Would You Be Angry If Nintendo Released A New Console But Still Supported Wii U?

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

Soundwave said:

Rogerioandrade said:
It´s not going to happen, simple as that.
At most, Nintendo next home console won´t be coming before 2016 holidays
There´s no reason for them to drop support for WiiU so soon as next year.

Does the iOS ecosystem drop support for older iPhone/iPad models when a new one comes out? 

Think in that paradigm, not the 1980s/1990s centric view of product upgrades. Those days are coming to a close, even by Iwata's own comments he states Nintendo cannot think that way anymore. Times have changed, Nintendo will have to change too. 

The way Nintendo transitions from console to console right now is simply put -- not very good. You basically are throwing away everything good you may have done from the previous generation and forcing yourself to start from zero ... it's kind of a stupid way to do business honestly. 

Imagine if Coca-Cola had to reboot their brand every 5 years and re-prove themselves to consumers and open themselves up to being toppled by any number of factors due to such a transition. It would be insane, they would never stand for such a business model, in the game business we just do that because that's how it was in 1991, but I think even now its dawning on many game companies that this setup isn't very good at all. 

The model of software (apps) and have they integrate with hardware upgrades that Apple and Google use simply put is superior. 

the iOS ecosystem and console ecoysystem are not commutable.

Releasing a new generation of console with higher specs then its predaccessor will siphon resources of both the manufacturers and the third parties while at the same time damaging consumer confidnence which ultimately restrict developer support futher. Not to mention, any developer with a brain would see this problem and the new console would get less support then its predecessor.

The best way for Nintendo to increase developer support is to either buy devs and or increase marketshare. The former requires raw cash and the later requires funds spent in marketting. Increasing the specs might lower the cost of development, but won't yield as much profit as more marketshare. 

First 3rd party software attachment needs to be rectified, power is simply a red herring.