I second everthing that has been said. The main areas of improvement I would love to see from Nintendo are:
1) More releases from their long time ips. F-Zero, Star Fox, etc. Some here have stated that Big N should buy more studios to make this happen but I really don't see why. They have shown the willingness to work with third partys on their ips. Wario Land: Shake It! and Kirby's Epic Yarn from Good-Feel, Metroid: Other M from Team Ninja, Mario and Luigi series from AlphaDream, etc.
Nintendo should continue working with third partys and let then have a crack at more established ips like Mario and Zelda. Capcom is a great example here. I haven't played the Oracle games yet but The Minish Cap was great. Besides buying studios is a great expense and doesn't always work out. Recent example: Bizarre Creations (creators of Geometry Wars and Blur) was closed down this month by Activision. Also, Nintendo should continue collabarating with third partys on games that are sure to expand the userbase and are overall good games such as MH Tri.
2) More communication from Nintendo. They are a very secretive company and I'm sure some of the reason why is due to being copied by their competitors. Look Nintendo you can keep a lid on hardware but why keep a lid on software? Can't you just release some info on Pikmin 3 please. A screenshot, 30 second gameplay clip, at this point I'd even take a CG clip! So yes, please more interaction with your fanbase.
3) Better overall online infrastructure. DSL/faster connection is now more widely available ( hey, DSL wasn't aval in my area till 2002) and more and more people are now online and eager to interact with their fave method of entertainment: tv, movies, books, video games, etc. Heck the official Nintendo website forums were taken down one year ago I believe and haven't come back. I believe Nintendo said they were going to revamp the forums and bring 'em back but come on now how long does it take to put together a nice forum. I never signed up for it but still, I'm sure the users were not happy.
The Wii's Shop Channel is not very user friendly. It seriously needs a major facelift. Big N did bring back the demos so that's a start but overall the layout is outdated. I would love to see a XBL type interface where its easier to see new releases, demos, etc. Nintendo should also put more of their weight behind indy WiiWare games. I would like to see a spotlight type page on the Shop Channel were they show screenshots, videos, interviews with the developers, etc. I know they have the Recommended section but it's severely lacking. For example, MotoHeroz is an upcoming WiiWare game that looks real good and it would surely sell more if Nintendo would showcase it a bit. How hard is it to post some general info on the shop channel. NOA does a great job showcasing upcoming WiiWare games in Nintendo Power but most NP subscribers are core or Nintendo fanboys (and i mean fanboy in the good sense, I'm an NP sub) and the rest of the Wii userbase will probably never hear about MotoHeroz wich is sad.
Overall Nintendo does a lot of things well and it shows: they survived the 16 bit war with Sega, Sony's PS1/PS2 era and even after the GC was not the hottest seller (even though they turned a profit third place is still third place) Nintendo dusted themselves off and came back stronger then ever with the Wii. But there is always room for improvement and Nintendo should use their brand awareness to continue their success by making some of the most wanted improvements true.
PS. Please bring over Xenoblade and The Last Story and put EarthBound on the VC :)
