The Nintendo Wii is frequently disregarded in the never ending Console Wars despite the notable fact that the system came out two years ago and it’s only JUST NOW becoming easier to find in stock (at least, according to the signs I’ve been seeing at Gamestop and Circuit City). I guess the failure of the PS3 overshadows the success of the Wii.

One of the unfortunate things that separate the Wii from its dueling older brothers is the lack of HD capabilities, which is a big deal for those that happen to have high-definition TVs. As a co-owner of an HDTV (we’re not rich, we bought it used), let me say that playing games in HD is a beautiful thing and you’ll never want to go back.

In a recent interview (http://www.3sat.de/3sat.php?http://www.3sat.de/neues/sendungen/magazin/112080/index.html) Shigeru Miyamoto, the Walt Disney of video games, was asked about it. Do yourself a favor and at least check out the opening of the video. Miyamoto’s intro is ADORABLE.

When asked about whether Nintendo was releasing an HD Wii, he could not confirm or deny, but rather deflected with a general statement that Nintendo is constantly at work dealing with the newest technological advances. Well, duh: Nintendo is a company from Japan, where giant robots police the city, you can download Suikoden on your cell phone (this may not be true), and the proper nomenclature of Final Fantasy is practiced — none of this “Final Fantasy VI is Final Fantasy III” nonsense.

Some are saying that Nintendo is waiting for prices on hardware to go down so an HD Wii will be affordable. That’s not a bad idea, considering one of the many attractive things about the system is its price, but if they wait too long the release of an HD Wii might be for naught.

Nintendo must embrace new technology to survive, lest we forget the Nintendo 64, a system that died a slow, painful death (some great games, though) because the company chose to go with cartridges instead of the CD-ROM format, which led to Sony breaking its partnership with Nintendo to create its own system.

And we saw how THAT turned out.

Written for the Wiitards by Danny Djeljosevic