No way that Nintendo are going for a one system approach. Not only has Iwata dismissed that idea, but having just one system will automatically alienate Nintendo consumers who are only interested in playing with a home console (a real home console).
What i see happening is Nintendo making 2 systems that have basically the same OS and architecture. They will be like brothers - as Iwata already mentioned.
And the reason is simple: if you can develop 1 game that plays on 2 systems, you not only allocate less human resources to a project, you also spend less money and even lower the risk of financial failure for the project as well as increasing the financial revenue of the same project, seeing as now you are selling the game to two audiences at the same time.
With the amount of games Nintendo makes, separately, for 3DS and Wii U, if that production became streamlined, there just wouldn`t be any game droughts ever again.
Even with the increase of human resources for each project, Nintendo would have enough staff to develop those games and even try out some new and old franchises.
This strategy could end up reviving Nintendo`s presence in the home console market in Japan, just by allowing gamers to start their game on a handheld and then allowing them to keep playing it on a home console. Or vice-versa.
Another benefit would be that, seeing as the game can be made for two consoles who can play the same game, you would increase the number of potential gamers, thus lowering the risk of failure and increasing the chances of success for the game.
This would be a great way to attract 3rd party companies who are afraid to fail on Nintendo systems.
Also, if the new handheld shares the same tech as the new home console`s gamepad (buttons, etc.), it would give Nintendo the option to sell just the home console to those who at first only bought a HH and want a cheap HC and even sell a bundle with the HH and just the HC for the best deal!
If 2 different people, with different PCs, can play the same game, why can`t Nintendo develop their new systems the same way?
