Many people have been complaining about Nintendo's E3, but I found it quite appealing as a 3DS owner (will be getting a Wii U in November or December for XBC X and the massive backlog that I missed.) The 3DS has gotten quite amazing support from Nintendo and a few third party companies like Atlus and Capcom. I think many modern Nintendo fans though don't give the 3DS a chance because they don't like handheld gaming in general, which seems odd to me considering how Nintendo has been very handheld centric for decades now. I mean Gameboy and DS brands were cornerstones of what made Nintendo - - Nintendo, in my opinion. Since the N64 they've always been sparser in diversity and quantity when compared with their competition on the home console front, and it made Nintendo consoles quite unviable alone, but that was alright because Nintendo consoles were pretty cheap and made a great second console (or first console if you really like Nintendo games.)
If one considers the output Nintendo puts out on their handhelds AND home consoles, it is quite amazing how they produce so much content. I can't really see droughts being a thing for 3DS + Wii U owners who like both handheld gaming and console gaming, atleast equally. In fact, I've had difficulty keeping up with the 3DS's library since I bought mine two years later than it was launched. So adding Wii U to the mix would've been quite hectic.
The fusion concept allows Nintendo to scale their releases based on budget, and in between the large AAA Nintendo games they can release the A, AA, or B budget titles for reduced prices. That is why we are not seeing Nintendo focus on AAA titles only, like the other large companies. I think this is a good thing. A good game is a good game regardless of budget, and not all of them need to be $20 mil + beasts. Splatoon, in my opinion, shows this quite well.
Even if Nintendo released the fusion next year, all of you were expecting to upgrade your 3DS's anyway, right? Well just take this as a thing of more choices and rather than treat the NX as a replacement for the Wii U treat it more like a new brand entirely and a new start for Nintendo, just like the DS and Wii brands were new reimagining of Nintendo as a company. I think that is pretty exciting and interesting, really, and I say that knowing that I will be buying a console that will supposedly be replaced within a year or two after my purchase of said console. The Wii U is worth it enough based on the titles that have already been released.
Side-Note
Having said all of that, I would say that the Wii U is definitely an appealing console, and the only reason I haven't bought one yet has been money and time constraints. I am quite excited to dig into its backlog of games which appeal to me. And even if NX were releasing tomorrow I'd still get one (unless NX is backwards compatible of course.) The hardware was a mistake, but the software of the platform is much more diverse and creative than Nintendo is known for in the past.
