Are INCREDIBLY exciting. Speculation is abound on the internet that Nintendo's next home console (codenamed Project Cafe) will be announced at E3 this June, but not released until 2012. Not only is this much earlier than expected, the rumoured specs are intriguing in many ways.
First of all, it's rumoured to be running a triple core PowerPC processor designed by IBM, much like the 5 year old Xbox 360. However, more interesting is the rumoured graphics processor, which is significantly more powerful than those on the current Xbox 360 and PS3, suggesting Nintendo's new console may well have better looking games than those currently being released for those consoles, as well as benefiting from more third party support, given that cross platform development will become much easier, alleviating one of the problems with the Wii in recent times.
Even more bizarre is the rumoured controller for the new system, which will apparently feature a touch screen. Yes. A touch screen. I last heard that back when speculation was abound about the Revolution controller back in 2005. Apparently the 6-inch touch screen will be mounted on a much more traditional controller shape that will also feature d-pads, bumpers, triggers, and, interestingly, a front facing camera.
Normally, this might suggest that the new console features no motion control, but according to leaked information from third party developers, who have had development kits for months, motion control is also featured, with more fidelity than Playstation Move.
Other scraps of information include the possibility of games being streamable from the console to the controller, although it is not yet known if these are more stripped down games akin to iPhone or iPad games, or full console experiences.
How all of these rumours link together is still a mystery, but presumably one that will be solved at E3 in June, when Nintendo is expected to announce a raft of first and third party games for their new system, which sounds intriguing to say the least.
So I guess the next generation is here?
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