Prediction: "Cartridges" will return for the Nintendo home console

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se7en7thre3 said:

Soundwave said:

Very small. Probably the smallest console Nintendo's ever made, and they've made some very small ones, the OG Wii and the redesigned Famicom are tiny. 

That said, I actually think there could be more than one home (console). There could be one made for Japan and what Nintendo deems the "family market" and one made for the tastes of higher end Western consumers. If NX is supposed to be one unified software ecosystem and the hardware is more tailored through different models to be able to appeal to very different markets and consumers, then I wouldn't be so quick to assume that there can only be one home model either. 

Yeah with the new unified sw approach, Nintendo can experiment with more HW types.  When Wii became a big hit, everyone said "if only it was strong enough to handle 3rd party games".  The audience was there but power wasn't.

I think for starters Nintendo will be conservative and if there is demand, maybe a year later, releae something that eclipses PS4 at the very least.

I've stated how I think Nintendo may abandon the traditional console cycle of 5-6 years and instead do smaller upgrades every 2-3 years similar to iPhone/iPad but not quite as frequently.