I think that Nintendo has to promote their next console as a powerhouse machine. If they can wait until M$ and Sony release their console specs and then produce a machine more graphically powerful it would win over some of the Microsoft fans. The people I know are attracted to the xbox because of it's superior power. But, this time they need to release it at the same time as Sony...that way sony won't get the 1 year leap that detirmined the fate of this console war. All the consoles are good, but I'm a nintendo fan at heart and I'd like to see them come out on top.

Actually "Nintendo" has been usnng NP to "Probe" GCN owners to see f they want backwards compatibility (the answer is an ovious resounding YES!) and that brngs in the name GCN2.

If the system i backwards compatible (a la PS2 GBCV GBA) than they'll want a name that
's easy to understand, GCN2 woudl work GameCube Mark II (with the roman Numerals0 would sell really well for astehtics, and GameCube Model II would have that ":retro-cool" sound of TRS-80 Color Computer 3.

I could see some variation on the GCN's name, and even if it isn't GCN2, mabe "Super GCN" like SNES? The SNES orignally was PLANNED for Backwards compatibility, but it faild, maybe the same thing will ouccr with the GCN but succeed, I'd personlly callt he Next_gen nintend Console "Nintendo GameCube Mark II" to show tha it's a step up, but not an entirley new system, and the new XBox I'd call "X Box Squared", maybe I'd do the same for the GCN.

Also Nintendo has filed a Lawsuit against Sonyf or the "Playstation" name, I don't have much info, but aparently the lawyers said Sony took the name that belonged to Niuntendo, not the other way around so the Big "N" is sueing for dmaages. If they win (Meaing no cash settlement), you may see a "nintendo Playstation" after all. Crash if you have info please share, it'd be funny if the PS3 has the Big "N"s name on it rather than Sony's.