| rocketpig said: Honestly, anyone who thinks the Wii is in this conversation is a damned fool. The Wii created its own market and Nintendo won't be in any hurry to update it. Now it's up to Sony and MS to try to counteract Nintendo and fight for a solid second place. Personally, I think Microsoft is in the driver's seat to run away with this. They hinder Sony, get into living rooms, possibly make money over the long run, and are set to launch first again. Sure, the Wii is great but honestly, I think MS and Nintendo are in this together. MS is out to take over the living room, Nintendo is out to make money, they were both based a block from each other, and MS is actually putting games on the DS. If MS turns a profit on the 360 , even if they finish third in the race, they won.
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I both agree and disagree ...
Nintendo is not going to be rushing to release a new system simply to gain access to hardware with more processing power, or to release an improved version of the Wiimote, without any presure from Sony or Microsoft. At the same time I think that Nintendo is working on their next consone under the assumption that it will be released in 2011 simply because of what Sony or Microsoft may do; basically, they're prepared in case Microsoft decides to release a powerful yet affordable system in 2010 which includes an enhanced Wiimote and improved (desireable) services.
This isn't to say that Nintendo's choice would be to release a new console in 2011 (I would think Christmas 2012 or 2013 would probably be their desire) but this is a market where your actions should be heavily based on the actions of your competition.
