This level of performance isn't even remotely possible yet when using the comparisons between PS4 and XB1, dude you really need to stop using Flops to compare different company's technologies, it's a pointless comparison.

The various companies making different processing technologies do not use the same standard for measuring Floating Point Operations, so trying to compare Apple's tech to IBM or whoever else Nintendo may use for their processors makes your points about flops per watt moot.

Comparing like for like, like AMD's last generation to this one is way more fitting, TBH AMD are most likely who Nintendo are going to partner with for various reasons, mainly because they've been ATI/AMD partners on their GPU for years and a single SOC for everything processor related in your device makes manufacturing much simpler and cheaper.

Hell we even have AMD saying they've partnered with a company to make a processor for a new console and we know Nintendo are announcing NX next year, it may be a slight reach to say it's definitely AMD, but it's not a reach in the slightest to say that AMD are the most likely partner for this.

If they upgraded from the  regular 3DS, they basically got 1 game... If that was worth £200 then wow.

Note that the emphasis was on 3DS owners upgrading, not DS owners.

Pretty sure that is what AMD is aiming for with the 14nm FinFET process that starts next year. 

The Tegra X1 gets 500 GFLOPS at roughly 10 watts, but that's at 20nm, the rumor is they are moving to 14nm FinFET later this year, which will allow the X1 to be put into a mini-tablet form factor. 

The Power VR GT 7900 also gets 800 GFLOPS at about 10-12 watts and that's at 14nm/16nm. 

I think what Nintendo will be using will more akin to these new advances in mobile tech, not based on AMD's existing desktop/laptop processors. Those just don't have anywhere close to the power efficiency to reasonably power a portable, which is essential to the NX concept. 

IMO if AMD cannot give Nintendo similar performance/watt that Nvidia and PowerVR (Apple) is getting, then they've made a huge mistake in choosing AMD again. 

Essentially, so we may see something like NX Console & NX Portable that share the same architecture & operating system that allows for cross buy/play/save. I personally think the console will basically be a souped up version of the portable (2x CPU cores, 2x GPU gflops, 2x RAM) so that games can easily be created for both devices with some minor tweaks like resolution.

Those quotes from Iwata aren't referencing their libraries though, his comparisons to iOS and Android are that they have a common way of programing that works on various models. That doesn't mean there will be a shared library. If you look at some of Iwata's other statements and remarks, he clearly wants to create an environment where they dont start from scratch development-wise like they do with every launch of new hardware, which causes software droughts in the launch window. Not once does he, nor any Nintendo rep ever mention a "shared library". A shared architecture can imply a shared library, but at this point, no Nintendo rep has ever confirmed this to be true. 

But then that places the NX Console in a very compromising position, meaning that it's gonna be intentionally kept VERY underpowered (like, nowhere near PS4 power) just so it could be cross-play with the NX Handheld. Who would wanna play handheld games in higher resolution on a console? There will be no point to the console-version of NX. 

Shared ecosystem is meaningless from a practical POV if there isn't shared games. Imagine iPad, iPhone, iPod touch if the apps (the software) weren't shared. That would basically render the whole concept moot. 

As to the second point, maybe Nintendo is simply waving the towel to the graphics race and saying "we're fine with basically making our games with about Wii U fidelity". The advantage for Nintendo would be that they can now sell all their games to the vast majority of their fanbase. For example right now they can only sell Splatoon to like 20% of their audience base because it can't be shared with the 3DS. I think they want to get away from that problem in particular. The best/most expensive to make Nintendo games should not be selling to the lowest section of their userbase, that's just bad business, and I think really more than anything that might be the driving force behind Nintendo's unification plans. 

It's not the approach that thrills me as a gamer per se, but I can see the reasoning from a business point of view. Unforatunetly I don't think Nintendo really cares much about graphics performance, even 2/3rds of their Wii U games barely utilize the Wii U's hardware as is. Most of their design teams will likely be as happy as pigs in dirt with a home console even just 2x the Wii U. 

I hope they don't go this route, but deep down in my gut, I can totally see them doing it. You're right though, the console likely wouldn't sell that great, but maybe Nintendo has simply made peace with that are happy to at least get all their games to their wider fan base which they can't do right now with 3DS/Wii U.

If the 3DS could run Wii U games (even down rezzed-ones) that would means games like Splatoon, Mario 3D World, Legend of Zelda, Bayonetta 2, etc. would have had access to like 5x the userbase (52 million 3DS owners + 10 million Wii U owners) but that isn't possible today, my guess is that will change with NX. 

there are two games for n3Ds as an exclusive.  that is true, but there is a portion of gamrs who are early adopters of 3Ds that wanted a new SKU unit. same goes to PS3 to PS3 slim buyers which basically doesn't even have exclusive games for PS3 slim.

I already wrote you, if 1700 mAh battery last around 4-5 hours in 3DS XL or 1500 mAh Wii U gamepad battery last around 4 hours on 6.2" display how exatly 3000 mAh battery would be to little for next Nintendo gameing handheld with probably 5-6" display!?

Todays 3000-4000 mAh battery are pretty small because they fit without problems in 5" phones.

I agree, but regardless of specs, It really depends of power of power of handheld, if gamepad have enough power for 720p (similar power like Wii U) then I can see home console that is 2x or 3x stronger than handheld in order to achieve 1080p/60fps.

If you read Iwata's statements regarding their comparisons with iOS, Android and "architecture integration", he doesn't seem to mention a shared library at all. What they want, is to find a way to see if "the transition of software from platform to platform can be made simpler" and that "this will help solve the problem of game shortages in launch periods of new platforms". According to Iwata, the reason for this, is to "avoid the situation in the past in which various software assets could not be leveraged when we launched a new hardware system because making software on the new hardware was significantly different from that of previous systems." It's to integrate "software development methods, operating systems and built-in software and software assets for each platform so that [they] can use them across different machines." I'm sure there can be some games that use this concept where it's cross-play, but their entire library? That's not likely, especially since it will make their consoles obselete, and I doubt they have given up.

Let's also not forget about Nintendo's philosophies regarding the differences between home consoles and handhelds. Iwata believed that "there will always be unique experiences that only home consoles can realize. Nintendo has to make efforts to offer the public something only our home console systems can achieve ... (stuff about watching TV programs, etc) ... We must focus on what kinds of unique entertainment can be created when a home console can reproduce its images on a large monitor screen which can be viewed by several people at the same time." If NX was both a handheld and a console that shared a library, then this philosophy woudn't make any sense since that will destroy the notion that there are experiences that only home consoles on large TV screens can achieve. If all you're playing on the TV are handheld games in higher resolution, then those aren't the rich, unique home console experiences Iwata talked about. Miyamoto has stated something about the fact that home consoles and handhelds are different, he believes that "handheld devices and home consoles will continue to coexist for the time being because they have different goals" As of now, this hasn't changed. Their handheld and console games aren't the same experiences. 

Has anyone considered the idea that NX may not even be a successor to either 3DS or Wii U, but a 3rd pillar system? People are thinking that this is a successor to one of those, but what if it's like the DS was supposed to be during the Gamecube and GBA era?