meh, i doubt it's a big issue for nintedo - like d21lewis said " they will know how to develop for THEIR console"

it's MS/Sony that will probably have bigger issues. when they start working on the analog inputs of motion controls nintendo will be way ahead of the curve on MS/Sony on interpreting what the complex input signals mean for game control.

Nintendo don't think about games in terms of programming at all. The programming and graphics just 'get done' and always suit the game. Look at SMG. It's beautiful, but they didn't make a big deal about it because the graphics were subservient to the designa and gameplay.

So wait..

Technique > Technology?

That's the vibe I'm getting from all of this.

This.

Also, Nintendo will have the advantage of raking in the HD whores by saying things like "This is the first HD Zelda." Granted, being HD will have probably no impact on the turnout of the game, but "HD" is a buzzword that fanboys eat up so...whatever.

You doubt? Just look how 99% of HD titles look crap. They simply rely on graphics and forget the most important thing: artistic direction (well, they forget or... don't have the budget for it).

Another example is the Endless Ocean clone from Sony... looks way way worse than Endless Ocean on the Wii. Unrealistic and horrible bump maps everywhere, crapy textures, so on...

I think that is part of it ...

There is a certain ammount of brute force effort that some developers choose to use in order to produce their games, where they need to take advantage of the latest and greatest technology in order to produce the most 'Realistic' visuals.

In contrast, Nintendo might choose to take a game like Super Mario Galaxy or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and keep the underlying graphical techniques unchanged (for the most part, they might improve lighting and other effects that don't require further effort from the artist) and just increase the detail in the models and textures to an appropriate level for HD output. The game might not be a technical show peice, but it could be very attractive from an artistic standpoint.

No. Nintendo is not gonna produce a console where they can't work with. They are going to know their own hardware 101%, they will know what to make with it

could be indeed !

BUT, arent Sony and MS a bit late on development for controllers, and games that enable you to interact with your TV (meaning Wiimote, Wii Motion +, Wii Fit...)...

So it's statu quo for me.

Maybe it's easier to learn HD programming than that...

Will Microsoft have a problem going from a three processor system to an 8 processor system?

Will Sony have a problem moving to a triple-Cell processor system with 24 cores?

Will both Sony/MS have problem developing for waggle controllers?

Every system will be more powerful than the current gen. I don't see Nintendo's problem as being different from any other developers.

Very good point, WiiStation360!