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Going by past Nintendo handhelds and the progression in their specs, a 3DS successor will be almost as powerful as Wii U. But that also depends on its release date.

If it launches in 2016/2017, Nintendo would probably make it as powerful as a Vita or a bit more powerful as they usually make very weak hardware for the time of the release of their handhelds. If it launches later, it will definitely be about as powerful as the Wii U.