no i dont need nx. wii u + ps4 combo is perfect.

well there are 2 possibilities:

1. NX will be similar to wii and e extreme sucessfull for casual player and games like wii sports, just dance and co.

2. nx will be a "real console" like gamecube/N64 so competition for ps4/xbone.

If the 2nd scenario is true, it will fail. Many of my friends who got a 8th gen system got the system, most of their friends had. Nobody of them would ever considering buying an nx, exspecially if they just bought an ps4 this/last year.

Underrated post. I could care less whether the Wii U gets four years or five, but let's not pretend like it'll be like Nintendo killing off the GBA for the DS, where the former was still kicking truckloads of ass when the latter came in.

Hehehe +1

OP: Yes. I will be more than OK if this mean the ending of a generation that lacks ambition and games nobody asked for.

Yes I would, if they get themselves together and handle the launching of the new console like bosses and support it with a steady stream of games.

speaking only for myself,.. yeah sure. kill it.

i don't have a wiiU and just really don't want what it offers aside from maybe 4-5 games. if the next console has BC like nintendo traditionally does and it just generally a better idea wiiU then i'd be far more likely to get that than a wiiU which is quite clearly already on its way out.

but i can see why current wiiU owners would be angry about the short life-cycle.

Games on all platforms are limited in scope due to hardware limitations.  

Yeah I'd be happy. Had plenty off fun on my wii u. If it's got BC then even better, but that could be difficult due to gamepad....

Then again I think I'll wait for a actual Zelda game to drop this time.

let me rephrase. Games on the wii u are limited to the weakest hardware for current gen home console gaming. It wouldn't be a problem if the performance of the hardware was close to that of the competition, but let's be real, the ps4/xbox1 run laps around the wii u

What half gens?

You guys got 6 years last time for the Wii. Every other Nintendo console has gotten 5 years. This one is 4. 

A half generation is 2.5 years of support. 

If anything this just evens out the Wii being a year longer than it should have been. 

And long generations aren't that great either, it means you are stuck playing games on outdated technology for longer. The industry isn't a bunch of 10-year-old boys any longer that needs mommy/daddy to buy them every new console, a lot of people would be willing to embrace a different model IMO. 

Nintendo game experiences have always gotten better with better hardware unless you're going to sit there with a straight face and say Splatoon and Bayonetta 2 and so on would have been better on the original Wii. So why be afraid of something that's ultimately good for the player?