Ok.. first up... Yep, having Mario and Sonic exclusive (so far) is working well. I don't know about having Megaman, because isn't MMXVII still scheduled for the PS2? Who knows..... It'd be great to get all three.
2nd... thanks Jonbo.
3rd.. I think I heard somewhere that one day Nintendo is going to announce a big dev-fair on the near-last minute. That would be massive to get everyone in, put on a live broadcast, and megaton everyone. That would be really sweet. But, to have Sony or MS reps attending as well would be really funny to catch on tape, so it's a good possibility.
4th... It looks like Nintendo has been leading up to this strategically. Very strategically. Announcing the Game Boy player sure got me going.. PSO online got me going, learning about the Capcom Five got me going... Rare's selling got me going, and even the CSK selling Sega was weird... now all Nintendo needs to do is to start the fireworks! (Or maybe they'll announce something other that is big, too... heh heh) Maybe they'll even do something in conjunction with the Zelda release.... btw, when is that?
Finally.... Gekko, you make some good points and bring up some interesting nodes. I did start thinking megaton when I heard of CSK's weakened grip, and the anon company who saved the day. But it wasn't paraded around on show, so I'm suspicious of it. This 7-developers is also weird.... let's see... Nintendo, Namco, Sega, Capcom, Square enix (enix square?), Konami, Hudson Soft, Camelot... or maybe others, but those are the close ones I can think of. Maybe Matsu****a (edit: it's supposed to be matsus hita) bought everything. Or maybe they've got a killer partnership like I've said before.... whatever does turn out, I know it will be for the best.
EDIT: More Panasonic stuffs.... check this out, on Allied Partners, and their own category:
http://www.panasonic-center.com/en/link.html
Panasonic likes Nintendo. And I'm sure they'd love to be on par with Sony, because Sony has PS stuff right on their front page... but Panasonic doesn't.