Prediction: Nintendo launching its next home console in end of 2016

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padib said:

Soundwave said:
It will be the same thing as the iPhone -- iPad.

The iPhone is actually the "lead" platform really, the iPad gets the same chip, just beefed up in cores/RAM occassionally so it can drive a higher resolution screen.

But keeping them mostly the same (same chipset more or less) allows iOS devs to port (or really "upscale" their games) easily and keep the experience the same more or less.

The consumer is free to choose on what device suits their lifestyle best to use those apps/games on ... that's what's going to happen with Nintendo "consoles" (though I don't think they will resemble consoles anymore).

This!

Yup, but don't expect much better than Wii U graphics. No handheld will be able to drive graphics beyond that level for a while, Wii U level fidelity (in a non-smoke and mirrors way) is really just going to come into focus probably around 2015. 

When you really think about it the model today is borderline insane for the consumer, what Nintendo is basically asking of their fans is you have to buy 2 platforms every generation from Nintendo (handheld and console) to enjoy all of our games, and because we can't give you third party support you have to also buy a PS/XBox. 

It's insane really, we're just used to it because there's been no alternative offered ... until now.