I'd like to have a relatively nice quality screen for one. The 3DS and even Wii U screen's really don't cut the mustard in this day and age, a decent PPI screen with good color reproduction would be at the top of the list. No more dual screen, I want one big touch panel, if the developer wants to split half the real estate for a map or whatever, that's their choice, but I want developers to be able to use the full screen real estate for the main game action and not have it awkwardly divided in two. 

I suspect the next Nintendo handheld will have close to Wii U visuals, only a lower res (960x540?), but that's fine with me. I think this would be a smart way to go because it would let them port over Wii U projects that a lot of people aren't going to get a chance to play. 

And I'd like a much better Virtual Console service from day 1 ... none of this "trickle down" nonsense, I want a good variety of games from all of Nintendo's past platforms available from day 1.

I don't really see the point of a low cost handheld. Why not just redesign the 2DS/3DS again in a few years and sell that for $99-$129 with a revamped eShop that lets you download 3DS, DS, GBA, NES, SNES, and maybe N64 titles then? I guess you could rebrand it too if you really wanted to (Nintendo LS; Legacy System?). 

You don't really need to make an entirely new system for that, a variant of the 3DS would probably be more ideal because you could make the entire DS and 3DS back catalog available from day 1 too and the chipset would be dirt cheap. 

I was only complaining because reading these things on a phone really sucks!

I think there's quite a difference between a PC and a phone though: most PC gamers built their own PC, while you don't have to do that with phones. Why PC gaming hasn't taken off more than it already has is kinda weird though, at least to me. But don't you think handhelds will become increasingly niche? And will it be big enough for Nintendo to focus on still, after a lot of the 3rd aprty support goes away to mobile?

I'd like just a short list of want you want to see on Nintendos next portable. Right now I kinda know more of the things you DON'T want to see; no more gimmicks (so that's 3D, probably dual screens, touch screens, and a second analog stick) and the bare minimum to be able to game. Right now it kinda sounds like you want the PSP. Or even the GBA. Maybe just throw in an analog stick for good measure. But I'm quite sure that's not what you really want?

I think it'll be an Easter 2017 release (to allow for price drop and no supply issues for Xmas).

I'm pretty sure it'll be a fusion style system, but presented as a 3rd pillar to enable a back pedal if the need arises.

Two screens will die with the 3DS IMO. It's pointless now that bigger multitouch screens are cost effective, it made sense for the DS in 2004 because back then a very large touch panel would've been extremely expensive, and having just one screen that was about 3 inches would've been easily obscured by the hand.

For 3DS is makes sense because the top display is 3D (obviously).

I don't see it making sense in the future though. I think Nintendo is ditching 3D, and the second screen honestly is usually a waste. It just displays a map of auxiliary information, when having one larger screen would allow a developer to use more screen real estate on what actually matters - the damn game, lol.

Two screens just drive up cost and needlessly chews away at battery life too.

Using one screen will make the system stand out much more from the 3DS too, whereas when the 3DS launched there was a ton of confusion as to whether it was a new system or just a new DS model. And it makes more sense if this is a hybrid console device where games are designed to be shared for play on the handheld or the TV, the TV is one screen, so should the handheld, so devs don't have to make games with different screen configs. That would just needlessly complicate the whole idea of one shared gaming ecosystem. 

Yes, I agree that mobile games are mostly old flash and browser games, but putting them on smartphones really opened up a whole new market. And as has been stated many times over, kids seem to prefer to play mobile games over games on dedicated gaming machines. And that's a vital market for Nintendo.

While I agree that a 50m handheld market is still profitable enough for Nintendo to persue, we need to acknowleadge two things: 1) with no 3rd party support, probably fewer gamers are going to bother with handhelds (since 3rd parties offer a diveristy that is very much appreciated) and 2) with kids prefering smartphones over handhelds, Nintendo is looking at a shrinking demographic. These two things will in the end lead to the death of handhelds, since fewer and fewer people will pick up handhelds over time.

Considering these two assumptions, I have a hard time seeing how a HDS (which is kinda what you're describing what you want from Nintendo next time around) is going to bring new gamers to Nintendo. I stand by my first statement in this whole discussion: Nintendo needs to do something new, something innovating.

I think you're partially right; handhelds and mobiles can co-exist, and a market of 50m is good enough for Nintendo to continue their portable business, but in the end, they need to expand their demographic and get new costumers. And you don't do that by doing the same old things.

So what you want is for Nintendo to make a Vita that has games that you can play on your TV as well? Wouldn't a hybrid console need to have catridges instead of DVDs?

I want and expect heavy interaction with Nintendo next home console.

Yeah, I expect they'll be a lot of connection to the home console equivalent (if they're not both the same thing), but a better online infrastructure and two analogue sticks would be nice. Oh, and a better charge as well (though the XL isn't too bad).

What I really want is just more of the same really. I really like the 3DS, so the only thing on my "wish list" is more great games.