Nintendo is working on its next console, says Miyamoto
In an interview with AP, the designer said that while the firm remains very much committed to developing games for Wii U, it also has teams working up idea for the company's next major hardware offering.
"We're focused on providing a robust line-up of Wii U software for next year. It seems like we've managed to do that this year and people are very happy with what we've done on Wii U," he said.
"For the time being, our focus is on the Wii U hardware, but Nintendo as a whole has groups working on ideas for new hardware systems. While we're busy working on software for the Wii U, we have production lines that are working on ideas for what the next system might be," he went on to confirm.
This doesn't come as a surprise since it's typical for platform holders to begin work on their next machine soon after their last hardware launch, but this does come a the first official acknowledgment of Nintendo's work on a new console.
Miyamoto also spoke briefly of the key role Mario typically plays in showing off the evolution of Nintendo's new hardware. "With each digital evolution, he was there to usher in the next era. I think that maybe when we release the next hardware system, you can look forward to seeing Mario take on a new role or in a new game," he said.
Nintendo highlighted encouraging Wii U sales growth in October as it posted improved financial results for the first half of its business year.
The company said Wii U sales have been on an upward curve since Mario Kart 8's release in May. Nintendo sold 610,000 Wii U consoles in its most recent quarter, for a total of 1.12 million in the April-September period, taking lifetime Wii U sales to 7.29 million units since launching in November 2012.
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GaryPosted:
If they really are working on there next console and release it within the next 3 years i am glad i sold my Wii U because they would drop support for it so quickly.
JRMHPosted:
xDylan Lmao, because the WiiU was such a smash hit around the world
I hope this isn't sarcastic... The WiiU was better than the PS4 or the X1. Maybe not in specs, but if we're looking at specs, the PC destroys any console ever.
The Wii U has the most innovative experience, and the games actually feel somewhat fresh on Wii.
The console they plan on releasing is probably not going to be like the Wii U at all. I don't know what it will be but I'm hype no matter what.
neboPosted:
I'd like to see nintendo make a better console than the wii u (not that the wii u was absolutely horrible)
SkittlePosted:
As long as it is somewhat like the Wii then I can see this doing well, so many memories of Super Mario Bros and Wii Play!
#NostalgiaTime
#NostalgiaTime
SwiftPosted:
If the rumors that were out there earlier this year become a reality, I will for sure be picking it up.
I have not owned a Nintendo console since the GameCube. Ahhh those were the days.
I have not owned a Nintendo console since the GameCube. Ahhh those were the days.
MissPosted:
Can't wait to hear more about it in the near future hopefully. Always loved Nintendo as a company so I would definitely be checking it out. Time for some new Mario games and a new Super Smash Bros hopefully. Maybe even with body motions, like a Kinect in a way.
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