Nintendo to unveil its next generation console at E3 in May

[wco81]

http://www.gamespot.com/gba/news/news_6083469.html
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<BR>But no specific dates on when it´ll hit the shelves. Just that they "hope" to release during its next fiscal year, which starts in April, in Japan. But simultaneous release worldwide is "ideal."
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<BR>That would suggest they have specs or are close to having finalized specs and that first-party titles are at least in development for the new hardware, if they plan to release in the next 18 months.
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<BR>Given the poor sales of the GCN, would there be many 3rd-party developers on board at this early date?
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<BR>Of course there are also rumors that Microsoft, which has been announcing all these hardware partnerships, will talk about its next-gen console in January, which may not be the same thing as announcing actual specs.
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<BR>Sony doesn´t seem to be in a position to say much about its next-gen product, given that they should be talking a lot about the PSP at E3.