Omar L. Gallaga writes about technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman. He's worked for the American-Statesman since 1997 and edited Technopolis, the newspaper's personal tech section, and ¡ahora sí!, Austin's Spanish-language newspaper. He's currently a contributor to NPR's "All Tech Considered" segment, which airs Mondays on "All Things Considered." He's been a writer and performer with Austin's award-winning Latino Comedy Project, and is a contributing writer for Television Without Pity. He writes a comic strip, "Space Monkeys!" with his brother, Pablo, and lives in New Braunfels with his wife and three technologically savvy cats.
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By Omar L. Gallaga
| Monday, April 25, 2011, 11:54 AM
Surprising absolutely no one, Nintendo has announced a successor to the popular Wii video game console… but it won’t be available until 2012.
Said to be code-named “Project Cafe,” the new game console will arrive long after the Wii has plateaued and as the Sony Playstation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360 have gained ground with their own motion controls, which were influenced by the Wii’s innovation.
The console, Nintendo said, will debut next year, but the company will show off a playable version of it in June at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
Rumors have suggested its controllers could have large screens on them. It’s expected that Sony and Microsoft won’t release new consoles until long after Nintendo has debuted its new system.
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