Cross platform games and/or cohesive OS's do not n necessarily spell a win for Nintendo though especially when we know nothing about the competition.

There are far too many variables and so little we know to boldly predict anything.

Nintendo will launch their next handheld in the next two years. Their console won't launch before 2017.

It's very likely, because that's when costs will start to become reasonable for them to produce their next home console, it's when the tech is at a mature production level, sooner than 2018 and it's expensive or they're stuck with last generation technology. It's not really a delay, because it's a 6 year gen, which is pretty much normal now. Launching in 2016 only gives them a 4 year generation, basically flipping the bird to the people that bought a Wii U.

As for 3DS we have New 3DS, which will likely launch early next year in the west, that prolongs the 3DS architecture until Nintendo launches their fusion system. Wii U will likely see growth next year, considering the games coming too it and we have no idea about the games that will come in 2016 onwards for that system. The situation is what Nintendo makes of it, they can certainly ride out the rest of the 8th gen for another 3-4years, then the demand will be there for their next system, it's certainly not there yet and Nintendo certainly hasn't tapped out what can be creatively done on the Wii U.

What are u even talking about? If the console is merely a console version of the next handheld why would it cost $300+? Look at Vita/Vita TV, the handheld is $199 with a game and memory card, the console version is $139 with a game, controller, and memory card. This is similar to what I'm talking about Nintendo doing, release a handheld then have a console version of it that is a bit more powerful in order to play games at a higher resolution on the TV. Either device could retail for $199. It depends on whether u prefer playing on a handheld or a console.

This allows Nintendo to save on R&D costs while being able to have stronger software output. So in theory if Nintendo is able to keep a majority of its handheld market next gen then this unified approach will sell 50-70 million. The sales from the console version is just icing on the cake, a device that brings in profits even if it only sells similar to Wii U.

I don't know at all how u think most of 3DS successful franchises wouldn't translate well to the big screen since outside of Pokemon pretty much all of 3DS' big sellers originated on consoles.

It's not about selling more home consoles, it's about merging the platforms in order to have a unified console and handheld. 2 devices with the same architecture, operating system, online infrastructure, similar specs that share a library. Combined Nintendo might be able to sell 70 million or so devices.

It's about maximizing software sales by not having games like Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8, 3D World suffer low sales because they are on a device with low install base. These games can all be 5-10 million sellers if they had the handheld side of the business to sell on as well.

What's he's saying is next gen there will be Playstation 5, Xbox 4 and Nintendo Fusion which is split up into 2 seperate devices similar to Vita/Vita TV.

I'm talking home consoles, they are a very different game. There is simply no reason to think that Nintendo will be able to just add the WiiU sales to the 3DS sales.  How many WiiU owners don't have a 3DS? Why would people who decided against buying a Nintendo home console just hop on board because the 3DS was more popular...

Nintendo's success won't affect Sony/MS that much. Nintendo's audience differs from Sony and Microsoft's. Unless this system manages to get all the 3rd party titles and manages to change Nintendo's reputation as a kids company I don't think they'll damage Sony and MS that much, even if it ends up being a huge success.

The amount of sheer ignorance in here's sort of baffling. It's really painfully obvious that some people have no shred of a clue what is being said, and blatantly ignore each and every point of insight offered to them. It's like saying 'I'm going on a vacation tomorrow', and having them answer 'so you're staying at home tomorrow then?'.

They're not getting what's being said at all.

If this rumor get enough traction it will finally kill Wii U sales.

Hmm, i edited it since I should have said Rumor not hoax.