Post by thedude3445 on Apr 10, 2011 18:00:27 GMT -5
This idea is so epic. IMO.
I have an "official idea" for the next console:
3D (no glasses? Maybe by 2020)
Blu-Ray
Online Experience much like a Social Network/Xbox Live
Extremely accurate motion control
Steam-esque online purchasing/updating/patching system
Firmware updates all the time
Those are "duh".
1TB CDs if possible, or at least 30GB single-layered?
PC integration for media, internet, programs, ect.
Harddrives at 600GB+
Backwards compatible with Wii/GCN
Older cartridge-based consoles can plug into the new console itself, so that consoles that don't use the colored-wires like the NES can be used on newer TVs. Also, you can actually WRITE the data/save data of the cartridge and put it on a special Disk, or onto the HDD, though at a price due to royalties and overall profit gain. It can only be done a limited amount of times per cart, because each time it's done, the Wii2 will write data onto the cartridge that will not allow it to be copied more than, say 10-15 times total. This way all games of the past can be preserved legally, not just those put on Virtual Console. Like even certain pirated games could be copied.
Flash Drive-based games: 16GB flash drive costs $20. $64GB is $100GB. These prices will only decrease as time goes on, and by 2013, most likely, the 64GB will be down to $50 or lower. But seeing how much memory can be put on these, games could be produced on them instead of on Disk! Cartridge gaming could come back somewhat with Flash Drives.
Smartphone/3DS integration:
they can connect with apps, games, and the handheld devices could even be used as controllers for certain games.
Webcam/Augmented reality can improve to the point where Kinect-type gaming can take place in much smaller enviornments than the 3-foot space needed currently.
The old periphrials will be enhanced tenfold: The Balance Board, if not a pack-in with the console itself, will be extremely cheap, nearing $30 by itself. A new version would be released as well, but the differences would be minor.
6+ Players per console! If Rock Band 3 can do 7, I don't see why there can't be as many for regular games. Not splitscreen; that would be way too small a screen, but at least for party games like Mario Party, where it would only benefit the game.
The controller: I think that it could be about the size of the Wiimote now, but a little taller and quite a bit wider, but it is made mostly of a touch screen. The B button is still there, but it is much smaller and thinner. Otherwise though, there are no buttons. This way there can be ANY BUTTON LAYOUT YOU WANT. O__O The touch screen could even act as its own screen. Example: Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. To play this you would need to have 4 GBAs connected to the GCN as controllers. Think of these new Wiimotes AS the GBAs, ableit much more advanced. The screen would be much like the Kindle in its low graphical power to retain relative cheapness, though it can play 8 and 16-bit games while someone else is playing something completely different. Yes this controller has a 16-bit processor 8) For those people who absolutely need the control stick (that would include me), there will be an add-on to the controller, packed in WITH the controller itself (+one with the console duh) that includes 2 control sticks, the Triggers/bumpers, and two new buttons on the back(I don't understand why they never did that before). Here's a reference for those who aren't following:
That's as far as I got in my idea. I'm not sure how much of this will be possible by Winter 2012 so that Nintendo can release a console that is less than $350, but the controller would be the most important aspect of this console. That and Blu-Ray/600+GB HDD of course.
Expenses:
The controller might be too much money though. a Kindle is over $139, and it has the same power as the controller will. It won't have internet capabilities whatsoever and a more primitive processor, but IDK how cheap that would make it. I'm hoping it would be less than $50, but with the add-on....
A Blu-ray player is about $100 now, so the probability of the Wii 2 using Blu-Ray technology is assured. How Nintendo will be able to use it without driving the console up to PS3-levels, I don't know, but they will somehow. A Blu-ray disc is very cheap to produce, so that's not a problem, cost-wise.
I doubt that the Wii 2 will have a to-pay online service, but if it does, I'm betting that will be $40-$50 a year. As for HDDs, a 1TB External Hard drive for PC is $100 currently. But a 250GB HDD for Xbox is $70! I know this is just Microsoft attempting to cash in on a memory storage monopoly, but IDK if Nintendo would do the same. If they don't do it, a 600GB HDD would probably be $100.
Again, it really all comes down to the cost of the controllers to determine how expensive the console will be. I don't know how much of the costs I got right, but I'm pretty sure that Nintendo could make a new console with more power than the PS3 at $300.
