That's a smart strategy. Lots of consoles are going to be sold this xmas, so Nintendo announcing now may help hold people off from switching to msft/sony. The

That's a smart strategy. Lots of consoles are going to be sold this xmas, so Nintendo announcing now may help hold people off from switching to msft/sony. The only better strategy would have been an Xmas launch, a spring launch means they aimed for xmas but the schedule slipped.