Nintendo Wii 2 Confirmed, See it at E3 in June

Three days ago a new rumor emerged that Nintendo was feverishly working behind closed doors on the next gen Wii video game console.  At the time of the posting we had no official info to back up the claim.  But now Nintendo has made an official statement that they are in fact working on the Wii 2 and that they’ll show off a playable model at the E3 Expo, which launches June 7th in Los Angeles.

Nintendo also went on to say that the original Wii has sold 86.1 million units since its launch in 2006.  Bananas.

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.