Is the Next Generation of Game Consoles here?

Reports that Microsoft is planning a 2013 launch for their next Xbox console – implying the end of the 7th generation which will have lasted 6 years as opposed to the historical 5.

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Some are predicting store traffic will fall (again) this year.

The WSJ reported Barnes and Nobles is upping the ante

For more of my holiday expectations: Holiday 2012: Part I