Nintendo has 10.5 billion dollars in cash reserves and 0 debt.  You could say Sony has a cash reserve but their debt is bigger than their cash reserve anyway. Sony's stock is selling below the book value and their debt has junk status.

http://www.forbes.com/companies/nintendo/

Nintendo doesn't have 10,5 BN in cash reserves. They have 5,34. And as I mentioned Sony has 148 BN dollars in assets VS Nintendos 15,1 BN dollars in assets.

Gamecube was the last Nintendo console I will ever own.

Doubt I'd buy the next Nintendo console but I wont rule it out if they actually fix everything I have a problem with in their previous consoles.

you're right, it's 5.34 in "cash on hand."  A quick search will show you a dozen articles on the $10.5  billion "cash reserve" number, which i guess includes other liquid investments besides cash.

I will buy the next generation console which gives me the next Metroid game.

But I have to say I am not sure if I will buy my nest console at launch. I think I would analyse the general situation before I decide. But with a PC for multiplatform titles I would prefer a Nintendo console because of the exclusives.

Total cash reserves are at ~8,1 trillion Yen, which is 7,7 billion dollars. It's more than than their cash on hand, but much lower than the 10,5 billion cash reserves that you claim they have. And you can also look at how that has decreased in the last years.

I don't see it as a disaster, not like the Phillips CDI thing, for sure. I thin at the end of the day, the fall from grace is good, as it makes Nintendo realize they need to put out more first party content. We never saw a Star Fox on the Wii, because Nintendo didn't feel pressured for games on the Wii. So I don't think its a failure.

As for the next console, it's going to come down to 1 simple thing - a Zelda game that isn't cell shaded. Had I known that Zelda was going to be cell shaded, I'd have probably not gotten a Wii U. Granted, I got a Wii U as a surprise gift from my wife last year.

mmh.. i don't know if you want me to answer, because i don't have Wii U. 
However.. i'll buy a Wii U soon or later and probably i'll buy some next gen consoles in the future.. 
I don't usually buy consoles on the first year relase, i prefer to attend cheaper price and better games.
I'm not so enthusiast of this gen but now the price of Wii U is very low and has some good games, so i'll buy it :)

Yes, I will be buying Nintendo's next console. As long as it is the only place to buy Nintendo games, I will have to buy it.