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Nintendo's hardware R&D lab likely has several versions of the next DS and Wii fully prototyped already (as in physically complete versions that they play around with). Ditto for the Wiimote. For these guys 5 years from now *is* today, that's just the nature of the job. 

More of a question of which one they opt to go with and when they want to release said hardware.