The Rumor Mill Keeps on Churning

I imagine that the inside of Miyamoto's mind is a lot like the first level in Psychonauts.

So the latest batch of rumors at IGN puts the Wii 2 coming out possibly THIS YEAR around $400. While the price is discouraging, it would be easier to accept if Nintendo had not already launched hardware this year already. I'm very publicly hoping for a November 2012 launch, but 2011 would coincide with the Nintendo-established 5-year console cycle. It also seems like it would trample all over holiday 3DS software sales. Wouldn't it make sense to give the DS successor a holiday season all to itself to firmly plant it's foot in the portable market?

And give the Wii and Skyward Sword one last gasp for fuck's sake. It's unfair what happened to the Cube (although totally justifiable). A new Pikmin that actually makes it onto the Wii would be nice as well. We've been waiting almost 5 years for it. There's still Dragon Quest X, Pandora's Tower, The Last Story and Xenoblade that I'm still hoping to play before I buy a new console. Ok, maybe not Dragon Quest.

From a business perspective, it does not make much sense. Although, Microsoft will testify to the importance of getting your new hardware out first.

And Megaman Legends 3! Holy shit, I figured that this one was on the verge of going the way of Inafune. But it seems like this one will give gamers an instant download when the eshop goes live in a few weeks. Cannot wait.