Should Nintendo's next console be a microconsole?

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I don't really understand why someone would even want to play a tablet/phone game on their television. What's the point?

The whole appeal of "snack sized" mobile gaming on Android/iOS is just that ... it's quick/easy/cheap bite sized. Trying to blow that up into a big experience on your TV where you sit in front of your 50 inch set and play (not to mention the control issues here) just never struck me as being smart.

So the whole "well Google couldn't do it" ... doesn't necessarily mean anything for Nintendo.

Nintendo already makes "mini-consoles" anyway (see above). How different would a "microconsole" really be, aside from the fact that it would be cheaper and more profitable for Nintendo?

The job listing for Nintendo's next-gen graphics engineer also had this line:

"Low power and SoC design experience would be a plus."

To me that screams Nintendo is looking into or is already well underway with a game machine that has mobile style chips (ala smartphones/tablets) that are extremely power efficient.