I don't see it in the way you think. What would be so different about another Nintendo console? It still likely would not get third party support and would not fare much better on the marketplace.
Nintendo I think is quite happy with Wii U's level of horsepower (see Mario Kart 8) and isn't going to themselves need anything better for a long, long time. I think they are ready to ride out this level of visuals for the next 8+ years like they did with the GCN/Wii.
I suspect Nintendo's next move game hardware wise is a portable that can run ported Wii U engines at a lower resolution (480p or 540p) with a few sacrifices.
The next "console" from Nintendo may be a micro-console IMO, like Amazon's new gaming device or Vita TV. It will be the same handheld chip, just overclocked or doubled cored so that maybe it can run games natively at 1080P (Wii U caliber graphics) with anti-aliasing or something.
They could sell such a micro-console for fairly cheap come 2016, think $169.99 or something. I think that is more in Nintendo's wheel house, I don't think they have any interest in PS4 level horsepower for a long, long time, Wii U level graphics are probably at a budget range that pushes Nintendo to the maximum that they are willing to spend on game development. Really even on the Wii U, Mario Kart 8 (a game that's a sure fire 4-5+ million seller) is the only one that's really pushing the Wii U so far.
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