Lots of rumors circling around about a new Wii to be announced at E3 2011. The rumors are also saying that this new Wii console will be more powerful then the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Could this mean that Nintendo will be moving away from causal gaming, and SD graphics to deeper games and HD. Game Informer reported about this earlier this morning. In the report they state;

We have confirmed with multiple sources that this new home system is capable of running games at HD resolutions. There are conflicting reports, however, as to whether its graphics will be comparable to those on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 – meaning it could surpass or fall short of those systems. Either way it will offer competitive specifications. Moving to HD should greatly help Nintendo and its new console in getting more multi-platform triple-A titles like Portal 2 or Mortal Kombat. This, in turn, will strengthen Nintendo’s historically poor relationship with third-party publishers/developers.

In fact, Nintendo is already showing publishers the system in an effort to get them interested and allow them plenty of time to start developing titles in anticipation of the system’s reported late 2012 launch. This advance support marks a change from when the Wii launched. At that time, several Western publishers were outright surprised by the announcement, and it affected the software support for the platform.

Can you imagine playing a game like Mortal Kombat in HD with Wii controls. Stephen Totilo at Kotku reach out to Nintendo to get more on this subject;

We’ve asked Nintendo for comment and will let you know if they shock us and spill the beans. Update: Nintendo responded to our inquiry with a standard “Nintendo does not comment on rumor or speculation”.

E3 kicks off on June 7, though Nintendo’s E3 press conference may occur the day before, if tradition holds.

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