This week on Infendo Radio, Kyle and I are joined by both Will and Sean for a podcast full of .. well .. full of Ubisoft’s 2012 prediction, 1st party vs 3rd party games, the UK release of the Prof Layton sequel, New Play Control games topping the chart, and even more!
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[Apologies for some sound issues. Skype was being a cruel mistress this time around.]
Of *course* they're going to have an HD-capable system next time around, and I think 2012 is a good time-frame to expect it. The hardware will be cheap, so why not? I think they'll want to put a stop to the feature-reduced Wii versions of third-party games. Seriously, claiming there's no need for more graphics capability is a bit kool-aid-ish.
I don't think the control interface needs any updating, other than including the Motion Plus with new controllers, and possibly augmenting the sensitivity of the nunchuck in the same way. Anything else that's needed can come in the form of a new attachment.
What they don't want to do is alienate their current install base, so my guess is that they will push hard for games that don't absolutely require the extra graphical capabilities to be backwards-compatible with the Wii, even after the Wii II is out (though that might put some constraints on the hardware). This is the same way that they try to update their hand-held consoles.
They're definitely going to have a bigger storage capacity, though I think it will still be flash-based. You can get 16 GB flash discs for pretty cheap these days, so in a few years, they ought to be dirt cheap and plentiful.
best podcast on the net.
Still wish the length of this podcast would go back to being closer to an hour again, but otherwise great podcast. You guys have plenty of news on here to talk about, so with all the great discussions you guys have, I'm sure you can kick out to a big longer.
And yes, hopefully the audio issues won't happen again, it was a bit hard to hear at points.
When's the new poll coming out?