For the most part this is the kind of thing anyone could guess. That Nintendo's next console will support HD is pretty much a given. The claim that it will have a Blu-Ray drive is a bit more iffy- I can imagine Nintendo being contrary and deciding not to include one- particularly as the stated aim of adding the functionality is to stop piracy. I'm not aware of that being a particularly big problem for Nintendo.
However, I'm extremely skeptical of this claim:
"- The release date is scheduled for third quarter of 2010.
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Moreover, Nintendo wants to make a worlwide annoucement, only one month before release date. Huge publicity and Viral Marketing will be utilized to create the Buzz."
The plausability of this really hinges on whether it's is supposed to be a completely new console or just an updated version of the current Wii. I can just about imagine Nintendo pulling an Apple and announcing an incremental upgrade shortly before the console launches- Sony did it with the new PS3, after all- but doing the same for a brand new console would be insane. When the Wii 2 is announced it will be at E3 or another large press event, with all the fanfare and hype that usually goes along with a new console reveal.
As for the idea of the console coming out next year.... well, I'm undecided about that. Assuming this is a true successor, getting in early on the next generation certainly seemed to help Microsoft along. Even still, the first half of 2010 is probably more likely.
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