There won't be a successor to Wii U.

Wii U is Nintendo's last "big box" console.

And honestly the industry has never really supported three successful consoles outside of the last cycle ... and likely won't. People don't want three console choices.

The Wii got away with it simply by having a miracle controller fad for a few years that MS/Sony were slow to copy. Nintendo can't replicate that (casuals are gone), and likely the next "fad" in gaming is VR which several companies are already all over.

Next-gen you will be able to play Nintendo games on your TV, but it'll just be their handheld chipset (souped up maybe) + handheld library. Wii U is the last "traditional", discreet Nintendo console in a lot of ways IMO.

Enjoy your Wii U while it lasts IMO. It's the last of its kind. To be honest I think the next console hardware cycle will largely be the last traditional one, with Playstation 5 and maybe an Next XBox (XB2?). After that streaming services and things of that nature will take over. 

2016 is too soon. Plus the QoL platform is confirmed for 2016. I would say, 2016 qol, 2017 handheld and console, or 2017 handheld and 2018 console.

QoL platform is completely separate from their gaming division, it uses a different division, and likely doesn't really involve any game development.

Fusion platform, which is Nintendo's next gen platform (portable AND home) will launch some time next year in some form IMO. 

It's not like it hasn't happened before. And it would be a year and a half, not a year. That's almost two years later. Apple releases multiple different peices of hardware each year to constant and massive success. No reason Nintendo can't do something similar. If Nintendo can release a new iteration every single year since the 3DS first came out, they can release it's successor a year later as well.

With a unified platform, they don't need time "preparing a new console and games." The whole purpose of a unified platform is to negate those artificial hangups. It'll effectively be the same as upgrading a PC. Same library, better hardware. They can still somewhat support the Wii U because it'll be BC. Because it's absorbing the Wii U's architecture, the games will just come out as developing for it will be similar enough, just like the GCN to Wii transition, a fact Nintendo themselves has already stated.

Thank you so much for making the earliest poll choice 5 years. I absolutely can't stand people who say earlier than that. I think 2017 is pretty on the money. Earlier than that and they would have to start teasing the new system this year, which would effectively halt the Wii U's sales, which is the last thing they need right now. It's a ridiculous idea.

Yeah, but to make their QoL system somewhat interesting to customers I think they would need to launch something that links them. Like Wii Fit.

2016 is not too soon. QoL is irrelevant when it comes to the gaming division. It has no impact on when the consoles come out. It's a different product for a different audience. It's like saying that a Spiderman movie can't come out because Sony is launching the PS4 Slim that year.

Will get slaughtered. There are dozens of different fitness apps from actual fitness companies now/programs from actual fitness companies. 

Things like the sleep sensors (confirmed) and devices for seniors (to keep them alert) are likely what we're talking about here. Which is fine. The whole point of that endeavor is to expand so that they're not so dependant on gaming revenue, if it was too similar to the games they've already made, then it sorta defeats the point. 

QoL is general is a pretty fair tip off that the Fusion platform is coming actually, because they figured to do that they would need a new revenue stream, since they are collapsing the traditional home console + seperate handheld console model that they've used for the last 30 years or so. 

your determination is outstanding, anyways... we're not going to play on a new nintendo home console next year, guaranteed.

2017 but I am starting to lean towards 2018