Nintendo Wii Successor Will Be Playable by Everyone at E3, Brings New Things

The recently confirmed Nintendo Wii successor will be playable by everyone at this summer's E3 conference in Los Angeles and, according to the president of the Japanese company, will offer lots of new things over its competitors and even the old Wii.

Nintendo decided to officially confirm that it is working on a new home console, and revealed earlier today, through a statement made to investors, that it will be showing off the new device at this summer's E3 conference in Los Angeles, between June 7 and 9.

Now, the company has revealed a few more things about the official announcement, via Andriasang, and about the actual device.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata confirmed that the Wii successor "will offer something new for home systems."

No word yet on just what that new thing might be, but, according to previous rumors, it seems that the controller will be the main star, as it is speculated to have not just regular buttons but also a touchscreen right in its middle.

We also heard last week that the console could be called Stream, and that its upgraded hardware specifications will give it access to lots of improved features.

Stereoscopic 3D, however, won't be a part of the Wii successor's feature set, as Iwata revealed that 3DTVs aren't selling nearly enough units to warrant investing in it.

Motivating the decision to make a new console, Iwata stated that "It became difficult for developers to surprise customers with the current Wii."

A Nintendo representative also confirmed to Kotaku that the new console will be playable by everyone that will participate at E3, meaning that the company is likely to offer hands-on experiences just like with the 3DS portable console at last year's E3 conference.

Until the announcement in summer, however, you can expect lots of other rumors about the Wii successor to appear in the mainstream media.