some have good speculations but they are all theories. if the 3rd party developers think it would boost sales on their games like COD, GTA, AC, EA sports games on handheld with DLC $$$ they would do it.

My take on it is, if you want a home console, there is a SKU, if you want a handheld, there is a SKU they run exactly the same software (possibly like PS3/Vita Cross buy/Save or maybe interchangeable using the same disc/card). If you want both, you only need to purchase the software once.

A bit like the PlayStation TV and Vita allow, but better executed from a compatibility front.

Sales of either home/handheld hardware boost overall userbase, bigger audience for devs to market to. Nintendo don't have to spread there resources across 2 platformers allowing a greater frequency of releases.

Would be a really great concept if they could get it off the ground.

I've never heard of it before. What is it?

I think Nintendo will kind of transform a little in the next-gen and become a little bit of a different type of company.

Their main pillar will still be video games, but it will now be a centralized ecosystem driven platform where all their games run on all their devices.

The second big pillar of their business will be amiibo toys which will expand out into a full blown toy line. I think they will become more of a toy company and even move more into animation (Pikmin short films kinda hint at this too).

I think they will focus mostly on kids next gen, so these devices will also be quite cheap. Nothing above $250, the handheld variant may be pricey for about a year, but the home variant will be very affordable (no expensive gimmicks).

In terms of power I don't think either will be graphical beasts, Nintendo probably wants to sell these at a reasonably low cost ($199.99 each).

My guess for the handheld would be somewhere between Vita & Wii U in terms of power, similar to how 3DS is between PSP & Wii, in other words it will essentially be a handheld PS3/360.

For the console I think it will basically be a souped-up Wii U similar to the jump from GC to Wii (faster CPU & more RAM).

So the console will be a fair bit more powerful in order to display games at a higher resolution/framerate  (720p/30fps vs 1080p/60fps).

Since next-gen is likely to be their handheld plus a home version, Nintendo should keep handheld game prices, $29.99-$39.99 and it should be feasible to have devices at these specs to release at $199.99 without taking a loss.

I really wish people would stop toting this idea around here like it's been confirmed. It's about as confirmed as Apple getting into the home console market. In other words, it's purely rumor/speculation right now. And I honestly believe a console/portable hybrid is not in Nintendo's future plans. I'd bet more on the next home console being based around VR tech than I would on it being a portable hybrid.

Nobody is saying it's fact, we are purely stating what we think these devices would be if they do indeed happen to be made. But also Iwata & Miyamoto have made some statements that hint at this as a possible future so it's not like people are completely making things up when they think Fusion is the path they will choose.

Why are we still discussing this hoax?

Because speculation can always be fun. Whether it's ever going to happen again.

What do u mean hoax? It hasn't been confirmed but recent statements from Iwata & Miyamoto strongly hint at a Fusion type platform, obviously we don't know exactly what they are planning but we can try to make educated guesses based on these statements.