What If There Are More Than 2 NX Hardware Variants?

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So, basically Nintendo is planning on marketing themselves as a Steam style service, for the home console? Maybe something similar to Steam Machines or Steam Boxes or whatever their called? If that really is Nintendo's plan I think its a pretty crappy one... It sounds pretty similar to what Sega did with add-on upon add-on until your console ended up looking like a 1 foot tall toilet. I understand that each version of the NX would be its own standalone thing... but still. 

Personally I would be pretty p.o.'d if I bought a console and 2 years later a more powerful version was out that made everything run faster, smoother, and look better. A huge part of the reason console gaming is great is its simplicity. I know that I'm going to get the same experience as my buddy who has the same console. He isn't going to think the graphics sucked, where I thought they rocked because he has last years model. I'm not going to experience horrid loading times while hes already 1/4 through the level because he bought this years model. 

Lets stop to think about what moves consoles. Simplicity, physical medium, and exclusives. Assuming Nintendo keeps every new NX model simple and using physical media, all thats left are exclusives. If you don't think Nintendo would make exclusives just for the new models then I would have to ask if you've heard of Xenoblade Chronicles 3D for the NN3DS. The 3DS was 4 years old before Nintendo released and upgrade. The average console consumer isn't going to want to have to drop 300 ducats every other year to get a good experience and just to experience a new game.

Personally, I think we'll get an NX handheld that connects using some tech similar to the Wii U's gamepad to your NX console. That will let you play upscaled(maybe) handheld games on your TV. We might see some form of remote play like the Vita. I sincerely hope Nintendo doesn't try and go with some crazy ass bi-yearly console upgrade plan. It would be suicide.