Nintendo loves to iterate on their console designs. Sure the 3DS is a whole new platform, but we only arrived there after four DS redesigns. Now it appears that the Wii (at least in Europe) will be getting it's own redesign. Unlike the DS redesigns though, this one looks like it may hurt more than help...
The new unit will be bundled with Wii Party and Wii Sports. It will also include one of the new controllers, with built in "motion plus", and a Nunchuck. In order to make the unit smaller (did it really need to be?), Nintendo has axed backwards compatibility. Not only will the hardware no longer support GameCube titles, but it will not support the GameCube controllers either. Fans of Super Smash Bros. can feel free to flame away. For anyone in Europe, who still has a library of GameCube titles, make sure and buy a Wii before Christmas.
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[Source: Blog Posts from "ScrewAttack News"]
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