It didn't exactly scream next gen or innovation to me.
The usual horsepower complaint - but I expected this so no surprises.
A touch screen that's non multi-touch - had it on my DS for 7 years. Not convinced. They need to demonstrate what can be done with the games.
But the games.... Pikmin with a map screen? Nintendoland? New Super Mario Bros with...one person moving scenery? Hardly impressive. No new core IPs either, big shame.
Netflix? Twitter integration? Social gaming? All done before.
See what your friends' Miis are up to? Mii plaza or whatever it's called? Like the Xbox avatar screens and PS Home.
And it's best not to talk about the Pro controller I think.
The only pitch of their new system that really got me excited as being something innovative was how they tried to present the controller as being the new hub of your entertainment, rather than being tied to the single television that may or may not be in use.
That dream almost died with the battery life and in some cases frame drops. It seems completely antithetical to pitch something that requires a greater deal of processing power than normal as the central aspect of your new console, when you are the hardware manufacturer with the strategy of releasing lower-than-average powered hardware.
