If the NX doesn't come out in 2016, where will the "Nintendo-like" profits come from?

[Kristof81]

The answer, my friend, is software and the franchise (eg amiibos). If they announce that NX is backwards compatible with either Wii U or 3DS (or both ), that will push sales of software even further. With the IPs they have, I wouldn't be worried too much about their profits.