Nintendo to Consolidate Hardware Development

[Otakumegane]

theRepublic said:

Otakumegane said:

theRepublic said:
I have said before that we will see a merging of the home console and portable console. I was thinking the gen after next, but it is possible that this move means that it will be next generation. There will probably a small device that connects to the TV, and the portable will stream video to the TV via that.

So....like the Nvidia handheld?

Something like that I guess.  I have only skimmed a few articles on it.

I do think that you have to connect a wire directly between the Nvidia and TV.  I think Nintendo would keep it wireless.  Just a small box that connects to the TV, and the controller streams video to box.  Sort of like if you put most of the Wii U "guts" in the controller, and then shrank the box down.  I'm thinking smaller than the Wii.  Possibly move completely away from discs.  Go to small cartridges like for the DS and 3DS.

Now I'm thinking that the WiiU might have possibly been an experement to see how the concept would work so they could implement it full-force in the future. Same with the 3DS-WiiU connection Miyamoto's working on. My god what's gonna be in store for us?