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Thanks to Rafa L for the tip!

This information comes from Satoru Iwata…

“It became difficult for developers to surprise customers with the current Wii.”

Surprises have always been a big deal for Nintendo. This makes me wonder what surprises they have in store for Project Cafe.

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There’s one thing we know about Project Cafe’s release date for sure: it won’t be released in the early part of 2012. Satoru Iwata confirmed that Nintendo will not release Project Cafe until after April of next year. Some rumors have said that the console could ship in mid-October, though the company may very well wait until November. Then again, perhaps Nintendo will surprise everyone and launch the system in the summer.

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Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!

A couple of additional quotes have been picked up from a Nintendo news conference held in Japan earlier today. President Satoru Iwata commented on the console in general, explaining that “We would like to propose a new approach to home video game consoles.”

Iwata also seemed to address the topic of 3D gaming. Although 3D is a very significant element of Nintendo’s latest handheld sensation, it doesn’t sound like Nintendo will be implementing such a feature for Project Cafe. Iwata noted that “It’s difficult to make 3-D images a key feature, because 3-D televisions haven’t obtained wide acceptance yet.” This is something that Nintendo has pointed out previously, so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise.

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Despite the large amount of rumors being circulated about Project Cafe, Nintendo has decided to remain quiet about the system. The Big N did confirm that the console is on the way a few hours ago, but did not share many details about what fans can expect. The only information contained in the company’s press release is that the system will be playable at E3 and will launch next year.

So it’s not too surprising that president Satoru Iwata wouldn’t offer any additional news at a press conference earlier today. Iwata only told attendees that we’ll have to wait until E3, though teased that the console “will offers new way of playing games within the home.”

“As for the details of exactly what it will be, we have decided that it is best to let people experience it for themselves at E3. So I won’t talk about specific details today, but it will offer a new way of playing games within the home.”

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It’s been a long time coming, hasn’t it (actually, not really, but it feels like the rumors have been floating around forever)? Just like the 3DS, Nintendo has sent out a brief press release a short while ago confirming that they are working on a new console. The company actually hasn’t confirmed much at all other than the fact that it is launching next year and that it will be playable at E3. I think that’s pretty darn significant! Time to start counting down to E3…

We already told you about the “Cafe” folder on Nintendo’s developers/publishers site, though look what was uncovered on the same domain…

There’s no denying that the “Project Cafe” codename is picking up steam. It definitely sounds like that might be the real deal.

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