these updates will take up?
–No DVD player buit-in. YES there are actually SOME people that do not have these as a separate unit or a computer at home. Maybe to save space they decided to get a console and just that as their main media center. To watch DVDs and play games and if available browse the Internet. They may just budget $X to purchase an all-in-one unit. Not every one has rich parents or extra spending money.. no matter how cheap you say DVD players are.
–I do not like the graphics being shown by the WII. There are people here that say yes.. but a lot of people play the NES and SNES games. Yes they do. But will they actually spend $15 or $20+ for those games these days. I don’t think so. They want to spend $10 or less. Why is that? It’s because they know those are dated games. And do NOT want to spend too much on the games because of inferior graphics. Though better game play.
–We can not just compare pricing for the consoles if they are not equal in specs. And we can not predict which will do better than the other. I myself like the PS3 for the hardware and technology built-in. Whether or not Blu-Ray will win the next-gen DVD war is still up in the air.
Thanks for reading my rant 😉
Yeah, one thing wrong with your post John. The Wii DOES have onboard memory, 512MB flash built in. Get your facts straight. You can also use a flash drive to save games on.
Hey John, just say you don’t like Nintendo. It’s ok. Just say it. But to actually type such stupidity is ignorant. Who doesn’t have aDVD player nowadays? And this mythical person w/no DVD player….. is it you? DVD players are $50. Less than if you find them on sale. If a perso is that broke they shouldn’t buy a video game system period. Hell, the PS2 is $129, problem solved! The virtual console games top off at $10, not the $20 you pulled out your ass. And you can’t talk about price if you’re even remotely interested in a PS3. The only reason it’s $500-$600 is Blu Ray. An unproven format made by a company with a history of failed formats. Or do you still use your betamax? Please, just say you don’t like Nintendo. I hate Microsoft but I bought a 360.
Oh, and Rooker, why don’t you learn to read before you bash someone. The comment was,
GoatBoy:
“If graphics decided success PS2 would have been in third place last generation. Nuff said.”
Plain and simple, “if graphics”. We all know third party support goes a long way. Just look at how Sony bought support from long time Nintendo developers. He said graphics.
And the First BR drives for computers can’t play BR movies. So it is possible to read DVD discs and not play movies. You know what, NEW RULE! If Final Fantasy VII was your first FF, then you’re to young to sit at the big peoples table.
I heard that the new version of Wii will actually be the second coming of Jesus in a convients little box.. and he will play blu-ray and hd-dvd… and spit fire and will get you a girlfriend.
Bailey, OMG, thank you for saying what I have been telling people for months… blu-ray is not the next “vhs”, it’s the next “betamax”. And for all you kiddies that don’t understand that, look it up before you go posting some absolutely stupid shit. Yes, Sony does have a history of failed products… with blu-ray most likely joining that list… nothing personal sony… but your processor sucks…(wait’s for fanboy’s to whine…) alright, now that you people are done whining… why not talk to some developers… they hate programing for that stupid processor… it’s not like standard, single process coding, it’s an 8 thread hell!
The 360… dont get me started… microsoft did alright… till they started over heating… microsoft, remove the fucking tape before sticking the heat sink on!
I think my sister knows better… >.
I think people are forgetting that the PS2 is a way inferior system compared to the Xbox and the GameCube, but that didn’t stop it from being main stream. Besides, if the PS2 is any indication, the graphics they’re showing off at expos and such of the PS3 will hardly be standard. Either way, as a hardcore gamer, I rather have great gameplay over another pretty and boring game.
Very good article. Thanks for the good information.
Very good article. Thanks for the good information.