Late last year, rumors popped up regarding the possibility of a new Wii with HD capability. However, Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, stated that there are no plans to currently create a new version of the Wii since it would have no "significant meaning" to customers. Even if the Wii won't have HD, Iwata didn't write off the possibility for an HD Nintendo console.

Satoru Iwata has said that there is currently no reason to make an HD compatible version of the Wii console, saying such an iteration would have no 'significant meaning' to users.

Despite speculative reports to the contrary, the Nintendo President told Venturebeat 'As far as the Wii is concerned, we have not found a significant reason to make it HD-compatible at this time. What is the significant meaning to the users? I don't think we should do it unless we find that reason.'

An HD Wii was heavily rumoured last October, and industry analysts have been confident that such hardware was imminent.

An HD Nintendo console is inevitable, however, with Iwata going onto say, 'If we decide for other reasons to make new hardware, then HD is one of the things we would naturally add.'

McClubbin via wii.ign.com »