| PhalanxCO said: What past track record? The NES and the Wii were the only consoles they have released that have been less powerful than the competition. The SNES was more powerful than the Genesis, the N64 was more powerful than the PS1 and the Gamecube was more powerful than the PS2 and comparable to the Xbox. I'm not saying they will definitely release an uber-powerful platform next gen, but their 'actual' track record says it's likely.
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I agree that there isn't necessarily a "track record", but if I was an executive at Nintendo I would seriously consider following a similar game-plan next-gen as they just used for the Wii. Here's why:
1. Having a solid console with innovative controls instead of a console with bleeding-edge performance has allowed Nintendo to make money on every unit sold.
2. Nintendo has a very strong collection of first-party IPs, i.e. - they don't have to worry about a Mario game looking better on a competing console because it won't be on a competing console. In other words, they don't need raw horsepower to compete in many ways.
3. Not relying on bleeding edge hardware means their hardware might take less time and money to develop. This means they can focus more on their current platform, resource-wise, than the competition. I believe MS and Sony had to start planning out/designing the 360 and PS3 years ago to make them happen. Nintendo could just watch and wait to see where the market is going while having a small R&D team play with new technologies that might be candidates for their next console. That's a lot less resource drain.
Anyway, I don't know if Nintendo can pull off another Wii type innovative console, but that's what I would be planning if I were in charge. 
