Wii HD to be announced tomorrow?

[QueenB]

Rumour Alert!

Nintendo may be planning to unveil new Wii hardware at the press conference it's holding tomorrow.

The model, dubbed Wii HD, has been shown to numerous developers and publishers already, according to What They Play.

We're told this will be a true successor to the Wii in a similar way that Game Boy Advance was to the Game Boy, and Nintendo apparently has a 2011 release slated for the high-definition console.

Aside from HD visuals, the report suggests there will be a greater emphasis on backwards compatibility and digital distribution, plus a large storage solution.

We're also told Nintendo has beefed up internal hardware research by nearly 300 per cent since the Wii was released in 2006.

Nintendo is expected to unveil a new DS at the conference tomorrow, too. This is said to contain a music player and a camera.

This is all just rumour for now, of course. Still - should be interesting, this conference.

From Eurogamer - its still just a rumour but, Wii HD could be huge if they release it in time for Christmas especially.

[localhost8080]

awesome! wii in HD would be fantastic on my big telly in the front room! I think the wii is the best console out just now (purely for the gameplay)

[Kev]

The Wii has had amazing sales but long term I think they are going to struggle against the 360 and ps3 with regular gamers because the capabilities are not on par. However, I'm curious to see how much of a jump they make with an HD version.