Should Nintendo Go Handheld Only?

[DerpSandwich]

Mr Khan said:

DerpSandwich said:
Eventually. Maybe two generations from now when even a handheld can have insane power and no one even cares to have it higher (at least not on a Nintendo platform), I could see them making a handheld that can hook to your TV and support extra controllers. There will come a point when having two separate machines won't make sense anymore. Having an all-in-one system would be pretty awesome.

We could get close to that next generation, anyway. A handheld that can run Wii U games at half the resolution, with a home console serving as an integrated environment (storefront, crossbuy on all possible titles, make all possible titles dual-platform, give a discount for buying handheld and console together).

I could sort of see it happening next generation, but I feel like it would benefit from the longer wait.  Too soon and they would have to cheap out on stuff like the battery and the screen, and I would prefer 1080p capability on the thing.  Enough power to have everything smoothed out and in place rather than having to make a bunch of compromises, basically.  One perfect console with a perfect online ecosystem.  Man, one can dream...