Many of us are expecting Nintendo to unveil the Wii 2, or its next-gen console at least, in 2011. After all, the Wii likely has its best days behind it, with most people interested in buying one having already done so. Kinect and Move won’t help Wii sales either, as people have more than one option for motion control gaming.
However, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has insisted the Wii 2 isn’t quite ready for its debut, insisting that there’s life left in the original Wii yet. After stating categorically stating that the Wii 2 isn’t a definite for 2011, he told Kotaku:
As we sit here today we’re saying the Wii has many, many more units to sell. After we’ve reached an installed base of 45 million here in the U.S., we can have a conversation about the next generation.
45 million you say? The Wii is currently sitting on around 35 million units in the U.S. so it’s likely to take at least another year for that target to be hit. Which suggests Nintendo is eyeing 2012 as the year to release its next-gen console. Assuming the world doesn’t end by then, obviously.
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