Wii successor rumors: 01Net edition – codename, specs, tablet controller and more
It’s almost 10:45 AM here, and we’re already up to three “Wii 2/Wii HD” stories. Anyone want to take a guess as to how many we’ll finish with by the end of today? Anyway, on to the matter at hand…
01Net has posted another batch of Wii successor rumors. Again, these are the folks that leaked specs for the NGP. That doesn’t mean that the content below is true, of course.
– Codenamed “Project Café”
– E3 2011 reveal
– Architecture is very similar to the Xbox 360
– Café is a bit more powerful than the 360
– Easy to port Xbox 360 games
– Retro-compatible with GameCube and Wii games
– Should support all Wii peripherals
– Specs: CPU is custom IBM PowerPC with three cores, GPU should be an ATI from the R700 family, with a shader unit at version 4.1, RAM should be at least 512 Mb
– Controller is a touch tablet, moderate graphic output (sub-HD, not like an iPad)
– Controller specs: 6-inch screen, single touch, front camera, acts as a Wii sensor bar, d-pad, two bumpers, two triggers, possibly more
– June 2012 release in Japan, Holiday 2012 release in the West
– Another big surprise for the console that can’t be discussed yet
