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jason1637 said:
JWeinCom sai

Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad feature. It's just not worth going with a cartridge format, a developer unfriendly architecture, and specs that are still 5 years behind its competitors.

I have to disagree with this. The 3DS uses cartidges and its been a successful for Nintendo. I doubt Nintendo is going to compete with Sony and Microsoft with this one but  will pushh portability of the new console as a huge feature and i doubt Sony is planning on making a new handheld.

OP- I think Nintendo is being really smart here with the NX. They want to support their biggest market which is the handheld market but by also making it playable in the living room for those that want a home console. Their hitting two birds with one stone.

The 3DS wasn't functioning as a home console.  Nintendo could push portability all they want, but it's not a feature "core" gamers are interested in.  The reason Sony is not planning on making another console is because they tried something similar with the Vita, and it failed.  People who want a home console will just buy one of the others that are available, and superior.

Why on Earth would you want to hit two birds with one stone?  When has there been an abundance of birds and a shortage of stones?  If you try to kill two birds with one stone, what most likely will happen is that you'll wind up missing both birds.  More likely, you'll hit one, and the other will fly away.