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superchunk on 04 February 2013
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AnthonyW86 said:
ethomaz said:

AnthonyW86 said:

For me this can only mean one thing, Nintendo is planning a shorten lifespan for their console.

A new Wii in 2016-2017???


Yeah i expect 3-4 years lifespan. Since Nintendo makes profit on the hardware (or will soon), it makes sense. Look at Apple and Samsung, the make heaps of money on devices that they refresh every year.

Probably more like 5-6yrs just like their last consoles.

NA launch dates...
NES 1985
SNES 1991 (6yrs - NES had full control of gen)
N64 1996 (5yrs)
NGC 2001 (5yrs)
Wii 2006 (5yrs)
WiiU 2012 (6yrs)

It truly depends on what Nintendo can do with console and how they are in comparison with competitors. 4yrs would only happen if WiiU fails miserably and competition is walking away from them by a large margin.