Ah yes, the "and" company.  Sure.  The company who's catchphrase is "please understand" is the "and" company.  The company that tells the consumer and the developer what they want and what they'll get is the "and" company.  No you don't need online.  No you don't need HDTVs.  THIS is the "and" company?  The one that tell you the consumer that you're wrong?  Sadly though I think Nintendo really does see themselves as that company.  They think if they have accessible titles suitable for all ages and skill levels that that makes them the "and" company.  Variety and options make you an "and" company and Nintendo absolutely sucks at providing those.

When the Revolution was being discussed I was very excited about it.  Yeah, in retrospect some of those comments clearly hint towards the Wii but the Wii was so different that I would never guess it.  I hated the outdated specs but that wasn't a thing anyone had ever done so any hints about that naturally didn't stand out to me.  New consoles were always a noticeable leap up from the old one in terms of hardware and controllers added features, not substitute or remove them.  The Wii was completely unconventional and unexpected.

"Revolution" is a cool as hell name though.  If Nintendo ever gets their act together with consoles again they should consider using that for a product name.

That was a cool presentation, and quite amazing how they actually pulled off what they promised.