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Soundwave on 09 September 2015
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teigaga said:
Soundwave said:


Console could be more powerful than the PS4 still if they wanted it to be. 

People overwhelmingly choose the bigger/clunkier 3DS XL over the smaller model, bigger portable electronics that offer bigger more premium experiences are where the mobile business is going (see: Apple's sales explode after iPhone 6 Plus, now an iPad Pro is apparently coming tomorrow). 


I'll need some sort of reference for what kind of specs are possible within the shell of the 3DS XL. The Tegra 1k looks like its somewhere between last gen and Wii U in terms of specs, I wouldn't expect much more then that which would be too weak for a replacement to the Wii U


In a 3DS XL size case ... you can probably get a 350 GFLOP or so GPU in there, but you likely would have to lose the bottom screen (which I think Nintendo is kinda prepping for anyway). The removal of the bottom screen would allow for a much, much larger battery and more space for the chip components. A 3DS XL is pretty freaking huge, I mean even an iPhone 6 Plus is big, but think about how much thicker the 3DS XL is it's like 3x the thickness. 

The hybrid I'm talking about wouldn't be in that casing though. I'm honestly not sure what type of form factor it would be. It could be something like a mini-laptop, a Wii U tablet, or a Surface tablet with the kickstand and seperate controller. That would be fun to design. It's designed to be easily mobile, but that doesn't mean "fit into your pocket". 

Console can then just be ... a no-nonsense plugged-to-the-wall console without Nintendo having to appease fifty different audiences. 

Honestly, unifying the platforms will be *fun* for Nintendo's R&D, a lot of new ideas that previously wouldn't be possible can be tried. If a SKU doesn't work out so well (like the 2DS for instance) it doesn't really matter. They can just phase it out, it's not a software ecosystem dies with it.