We recently announced the limited edition black Wii and now the top guns at Nintendo have hinted at an HD Wii. GM of Nintendo's R&D division, Genya Takeda, said it would be a "natural" move for the console. He also said that, "Since an increasing number of the TV sets at home around the world are becoming HD today, it will be natural for a machine to be able to generate graphics that people will be accustomed to see on HD televisions. Since the ordinary TV programs are now shifting to HD, moving to HD appears to me a natural flow." Shigeru Miyomoto, another big guy at Nintendo said, "We probably cannot swim against the tide. The customers' tastes will become more and more refined. Even today, many customers who have seen HD once say they cannot go back to SD. We have to ask ourselves if HD is really necessary to develop Wii Fit. Won't HD be better for the games like Pikmin? The developers should choose the most appropriate graphical format depending on the software they make."
I personally think that an HD Wii is a good idea, because it means the social console also boasts some of the features of the PS3 and Xbox. But I still think that the Wii is for social gaming mainly, serious gamers should go for an Xbox or a PS3. Gaming on a PC is there, but can't really match the full on gaming consoles in my view. Portable gaming is also a fight between the PSP and DSi, with the iPod touch threatening with casual gaming. I think the iPod touch is the Wii of portable gaming. Then you have the laptop portable gaming for the hardcore ones amongst the world.
(stuff.tv)
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