Online magazine, EDGE, is reporting that Nintendo may decide to beef up the storage space on the Nintendo Wii. In addition, DVD playback and a bit faster processing power may also come in to play before the next round of console wars begin.
With the Xbox 360 and PS3 receiving increases to their HDD size and decreases to their CPU and GPU chip size, it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to see Nintendo doing the same.
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The current generation of consoles still has three to four more years before newer hardware hits the market, but Nintendo's next may arrive sooner, according to one analyst.
Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian said in an investor note on Monday, "At this point, we believe the consensus opinion among industry professionals is that the next significant hardware refresh is unlikely to occur before 2011, and more likely in 2012."
But he said Nintendo's next home console could arrive before then. "One possible exception to console timing may be Nintendo, which could opt to upgrade the Wii with faster processing power, DVD capability and/or greater storage."
Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian said in an investor note on Monday, "At this point, we believe the consensus opinion among industry professionals is that the next significant hardware refresh is unlikely to occur before 2011, and more likely in 2012."
But he said Nintendo's next home console could arrive before then. "One possible exception to console timing may be Nintendo, which could opt to upgrade the Wii with faster processing power, DVD capability and/or greater storage."
With the Xbox 360 and PS3 receiving increases to their HDD size and decreases to their CPU and GPU chip size, it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to see Nintendo doing the same.
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