A few Wii 2 rumors are floating around: it might have HD and a new controller, and could arrive next year. Now in an interview with Popular Mechanics, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto says it may also be more compact and cost-efficient.
https://gizmodo.com/next-generation-wii-coming-with-hd-graphics-and-new-con-5364077
“While we don’t have any concrete plans for what we’ll be doing with hardware in the future, what I can say is that, my guess is that because we found this interface to be so interesting, I think it would be likely that we would try to make that same functionality perhaps more compact and perhaps even more cost-efficient.”
And as for things like DVD playback without a homebrew hack? A glimmer of hope, though nothing definitive:
https://gizmodo.com/dvdx-homebrew-hack-brings-full-wii-dvd-playback-doesnt-5036483
I think originally video-game systems were viewed as a toy, and they were something you played with…As time goes on, I think we’re going to see how the system of the video-game console and this interactive interface is going to gradually bleed in to other elements of, say, home electronics and daily life.
Check out the full interview at: [Popular Mechanics via TechRadar]
