i'm pretty sure there will be, the playstation 4/xbone should last for 7 years, just like this gen, and there are pc's that are already 3 more powerful.

Going 3rd party isn't such a bad thing. Sega has been quite successful since doing so.

If the Wii U turns out to be a failure. I'd like to see Nintendo just make a handheld device and home console compatible with the same game carts. Kinda like Vita and Vita TV.

sadly this is the truth that many don't want to believe. you have the mario and luigi bundle which are being avertized as 2 games from ninatendo and a zelda wind waker bundle, and the wiiu hasn't managed one month over 100k in the npd chart this whole year. people expect mario 3d to boost sales when NSMW on wii sold 4x more then mario galaxy 2.

And Wii was the Wii mostly because of Nintendo's software.

the problem is who is gonna support nintendo next console, except for nintendo, especially after having some of the worst thirdparty software sales in history.

if that was the case then gamecube, n64 and wiiu would have sold amazing just like the wii. the wii was the wii cause of the motion controls and wii sports.

Who will support Nintendo? Nintendo and a few other developers that manage to get decent sales on Nintendo platforms.

Nintendo platforms don't rely as heavily on 3rd parties as Sony or MS.

You're right. Nintendo should have just ended support after WiiSports. THe Wii would have continued to sell the same way.

by such a time and date, consoles would be highly irrelevant for a software only company such as nintendo. the software that does sell is increasingly serialized or niche. the portfolio of nintendo IP fits better elsewhere.

third party for nintendo wouldn't be a xbox/playstation future. thinking so is static terms to the old market.

if nintendo can't make dedicated hardware work; you have your biggest argument in itself that its time to sell software and accessories across platforms that have farther reaches to all consumers. tablets and phones have more in common with nintendos philosophy of software delivery versus modern consoles. the gap will only grow as nintendo embraces f2p/renting.

most people by now should see the writing on the wall of where next-next gen is going, and its not looking good for anything that look likes traditional gaming. a major over haul is coming. the less players left in the space only leaves the market to face more contraction.

the dollars aren't just jumping ship to the nearest competitor, their going to new islands. thats a problem everyone in the industry of traditional gaming is facing.

If Nintendo were to back Sony, that would move the Western third parties to favour Microsoft. Thus restoring balance. The image of Sony and Microsoft as perceived by gamers would change.