I want it to have a fresh look but still not sprout far from its predecessor.

If Nintendo implemented that new "switchable input pad" idea they patented, it could be interesting.

I have seen u say this a few times, but what exactly is so different about them? We can all agree that Nintendo games have always been the primary reason to own Nintendo devices, which games are u talking about that are so different? Include 3rd parties if u would like as well.

And why would having the option to play at home or on the go be silly? If u prefer playing games on a TV, play them on a TV. If u prefer playing games on handhelds, then play them on a handheld. Or if there are certain games more suited for consoles, play them on ur TV and games more suited for handhelds, play on the handheld. How is having more options and the ability to have access to more games a bad thing?

Basically.

Most of these changes have been long overdue. Hopefully Nintendo takes the devs' feedback into consideration when creating their next gen handheld. 

I've been waiting to see a thread for this since the article was posted. Can't believe I missed it. This is my favorite interview, both because of it's subject matter and it's credentials. An ex-Retro/343 employee. Love it.

Cross buy/cross save/cross play seems obvious at this point, but it's encouraging to see that these developers want to see this as well. What intrigies me the most is what is said in the software section. It is a topic I actually planned on making a thread on a few months back, but never got around to it.

"It would be nice to see Nintendo actively pursue third party publishers/developers to make new sequels or reboots of classic franchises that were once associated with the NES and Super Nintendo. The “New Super Mario” series, “Donkey Kong Country” series and “Zelda: A Link Between Worlds” prove that classic style games can be very successful in the modern world. I’d love to see Nintendo funded/supported sequels to series like Megaman, Castlevania, Super Ghouls and Ghosts, Double Dragon, Actraiser, Contra, Blaster Master. Etc. "

I think this would be an absolutely fantastic idea for Nintendo. But I think it could be taken even further. Along side those classic reboots, Nintendo could publish 3D reboots of those games, but with a classic aesthetic. For example, Nintendo could publish a 2D Mega Man remake of the 10 classic Mega Man games all in one compilation game, but with remade music and everything in the Smash art style. Then, they could publish a completely new SM3D-style Mega Man game in that same aesthetic, as a reboot of the franchise.

Contra could be rebooted as a Splatoon style 3rd person action platformer. Bullets would still work the same way they do in the 2D games, and it would retain the same bullet-hell gameplay, but on a 3D plain. But that would be along side another 2D game of the same ilk as Contra Rebirth. Another 2D Castlevania game could be brought back with the same SotN-like Metroidvania level design, but then they could fund a 3D reboot of the series with a more Metroid Prime-like platform-heavy level design, colorful gothic-Halloween aesthetic, and gameplay more like Curse of Darkness. And God, would I love a 3D Demon's Crest. What this guy leaves out is Street Fighter, which was huge on the SNES. Nintendo vs. Capcom?

My point is that reboots of these classic franchises, especially modern 3D reboots that retain the feel of the originals, would do wonders to sell Nintendo again. Bring us back to an era when nearly everything as a platformer, except this time make them 3D instead. Nintendo would be wise to fund more games like these.

The devs quite formulated it different. The things named often here you miss are:

 * better  Streetpass/better Miiverse integration

* more inputs

* and a lot of the devs want to be surprised of the next crazy thing from Nintendo

Etrian Odyssey is a great example why they should keep the stylus. It doesn't have to be resistive technology though. But I would extremely unhappy if Etrian Odyssey have to change because it isn't possible anymore in this way.

Don't panic. At this point Nintendo probably plays with different prototypes to check what is a way to go. Dev input at this stage is very good. But it doesn't mean a new handheld will come next year.

Hmm, some pointed out Streetpass. I would indeed like, if Streetpass is also possible over Nintendo Network like Syrenne McNulty suggests.

Christopher F. Arnold:
My last thing would be to make Miiverse not interfere with gameplay so much. It takes a long time to share something on Miiverse with the 3DS. I’d like it to be as simple as hitting some sort of share, type in message/draw/attach picture, then hit send and then it goes into the back memory into a message queue to upload, allowing you to return to game versus waiting for posting.

Hey, that would be great. Not only because it is faster. I could make a Miiverse-post while I'm not in reach of the Wifi, like being on a train.

James Fletcher:

I also think some sort of family share would be great. We have kids and that means four 3DS systems in our family. Sometimes we just pass on an eShop title because I don’t want to have to buy it four times to keep the peace. As a developer, the easier it gets for people to make purchases from the shop, the better!”

Oh yes, great idea.

Luis Anton:

Knowing where the user is looking at is a full input sensor by itself, and a pretty interesting one indeed! Properly done, it could even mean the end of the need for a stylus. Look at a point on the screen, press a button. Imagine a Mii in the bottom-left corner waving at you. You look at it, it detects that you are doing so and greets you. ‘Oh, hi!’. Creatures that move when you blink or when you are not looking directly at them… Imagine the kind of puzzles a Zelda game could implement involving eye tracking… phew! It’s not science fiction with current technology!

Holy shit, weeping Angels!