I don't think I worded this well enough in the OP, so I'll restate it differently here.
I think we'll be looking at Nintendo going two different directions in 2011/2012. They will bring out the new Wii system that will market at all of us, and it will do something else new as well. It will be a great success.
However, they'll continue the Wii for a very long time, keeping it alive well into next generation.
I think the strategy will be a lot like the GBA/DS strategy - they introduced the DS as a "third pillar", not a replacement for the GBA (even though it became that). The next Wii will be the same - a "new pillar", a different direction for the company that will market at a different audience and do different things (but still be capable of everything that the Wii can do). So, those of us that want "MUCH better graphics, HD graphics, better Wiimote, bigger harddrive, better onlineplay, NO friendcode", well, we'll be able to have that... WHILE the Wii continues thriving.
However, partway/most of the way through the generation, they will finally cut support for the Wii and bring full focus on the Wii2, while dropping its price some (to appeal to the Wii's former audience).
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