There's big news for all of you Nintendo fans out there, cause if the rumors are true then Nintendo is prepping a huge surprise, the Wii 2, that will feature a HD output and a Blu-ray drive.

Rumors about a future version of the Wii have started to surface in late 2009, but things are set to get interesting again as a website called Girlgamerssuck (how do they came up with those names?), claims that a “reliable source” told them the Wii 2 will feature a Blu-ray optical drive.

Although the website is sure about the Blu-ray drive, HD connectivity is not so certain, but let's just say that a Blu-ray unit without HD output doesn't make much sense.

If the source is right I would say that 1080p is almost a given considering how badly Nintendo has to catch up to the competition in this domain.

Other details have not yet surfaced but expect some changes to the graphics subsystem as Nintendo's Hollywood GPU, built by ATI, is in turn based on the chip used inside the GameCube.

Being such an old design it seems pretty unlikely that the Hollywood GPU has the power needed to decode Blu-ray movies so Nintendo had some upgrading to do.

Whether this would be limited to adding a H.264/VC-1 decoding unit or will go as far as to require a complete GPU redesign remains to be seen.

Timewise the new console should arrive somewhere in 2011 and Nintendo will call this the Wii 2 or Wii HD, but one thing is certain.

If the roumors are true, Nintendo is set to make a huge splash (yet again) in the entertainment market.

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