^Hey Wiibox, the point of the thread was to solidify the idea that the Wii is not a half-gen system, it's a last gen system in terms of HW performance. Not only is that in the minds of some of us, but the whole Nintendo leadership supports the idea (hence the article).

At least now when we talk we don't have to second guess the idea ;)

In terms of gens, history tells the story of gens being birthed by the need for fundamental technological advancements in the system's ability to render images and compute in order to offer more complex gaming experiences. However, nowadays that has evolved into artificial gens being defined by marketing efforts and dedicated branding, such is the case with the Wii, which piggybacked on the real next-gen which were the PS3 and the 360.

Been taking classes at the RolStoppable school of posting?

^It's the REAL School of RolStoppable posting. It has a name after all

Be that as it may. The Wii is much more powerful than the gamecube. So it is a new generation, it just didn't leap near as far as the other consoles of the generation did. The HW had the power to do much more than the gamecube, just look at some of the most recent games. But this doesn't really matter, since what the PS3 and X360 could do at the beginning of their lifecycle was still more impressive, graphics wise, than what the Wii's best software at the end of it's lifecycle can do.

You are also using an article from before Nintendo intended on releasing a new console. At the time the article was written, almost 3 years before the Wii was released, Nintendo had planned on having the Wii motes as an add on the the Gamecube, like the PS Move is for the PS3 or the Kinect is for the X360. They were trying to extend the life of the Gamecube, because they were in financial trouble. The Nintendo DS had not been released yet.

+ 1.

Wasn't he the one who invented the policies, that made third-parties flee Nintendos Platform as an alternative popped up?

You could also say he was the man that created the polices that enabled 3rd party games on modern, post-1983 crash consoles to begin with.

And guys, what do you all think, how a generation is defined?
Technology? So the Wii won the 6th generation with a gigantic lead before the XBOX, while the PS2 won the 5th generation?
The numbering of the devices? So Atari has entered most of the gens, because of the big number of released consoles?

A generation is defined by the devices, that are competing with each other. Wii competed with PS3 and X360, the Sixaxis, Move and Kinect are proof, that Sony and MS saw the Wii as competition. Nintendo and Sony on the other hand tried to make their online-offering better, as they are in competition with MS.

You could also say, that the NES was the only post-crash-platform, there the 3rd-party-devs could sell their games on. They fled the N64, as the PS offered them an alterntive.