this has been stated multiple times, it wont be one device that acts as both a handheld and console, there will be seperate devices with the same architecture and similar specs that can share the same software library. 

Yeah, I got a little upset when Sony was hailed as the second coming of video games when they didn't add DRM to PS4 in their E3 presentation. All I was thinking was "Well, Nintendo already does all that AND doesn't charge for online". I hope Nintendo doesn't succumbed to the same practices

At that time, PS4 was already the love of the games media.
I can understand it's great not to have DRM, but to only talk about one, when there are two are following the DRM free policy, is a bit... less imparcial for what you expect the media to be. But ok...

I seriously hope not.
If they do the Fusion, their revenue and profits will surely go up, for one, so i hope they keep online free. And maybe actually advertise that! :)

yup :)

Maybe for now, but the system is not all that old and they made enough money off the Wii that they could take it up the pooper for a gen.... They would loose more by releasing a console before 2018 then EVER hoping to gain. It will not happen.

what ur saying doesnt really make sense, why does Nintendo NEED to give Wii U a 6 year life? SNES/N64/GC all had 5 years. GBA only had 3.5 years and the successor went on to be the best selling handheld of all time. Xbox had 4 years and its successor went on to sell nearly 4x as much and gained a ton of marketshare.

Nintendo can easily get away with releasing a successor after only 4-5 years as long as Nintendo themselves releases a solid amount of there own ip.

Nintendo really doesn't make "hardcore" game machines in the sense that every Nintendo game machine is aimed first and foremost at the family demographic. The N64 is probably the most "hardcore" game machine they've ever made, and even by the end of that generation, you could get the N64 is more candy-colored models.

But saying "well just make a new Wiimote like craze" is kind of a non-sequitor, it's like saying to make a successful basketball team you just need Michael Jordan and another good player. Or like saying to be rich you just need an idea like Facebook. Well ... yeah, no duh. Fads like motion gaming come around once every 10-15 years IMO.

Saying you need that and actually doing it is two different things.

Yes a Fusion device will probably sell less than a Wii U + 3DS ... but even if it sells 80-85 million (between all variants), it will be a strong success and make Nintendo a boat load of money as long as they're not dumb enough to anchor it with some expensive gimmick.

If Nintendo makes their own version of the ps4 count me in. I really don't care what it sells.

They need to release at or near the same time as the rest... You release to early and run the risk of showing your cards to soon. Also, comparing handhelds to consoles is kind of moot... 

The examples you are giving are very vague and had many other factors that came into play... 

The 360 was rushed and could have used the extra year... MS got a year jump on Sony and Nintendo but it could have backfired and that year advantage helped but Sony caught up and Nintendo crushed them both.

How has the year jump helped Nintendo this time? It has not! They should have waited. Launched with a MUCH better line up.  Nintendo is better off taking the extra time and putting it into the console and shoring up the launch offerings of the next console. Releasing a year ahead of everyone else is only going to blow up in there faces... and again Nintendo made truck loads of money on the Wii, they can afford to be patient. Besides just because the WiiU is not profitable now does not mean it will stay that way! They will start making money soon enough and the new 3DS will turn on the Nintendo money tap again. 

The only people that want to new console so soon are graphic whores, Nintendo is not about that... never really have been! Nintendo does not need to pander to that bull shit. 

Wait isn't the fusion just a rumor?