The costs would be alot cheaper 3-5 years from now.

It is pretty much confirmed the next Nintendo console will be HD, no word on when its commin gout though.

Sony most likely won't release a new console, or if they do it will simply just be a PS3 called the PS4 with increased download capabilities for downloadable games.

One thing we can be sure of is that the next Nintendo console will be 2 Wii's duct taped together.

it was expected

Nintendo follows a trend with its consoles, one is a revolution the other is perfection.

NES was the revolution, with the D-Pad and brigning back gaming.
SNES was the perfection of 2-D gameplay.
N64 was the revolution into 3D gaming.
Gamecube was the perfection of 3D gaming
Wii was the revolution with its motion sensing controller.

so Wii 2 should be a perfection console, perfecting what the Wii does and fixing some issues.

I doubt that the console is in techonology design yet. There probably is no hardware prototype. It is likely that it's int he design phase where they are plotting out ideas of features and how best to achive the job they want to do. Let's jus say it's in the paper design phase. They probably won't go intro tech full tech features for another year so that they closer know what the cost of the tech will be. Wii2 can expect apx a $250 release with some form of Wii Sports 3: My Winter Vacation.

I am curious as to how they are going to make it even more accisable and fun.

Let's feature wise.
2-4gb Flash. We will never see internal storage equal any game size.
SDHC
USB
Wiimote+(Motion Plus built in)
Controller fully backwards compatible with game support.
apx double memory maybe a bit more.
continues use of the TEV(most developers seem ignorant of what it does)
Xenon like chip. With IBM already having mass produced this chip already.

In the air
Media storage. Depending on the cost and BC we could see a custom 20gb BRay.
HD. I'm going with at least 720p. Depending on practical proven HD adoption.
Interaction the focus of Wii2, no damnd idea.

Wants
Webcam in the sensor bar? I like the idea of webcam game integration.
Please a skinable GUI. I want my dark colours(fanboy dream here)

since when?

 i think the sega genesis was perfection of 2-d

playstation was revolution into 3d

and ps2 was the perfection :p

but i know i probably took you out of context. but i do like your theory on nintendo consoles

I think he meant the purposes of the Nintendo consoles. Almost every console last gen had the basic purpose of perfecting 3d. Same for the other genereations, but we are talking specifically about Nintendo consoles.

I don't think you get what he is trying to say.