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[sassmore4u]

oh... well no one wants to miss out on that

[random]

I'm glad i managed to convince you

[sassmore4u]

doesn't take much, just a little bribe every now and then

[random]

bribe? no one mentioned a bribe

[Ashe]

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Nintendo Co Ltd will launch a successor to its aging Wii game console in 2012 as it bets on a new hit games platform to win back users lured away by rivals Microsoft and Sony, and reverse a fall in profits.

The maker of the DS handheld games device, which is also facing competition from smartphone makers including Apple Inc, said on Monday it will demonstrate a prototype of the new Wii in Los Angeles on June 7 at the E3 game show.

Nintendo is looking to repeat past successes in the gaming market. The Wii took the industry by storm five years ago by offering family games such as tennis and bowling that appealed to non-traditional gamers.

This time around, however, Nintendo will find it harder to sidestep its competitors and must also contend with a burgeoning smartphone market that didn't exist in 2006, said Mitsushige Akino, Chief Fund Manager at Ichiyoshi Investment Management.

"Core users and game lovers that will certainly buy it, but I think it will be hard to capture buyers outside of that group," he said.

On Monday, Nintendo also reported its second straight fall in annual profit, which was half of a year ago, as demand for Wii games console fell. Having sold 86 million units since launching in 2006, sales last business year slipped by five million units to 15 million.

Nintendo company declined to provide further details of the new Wii.

"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," Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, told a news conference.

"So I won't talk about specific details today, but it will offer a new way of playing games within the home," said Iwata, a former game designer.

by "new way" he means it will actually have games people want to play.

[hungarianhorntail]

I WANT to play twilight princess and windwaker but the damn thing is broke and won't read game discs.
But the suspence is gonna kill me! What's this new way to play games that they've come up with?? Will they be using our DNA or fingerprints? When is E3?
Exciting news!

[Leslie]

My son loves his Wii. It drive me insane. I'm considering moving it into his room so he'll stop bugging me about playing it when I'm trying to study or do homework.

[Blitz]

Wii <3

Just dance 2 for the winage. I feel like busting some moves out on the dancefloor when a JD2 song comes on ;D

My flatmate is addicted to Zelda, ancient crap of a game...I want to play harry potter on wiiiiiiiiiiii

[hungarianhorntail]

GASP!!!!!!!!!!!


Zelda is NOT CRAP!!!!!!!!!

[sassmore4u]

i love that just dance game... i look like a tard when i play it, but oh well... it's fun

[Ashe]

My wii hasn't been turned on in ages









ZING

[random]

zing.

(im getting involved)

[Blitz]

hungarianhorntail, on 01 August 2011 - 12:53 PM, said:

GASP!!!!!!!!!!!


Zelda is NOT CRAP!!!!!!!!!

But it is. Crap story, crap graphics and characters, although I don't mind the horse, he's pretty cool. We named him Dave after our 72 year old next door neighbour. Good ol' dave

sassmore4u, on 01 August 2011 - 05:11 PM, said:

i love that just dance game... i look like a tard when i play it, but oh well... it's fun

Looking for some hot stuff, baby tonight.

Ashe, on 01 August 2011 - 05:13 PM, said:

My wii hasn't been turned on in ages









ZING

That was really clever, congratulations.

[Ashe]

Oh, you mean he's playing the N64 Zelda...Ocarina of Time?

it was the shit back in the day.

Now Nintendo is just like Hollywood...re-releasing the same crap over and over again.

[hungarianhorntail]

Blitz, on 02 August 2011 - 04:46 AM, said:

But it is. Crap story, crap graphics and characters, although I don't mind the horse, he's pretty cool. We named him Dave after our 72 year old next door neighbour. Good ol' dave

I hate your opinion!! The Zelda games have always had good graphics for their times and if that's really your argument I want you to check out twilight princess and the upcoming skyward sword and tell me those graphics are crap. I am utterly disappointed in you, new person.

[Ashe]

There was a time when I couldn't care less about what the graphics of a Zelda game were, because they were so unique and engaging.

Now I feel that there are other games out there that owe heavily to what Zelda did, but do it better...and certainly with more flair. not that that counts for everything, but it makes the game more enjoyable to me.

It isn't like anyone plays Zelda for the story.

[sassmore4u]

i'm that person, mostly because i don't really know how to play video games

i think the most challenging game that i loved to play was quest (on the oldschool '95 windows format)... if anyone knows what that game is you get a cookie