WiiU is 2 years old today, how much do you expect it to last?

[bigtakilla]

phaedruss said:

bigtakilla said:

zorg1000 said:

bigtakilla said:
Anyone here who has said 3 more years, I couldn't agree more. Anyone thinking two, I think you're insane. Of they are going to release it in 2016, we should be expecting to see it at next years E3. This isn't going to happen realistically, it just isn't.

If it releases holiday 2016, it wouldn't necessarily need to be announced at E3 2015. Looking at PS4/XB1, it's entirely possible to announce a console and release it in the same year. Nintendo could announce it in a Nintendo Direct in Feb, give a full blown reveal at E3 in June then launch it in Nov.

All of that next year, when they are just now hiring guys with experience to help them choose what parts they need to put in the new Nintendo console. I just don't see it happening. 

http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/22/nintendo-hiring-for-next-gen-console-4916437/

Take into account Amiibo hasn't even came out, nor has the Quality Of Life stuff. 2017 earliest, mark my words. I'm actually thinking it will be more 2018 time frame, but I think Nintendo could benefit from releasing it in 2017 due to being able to release a console with similar specs (hopefully slightly above) of the PS4 and still have a good few years before the competition's machines (thinking PS5 new XBox will release 2020). 

Someone on neogaf pointed out that the step of choosing the parts and whatnot is actually fairly late in the process.

They finalize and mass produce late in the process, not build and test.