I doubt Nintendo's next machine will be similarly spec'd to the Xbox 720 or the PS4. There is not room in the market for 3 Major guns blazing hardcore machines. The demise of Sega proved that (that and Sega's consoles where also a bit ill-timed).

Saying that Nintendo's next machine will probably bee good enough for a true Unreal 3 engine port.

Yeah... I can just see Mario using UNREAL ENGINE 4 [spoken in a loud, UT3 voice]

My guess is that Nintendo will eventually just move to portable devices.
- Deathbliss

Well I don't anticipate the Wii's successor to be very comparable to the Sony and Microsoft next consoles, but I am surprised (though I also feel I probably shouldn't be) at the comment about the engine being developed with the primary focus on consoles.

...yeah, the more I think about it, the more I shouldn't be surprised. The sheer number of console-focused licensees is reason enough.

2012 hallway shooter engine! YEAH!

I am surprised (though I also feel I probably shouldn't be) at the comment about the engine being developed.

but I believe that DRM does indeed prevent only legitimate buyers from playing the game unhindered; pirates are pirates because they will, sooner or later, hack whatever protective measures you have put in place to keep illegitimate copies of your game from being played, and distribute it to the masses.