Nintendo engineer lists next-gen, unannounced consoles on LinkedIn profile

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So from my last reply, I am assuming you mean this?:

"Still, I am not sure if the form factor (the size and configuration of the hardware) will be integrated. In contrast, the number of form factors might increase. Currently, we can only provide two form factors because if we had three or four different architectures, we would face serious shortages of software on every platform. To cite a specific case, Apple is able to release smart devices with various form factors one after another because there is one way of programming adopted by all platforms. Apple has a common platform called iOS. Another example is Android. Though there are various models, Android does not face software shortages because there is one common way of programming on the Android platform that works with various models. The point is, Nintendo platforms should be like those two examples. Whether we will ultimately need just one device will be determined by what consumers demand in the future, and that is not something we know at the moment. However, we are hoping to change and correct the situation in which we develop games for different platforms individually and sometimes disappoint consumers with game shortages as we attempt to move from one platform to another, and we believe that we will be able to deliver tangible results in the future."

But that doesn't really say anything about shared games... You look at the example he gives and the context he says, it has to do with the OS and not the games. The wiiU and 3ds have two different OS's that force the developers to learn two different sets of coding where as a platform like iOS and Android have a common code across multiple devices which makes it easier for developers to code for them. Having one platform across their next handheld/console would mean faster development time because they won't have to learn different sets of coding in order to develop games for the blah platform and not two which is exactly what he is stating. No where does it say that both will share the games... Not to say that there won't be any games that won't be crossbuy but the major ones most likely won't. Only the smaller ones will like Mario and Donkey Kong and etc. And also, I do think that the Fusion OS won't be limited to only their next gen console/handheld but rather they will use it for all their future consoles/handhelds as well which will also lower it as the generations go by