Prediction: Wii HD to be announced at E3 2009.

[superchunk]

BTFeather55 said:

superchunk said:
yeah lets replace an insanely popular machine that is only a few years old with a new one.

sorry, I wouldn't expect to see a successor until possibly 2011.

 

      But doesn't your first sentence seem to be what Nintendo always does?  eg.  GBA being replaced by GBA SP?  DS being replaced by DS Lite and now DS Lite when it was insanely popular being replaced by DSi?  I wouldn't buy a Nintendo console at its regular price two years after release when that is almost always the time when they bring about a slightly modified upgrade.

1. Handheld and home console are two completely different markets.

2. New handhelds only came out after more color options and various bundled sales w/ big games.

So, no. Expect colors and bundles and even a price cut before a successor.