*rolls eyes* I've been saying this since 2006. Nintendo always intended Wii to be a five year system. In 2006 HD rates were insignificant. Nintendo internally argued about whether to go HD or not, but felt it would be more cost effective to go without, the next system would be HD and but that time HD would be pretty standard.
Their thinking was sound. Wii sould incredibly well, had lots of 3rd party support and won the generation. Not to mention was the fastest selling and probably the most profitably console in history.
Problem is, it's past it's expiry date. Wii U should have been out a year (or two) ago as was Nintendo's original plan. I believe Wii's stellar sales plus Apple's presence in the portable market caused Nintendo to focus on 3DS instead (dispite DS still having incredible sales) instead of Wii U bumping Wii U's launch to this year. In hindsight, I think that will prove to have been a major mistake. It's controller is no longer innovative and Wii U's graphics look dated even before it launches.
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