Why would Nintendo make another Console after so many failed attempts?

[snowdog]

zorg1000 said:

snowdog said:
This 'hybrid' console isn't going to happen. If they did this they would lose a small fortune by cutting their revenue from software sales in half.

why would there software revenue be cut in half? think of it this way, wouldnt games like 3D World, Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8 have sold better and made more money if they had released on 3DS instead of Wii U?

smaller budget+more units sold=higher profits

Because both the 3DS and the Wii U (or the 4DS and the Wii 3 in next generation's case) each have a 3D Mario, 2D Mario, Donkey Kong, Mario Kart and Zelda. And I would put good money on a lot of people buying those games for both platforms this generation. If they have a hybrid console, the NH1, next generation there's no guarantee that every 3DS owner and every Wii U owner will buy the NH1, and even if they did Nintendo will lose out on the software revenue garnered from buying those games I listed on two platforms for the next generation.