Zelda Nina versus Luigi Law - Tekken graces the WiiU

During the media blowout a few days ago for Nintendo's next generation console, the WiiU, a slew of titles were announced for its launch window. For the very first time ever, a Tekken title will grace a Nintendo console.

Image courtesy of nintendoeverything.com

While a Tekken title normally wouldn't deserve my attention, I accidentally watched the game trailer last night, and Tekken has never looked this fun:

More Wii2 details

I initially blogged about the "details" of the Wii2 yesterday thinking that there's nothing more to squeeze out of the rumor mill. The barrage of new info regarding Nintendo's supposedly upcoming new console still hasn't abated, however. Here are some more supposed details:

- Ubisoft, Activision, and Electronic Arts all have dev kits for the new console, and they have had it for months already.
- Motion sensing is still in, and with higher fidelity than the PS3's Move.
- Controllers have a 6" non-multitouch screens that have sub-HD graphics. The console can stream games into the controllers. Whoa.
- A multicore CPU and a graphics card two generations up from what the Xbox 360 has.
- A big surprise is still to be unveiled at E3.

Sources are Nextgen.biz, CVG, and this post from Neogaf.

My take? I personally would rather keep my anticipation in check. Nintendo and high-ish specs haven't been synonymous since the Gamecube. Oh be still my inner Nintendo fanboy heart!

Wii 2?

Today, multiple videogaming sites reported on rumors about an impending announcement of a new Nintendo console. Sites like CVG, IGN, and GameInformer have almost simultaneously posted articles on the successor to the Wii.

The scary thing is that they are mostly all in agreement with the details: significantly more powerful than the PS3, backwards-compatible with the Wii, a touch screen added to its standard controller, and an unveiling of the details at the E3 this June.

Nintendo has been known to be the most secretive company in the industry, and some have speculated that this is a very calculated move despite the news/rumor not coming directly from them. On one hand, they've been known to spill some info about new hardware before their E3 debut, like the Revolution's rechristening to the Wii. On the other hand, the monthly US videogame sales results compiled by the NPD were released today, with lackluster sales figures for both the Wii and Nintendo's new handheld, the 3DS, and many think that this new console rumor is just a diversionary tactic.

We will find out soon enough, though. If not by the end of April when Nintendo releases financial data to their investors, definite details, whether to confirm or deny all these current tidbits, will surely come out at E3 this June.

Exciting times ahead, definitely. I still remember the geekgasm I experienced while watching the Nintendo E3 conference last year on TV as it was happening. Not this year, unfortunately.