Viper1 on 07 April 2011
I confirmed last year that Nintendo had planned to make their next console capable of direct communication with the 3DS.
Ono is just further iterating that.
As for the console being imminent, not exactly. Home consoles are usually first announced in some capacity about 2 years prior to their launch. 1.5 at the earliest. If they talk of a new console at E3 this year. Nov 2012 is the absolute earliest it would launch with Nov 2013 a more likely time frame.
The rEVOLution is not being televised
