CEO Iwata: Wii 2 Is Not Needed “Right Now”

Nintendo doesn’t need to release a successor to the Wii right now. That’s according to the CEO of the company, Satoru Iwata.

During an interview with BBC, Iwata made it clear that Nintendo won’t be releasing a new console until it has “run out of ideas” for its current hardware. However, he did admit that the Wii 2 is already in development, which is no shocker.

“Whenever we launch any new hardware, we start working on the development of the next hardware, and the Wii is no exception,” Iwata said.

“When we run out of ideas with the current hardware and cannot give users any more meaningful surprises with the technology we have, that’s when we will launch the new hardware.

“But do we need to launch a successor to Wii right now? I don’t think so.”

Cool – or not cool? That’s up to you, but this definitely makes it all the more interesting to see what the Nintendo Wii is planning in the foreseeable future.