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freebs2 on 24 January 2014
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Some crazy ideas :P

PLAN A:

Plans for WiiU:

  • Ditch the gamepad and release a system update to make the OS perfectly compatible with wiimotes and pro controllers.
  •  Make a 199$ bundle with Mario Kart 8 as soon as possible. (no controller)
  •  Sell the gamepad separately bundled with a NintendoLand free download-code, for 99$Since the WiiU is not going to be a mass market machine anyway at this point, I would focus 1st party teams on "hardcore" and fan-favourite IPs, so new Metroid, new Starfox, new F-zero, also a couple of new IPs.
  • Start releasing VC games of N64, Dreamcast and Gamecube.

Post WiiU:
 

  • I would design the next home-console as a "big sister" of their next handled console. The return of the Gameboy:  "Gameboy HD" or simply "Gameboy" for the handled and "Gameboy TV" or "Gameboy Premium" or "Gameboy +" for the home console.
  • Hardware: both consoles should share the same arm CPU, while they could have 2 different GPUs with the same set of instructions: one more power-efficient for the handled, and one more powerfull for the home console.
  • A unified game library: GB and GBTV will share a unified "multiplatform" libabry, which means the same phisical copy (cartdige) can be played on both console with some di difference. The same game played on the home console will be played at an higher resolution and with more detailed assets, also the home console will enable local multiplayer on many games. Some examples: Mario Kart 9, New NSMB, SM3Dno3, DK3, SSB5 will be playable in single player and online on the handled, plus you'll have local multiplayer and upgraded graphics on the home console.
  • Some games will remain exclusive for the home console (like 3D Zelda, 3D Metroid, Shooters, etc.)


PLAN B

Plans for WiiU: see plan A + partnership with Steam

- How does it work?

 

  • The WiiU controller will become (also) a PC peripheral, only compatible with SteamOS, to remote-play Steam games.
  • Nintendo will sell a PCI-board version of WiiU, which contains only the tecnological core of the console (MCM module + RAM + wireless antenna), to be mounted on SteamOS computers, for 99$. (according to CNN teardown these parts costs less than 60$ to make)
  • Everyone with Steam machine (or an home built PC with Steam OS) that mounts a WiiU-PCI will be able to buy DD WiiU games and Virtual Console games on a dedicated Nintendo App.
  • Nintendo will continue to develop games exclusive WiiU games and sell phisical copies on the console.

 

Post WiiU:

  • Design the next console from the ground-up to be integrated in a Steam machine (for example use an x86 cpu rather than PowerPC architecture) Continue to sell it as a cheap stand-alone console, or as a module to be mounted in mid to high-end Steam machines.