Nintendo has historically had two routes to success with their consoles. The first is to build a powerful machine that can win over third parties and graphically dominates the competition (NES, SNES and attempted unsuccessfully by the GCN). The second is to go the innovation route and use slower hardware but subvert the competition by carving out a new and previously untapped section of the market (Wii, DS and unsuccessfully attempted by the Wii U). I think that recent hardware specs news makes it obvious that Nintendo will be attempting the innovation route again. The Switch will NOT be getting third party developers unless it first catches fire and builds a strong user-base on its own.
The problem that I have is that the Switch doesn't seem like an especially innovative concept. A handheld that can be connected to a TV has been attempted before and it's just not obvious to me how it will attract a new audience the way that the Wii or the DS did. Hopefully, Nintendo has some unannounced surprises that might give the Switch a different angle in the market. One thing for sure is that console 3rd party developers are not going to be attracted to the Switch based on its hardware alone.
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