Fail topic

The theoretical "Fusion" is not what you think it is. It is both a handheld and a console, not a console and a handheld that work together. Its like if Nintendo was able to build the entire Wii U into the gamepad, which would allow it to send signals to a tv or play games without a tv and away from an external power source. I don't really believe that it is technically possible right now (or at least for a decent price) but it is an interesting idea that I think Nintendo should look very closely into.

EDIT: Or maybe that is just my interpretation, because this is all just "Nintendo should do..."

The rumored "fusion" concept is two systems; a hand held, and a console.

Cause gaming is their main/only business?

And heck, no company is perfect... Every company has something that failed but you dont see them quit just cause of that... Valve has Steambox/Steam OS, Sony has the Vita/PCs/etc, MS has Windows Vista/ME, etc

They only had one failed console and thats the virtual boy, wii u is now making a profit!

Some of you people are hilarious.

N64 made them money. Gamecube made them money. Wii made them a SHIT-ton of money. Wii U, after a rocky start, is now finally making them money. And that is to speak nothing of the non-stop stellar sales of the Game Boy and DS portable lines.

The better question is, why WOULDN'T Nintendo make another console eventually?

So many failed attempts. This makes me laugh. The N64 is categorized as a failed console by so many people even though it was WAY ahead of it's time (with Analog Sticks, Rumble Packs, 4 Player modes and co-ops, and the birth of the Console FPS craze), but it didn't do as well as the PSX so they "Failed".

Truth be told, if it wasn't for Nintendo trying to be different from everyone else and gambled on different things, we'd be still playing with 2 player modes to this day.

Gamecube as well?

that goes against many of the things Nintendo has said at recent investor meetings. they said that next-gen their devices will be more unified like "brothers" and that they will "absorb" the Wii U architecture and have different "form factors".

to me that doesnt imply a handheld that streams to televisions but rather seperate devices with the same architecture & operating system, similar specs and the ability to play all the same software.

The definition of a "console" changes every generation. Look back at all the innovations, new features, and portability introduced with each new generation. The "Fusion" concept is still a console (if it happens), it is just the next step.