Microsoft: Nintendo are not competing with other manufacturers; Nextbox not at E3 '12

[snfr]

DirtyP2002 said:

First it would be stupid to launch a year later than the competition without having a significant hardware advantage. Ask Sony.
Second when they don't compete with Wii U, they are aiming at a different audience. Like they did earlier this gen. MS was core only and Wii casuals only. So MS aims for core gamers, which need to have a reason to play the 360 and 20% is not enough.

 

BTW I thin all three are competitors, no matter what they say.

If Microsoft aims for a different audience then they don't have to be significantly more powerful. Just look at the Wii and the 360 for example.
However, for now it seems that Nintendo is trying to aim more for the core gamers with WiiU (just look at the multiplatform games that are already announced for it). So based on that and your assumption MS will be aiming for the casuals and not for the core (which would make it irrelevant if it is more powerful or not). Honestly, I don't think this will happen, I was just following your way of thinking here.