Latest Wii 2 rumors from IGN include pricing, specs, possible “Stream” name and more
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii
– Retail price could fall in between $350 and $400 based on manufacturing costs
– Will ship from Taiwanese manufacturer, Foxconn, this October
– Earliest possible retail release could be anywhere between mid-October and early November
– Early stock build up could allow Nintendo to create a sizable supply
– Nintendo could also attempt to lower the retail price of the system with lower profit margins to make the price more alluring
– Earthquakes in Japan will not impact console hardware since the manufacturing is taking place in Taiwan
– Wii 2: Revamped version of AMD’s R700 GPU architecture
– Not AMD’s Fusion technology as previously believed
– Console will out perform the PlayStation 3’s NVIDIA 7800GTX-based processor
– CPU will be a custom-built triple-core IBM PowerPC chipset
– Clocking speeds will be faster
– 1080p output
– Potential for stereoscopic 3D
– Size comparable to the first Xbox 360
– Likely to resemble a modernized version of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
– Nintendo considering naming Wii 2 Stream
– Stream might be one of many names Nintendo is considering
