It’s official, according to multiple reports Nintendo is finally set to sunset the Wii and reveal a new console at the upcoming E3 conference in June.
The first report comes to us from the Game Informer who reported that the new console will focus on recapturing the hardcore gaming market that Nintendo lost to the Xbox 360 and Ps3.
In the past few years Nintendo has really fallen behind it’s competitors. Instead of designing a more powerful console to match both Microsoft and Sony they chose to carbon copy the Game Cube and rebrand it the Nintendo Wii. The Wii lacked in so many ways, it failed to support High Definition gaming, hosted old and poor graphics, and if it were not for the motion sensor would be nothing less than a cheap buy for grandmothers trying to lose weight and family party events. But it seems after many years of waiting in the lurches, Nintendo is finally ready to rejoin the fight against their competitors and release a new console worthy of their past releases.
The Game Informer went on to report that the new console will feature full high definition support up to 1080p and will supposedly be more powerful than both the Xbox 360 and PS3. While IGN reported that the new console will be backwards compatible with the Nintendo Wii. And yet another report from CVG revealed that Nintendo will be creating a new controller for the new console that features a touchscreen.
We will hopefully find out more information in the days and weeks to come. For now, IGN is reporting that Nintendo will be making a pre-release announcement later this month and will make their full announcement at the E3 conference. Rumor has it that Nintendo is planning a full-scale launch in late 2012. In the meantime it is assumed Nintendo will be working with a myriad of game publishers to ensure that launch is coincided with the release of many high level titles.