User blog:Bchwood/New Nintendo Console

Nintendo Japan has confirmed it will release a new game console- dubbed Project Cafe- in calendar year 2012. It will be announced and playable at E3 this coming June and is said to be "significantly more powerful" than the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

"We will show a playable model of the new system and announce more specifications at the E3 Expo, which will be held June 7-9, 2011, in Los Angeles," the company said in a brief statement. Have no worries- multiple sources say the console and be backwards compatible with current Wii software. The console will also utilize a new, tablet-shaped controller, will have a 6-inch touch screen display, dual analog sticks, and has the ability to stream content directly from the console.

This is very exciting news, don't you think?