Nintendo announce new 3rd pillar platform for 2015

[Mr Khan]

JWeinCom said:

curl-6 said:
Wasn't the DS the same strategy? A blue ocean third pillar to shore up a struggling home console?

That was the theory, but it didn't quite turn out that way.  The DS basically shortened the life of the GBA significantly,   If the new device takes off, I'm not sure they'll keep the old one up.  With the Wii U, it would be easier to pull the plug.

It's not a game console though, not as far as i can tell. It's a branch service off in a very different direction.