And delay a purchase of a PS3, Xbox 360.
Nintendo’s “ideal situation” is that the 2012 launch of Wii U will convince those who want to buy a HD video game console now to wait for it.
“The ideal scenario for Nintendo would be that if people are considering purchasing another HD video game console, then knowing that they will have opportunity to purchase Wii U when it is released next year, they perhaps might delay their purchase of a console,” Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told investors in a new question and answer session.
The Wii U marks Nintendo’s first foray into high definition home console gaming. Microsoft of course went first in 2005 with the Xbox 360. Sony followed a year later with the PlayStation 3.