Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says that the company has found no “significant reason” to release an HD-compatible Wii.
“… As far as the Wii is concerned, we have not found a significant reason to make it HD-compatible at this time,” the executive told VentureBeat. “What is the significant meaning to the users? I don’t think we should do it unless we find that reason."
However, if and when the company does release new hardware, Iwata said it would “naturally” be HD-compatible.
“If we have an opportunity to make a new console, it will probably support HD because it is now common throughout the world.”
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter said recently that he expects the long-rumoured high definition Wii to release in 2010.