| Raze said: Hard to say. 2011 will be the year the new Zelda hits the Wii, so it wont be 2011. Starfox has yet to hit the Wii, so they may use that to fuel through 2012. So, signs would say that Nintendo is comfortable with a 5 year span for its consoles, but no news this E3 for a new home console, which means that no 2011 - 5 years from the release. Will they push BEYOND 6? I cant see them doing that, when everyone is pushing for HD now more than ever. The question we must ask is - will they try and wait until 3d TV tech is mastered to the point the screen works like the 3DS - interpreting the 3d graphics without a need for glasses? And how long will that process take? |
Somehow I don't think that's completely reasonable. Nintendo has already said that they have no plans to make 3D the main event on their next home console. You must also note that the market has changed so much recently that a 5 year cycle just isn't a good idea, so I think they'll hold off from announcing anything until at least 2012, maybe aiming for holiday 2013 launch.
What also takes away from that is that you consider Starfox to be one of Nintendo's major IPs even though it's consistently sold less than even Metroid.
