<-----------------------------------------------------------------------------> it's about this long in the best kind of situation :(.

sounds smart and logic, so Nintendo won't do that

It'll likely come out late 2014, but I doubt it will be Nintendo's sole major game. For late 2014 Super Smash Bros 4 is very likely, Zelda U is possible, a Pokemon game is overdue for a console release, and there's always the possible Star Fox, Metroid, etc. title that can be done in secret up to E3.

I don't think this is even physically possible by the way. Even if they have game ready in time which I highly doubt, only Japan would get it, as it would need to be localized for the rest of the world. I believe it wasn't until 6+ months later after it released in Japan that we got New Leaf.

That's too smart a move for Nintendo; they're too conservative to try something like that, unfortunately.

City Folk came out in Japan and the West around the same time, didn't it?

Wii U does provide a perfect opportunity for them to do more of an MMO type experience with Animal Crossing. The amount of disc space allows for a shit-ton of content, and AC would be more entertaining in general with one massive town/city, with lots of people playing and interacting, and certainly with a lot more to do. The Wii game is the only one I've ever played, I owned it for awhile, and tried to get into it, and honestly I could see the appeal, but there just wasn't enough to do in the game to keep my interested for very long.