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Sheesh… will you folks ever learn? There will never, ever be a Wii replacement. It’s the console that keeps on giving, and also the one that’ll never perish. It’s the end-all answer to the world’s gaming needs, and even though greater than 50 percent of the US has an HDTV, Nintendo won’t ever have to support that unwanted “1080i” format. All sarcasm, angst and bitterness aside, Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata recently affirmed that there’s no Wii successor on the near-term roadmap. Specifically, he stated that he “doesn’t think that there is an immediate need to replace the Wii console; but of course, at some point in the future, the need will arise.” To cap things off, he added: “We currently do not have an answer as to what point in the future that need will come.” As much as we’d love to point out just how far behind the game Nintendo is in terms of graphics, we can’t argue with the sales figures, and until the collective consumer wallet deems true HD support a necessity, we suppose the Wii can just keep on keepin’ on. Much to our chagrin.

Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata: no ‘immediate need to replace the Wii’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A solid third-party app ecosystem is going to be absolutely critical to Windows Phone 7’s commercial success — and Microsoft clearly knows that, having spent nearly as much (if not more) energy talking to developers since the platform’s announcement than it has directly to potential end users. In particular, one area where Microsoft really wants to play ball (pardon the pun) is with a rock-sold gaming experience — and to that end, it seems Redmond isn’t being shy about putting its money where its mouth is. The rumor going around today is that Microsoft is reaching out to developers of popular iPhone games, offering cash in exchange for a Windows Phone 7 port; you might think that most of these devs would be totally down with dropping their games on a hot new platform with revenue potential, but the challenge is that WP7’s development environment is different enough from the iPhone’s to make porting a pretty big challenge. The dev that allegedly contacted PocketGamer.biz about the offer turned it down, saying the financial compensation was “substantial” but ultimately not enough for the amount of work he’d have to put into it — so this might just be a question of how badly Microsoft wants to come roaring out of the gate with a great catalog of apps. They’ve certainly got the cash to make this happen if they decide to up the ante.

Microsoft luring iPhone game devs to Windows Phone 7 with cold, hard cash? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The PS3’s 3D feature—upgradeable via a software update for every PS3 out there—is actually pretty decent. Not only did we see it live, working, on a giant projection screen, but on a smaller HDTV in front of us. More »

Sony’s going to be pushing 3D hard, starting right now. Every PS3 is going to get 3D capabilities through a system update. More »

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Mad Catz Xbox accessory shocker! Kinect, wireless controller get stands at E3 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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