Hmmm. I remain unconvinced... But then again... Nintendo may need to show at least some of their hand now. A small on stage demonstration, you know, an on stage model, trailer reel of their big franchises, a couple of third party franchises, confirmation of some of its features, improved online, before making it clear this system is coming 2012. I mean, Sony and Microsoft have been adamant they won't have new systems ready for years to come. What could they cook up in response to Nintendo's new system, Nintendo's internal support and perhaps significant third party support come Q4 2012?
Nintendo's internal teams have been very quiet for a while. Something big is going down. I've been convinced for a while Q4 2012 would be the time for launch, I just didn't think and still am not convinced they'd show their hand so early. But perhaps they feel the need for a big public show, or perhaps a big public tease of N6 to get third parties and stock holders on their side now by exciting the press, retail and the masses. E3 may be the time to do it.
