Nintendo holding off till 2015, is that even possible?

[gumby_trucker]

Faxanadu said:

I honestly have no problem waiting until 2015, as the Wii graphics are just fine. Anything more is not really needed to produce good games.

only one more thing is needed for there to be good games - developers working on them!

where are these developers? how many games do we know of that are actually being made for wii? let alone ones that are confirmed for release in the west?? seriously... as a Wii owner I feel like the situation has become almost ridiculous at this point...

Nintendo talk about having a more balanced release schedule, better 3rd party support, better online... but that doesn't mean they have to postpone every single improvement in their strategy to the next hardware generation... launching new hardware when the current one is collecting dust can alienate just as many existing consumers as it can attract new ones...

I am personally hoping Nintendo have some kind of plan for one more major software cycle for the Wii before they retire it, either with new original content or 3ds ports or something... it just doesn't seem like good customer-relations to let a viral hit die a slow death... it just reinforces the notion that the wii was a fad in the eye of the consumer...

Ideally if they could reignite the enthusiasm and interest in the platform then that would provide an excellent launch-pad for a new home console, similar to how the DS is still going strong with Dragon Quest, Layton and Pokemon.

If they are able to do that, then they could launch a successor as late as 2013, with the Wii burning out completely about a year into it's successor's life...

Here's hoping... as was said by someone else on these forums, I feel like the Wii has yet to live up to it's potential...