Nintendo seems to have made enough money off of the Wii and are already prepping to launch its successor. They plan to announce it at this year’s E3 and will have it ready for a 2012 release. No word on whether or not it will be more like the Kinect or stick with the controller for motion gaming. There were rumors of newer device offiering HD graphics support and the ability to stream your game to a screen on your controller to play. The rumored device would be more of an gaming powerhouse more along the lines of Xbox 360 and the PlayStation. E3 kicks off on June 7th so in the meantime, read the brief statement below after the break.
April 25, 2011
To whom it may concern:
Re: Wii’s Successor System
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
