newer wii's will not have backwards compatibility?

[Timic83]

well this sucks.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-17-new-wii-loses-back-compatibility

even moreso for brawl players, now theres no way for us to get newer setups

 

[Richard7]

Beat me to it. I think releasing a new Wii model a year before the Wii U coming out is a bit silly, gonna cause some confusion for some people. The picture they showed is lame, can hardly tell its become any slimmer, looks as though it can no longer be put vertically, which makes me laugh.

My guess as to why they removed gamecube support is to save production costs, seeing as the Wii is selling so badly, they want to make as much money as they can on each console sold. Would of been smart to release new colours.

Here's hoping hacks somehow allow gamecube controller support.

 

[MTGod]

Copy Pasta from Facebook

*everyone will think the new wii is the wii u
go out and buy it
be like "WTF", but nintendo will already have their money

 

[MechaWave]

Sad for the people who still don't have a Wii. I guess Nintendo is liking their design of the Wii U so much they decided to cut compatibility.

This isn't really going to help sales if that's what they're going for. I'm guessing they're wanting people to move on from the GameCube controller. But that doesn't mean they have to cut compatibility of the discs or memory cards.

EDIT: Wait, that's for Europeans. lolol :]

 

[Darkwing SykeDuk]

The picture they showed is lame, can hardly tell its become any slimmer, looks as though it can no longer be put vertically, which makes me laugh. .

thats a pack u can buy in the states for the normal wii u derp

 

[Richard7]

thats a pack u can buy in the states for the normal wii u derp

So I suppose they just photoshopped the picture and put the words "Wii Family Edition" on the box and put the words "power" and "reset" in different places on the console and THEN put "PAL" on the box despite that you said its a pack that you can buy in the US then attach the picture to the article to make it look like Nintendo released a picture of the new console pack?

Looks to me you just wanted to find an excuse to give me ****.

 

[Leisha]

lol, oh what fail.

 

[EverAlert]

who in their right mind would do this?

is it at least going to be cheaper than existing wiis?

 

[Richard7]

Confirmed that there's currently only plans to release this new Wii in Europe, a lot of the time Australia is considered Europe, so I wonder if we'll get it?

http://au.wii.ign.com/articles/118/1188346p1.html

 

[Leisha]

Such a completely pointless product. I guess nintendo must be THAT desperate for moneys.

 

[Richard7]

What they SHOULD do if they wanted to make a decent amount of money before Wii U comes out, is change either the RAM, CPU or GPU and make it so that newer games can ONLY run on this console because they've been designed around the new hardware, forcing people to buy this new Wii if they want to play new games. (Skyward Sword anyone? Instant 6 million consoles sold)

Of course, this would be amazingly unfair for consumers, but its Nintendo, so they could get away with it....

 

[Aussierob123]

I would never buy another nintendo again if they ****ing did that.

 

[Ghostbone]

What they SHOULD do if they wanted to make a decent amount of money before Wii U comes out, is change either the RAM, CPU or GPU and make it so that newer games can ONLY run on this console because they've been designed around the new hardware, forcing people to buy this new Wii if they want to play new games. (Skyward Sword anyone? Instant 6 million consoles sold)

Of course, this would be amazingly unfair for consumers, but its Nintendo, so they could get away with it....

I'd just wait for Wii U and play any new wii games on their if they did that lol >.>

I'm sure they'd still make tonnes of money though.

 

[escro]

so how much time roughly do i have to get myself an old model wii in stores before this tsuff starts selling in aus does anyone know?

 

[Richard7]

so how much time roughly do i have to get myself an old model wii in stores before this tsuff starts selling in aus does anyone know?

Assuming this new model does come out in Australia, you have up until around Christmas this year.

 

[escro]

perfect. (well for my situation at least)
since i intend to buy a wii after hsc

 

[z00ted]

yep!

now it's going to be a huge flop

 

[Richard7]

perfect. (well for my situation at least)
since i intend to buy a wii after hsc

hsc?

