| TheWPCTraveler said: I am of the opinion that the next handheld, dual-screened and with 3D, or not, should be more powerful than Wii U. That said, I'm thinking you'll get rid of those, no? The problem I see with your set-up is the mobile console. The GamePad runs 6 hours max with the default battery at 540p, and doesn't really have to do the heavy lifting. That, and the different power settings when plugged in or not. In theory, that is a great idea, but devs will most likely end up targeting the 600 GFLOP part. This is Japan we're talking about.
I have a different approach in mind, however. 2016: Handheld, 2017: Console. In my opinion, a slider would do well, especially if the top screen is capacitive, and the device can be utilized as a phone. There should be multiple variants, too. Base price should be $179 (4.3" screen), and all devices should have equal footing when it comes to power and screen resolution. Add $50 for a bigger screen (5.3") and better battery life. Add another $60 to bump up the storage from 8 to 32GB, add phone hardware and 1GB RAM (for multitasking), have a better (set of) camera(s), and switch from a clamshell to a slider layout. All devices are more powerful than Wii U, with two screens and the face-tracking 3D tech. (top: 1920*540px, bottom: 720*540px). Why the power? To milk one more year out of the Wii U and theoretically encourage at least some development there. Why the lay-out and 3D? To take advantage of backwards compatibility to 3(DS) and also take away devs interested in fanservice. Yum. That's for the handheld. The reason it launches a year earlier is to give the console breathing room, would you really spend, say, $600 a year in hardware alone? Well, that and it can be utilized as a controller for the platform. The standard console needs to come in at $290 max (250GB), for the base price, with the Pro controller or some improved Wiimote+nunchuck. Add $70 and you can have either 1TB storage, or an improved GamePad (720p display). Add $110 instead, and you can have both. Or, add $200 for the ultimate bundle: 1TB console + deluxe XL hardware unit. All I ask from it is for it to be able to handle streaming 720p to a TV and to four controllers at once, that was a big flaw of the Wii U to me.
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lol, the 3ds sucessor will be at most, half as powerfull as wii u (around 250-300 gflops).
