I have to at least somewhat agree with Ian on this one. You have to look at it from the perspective of a swing voter (I think that's an appropriate enough term). He doesn't know what he wants yet. He sees the Xbox 360 as having a good techincal stance, a bunch of games announced (and a handful with positive hands-on impressions from various media outlets), and a release date that's coming SOON. He sees the PS3 as the visual leader and as the next step in a two-gen dynasty of Sony owning the majority of the mindshare, not to mention as the home of a bunch of announced games.
Then he sees the Nintendo Revolution. He knows they'll have their first party games and that they'll be good, but he knows literally nothing beyond that. He sees the rumors of technical inadequacy, a complete absense of specs, and not a single announced third party game. Video games are an expensive investment. He'll want to go with what looks like the best choice for an all-around great experience, and right now, that's not Nintendo.
Now, that's not necessarily how I feel. I have a hunch that when Nintendo does their unveiling, they'll have some third party support to tout and it'll, for the most part, put them on a more equal footing with Sony and Microsoft. But how many people will have made up their minds before this happens? Nintendo needs to blow the lid off this thing as soon as possible. Every day they prolong this, another person stops caring and goes somewhere else.
Finally, get off Ian's back. I know he's mostly negative when it comes to Nintendo, but I think it's because he wants them to succeed so badly it hurts when they throw away these oppurtunities to grab the lead. He's frustrated and disappointed. And you know what? Every day that the Rev remains a mystery I feel more and more like him. Nintendo fans shouldn't have to be patient. We should have all of the support and information Sony and MS gamers do and more. I want to support Nintendo every step of the way, but they make it so damn hard that sometimes I just want to give up. That should never happen.