Just because NX isn't about specs doesn't mean it won't have decent specs. Reggie is only saying, specs aren't what makes the game. Some of the most graphically inferior games have become the best selling games of all time. For example, Mario Kart Wii. The game looks like trash for the era it was in. Looked like Gamecube 1.5 graphics. But guess what, tens of millions of people have bought and played the game. This is old news at this point, why are people surprised by this?
You can be affordable, powerful, and create games that reach wide audiences a the same time. That essence was the Wii and DS.