Analyst: NX doesn't need to compete against PS4 & Xbox One to be successful

[Miyamotoo]

"I don’t think the NX needs to compete against the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to be successful. Nintendo has a history of doing things its own way, and that’s partially what’s allowed it to deliver excellent, oddball experiences like Splatoon and Super Mario Maker completely out of left field. When this experimentation works, as it did so well for the Wii, DS, and 3DS, it has paid dividends for Nintendo – but, unfortunately, when you take big risks, you’re going to have a few missteps along the way," Diener told Examiner.com

"The worst-case scenario I could see for the NX is if Nintendo tries to copy the PlayStation 4/Xbox One too closely in an attempt to entice more third party support for the platform. Those 8th generation console gamers without a Wii U are already well established in the Sony and Microsoft camps, and convincing them to leave for an experience that doesn’t offer anything different from what they’re already getting seems like an incredibly hard sell," Diener said.


I totally agree, you really can't release just clone of PS4/X1 in middle of life span of those console and expecting that will sell well. If they will release new console next year they need to offer again something new and different in comparison with PS4/XboxOne, that whole unified platform thing can do that.
Second option is to wait PS5/X2 and launch basically clone, but we all know that Nintendo cant wait that much and they definitely will not do that.