THEORY: Nintendo dropping backwards compatibility for the NX

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Superquagsire said:
Ugh, I feel like everyone and their mother has forgotten that the NX was confirmed to NOT be a replacement for the Wii U or 3DS!

Iwata said it was not going to be a "simple replacement for Wii U and 3DS". There's a nuance, and it may end up meaning anything.