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Soundwave on 04 December 2014
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Materia-Blade said:
Soundwave said:

Why do you guys keep thinking there is a separate platform here coming? Fusion is the successor to both the 3DS and Wii U.

I don't really understand why it's that hard to understand. Iwata has basically spelt it out in his investor meeting comments.

- They will make a devices that's akin to Apple's product line ... meaning several hardware variants that use one software ecosystem like iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch all have the same apps and even a similar chipset.

- Nintendo has even collapsed their handheld and console teams now into one singular entity, there is no longer any seperation, this should be a pretty strong tip-off of what's coming. 

- This will launch approximately two years from May 2014 (so May 2016-ish).

That's straight from Iwata. The age of completely distinct handhelds and consoles with different software libraries from Nintendo is over. A "new definition" is coming in 2016 ... and that's direct from Mr. Iwata speaking to his shareholders. You guys are still thinking in the old, traditional paradigm, but Nintendo is going in a different direction. 

just because you want that total rumour to happen, doesn't mean it's for granted. so stop treating it as such.

Iwata making direct comments to his shareholders are not a "total rumor". 

I would like a Playstation FIVE level console from Nintendo next time out, so this has nothing to do with what I personally want, because Nintendo is unlikely to go that route. 

Even Nintendo fans ... they come up with this concept of another Nintendo console ... that it would be like slightly better than a PS4. Well who in their right mind is going to be buy that other than the same 15 million Nintendo fans? By 2017/18, the PS4/X1 will be everywhere, no one will care about a Nintendo console that's just catching up to the PS4 then. And I don't think Nintendo has an interest in a PS5 level machine either, that's pissing match Nintendo doesn't care to get involved in. 

Fusion just makes a lot of sense. Nintendo has nowhere to go in the console business, making a home/portable variant that can play all their games and has a steady flow of games constantly is just their ticket out of that mess. 

A lot of people don't like it, but lets keep in mind a lot of Nintendo fans b*tched loudly when it dawned on them that the Wii was not a "normal" Nintendo console that they were expecting too. But they bought one anyway. 

Some people may not like the idea now, but they will shut up and get all giddy once they see Mario Galaxy 3 or whatever running on it and realize they can now play the mainline Pokemon games at home in HD on their 50 inch TV if that's what they feel like. Then suddenly there will be a whole lot of "wow! what a great idea Nintendo!" from Nintendo fanatics, lol (as there always is).