10hsc

 

[Richard7]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-23-new-wii-same-size-as-current-model

lols?

While I'm at it

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-23-nintendo-preps-huge-3ds-overhaul-report

They never stop amazing me.

 

[luke_atyeo]

seeing as the Wii is selling so badly

its only the 3rd highest selling console of all time and its total sales are nearly as much as 360 and ps3 put together.

where do you get these ideas from richard?

Looks to me you just wanted to find an excuse to give me ****.

nah you pretty much drop it into our laps everytime buddy

 

[Richard7]

its only the 3rd highest selling console of all time and its total sales are nearly as much as 360 and ps3 put together.

where do you get these ideas from richard?



nah you pretty much drop it into our laps everytime buddy

I'm not talking about total sales, I'm talking about the current rate at which the Wii is selling. For example 1 thousand units sold every week worldwide nowdays, as apposed to 10 thousand sold every week worldwide around launch. These numbers are in no way accurate, they are purely used as an example.

Oh so you also think they photoshopped the picture and there were a bunch of fake articles all of over the internet too? I advise re reading the first page because its very clearly shown he was giving me **** for no reason.

If you're going to try and own someone over the internet, at least be correct in what you're owning them in.

 

[Zxv]

 

[Aussierob123]

Of course wii sales will be way higher when it is newer. That's common sense man lol.

 

[Richard7]

Of course wii sales will be way higher when it is newer. That's common sense man lol.

I didn't say I was confused at why the Wii was selling at a slow rate.

I'm just saying that out of the 3 consoles, I'm fairly sure the Wii is selling at the slowest rate atm.

 

[Timic83]

does anyone know if this piece of **** family edition coming out in australia. cant find any info on it

 

[Richard7]

http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/news/new-gamecube-less-wii-configuration-heading-to-australia

 

[Timic83]

**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****

 

[MechaWave]

NoJ is smart.

The Wii is selling badly. Almost every game is shovelware except for the bigger titles. It will sell even worse because you only get half the ability of the original Wii for the same price while the other bundle includes the same capabilities and includes an extra remote. It'll be really sad for the people that buy the toned-down bundle.

Not to say for NoE where they practically removed the smarter bundle altogether.

 

[escro]

anyone know when itll hit the stores in australia?
on the nintendo site it says 23rd oct but thats not the aus site so i dunno
zomg so panicked i need to get a wii like now but i cant
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[Dekar289]

it's cheaper to buy a wii now, with gamecube compatibility included... plus homebrew benefits

 

[Alzi]

escro get a wii right now!

That site is always correct. I saw the mario kart edition wii's at **** smith for $149.

That is insanely cheap. I suggest you go to **** smith or price match it from eb games.

 

[escro]

Yeah money wise its no biggy. My bday is also this month so i intend to ask for a wii for my present
Problem is, i havent left the house in over a month cuz of hsc and i dunno if my rents will agree to buy in advance...
And heres the kicker: my birthday is on the 24th. Yes, one day after the old wii's will be replaced with the newer ones.
I need to figure out how im gunna preorder skyward sword in time as well.... any idea on when the preorder period will end?
I want the gold wiimote bundle haha

 

[Splice]

u are losing out if u dont get the wii before the 23rd imo

Gamecube compatibility makes Brawl playable (and a few other games that let u use GC controller... all of them are better with GC controller if the option's available lol.)

Plus backwards compatibility with GC games is a pretty legit asset.

 

[escro]

Ye i dont intend on getting the new one.
If i miss out then ill try get a wii from overseas or buy online/used. I dunno...
But yeh those gc slots are really valuable...

 

[escro]

ok so since the other thread didnt get many helpful replies ill try here:

so. it is now the 27th of october and my wii is still non existant.
at this rate ill be getting one by early november, hopefully earlier though.
so if anyone could shed any light on current stocks of older wii's in australian stores that would be greatly appreciated.
im stuck at home studying and can only leave the house to go to my school to do my hsc exams. school is too close for me to stop by at a game store on the way or whatever. sucks.

so yeah, need some outside info lol