No Wii at E3

now this is very interesting...

Rumour has it (albeit a post on the official Nintendo forums) that the games on display at this year's E3 were NOT running on Wii hardware, but on Gamecube dev kits!!!

It's a well known fact that all the developers were given devkits that were basically GameCube's with a Wii controller interface. But this rumour claims that the Wii consoles on display were nothing more than empty boxes with a blue light, and the real hardware was behind the scenes!

The post also has some "proof" pictures.

Of course, the internet is not the best place for reliable news. But the reason this one gets a mention here is cos Nintendo has officially claimed that the Wii has more tricks up it's sleeve, and that hardcore gamers should pay attention to future announcements. Also, the official Wii page doesn't give any details about the GPU nor CPU, just that they are developed by ATI and IBM respectively. Perhaps that is the final Wii secret, better graphics...

Take it all with a pinch of salt people, until we find out the true word from the Lion's mouth.