How powerful will Nintendo's next handheld be?

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RolStoppable said:

David_Hernandeez said:

This should be the solution for the next handheld, but it also will combat more directly Samsung, Apple. I hope nintendo make it, is not what many people want but change have to be made, and this may sounds too harsh to many Nintendo fans, but I am a Nintendo fan too and this is the solution at least temporary.

It's not a viable solution, because it falls into the same trap as the Wii U. Your suggestion is to make a Nintendo-branded substitute for an existing product in the market. In such a case the question for the consumer becomes "Why should I buy the Nintendo product when what I have already does what I want?", to which you are going to answer: "Um... the Nintendo product will have everything the other products have, but it will have Nintendo games too!"

So the reason to buy the Nintendo product has been narrowed down to Nintendo games. But if it all comes down to Nintendo games, then everything else can and should be removed to maximize the selling power of Nintendo titles. Because if Nintendo software doesn't manage to attract people, then the whole product falls flat.

Excellent point, but the conundrum with a portable is that people are less inclined to carry around multiple devices.  Do you believe that Nintendo's best option is to go the dedicated handheld route again?