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[DélioPT]

Soundwave said:

DélioPT said:

No. A real tablet.

But instead of bringing the A guns - which it can`t because tablets don`t have the storage space to save them - it would bring the NES, SNES, N64, GC and even Wii games to the tablet, but also develop games specifically for that market.
Those games would also be playable in the next handheld and home console.

That way, not only would it play anything from the Google shop, but also have the exclusive Nintendo shop.

I think that having a HH and a HC that can share the same games (like what we get with PC games that can play in several PCs), it would allow Nintendo to use the saved money and staff to go after the mobile market.
That is the solution that would allow to attract all markets.

There's some merit to this approach I think especially if it was dirt cheap (like say $99). 

The only thing is I think kids would gourge themselves on 99 cent/free games from the Google Store, and maybe indulge in one annual copy of Mario Kart or something for $39.99. Kinda of a big gap there. 

I tend to think the Fusion platform will something seperate though, something more in the $199.99-$249.99 price range. 

Being that cheap would probably mean less powerful.
A real, good tablet is what Nintendo would need. Not too much, of course.

No, the tablet would not have console games, at least, not recent ones. Only port Wii games to the tablet.
That way, the old games would not compete with the handheld and home console business.
In a sense it would be like how Nintendo always kept the handheld and home console separate in terms of power. That way they wouldn`t compete with each other and software wouldn`t be costly to produce (with assests already used in the past).

Also, by making it powerful enough, the tablet can be used to serve as a controller or even stream games from the home console (like the gamepad does) and with that you could get a cheaper home console SKU (which would also work with the handheld as a controller).

That way Nintendo can keep 3 hardware devices and not make them compete with each other - by default, that is.

I don`t think your idea of just a portable with a TV attachment is what Nintendo has in mind. They already said they aren`t going with one piece of hardware for next generation.