According to IGN, who's been semi-accurate within the past and was a reliable supply for leaked hardware info several moons ago, the Wii HD can embody a triple-core IBM PowerPC, AMD R700 GPU (more powerful than the PS3's Nvidia chip), output 1080p, and will conjointly support 3D with glasses.
Size-wise, IGN says it can be as giant because the original Xbox and styled sort of a trendy SNES. it's going to retail for regarding $350-400 and will ship as early as October (as hostile several 2012 launch claims).
IGN conjointly says Nintendo is considering calling the console "Stream." will that mean there is a concentrate on streaming micro-content from the console to the touchscreen on the controller? Or is that a touch at advanced streaming video and video game content? each are plausible, however if it had been the ultimate name, i would wager it would be the previous.
As the wise creator of Mario Shigeru Miyamoto cautioned in a very recent interview, "Don't believe everything you read" on the net.