I have an "official idea" for the next console:
3D (no glasses? Maybe by 2020)
Blu-Ray
Online Experience much like a Social Network/Xbox Live
Extremely accurate motion control
Steam-esque online purchasing/updating/patching system
Firmware updates all the time
Those are "duh".
1TB CDs if possible, or at least 30GB single-layered?
PC integration for media, internet, programs, ect.
Harddrives at 600GB+
Backwards compatible with Wii/GCN
Older cartridge-based consoles can plug into the new console itself, so that consoles that don't use the colored-wires like the NES can be used on newer TVs. Also, you can actually WRITE the data/save data of the cartridge and put it on a special Disk, or onto the HDD, though at a price due to royalties and overall profit gain. It can only be done a limited amount of times per cart, because each time it's done, the Wii2 will write data onto the cartridge that will not allow it to be copied more than, say 10-15 times total. This way all games of the past can be preserved legally, not just those put on Virtual Console. Like even certain pirated games could be copied.
Flash Drive-based games: 16GB flash drive costs $20. $64GB is $100GB. These prices will only decrease as time goes on, and by 2013, most likely, the 64GB will be down to $50 or lower. But seeing how much memory can be put on these, games could be produced on them instead of on Disk! Cartridge gaming could come back somewhat with Flash Drives.
Smartphone/3DS integration:
they can connect with apps, games, and the handheld devices could even be used as controllers for certain games.
Webcam/Augmented reality can improve to the point where Kinect-type gaming can take place in much smaller enviornments than the 3-foot space needed currently.
The old periphrials will be enhanced tenfold: The Balance Board, if not a pack-in with the console itself, will be extremely cheap, nearing $30 by itself. A new version would be released as well, but the differences would be minor.
6+ Players per console! If Rock Band 3 can do 7, I don't see why there can't be as many for regular games. Not splitscreen; that would be way too small a screen, but at least for party games like Mario Party, where it would only benefit the game.
The controller: I think that it could be about the size of the Wiimote now, but a little taller and quite a bit wider, but it is made mostly of a touch screen. The B button is still there, but it is much smaller and thinner. Otherwise though, there are no buttons. This way there can be ANY BUTTON LAYOUT YOU WANT. O__O The touch screen could even act as its own screen. Example: Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. To play this you would need to have 4 GBAs connected to the GCN as controllers. Think of these new Wiimotes AS the GBAs, ableit much more advanced. The screen would be much like the Kindle in its low graphical power to retain relative cheapness, though it can play 8 and 16-bit games while someone else is playing something completely different. Yes this controller has a 16-bit processor 8) For those people who absolutely need the control stick (that would include me), there will be an add-on to the controller, packed in WITH the controller itself (+one with the console duh) that includes 2 control sticks, the Triggers/bumpers, and two new buttons on the back(I don't understand why they never did that before). Here's a reference for those who aren't following:
That's as far as I got in my idea. I'm not sure how much of this will be possible by Winter 2012 so that Nintendo can release a console that is less than $350, but the controller would be the most important aspect of this console. That and Blu-Ray/600+GB HDD of course.
Expenses:
The controller might be too much money though. a Kindle is over $139, and it has the same power as the controller will. It won't have internet capabilities whatsoever and a more primitive processor, but IDK how cheap that would make it. I'm hoping it would be less than $50, but with the add-on....
A Blu-ray player is about $100 now, so the probability of the Wii 2 using Blu-Ray technology is assured. How Nintendo will be able to use it without driving the console up to PS3-levels, I don't know, but they will somehow. A Blu-ray disc is very cheap to produce, so that's not a problem, cost-wise.
I doubt that the Wii 2 will have a to-pay online service, but if it does, I'm betting that will be $40-$50 a year. As for HDDs, a 1TB External Hard drive for PC is $100 currently. But a 250GB HDD for Xbox is $70! I know this is just Microsoft attempting to cash in on a memory storage monopoly, but IDK if Nintendo would do the same. If they don't do it, a 600GB HDD would probably be $100.
Again, it really all comes down to the cost of the controllers to determine how expensive the console will be. I don't know how much of the costs I got right, but I'm pretty sure that Nintendo could make a new console with more power than the PS3 at $300.
