I can't answer the poll, because I disagree with all of the options. They shouldn't release until 2013 at the earliest -I still say they're fools for cutting the legs off the DS at its peak- and they need to continue with the philosophy that made the DS and Wii great: what Gunpei Yokoi called "lateral thinking with withered technology." That's where the sweet spot for quality gaming is: enough (and enough new) to genuinely improve the gameplay experiences, without allowing developers to get carried away with graphics-are-everything and insane budgets.

I think with 3DS, their hand got forced, I think they felt Sony was about to release something big and had to move first, the 3DS probably would have been released later otherwise is my guess, remember the GBA was killed off early because Nintendo had to rush out the DS to battle the PSP, the first DS was kinda bleh looking because it was so heavily rushed.

From what I remember of the news, analysis and rumours surrounding the Gamecube launch, Nintendo was suspected of losing a small amount on the sale, packaging and distribution of each Gamecube system at launch. While this value was unknown, it was suspected to be small enough that Nintendo would turn a profit if you bought a game and memory card with each system; and because everyone needed a game to play and a memory card to save the game it was safe to assume that they would.

If nintendo launched too far after 2012 they make the mistake of letting x360 and ps3 catch up to Wii sales plus Sony and M$ would ready their new systems with no head start from nintendo. I would say 2012 sounds like a good date.

I actually did read most of that OP

Its going to be software brotha, games.  Wii, in its current form, will push through 2011 and 2012 based on software.  There could be another peripheral on the way too in the mean time, but not necessarily.  M+, BB, and the Vitality sensor is a wide enough base to keep Wii development interesting for another few years.

2013 seems like the year to me.

if Nintendo announced a new home console i want it to be big console instead of beating the record of the worlds smallest video game console lol

ABSOLUTELY NOT, that would be a terrible move to drop what theyve gotten with all the casual gamers of all ages, and try to jump into the hardcore market with two already, fully established beasts (microsoft, sony).

The Wii is different, and its some damn good fun, as long as you got a ps3 or 360 to compliment it.

All of those costs are falling fast, 1080p is just a rsolution, it dpoesn't equal good graphics. I think end of 2012 is more likey, plus i hope it has graphicas supassing crisis full specs. I will be costly but i think next gen will be last for new hardware, so its important that the tech can last the next decade.

they will release it two years after the 3DS as they always do (they did release the GBA two years before the GC and DS came two years before Wii). I say oct-nov 2012 and it will be more powerful than PS360 maybe not by much though as i don't that as a needed thing.

Shit, my Wii is not fun. I don't have any HD console!  D: