It may not be up to power standards but it is more like dreamcast. What it lacks in power it makes up for in innovation. It is also a bigger leap then xbox was to 360. Not only is it stronger then ps3 but I seem to remember reading wii was weaker then the original xbox.

the word innovation gets thrown around so more these days it lost all its meaning, i wouldnt consider anything about the WiiU "innovative" im sure a lot would argue with me about that but to each there own. but nintendo clearly didnt chose power as its selling point here, there going for a more cheaper console with decent graphics and a new controller, they have a clear and well thought out business decision and plan that they plan an sticking on to, they wont ditch this console in 3 years. it will most probably have 5 year cycle as all nintendo consoles do, with the last year/year and a half having no to little support but still being there primary console

Edit: Blagh.

So that means that the SNES was a brand extension on the NES moniker lmao, and all of the gameboy successors were all stopgap systems.

What are they basing this off? It says they're just speculating. How irresponsible.

Wasn't the same thing said about the DS?

If the DS failed, wasn't Nintendo going to go back to the Game Boy brand-name?

Uhhh... no.

If the DS had flopped, I'm pretty sure Nintendo would've quickly come out with a "Game Boy Next".

Obviously it didn't, be that first year was pretty teneous until Brain Training really started to take off Nintendo was on pins and needles.

Nonsense.
WiiU will at least be around 5 years.
i predicted that they would release this system what 4-5 years ago.
Its the mext stage in their move upstream.
it is one of the reasons for my new thread regarding the ps4.
Nintendo doesnt want to release a new system soon after this. They want to push the competitors upstream.
If sony is smart theyll stay in direct competition with it and not move.