Wii successor to be revealed in June at E3 2011, confirms Nintendo

Wii 2 controller mock-up for Project Cafe or Nintendo Stream
IT’S ALIIIIIIVE. Nintendo has confirmed Wii 2 (aka Project Cafe or Nintendo Stream) WILL be revealed and playable at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 being held from June 7th through June 9th!

And yes, this is a megaton. This is THE next-generation Nintendo console that will replace the current-generation Wii; this following the hard fact that profits for Nintendo have fallen to a new seven-year low against their competition (Xbox 360 and PS3).

Although very little is confirmed, it is known that the Wii 2 release date is in 2012, as you can see Nintendo confirm in the memo screenshot below. Additionally, it has been all but confirmed that the system will feature multiple types of controllers and that at least one type of these controllers will have a screen. That controller screen is most likely a touchscreen with a resolution of 800×500.

Wii 2 confirmed via Nintendo memo posted by company. Will be shown at E3 2011

It is reported that the new Nintendo system will be able to stream games and video to multiple controllers at once without having to turn on the TV. Each controller is like a mini-terminal. The console would do all the calculations to reduce latency, the cost of the controllers and bandwidth requirements while the controller does the rest of the work!

It is likely that this new system will not feature build-in 3D or have it as a large feature of the new system. To quote President Satoru Iwata, “We would like to propose a new approach to home video game consoles. It’s difficult to make 3-D images a key feature, because 3-D televisions haven’t obtained wide acceptance yet.”

Very, VERY cool. So who is excited about E3 this year?! 😀

Via Bloomberg and Nintendo Japan. Thanks to 01net for the image.