I think though the next Nintendo handheld is maybe not going to be what Nintendo fans are used to -- it's not a replacement for the 3DS/Wii U more than it is a complimentary new way to enjoy 3DS/Wii U software in a new hardware format, which will after a few years phase out the 3DS completely (but it will be a process of years). Just like an iPhone 5s doesn't mean an iPhone 5 (or even 4) is made irrelevant or "dead".
I think largely speaking the next Nintendo portable's initial game offerings will be Wii U and 3DS games releasing through 2015-2017 along with Nintendo legacy games (VC/DS/Wii).
It won't be the old Nintendo model where as soon as new Nintendo platform comes out, the old one is basically put on death watch and all software development shifts to a new hardware platform starting with a userbase of 0 and requiring years of effort on Nintendo's part to build the userbase back up.
I think Nintendo has recognized this formula doesn't work very well for them anymore, the iOS/Android formula of a constant library of games that can be played on a wide variety of hardware is the way to go. Iwata has said so himself.
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