I've mentioned this Ninty/MS partnership idea on vgc so I def. agree. If Sony dominates the entire gen, I think its a real possibility when you consider the reports of execs at MS wanting out of the HW biz. The question becomes, their level of partnership & how willing Ninty is to taking on a windows platform, in exchange for the now freed up (large) piece of 3rd party market.
But if everything remains as is, I agree with Pachter that there isn't room for a trad. Ninty home console. What Ninty could do is marry mobile + home with the "Fusion" idea. To compensate, the handheld would more powerful than usual Ninty releases, so I can envision a $250 launch with minor loss on hw. The profits will come from a Ninty subscription service with access to its vast library & Home dock (optional). The dock or "terminal" would merely consist of a power cord, tech. that connects multiple fusions/controllers, hdmi out, cheap cpu/gpu enhancer, and possibly 500 gb storage for $99. The combo of the handheld + home dock would be at or slightly above current Wii U level performance.
