Gonna have to agree, not a chance of a new Wii by 2009. The console is selling plenty strong enough to last a full 5 years, give or take a year.
The next Wii will come out after the format war has been resolved and the victorious format is cheap. It will have HD because HD will have broader adoption by then. The most substantial improvement will be a more sensitive and responsive Wiimote. The motion sensing is quite good now, but it's not perfect. Expect Nintendo to sink as much R & D into perfecting the Wiimote as possible. It will push hardware as powerful as it can while keeping the whole package cost at $300 or less.
Hm, I do believe I've made my first prediction. Now I fell like I belong here. ;)
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