Yeah, from what I remember most of the time nearly-final development kits tend to be widely available about 3 to 6 months before launch; and final development kits tend not to be delivered to developers who are not producing launch games until after launch.

http://e-mpire.com/content/1427-New-Wii-U-Dev-Kits-Coming-Soon

Better dev kits are coming in really soon.

It was bound to happen. Maybe they'll have more dev kit iterations up to the 6 months prior release.

is Nintendo ever organised? lol

Thanks for the link, it's good to know that things are moving quickly.

About the picture in your link, I don't know if having that on the controller is a good idea. I mean, whoever is playing is a dead man

Can you blame them?

I know this will change from now on. I'm kind of sure they kept it secret to see what the reception and critics said about the concept of the console and now they are deciding among three or more different hardware/price scenarios.

I don't follow.  What's not organized about sending out newer dev kits?   Unless you think Sony and MS sent out final dev kits 12-18 months before console release.

JEMC, so long as you can run faster than the other guy, you'll be alright.  For the moment.

Q: Is that site you linked to... yours by any chance? :P

Are you asking it after seeing who sings that news?

Not saying.  I've linked to a few sites over the years here but rarely do I link to my own.  Though keen eyed readers could probably make the right connection.