So much talk about the NX "console" and the Wii U (a system with a paltry 12 million users) ... why no talk about the 3DS successor?
The 3DS is past it's "5 year age" in a matter of weeks (launched in Japan in Feb 2011) and Nintendo has pretty much exhausted every possible franchise for it.
3DS successor is far more vital to Nintendo than NX (if it's a discreet console) or Wii U, that's just a fact.
If the 3DS successor continues to suffer declining marketshare due to kids being raised on tablets/phones these days, then Nintendo's hardware future is pretty much kaput, doesn't matter how fancy-schmancy a console NX is or how long Nintendo decides to support the Wii U. Even if NX is a unified platform, realisitically the portable model is going to have to carry like 80% of the load most likely given Nintendo's crap track record with home consoles.
I just find it funny that the portable is always swept aside like "oh yeah, Nintendo maybe will throw out a handheld this year" like they can just fart one out as a side thought.
