That was my thought as well. It would be very interesting. Google would be an extremely powerful partner for Nintendo to have. I don't even know how to phrase that without it being a massive understatement.

And theme park attractions. And amiibo, still.

You picked the more expensive Wii U model, so I picked the more expensive Vita model. My point stands, I hate to say it's your fault for buying the consoles at launch since it's Nintendo's fault for pricing them that high, but you knew how powerful they were. At the time you decided that power was worth what you were paying for it. Now you feel buyer's remorse.

I don't care what's in your $500 hotel room. I want a $300 hotel room. Why can't that be an option?

$100 is not immaterial, it's the price of two games -- $200 is less immaterial, it's the price of more than three games, and that's just for one of two platforms. We're talking about a difference of more than $200 between what you and I spent on hardware for the same machines, and still you're asking Nintendo to charge more for them so they can be beefier.

Your last paragraph is pretty indicative of your generally exclusionary attitude, I don't think you give two poops about what anyone wants or might be able to afford, other than yourself. You don't mind spending more so you want more power, okay. Buy a PC. Buy a PS4. Buy an Xbox One. There are lots of high-end options for gaming machines. It's good for there to be one single more affordable option. You claim to want "a better product for we the gamer" yet you are dismissive of Bobby, who is no less a gamer than you are. The under-16 demographic is huge not only for Nintendo but for the industry as a whole. Saying "screw them, make a machine tailor-made to my tastes" is not a healthy message for the market.

Honestly the way you condescend to other gamers is somewhat gross. I waited over a year to buy a 3DS and over two and a half years to buy a Wii U, would you like to tell me I had too much shit already and give me some patronizing schlock about mommy and daddy?

To true. As I said (in this thread I think), saturation of their IP will drive demand. If Legend Of Zelda is a great movie/cartoon, people are going to want to play the game. The only thing in their way is making something that doesn't insult peoples intelligence (Sonic Boom anyone).

To be fair, the show and comics are well loved

Of Sonic, or Sonic Boom. Huge difference.