ohmylanta1003 said: Do you think they would ever higher a mechanical engineer?

Umm... for the controller? *tries to get your hopes up*

Did you learn nothing from Wii U, guys?

Lower power isn't a bad thing. Wii U consumes less than the Wii. GTX980 consumes less than the 780 and it is substancially better.

Low power goals is one of the main reasons Wii U ended up underpowered.

I'd say the tablet was the main culprit. Nintendo was aiming for 300$ price point but the tablet cost 80$-100$ to manufacture.

If they choose a traditional controller for the next gen console they will be able to squeeze much more power in their hardware.

Also lower power = runs cooler/less noise/lower electricity bills/less chance to get RROD/YLOD type of problems.

Don't get me wrong, I personally like that Wii U doesn't inflate my power bill, runs cool and quiet, is reliable, and doesn't take up much space.

But the average consumer doesn't care about these things when selecting which console they will buy.

I think this is for handheld, and it will be fun to see what they can come up with, considering that mobile GPU race is in full swing.

Super cool! If Nintendo gets in better shape economically, I would love to apply for a position once I'm out of school.

That would make sense with the "low power" thing. Preferably, you want your handhelds to have a life expectancy longer than a gingerbread man in a blender.

Yeah...nVidia Shield Tablet (which is around PS360 level) has only slightly more than 2h battery life when pushed to its peak performance. I still haven't seen any info for iPad Air2, but given that it should perform on the same level (and from other specs on battery life) I expect it to be around the same...which is really not that good IMO.

3DS is around 4 when pushed (without 3D), IIRC?