Nintendo responds to alleged Revolution specs

Fans who write Nintendo regarding system specs for the upcoming Revolution consoles receive an official response from Nintendo. Though the company has yet to release hardware details, it's adamant in that Revolution graphics will look good on both standard and HD TV sets and will reinvent how gamers play video games.

From the release: "Games with high definition graphics are expensive to develop because they must be developed in both standard and high definition formats. Those development costs are passed on to you in the form of more expensive software. Finally, playing games with high definition graphics requires a system with loads of RAM and costly high-end graphics chips, both of which make it prohibitively expensive for most consumers."

Is Nintendo playing the "didn't do it so let's market against it" card, or does their strategy and stance really have validity?