c3ntury Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Okay so, if you were in charge of designing Nintendo's next console - what would you add and why? For me it would - Have much better, full-frontal and HD, 1080p graphics. Blu-Ray Disc Support. Media-Player Built Into the OS (with DVD Support). Backwards Compatability. Larger HDD (120GB+) Allow 3rd-Party Channels to be created (homebrew). Allow people to rip a game to there HDD and play it from there instead of the disc (each game having a unique code and being attached to the Wii's unique CPU code itself to stop copying) Essentially have the resources there for better games and have alot more potential due to the homebrew without softmodding and more. Also, having it as a media-center as well could attract new audiences whilst also putting it on par with the PS3 in terms of graphic quality. Not only that, you wouldnt have people using "I WANT TO PLAY BACKUPS" as a excuse for softmodding or "I WANT TO USE HOMEBREW" since you would beable to. Only people who download illegal games would be blocked and therefore they couldnt complain could they ? ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 All I want is HD, but Blu-Ray would certainly make things interesting... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1985 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 i think what you've suggested there is going against nintendo's whole current ethos. they don't want to be at the forefront of graphic technology nor media playback capability, they want to do the gameplay basics better than anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 So basically you'd want to turn it into a PS3 with a few Wii features and another name on the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Have much better, full-frontal and HD, 1080p graphics. You want the next Nintendo to have nudity? :laugh: But I agree, the next console needs much better graphics, in fact they are essential. I can't believe how bad the Wii graphics look on my 40" 1080p TV. Even the optional component cable that gives you 480p instead of 480i or whatever doesn't make a great deal of difference. (why wasn't this included again? I would've paid a few pounds more on the console price for it) A media player would be nice, especially one that supports network media streaming... like the Xbox 360 and PS3. Working with Microsoft to get Media Center Extender functionality would be nice too. A Blu-Ray drive would be nice, but that would push up the price of the console quite alot I feel. The very cheapest BD-ROM drive for PC's that I've seen is around the ?65 mark. The cheapest DVD drive is less than ?10. As I've already got a Blu-Ray player, I don't want to be forced into paying more for the next Nintendo console for a drive I don't need because I've already got one. Now if I had any hope that the games might make use of that space, I may change my mind, but Nintendo games have always been simplistic at best so I doubt they even fill DVDs currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrentthief Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 actually you can get the cheapest bluray reader for ?45 when they are on offer @ scan.co.uk, Nintendo could probably get them for ?30 or so in bulk. 1080p gaming bluray built-in multi-region dvd playback with upscaling xvid, divx and .mkv playback upto 1080p homebrew games like with xbox arcade where people could create and sell their games online 120gb+ hdd downloadable full games msn client youtube client firefox based web browser region-free games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 So basically you'd want to turn it into a PS3 with a few Wii features and another name on the top? Sounds like what quite a lot of these people want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted January 3, 2010 MVC Share Posted January 3, 2010 Basically i would improve the online system. The whole friends code thing would be scrapped and people would be allowed a friends list which can be accessed no matter what game there playing. Cross game voice chat would be implemented instead of only been allowed to send pre typed phrases in games. (my only experience online is with Mario Kart, Brawl and that Pokemon game so maybe its different in other games?) It would also be at least capable of rendering games in 720p, it bad how Wii games look better emulated on my PC than they do on the Wii ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 The basics such as music cd playing and dvd playing and what not! :p As well as HD capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I would like to add good games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechronic Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Ability to use the console as a PC, adding Linux Support Huge Internal Hard Drive to allow the storage of Media Improved Graphics on par with competition at least allowing the best titles to be playable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 i think what you've suggested there is going against nintendo's whole current ethos. they don't want to be at the forefront of graphic technology nor media playback capability, they want to do the gameplay basics better than anyone. Still, graphic quality could greatly improve the Wii experience. So basically you'd want to turn it into a PS3 with a few Wii features and another name on the top? No, it want to turn it into a Wii which has the same graphics as a PS3 but retains the core Wii system and gameplay. Basically i would improve the online system.The whole friends code thing would be scrapped and people would be allowed a friends list which can be accessed no matter what game there playing. Cross game voice chat would be implemented instead of only been allowed to send pre typed phrases in games. (my only experience online is with Mario Kart, Brawl and that Pokemon game so maybe its different in other games?) It would also be at least capable of rendering games in 720p, it bad how Wii games look better emulated on my PC than they do on the Wii ;) Ye, just dont charge us for it though. *COUGHxboxliveCOUGH*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomniac9 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Like many of you I would add HD support. I would also add the option to either use a motion controller or a standard controller on all games. I would also change the menu system and get rid of the channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 3, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted January 3, 2010 HD support, better network/online integration and a level playing field with the 360/PS3 so people that own a Nintendo console can enjoy ports similar of the great multiplatform games we PS3/360 owners get. That's what REALLY kills Nintendo's software lineup this gen, they can't get things like Mirrors Edge/Dead Space/Fallout/Borderlands etc in the same we us PS3/360 owners can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted January 3, 2010 Reporter Share Posted January 3, 2010 HD support, better network/online integration and a level playing field with the 360/PS3 so people that own a Nintendo console can enjoy ports similar of the great multiplatform games we PS3/360 owners get.That's what REALLY kills Nintendo's software lineup this gen, they can't get things like Mirrors Edge/Dead Space/Fallout/Borderlands etc in the same we us PS3/360 owners can. Agreed, along with a better Classic Controller which can be used separate from the Wii Remote itself, so that developers can either create their game to be compatible with the Remote or the CController. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 There's only really three things that need to be done: 1080p HD Support for playing DVDs A simplified online experience (get rid of all the friend codes, and just use simple usernames) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 HD support, better network/online integration and a level playing field with the 360/PS3 so people that own a Nintendo console can enjoy ports similar of the great multiplatform games we PS3/360 owners get.That's what REALLY kills Nintendo's software lineup this gen, they can't get things like Mirrors Edge/Dead Space/Fallout/Borderlands etc in the same we us PS3/360 owners can. Dead Space is out on the Wii already.. Its RPG's such as Oblivion and Fallout 3 i want on the Wii, along with Crysis haha xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 1080p HD Yeah, because most games already support it. Oh, wait... I would add rechargeable controllers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 3, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted January 3, 2010 Yeah, because most games already support it. Oh, wait...I would add rechargeable controllers. There's nothing wrong with supporting 1080p, and in fact nearly every PSN/XBLA arcade runs at 1080p ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Yeah, because most games already support it. Oh, wait...I would add rechargeable controllers. http://www.amazon.co.uk/o/ASIN/B000R5BERG Already got charging docks. 1080p provides future-proof resolutions as well, bonus for when you get your 64inch TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krockett Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 You want the next Nintendo to have nudity? :laugh: I LOL"D so hard at that, and not really sure why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explore Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 All i would want is a bigger Hard Drive. Better graphics, blu ray, and better online gaming. Also on the Virtual Console, i want a system that if own one the games, i wish there was a way to download it for free since we already paid for it as a cartage. (I still have working N64, SNES games that i do not want to repay to play on the Wii). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokiaxion Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 A HDD. 1080 video output (so people stop bitching). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 More mature games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamRocker1 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 All i would want is a bigger Hard Drive. Better graphics, blu ray, and better online gaming. Also on the Virtual Console, i want a system that if own one the games, i wish there was a way to download it for free since we already paid for it as a cartage. (I still have working N64, SNES games that i do not want to repay to play on the Wii). There is no HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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