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Countdown to Nintendo’s Next Console (Project Cafe)

April 29, 2011 Leave a comment

What to do now that the Wii’s days are numbered.

 
Ever since Game Informer first broke the news that Nintendo is planning to announce a new console at E3 this June and Nintendo has since confirmed it, I have been debating with myself how much more I want to do with my Wii. Obtaining the new console (which for now is codenamed Project Cafe) when it is released sometime next year is a foregone conclusion. If at all possible, it will even be a day one purchase for me. Although some of it has yet to be confirmed, the new console will most likely include:

  • HD Graphics that will surpass the PS3.
  • Better On-line
  • Both Motion and Standard Controls
  • Third Party Developers lining up early (like Rockstar)
  • A controller with a touch screen and the ability to stream content from the console.
  • Backwards compatibility with both Wii and Gamecube.

As awesome as all that sounds, it made me wonder if there was anything left for me to play on the Wii? Should I just save my money and wait for the next console? Or does the Wii have any life left in it? Read more…