The funny thing is that Nintendo's stock price is rising astronomically based primarily on the assumption that they're going to do just as the OP said, to a certain point, and become more a software company than a hardware company, designing games primarily for mobile and only tinkering with their own consoles if they really feel the need for it.
I have a really hard time seeing Nintendo change their current plans, however, and I see that clashing with investors soon if Pokemon Go ends up making less money than many have assumed. It's going to be interesting to see whether Nintendo stays strong with the path they're currently taking, as in focusing most of their efforts on consoles while allowing other developers to assist them to bringing their properties to mobile, or if they will react more heavily to the fervor surrounding their company and its perceived willingness to shift its business model into one more focused on software than their own hardware.
