If the NX released both the handheld and home consoles at the same time...

[PAOerfulone]

Soundwave said:

I've bought every Nintendo hardware outside of the Virtual Boy, and even the Virtual Boy I regret not picking one up when it was on clearance at Blockbuster Video.

So that answers that question. That said buying both means probably a $500 commitment or so, I'm starting to wonder if the idea really makes sense. I mean I'll do it because I'm a Nintendo fanatic, but I don't think very many general consumers would.

Most people will buy the handheld, it's just been overwhelmingly the more popular hardware version for Nintendo even though the console tends to get the "bigger games", so now that the portable is going to have all the games, I don't know how many people will bother with the console, or want to pay $200-$300 just to play the same games on the TV. I'm thinking they may be more apt to spend that $200-$300 on a Playstation 4 since it offers a different library if they want a console and just buy the Nintendo portable if they're interested in Nintendo games.

I'm also looking at a lot of Nintendo's own quotes about NX and there seem to be several times where they speak about it as a singular platform that is unique from existing Nintendo hardware. So that makes me wonder if they did R&D different hardware variants, but perhaps came back and settled on one. Iwata did NOT rule out a singular platform, he said in that old quote that he wasn't sure (could be 1, could more than 2, etc.). Maybe they have settled on a device (at least to start) that is part console but still portable. If that's $250-$270 even, it's a far better value than two seperate devices that come out to like $400-$500. 

This is just my hypothesis, but I think that's where Nintendo's new membership program that'll be replacing Club Nintendo will come in.
Maybe if you're subscribed to their new program, they can give sweet deals regarding the systems like:
If you buy the handheld and register it in the service, you could get a printable receipt from the website that lets you get 50% off on the console plus a free game of your choosing. Although they could be taking a hit in the profit department off the console, especially if the new service is free.