Some of the leaked images have ad copy like "most developer friendly console" and "easy porting from PC and Xbox 360".<p>All of which suggests one thing.<p>Nintendo licensed Direct3D.
<i>Nintendo has a new system that will be more powerful than the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox 360.</i><p>I would hope so when competing against consoles that were released 6 years earlier. I'm curious to see how they will implement a "large touch-screen" on the controller, since it calls to mind radically different designs than Wii controllers.
Interesting that they are pretty much abandoning their massive lead on casual gaming (which is a way bigger market than hardcore gamers). My parents enjoy playing Wii, but I don't see them buying/playing a console with 4 extra screens.<p>Sounds like a gimmick to this guy. I have a feeling Microsoft and Sony are giddy as hell because Nintendo is about to drop the ball.
I'd get one just to play Donkey Kong Country,Zelda,and Metroid in Xbox like graphics.<p>Though the leak says no 3D now, looks like a classic Nintendo move where in 2 years an upgraded 3D screen controller will be out at ~80 bucks each.
The Ars link says Nintendo's profits have dropped this year but it doesn't say that it's by as much as 66%.<p><a href="http://gamasutra.com/view/news/34263/Nintendo_Confirms_Wii_Successor_For_2012_Posts_66_Profit_Decline.php" rel="nofollow">http://gamasutra.com/view/news/34263/Nintendo_Confirms_Wii_S...</a>
I really hope they release a workable VR console. All the individual component technology exists, we just need an innovative company to bring together into one affordable package.