According to The Official Nintendo Magazine, the tweaked Wii will be released in the UK this holiday season (no word about a US release).
The change is that this Wii is designed to lay flat and has a slighted refigured design. The original Wii was supposed to sit vertically.
The redesigned console comes packed with a Wii Remote Plus, a Nunchuk and, according to this photo from Eurogamer, copies of Wii Sports and Wii Party.
Expect more details like pricing and non-UK availability.
Question, though — outside of a few first-party AAA titles, how often do you play your Wii when friends aren’t around challenging you to Wii Sports? Just curious.
New Wii Console [ONM via NeoGAF]
Republished from Kotaku
salmonpie
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 9:28 AMI’ve never owned a Wii and have only played on one once or twice, it’s the first Nintendo console I haven’t had since the NES. I do keep thinking about buying one to play the 1st party games I’ve missed out on but, think I’ll have too many issues with the graphics coming from a PS3 and 360. Someone tell me I’m wrong please!
Caesar Wong
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 12:23 PMI own both a Wii and PS3, and although the reduced graphic qualities are noticeable, I haven’t ever been bothered by it when playing any of the AAA and/or 1st party titles.
Dean Mandarean
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 9:41 AMPlayed mario kart online A LOT! But doesnt get much use anymore. X360 gets a lot more use
Husky
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 10:51 AMBought a Red Wii for NSMB and DKCR. Beat Mario with a mate and got up to level 4 on DK back in Decemeber, haven’t touched it since. Damn achievement have reconfigured my brain to craze some form of connwctivity and bragging right among friends, rather than play Wii games which feel disconnected from the world.
Mick0s
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 1:50 PMWhy does the original Wii have flay lying feet if its not supposed to lie that way?
Mine’s been lying flat for at least the last 12 months. (albeit mostly unused for a period longer than that too).
Boon
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 2:23 PMIts hard to buy a console where there are free emulators that run it in HD.
Penmonicus
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 3:44 PMI noticed that the Wii U looked as though it was only supposed to lie down, as opposed to the Wii, which came with a stand to put it vertical.
I always thought that vertical-standing consoles were silly until I realised how much space it saves.
This is a shame. I liked the vertical aspect.