Nintendo isn't ready for next gen.

[zorg1000]

MoHasanie said:

zorg1000 said:

Having a powerful console really doesn't benefit Nintendo since barely any of their games require powerful specs to look great and the fact that there has never in the history of Nintendo hardware been a AAA western multiplat system seller, it's safe to say they have no bearing on the success/failure of Nintendo hardware.

Nintendo does have an excellent software output, the problem is their resources are spread out by 2 separate platforms. Here is Nintendo-published software output for this year in America.

Nintendo is averaging 2-3 published titles per month and that holds true for 2013/2014 as well. When u add in Japanese support for the handheld, child/family friendly support that both sides get along with indie support and Virtual Console release then ur looking at 100+ titles per year. Nintendo also doesn't need a new controller gimmick, they need a simple to understand controller that can be used by pretty much anyone, like the Wii Remote, something they backtracked on with Wii U which returned to the dual analog, 8 face button, 4 shoulder design that is only understood by longtime gamers.

None of their games currently require poweful specs but in the future they might. And graphics are always improving and its quite important to gaming. Nintendo being the world's largest video game company should also change with the times. Plus Nintendo should still have hope for third party support and certainly keep third party games in mind when designing the NX. 

And although you're right that Nintendo makes quite a lot of games, making games for 2 platforms will continue to be a problem unless Nintendo makes one machine which is both a handheld and console  (to me this is unlikely since Nintendo's handhelds still sell well). Perhaps if both the console and handheld were struggling then Nintendo would make one machine, but right now, I don't think stubborn Nintendo will do that. 

Yes in the future they may, so when that time comes they will release more powerful hardware, but right here right now Nintendo has no need for vastly more powerful hardware.

If u have listened to anything Iwata & Miyamoto have said recently than u would have an idea of what their upcoming strategy is. Iwata has stated how they want their handheld & console to be more like "brothers" similar to Apple and their iOS devices while also adequately "absorbing" the Wii U architecture in order to have a seamless transition like they with Gamecube & Wii. Miyamoto also made a sly hint recently about games being playable on either device so it's pretty clear Nintendo is going to have a "family of devices" with a unified software library.