Nintendo Confirms Next Console to Show at E3

Possible picture depicting the mysterious "Project Cafe," though origin unknown.

Nintendo today confirmed what had been rumored over the past few weeks, announcing it would soon be showing the world its next gaming console. The company stated that at E3 in Los Angeles on June 7th, it will reveal the capabilities of the new machine.

To whom it may concern,
Re: Wii’s successor system
April 25 2011

Nintendo Co., Ltd. has decided to launch in 2012 a system to succeed Wii, which the company has sold 86.01 million units on a consolidated shipment basis between its launch in 2006 and the end of March 2011.

We will show a playable model of the new system and announce more specifications at the E3 Expo, which will be held June 7-9, 2011, in Los Angeles.

Sales of this new system have not been included in the financial forecasts announced today for the fiscal term ending March 2012.

In addition, a Chinese newspaper is reporting that Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn (the same company who manufactures iPhones and iPads) will exclusively assembling the new console.

Wii want more!

Consumers should expect more than a simple 3D upgrade, asNintendo’s president Satoru Iwata stated that adding 3D features would be difficult since 3D televisions are not as common as they need to be among the general public.

That raises the question, exactly how can Nintendo make a better console than they have with the Wii? It could ditch the Wii-motes for full Kinect-like motion control, which would make sense.

Personally I’d like to see Nintendo display the same elegant creativity that it showed when it released the Wii and the Nintendo DS years back. When the trend was more power and better graphics, Nintendo opted to focus on simplicity and pure fun.

If the company imbue 2011 technology with that same spirit, I would be very eager to see what these folks can come up with.

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