I'm pretty sure nintendo is doing exactly that in order to cash in. Their system can be cheaper to make, with a lower price point. They are getting an early head start and competing with the 360 and PS3 for graphically similar titles until their next consoles come a year or two later. PS3 will probably still have games coming out after but now they have to compete with Wii U which will probably eat up the last gen market share Sony was looking for. While next gen Xbox and PS are trying to start hitting full swing, Nintendo will be attempting to lure over 3rd party developers to make games for their system because its cheaper to make old tech games and Nintendo will have a larger user base before Xbox or PS can catch up. The market was always hard up to handle three consoles at the same tech level, that's why I thought it was bad for gamers that Microsoft released the Xbox, and if it wasn't for the success of the 360 and Nintendo cashing in on last gen level tech with the Wii, we might have seen a console failure. Its looking like the same thing next gen with Nintendo. Its not that the Wii U won't have amazing games, this gen has produced a ton a great games and the Wii U's hardware will probably be able to continue that even further in addition to tablet controls. For some gamers that won't be what they want and they will look towards the more powerful systems where all the new game engines will shine, also opening up new things for gaming, just more expensive.
I'm not surprised Nintendo is doing this, they did it with the Wii after the gamecube, sadly, fell under the market. Just because our tech keeps on moving fast, doesn't mean the market is keeping up with it.
Before the PS3 everyone was nice to me :(
