In an unexpected move, Nintendo posted a small PDF up on the Investor Relations portion of their Japanese website this morning titled “Wii’s successor system“. The entire contents of the note, which isn’t even on company letterhead, says:
To whom it may concern:
Re: Wii’s successor system
Nintendo Co., Ltd. has decided to launch in 2012 a system to succeed Wii, which the company has sold 86.01 million units on a consolidated shipment basis between its launch in 2006 and the end of March 2011.
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.
Sales of this new system have not been included in the financial forecasts announced today for the fiscal term ending March 2012.
No other details are currently available, but we have reached out to Nintendo for comment. A mirrored copy of the PDF is available here.
UPDATE
Nintendo’s PR firm didn’t have any additional details yet. Their official response was:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., has decided to launch in 2012 a system to succeed Wii. The company has sold 86.01 million Wii units on a consolidated shipment basis between its launch in 2006 and the end of March 2011.
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.
Sales of this new system have not been included in the financial forecasts announced today for the fiscal term ending March 2012.”
