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Nintendo unveils the Wii U (live blog)

Editor's note: We used Cover It Live for this event, so if you missed the live blog, you can still replay it in the embedded component below. Replaying the event will give you all the live updates along with commentary from our readers and several CNET reporters. For those of you who just want the basic updates, we've included them in regular text on this page. For the key points from today's announcement, check out our summary post here.

We know Nintendo is going to announce the next-generation Wii. But what will it be called? What will … Read more

Our Wii 2 feature wish list

Console life cycles historically have lasted around five to six years. While Sony and Microsoft seem to be deviating from that pattern, Nintendo has stuck with tradition by fully disclosing that a brand-new home console will be unveiled at next week's E3 2011.

There has been a lot of speculation about what kind of horsepower this Wii successor will bring, with early reports claiming the hardware will trump both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Of course, there won't be any solid answers until the company's press conference on Tuesday morning, but for now, CNET's gaming experts … Read more

preGame 49: Call of the Dead; PSN outages; L.A. Noire

What a week for video game news! As PSN outages continue to plague PlayStation 3s, Sony has finally declared the incident a "compromise of personal information" and a "malicious act." Does this mean our credit card info has been tossed into the Internet void? Nevermind that, we just want to be able to play Mortal Kombat online again.

Last night's Tribeca Film Festival screening of L.A. Noire marked the first time a video game was spotlighted at the big event. Jeff was there for the screening and Q&A that preceded; plus he'll give us some thoughts on an entire case he played a few weeks ago.

Since Nintendo has confirmed that the successor to the Wii will debut at E3 2011 and go on sale next year, we'll play an interesting voicemail that speculates on how players will interact with the new console.… Read more

Analyst: 'Wii 2 will not sell well'

Nintendo hasn't even announced plans to release a follow-up to the Wii, but one analyst is already predicting doom and gloom for any such console.

"I just think Nintendo's blown it; I think by the time they launch [their next console] if it's Christmas 2011, it's two years too late, and for sure one year too late," Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter said in an interview published yesterday by IndustryGamers. "So it's over--I don't think they can ever recover. Wii sales will continue to decline and I think Wii 2 will not … Read more

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Neoya brings HDMI to Wii

We recently took an exclusive look at the Neoya Wii2HDMI adapter for the Nintendo Wii. It's a small $40 attachment that plugs into the Wii's A/V-out port and successfully carries 480p video and stereo audio over a single signal.

Since its launch, we've been desperate for a way to make the Wii an HDMI device because of how easy the interface is to work with; especially with the rise in HDMI-compatible receivers. Better yet, the Wii2HDMI adapter also offers a separate 1/8 inch audio-out for those receivers that can't process audio over HDMI.

We … Read more

Wii 2 to be smaller and cheaper?

If you're expecting bigger and better things from the Wii's successor, you may be let down. Nintendo might be satisfied with what the current Wii is already able to offer. According to TechRadar and Popular Mechanics, the company's creative mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto says, "With both the Wii remote itself and Wii Motion Plus, what we've been able to do is introduce an interface that is both I think appealing and at the right price for a broad audience."

Does the "right price" mean the next Wii will go for a comparable price … Read more