nintendo will need to find something advance, to differentiate from competition. , motion controls, 3d games , decent online, are already features on the ps3.

next nintendo console won't be as overpowered, it probably be between ps3 and 360, letting ps3 still get third party since sku and engines are now very well mature on HD consoles, specially in japan and it goes lower spec pretty much the same output. we know how alluring sony is with third party, and how microsoft plays to get it.

next gen if nintendo want steal thunder they have to go high enough so ps3  looks too weak and need a update.

i just hope its not just a wii with HD graphics.

I don't think so. I predict Nintendo will release the next console by the end of 2012.

may'be.

I think E3 2012 will see Wii 2 announced for holiday the next year in 2013.

XBox will release their next system first, how fast depends on the flopocity of Kinect.

Strongest rumors for next gen at 2011 E3 are for Microsoft I project.  Xbox 24/7 before 12/21/12.

Wii could release a new EarthBound and whatever casual titles they wanted any holiday and win that quarter.

I think it'd be smart to more and more bridge the gap, turning casuals to hardcore by gradually adding complexity to titles, like taking casuals from grade school with Wii Sports to high school with a game like Zelda.

Still haven't seen proper versions of many 3rd party games like Resident Evil, Soul Calibur, CastleVania, and more(and other 1st party big-timers like Star Fox and F-Zero.)

 Nintendo should continue to band together with publishers, convincing them to support their system ala Monster Hunter Tri and Dragon Quest 10.

Beside new ips and new entries in smash hit franchises, Nintendo could "make" some of their older franchises.

Custom Robo is one I can think of, it could be "made" by having a cartoon series come out for it.  Pokemon is similar and there's gotta be a very strong correlation of success to the Pokemon t.v. show and the game.

(got a lot of ideas for Wii games I'd like to see as I'm sure we a lot of us do, but I'll save it for later.  It's fun to play armchair booker/President.)

PS2 beat PS3 in 2006,2007 and almost beat it again in 2008, 

so if Nintendo Gen 6 released in 2013 there's a chance Wii could beat it for two more years.

so...

may'be.

Miyamoto:

Nintendo Wii's successor not coming anytime soon.

http://www.examiner.com/video-game-industry-in-san-francisco/nintendo-wii-s-successor-not-coming-anytime-soon

 Reggie:

No New Console successor anytime soon.  

http://wii.nintendolife.com/news/2010/01/reggie_no_new_console_successor_anytime_soon

 Cammy:

No Wii's successor 'anytime soon'

It's their job to deny everything up until the moment they announce it. Call Nintendo 10 minutes before they announce 3DS specs and price, and they'll claim they know nothing. Interview Nintendo 24 hours before E3 2011, and they'll talk about the Wii and not about the successor they announce one turn of the earth later.

2012-2013 is my best guess. I just don't see them dragging it out any longer than 7 years between new console generations.

Yes Holiday 2012

To be fair, every one of the console makers have been very steadfast in the idea that their machines, for this generation, will last a very long time, often stating up to 10 years.  I'm proud of Microsoft for keeping steady with the Xbox360--with the fact that they buried the original Xbox after a measly 4 years, I was really worried.  But both MS and Sony are saying that their motion peripherals will add anywhere from 3-5 years to the lifespans of their consoles, and I sincerely hope there's some truth to that.  I don't want a new generation until very obvious advancement can be made--and at a rate that's affordable for 3rd party companies to keep up with.  Rushing last time was a financial disaster for a lot of studios. 

I think MS and Sony can pull off having another 2-3 very healthy years on their machines.  Nintendo, on the other hand, without being the only motion-controlled machine--and with their own new portable outshining their home machine where tech and graphics are concerned--will be forced to reveal a new system.  I fully expect the successor to the Wii to be announced at E3 2011, if not at least grossly hinted at.  And I expect the system to be out before 2012 is finished, with Microsoft and Sony following a year or so later, depending on the state of their sales at the time. 

There's a lot of hype around Kinect and Move.  I think they will both be somewhat successful, and that they will add some extra life to their respective systems--which, it should be noted--are performing rather well as it is.  I think we're all pretty comfortable with this generation--especially those of us with Xbox360's and/or PS3's. 

The Wii was largely intended to be an extremely affordable experiment that Nintendo could bounce back from, should disaster ensue.  It was, essentially, a stop-gap--but the most successful stop-gap arguably ever.  Despite Nintendo claiming generous life for the Wii, I don't think they ever seriously intended the system to last as long as Microsoft and Sony envision their machines to last.  Yes, I truly think that the Wii is little more than an extremely successful placeholder so Nintendo could ready the big guns.  Judging by the way the 3DS is likely going to blow the DS out of the water, the successor to the Wii is probably going to be one helluva piece of hardware. 

Nintendo is still on top, and no doubt, they're going to want to maintain that momentum.  The best way to do that?  Release the follow-up to the DS while that system is still on top.  And to maintain that momentum and push it even further?  Next year, they're going to one-up MS and Sony with what they've been spending all that Wii profit on. 

My general prediction for the next couple years:

3DS launch, late 2010.
Wii successor, PSP successor revealed in 2011.
PSP successor launch, late 2011.
Wii successor launch, (very earliest) late 2011 or 2012.
MS & Sony reveal next gen machines, 2012 (E3).
MS & Sony launch next gen machines, 2013.
And at some point over the next couple years, I wouldn't be surprised to see things get shook up with a new contender:  I expect Apple to attempt to join the fray--and to stumble badly doing so.

There are two major variables in this:  The success of the 3DS will throw a wrench into the gears for Nintendo if it pulls a Virtual Boy.  And, the success rate of Kinect and Move, coupled with sales standards of the X360 and PS3 will be major variables. --I don't expect any company to just up and murder any current systems the way Microsoft and Nintendo just dumped the Xbox and GameCube off the map.

(oops, that was long)

It should remain dominant overall.

While 360 and PS3 are doing well now, this is because of price cuts, redesigns, and updated control methods. Move, so far, has had a relatively flat level of pre-orders and doesn't look like it's going to have much of an impact. Kinect is faring better, but I still don't see it having "life-extending" abilities.

The Wii, on the other hand, hasn't had any redesigns and only one 50 dollar price cut, and yet it is still on par with the PS3 in terms of weekly sales. By next year, it will still be going strong while the PS3 and 360 will sink back to their pre-price cut/pre-redesign level of sales. Plus let's consider that Nintendo also has the option to cut the price, release new control methods, or redesign the console.

In fact, I think the only reasonable threat to Wii will be Wii 2. If Nintendo decides to jump the gun and move upmarket with their next console, the 360 and PS3 may become irrelevant (and since they are planning on 10-year life-cycles they will be caught completely off guard).

of cause it can.. any system can, Nintendo just needs to do something to increase its systems life span even more like microsoft (so they say).. people are just saying "No" because of its systems technology