Patience isn't a virtue these days, it seems.
They have to know what it is, believe every rumor, call a lie to every official statement except the ones that are convenient for a beatiful story.
In short... as the english say, its a load of bollocks.
I haven't changed my predictions. I have been certain that a next-gen home console will very hardly release this year. A portable is more likely but still i'm unconvinced, especially outside japan. The problem is, we have been told the NX isnt a successor to either one.
Though it stands to reason that the 3DS would be replaced before the Wii U.
We have to wait for Nintendo. There really is no choice. The internet has unilaterally made decisions on what the NX is, and i wouldn't be surprised to see many rumors fabricated now that several have started to question the wild assumptions.