Word on the interwebs suggests that the Big N is gearing up for some sort of hardware reveal at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
"We've heard rumors that Nintendo might be showing hardware at E3," IGN editor Jose Otero said on the latest episode of Nintendo Voice Chat.
"They're absolutely going to show new hardware this year," the outlet's co-founder, Peer Schneider added. "No doubt in my mind that something... 'Cause I've heard from multiple people now. I've heard from someone who used to be at Nintendo, I've heard it from somebody on the third-party front."
Nintendo will reveal new hardware at E3, a third-party publishing source has told VideoGamer.com.
Games compatible with the hardware will also be playable at the show, our source says, with the hardware believed to be linked to system specs leaked earlier in the year.
Those specs suggest that the hardware will be formed of two parts - a 'Fusion DS' and a 'Fusion Terminal' - and be a successor to the platform holder's struggling Wii U.
Our source's comments tally with those made by IGN earlier today who revealed that they had "heard rumours that Nintendo might be showing hardware at E3".
"They are absolutely going to show new hardware this year, there is no doubt in my mind..." said IGN's Peer Schneider. "I've heard it from multiple people now. I've heard it from someone who used to be at Nintendo, I've heard it from somebody on the third-party front."
The site then speculates that Nintendo could reveal a new peripheral or hardware revision rather than a new console.
Nintendo told VideoGamer.com that it does not comment on rumour or speculation when contacted about the story earlier today.
The platform holder is set to host its E3 digital event on Tuesday, June 10.
this is for real, guys!
Nintendo is like the only game company out there where you'll get better rumors than products.
Should I feel empathy or schadenfreude for Wii U adopters if Nintendo shitbins it for a new console?They all got a new round of Mario games. Its done its due.
I can confirm Nintendo is not revealing any hardware at this year's E3.http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/05/nintendo_quashes_rumours_of_new_hardware_at_e3_2014 (http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/05/nintendo_quashes_rumours_of_new_hardware_at_e3_2014)
it's true. a gamepad-less wii u isn't a new hardware.
it's true. a gamepad-less wii u isn't a new hardware.
Wii U - GamePad + Pro Controller for $200 :mouf
it's true. a gamepad-less wii u isn't a new hardware.
Wii U - GamePad + Pro Controller for $200 :mouf
Wii + Gamepad for $200, so everyone that thought the Wii U was a Wii periphial will finally get what they want.
January 25
David Yarnton, GM for Nintendo of UK, has apparently further quashed rumors of an imminent Nintendo DS redesign. Mr. Yarton pushes the potential date for a redesign way out and past this year's E3 conference. According to DSAdvance, when Yarton was asked for some hard facts on the potential redesign, he replied,"That's been rumoured, I don't know for how long, but we haven't got any plans at the moment. Nothing I know of."
January 26
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata today announced Nintendo DS Lite, a slimmer version of the best-selling Nintendo DS™. Also featuring brighter screens, Nintendo DS Lite will launch in Japan in March. Nintendo DS Lite will be less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter.
So it was fake all along?
LMAO
You can't spell ignorant without IGN.
The first, taking place on Tuesday (7 – 8:30 PM PT / 10 – 11:30 PM ET), will be dedicated to the new Super Smash Bros. games. Masahiro Sakurai will be in attendance, of course.
The one on Wednesday (6 – 7:30 PM PT / 9 – 10:30 PM ET) is certainly more mysterious. Nintendo plans to discuss some sort of new 3DS game. No one knows what that one is about at the moment!
You're ignorant if you're expecting a great new console to be revealed at E3 by Nintendo in 2014. Or that it would even be relevant.
"Well, we're always experimenting with a lot of different kinds of new hardware," Miyamoto said. "Certainly, we've put a focus more recently on what we can do to better improve the transition from one hardware system to the next. Going from GameCube to Wii, we were able to mature a smooth transition from one to the next in terms of the development environment. But with Wii to Wii U, there were some hurdles there that we had to overcome in making that transition to the new hardware system."
"The question of whether or not we want to take a portable system and a home console system and decide if maybe, as the computer processing power improves, we could just simply say we'll stick with a portable and make it something that could also be a home console system is a question that ties directly into product strategy, and is something I can't really go into detail on," Miyamoto explained.
"But what I can say is that, for the time being, our focus is really on developing and building these environments that will allow us to have a smooth transition from one hardware system to the next going forward. Other than that, you can look forward to what comes next."
Nintendo unveiled it new figurine project, called amiibo during its E3 Digital Event. You can read more details about it in our interview with both Miyamoto and Shinya Takahashi, the GM of Nintendo Software Planning & Development.