How powerful will Nintendo's next-gen handheld/console be?

[zorg1000]

ikki5 said:

zorg1000 said:

Some people seem to think Nintendo needs to get back into a spec war with Sony/Microsoft by releasing a powerful console that will be able to compete with PS5/Xbox4 in order to regain strong third party support. Personally I believe this is a horrible idea and that Nintendo will go for a moderate power upgrade.

Honestly, nintend will NEED to do this for their next console. The world has this mindset now that that if the specs are not good or comprarable to the other systems, than it is garbage and people are told to stay away. I hate to say it, but people are spec whores now. if they don't have the best, then they don't have it good enough. You see this VERY clearly  with the Xbox One and the PS4. They are almost identicle spec wise yet you have people lashing out at "all the most power of the PS4" when there isn't really that much more.As it stands now, Nintendo is and has been laughed off the stage now. Developers are abandoning it and totally over looking the system even though they go to the last gen systems. If Nintendo wants to survive, it needs to step up its game and get with reality. Yeah, Power has not always been the most important thing but with this generation, power is what will put you on top.

mii-gamer:

I think pricing is more important than raw specs.

Again, this generation showed that a cheaper system does not mean it will perform better. Maybe if you look at the Xbox vs Wii U but take a look at the PS4. People look at the specs and are like "oh, for only $100 more you get X better, i'll go for that". Now, if they could get their system a cheaper price and be similar in specs, than yeah, people will go for it.

I think its time to admit that no matter what Nintendo does they arent going to get the AAA western crowd on there consoles. We have smartphones/tablets for low-level budget gaming and PS/Xbox/PC for high budget blockbuster gaming. The mid-level games have sorta disapeared but I think thats what Nintendo should aim to reestablish, release console/handhelds at $199 with software at $30-40. Like I said in previous posts, Nintendo handhelds always have strong Japanese 3rd party support and Nintendo will have a better software output since they will no longer have to make games for two seperate devices, this will give Nintendo no more droughts and they can truly have a big enough selection of games not found on other devices to warrant a purchase.

Price certainly makes a difference, yes Wii U is cheaper but its not a huge difference, $300 vs $400. Plus PS4 is much more powerful, has DVD/Blu-Ray playback along with other multimedia functions and has a significantly greater software output, the $100 difference is worth it, considering there Is a drought after nearly every major game release for on Wii U. Nintendo should release the next console at $199 and make it as powerful as possible while still selling it at a profit, PS4/Xbox4 will likely be $400+ so the price difference will be more noticable.

Also its not all about sales, I dont think Nintendo should get caught up in who sells the most, profit should be more important. Nintendo just needs to make affordable hardware sold at a profit with a steady stream of high quality software not found on other devices.