I'd love to play versions of Nintendo classic games and IP on modern hardware but it seems Nintendo isn't interested in that. They still seem obsessed with selling weak hardware at inflated prices. At this point it just feels Nintendo are going to have back to back failure and probably leave the home console market to concentrate only on handhelds and other areas.

Nintendo need to realise the casual game market is absolutely saturated by phones, set top boxes, tablets, android dongles etc. That market is best avoided if possible.

I can see any low spec console being emulated on PC quite easily so for the few games worth playing it might be easier to run an emulator anyway.

Really curious to see what Nintendo come up with but have a strong feeling it won't be anything I'd want to buy.

Its a bummer but if its low end hardware where I don't even get a chance of getting the AAA 3rd party games then I'll probably pass on it. 3DS games isn't worth that much to me.

Personally, I think Nintendo should ride the Wii U till next gen. They are making a profit. I really do think the U could last that long. Providing they make the games. That way they keep credibility with the gaming community. Especially Nintendo fans who already have one. Will it start selling like gangbusters? No but they can wait to next gen and put out a console that's comparable to the competition. I say at least wait until 2018 before the NX release.

Lets hope the rumours STAY as rumours 

Nintendo haven't competed with anyone with power in a while now, doesn't mean the hardware won't be comparable to the competition it just means it won't be the main selling point they focus on.

All these rumors sound like speculation that any one on this board could do without ever having spoken a word to someone at Nintendo or even one of their next door neighbors. Sounds like guess work based off of what Nintendo has done in the past and how much they usually like to spend.

Quite possible some of it will hit the mark because Nintendo like most companies rarely go outside of their own norm, especially when they don't have to which is the case for Nintendo right now because they made so much money in the past and despite not having the success of last generation, they are still doing well enough to survive. But I will believe it when I actually see it.

I mean for all we know, the NX is a handheld and console hybrid or Nintendo's version of the 32X add-on. We get vague statements but won't know anything until they start talking about it next year.

Likely a handheld which streams to the TV, then.

Oh well. Might still check it out if it has BC.

Edit - BC to both the 3DS/DS and the Wii-U/Wii ecosystems, that is. Count the TV and the two screens will be there for the handhelds and the Wii-U.

So, it seems I was right. +1 Ego points.

There was never any hope, just delusions.

I actually like this rumor. I'm fine with the power and visuals of the Wii U (they are great) and the concept of buying a fusion device (instead of 2 purchases) that has a combined library that I can play streaming on the tv or on the go sounds wonderful to me. I'd be fine without third party as long as I have those two libraries.