TheAmazingXemo

As a former GameStop employee, let me tell you this: EVERY GameStop employee is full of carp.

Look at the Wii. The only redesign they made is removing GameCube functionality, and that didn't happen until they were ready to drop the price of the unit significantly and use the removal of said functions as a cost saving measure. The same could be applied to the Wii U in regards to Wii backwards compatibility, but I really don't see that happening because of the need to support Wii games (after all, it is the Wii U.) Plus, the new eShop is sure to contain games written for the Wii that will be playable on the Wii U. Removing Wii backwards compatibility would really hinder the progress they've made so far. I have a hard time believing that they'd do a Wii U revision. I think it's more likely they'll come out with a bunch of different colored systems and I'll be jealous enough to double dip when a color of my liking drops. (I also hope we have a choice between white and black systems at launch!)

Super Mario 128.

I think the Wii U graphics are impressive just for the simple fact of the size of the console! I dunno about you guys, but I was pretty impressed by how tiny the Wii was when it came out, and the visual fidelity it was able to produce, but the Wii U is taking what is rumored to be a similar/beefier 360 CPU/GPU configuration and putting it in a very small, minimalistic, attractive form factor.

I usually invite the guys over after work to watch the E3 conferences. I can probably get away with not getting any spoilers through the work day, and be ready to watch them in the evening. I think we'll get pizza this year, and enjoy a night of exciting announcements!