Well, whether Nintendo liked it or not, they start the development of a new system right after the old one is on the market. And it's released when it's released, this has more to do with the schedule than what's happening in the market. Wii was killed because the shift of focus to next generation. Games take years to finish, so whether the console is still selling or not, it should hit the market when the games arrive, whether first or third party.
One of the reasons to release a new system is piracy and the old market being already flooded. Even if PS2 was released on PSX peak year, the piracy was rampant on the more popular games, and when you had these no-name games, they were sold for two euros on a bargain bin. New console is always a new market and a new box of DRM.
Ei Kiinasti.
Eikä Japanisti.
Vaan pannaan jalalla koreasti.
Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.
