I think Nintendo should do more than just do an upgrade, rather a complete new powerful console, powerful enough to emulate/upscale the original Wii games. I would like to see the market move forward, proper HDTV focuss should of course be at the core of things from such a perspective.

If so, I consider it a new console and from a technical perspective Nintendo's first current gen console. If they take this route it may well still be far less powerful than a PS3 actually (as they traditionally release mid-level or lowly specced consoles) and both consoles with improved Wii-like controls could uppen potential in terms of game quality for the route Nintendo has taken.

From a technical perspective I rather view the current Wii as a PS2 era console (which also continues to live on despite market saturation), than a 360 level console. I think a Wii-HD could be more powerful than a 360 though.

You know. The NES was tested in 1985 not put everywhere. It was only in New York. So basically its every 5 years

we can sit here and bash the wii day in and day out, but at the end of the day, Nintendo has a farm of "cash cows" that seems to be breeding at the rate of bunnies

It's even longer if you look at Japan's release dates.  Gaps go: seven years, six years, five years, five years.

Also the only company that is really making a solid profit, not recovering from past loses or not resulting in future loses. 

A Wii HD would be terrible.

It would not receive much 3rd party support. Most likely it will retain some aspects made available in the Wii architecture, and most of these devs/companies have relatively no experience in progressing the power of that. It would be a huge mistake.

However, Nintendo releasing their next console a 6-12 months before the competition would be an capitalizing move.

Last time i checked the wii had a more broad audience that included ages from 5-70 than 360 & PS3 (no diss to the latter). Or do women (including my mum and gf), elder people, lapsed games etc not count as mature people now? I get it they are casuals so i guess they are not mature.... my bad

Actually, I think a Wii HD would be deluged with (sup)ports. It'd probably have the fullest launch lineup of any console ever, with most of the recent big games from most of the big publishers.

You know mature in gaming means swear words and killing people.  

oh most definitely, thats why i had to apologise for my ignorance