I can actually see Naughty Dog putting aside Uncharted.  Maybe not forever, but looking at the past Naughty Dog, they always created successful titles, and then they move onto something new.  Especially when a new system comes out.   However, since Naughty Dog is so big now, and they have two teams like you mentioned, maybe they will stick with Uncharted while working on something else. I hate Nintendo because they never change.  But I have friends who love Nintendo for the exact reason that they don’t change.  Nintendo fans are seriously loyal to that system and those games.  Until the fans demand change or stop buying the same old Mario games, I can’t see Nintendo changing. You guys did a good job of talking about Ni No Kuni I thought.  It’s a great game, but there are some combat difficulties.  I can very easily see how new people to JRPGs could have trouble, and the combat can be frustrating especially the A.I.  But, as the game goes on, everything clicks a little more.  The game is much harder in the beginning than the end I felt.  

I think the February 20th announcement will just show off the console, I think they save the games for E3. I think it might be similar to what Nintendo did with the Wii U a couple years ago at E3 where they have produced segments showing off what the console, and controller can do. I just don’t know how much information we get on the console as far as specs, price, or even launch go, but I think we have a chance of getting either a price and/or a launch window like “Holiday 2013″. 

Finally I think Microsoft is going to keep cashing in on games like Halo and Gears of War as long as they keep selling. I see this like the Call of Duty effect to the sense where if it’s still selling then they’re going to keep coming.