So this basicly confirms fusion/unfing platform.

Imagine if you could take the WiiU gamepad to the neighbors house and still be playing WiiU games on it, where Wii U console is clearly NX home console and Wii U gamepad i clearly NX handheld.

2016 can't come soon enough! I'm getting a bit tired by these patents.

And the other awesome part is that it would have 100% support from Nintendo instead of being split up between 2 entirely different platforms.

Sounds like Nintendo Steam to me.

I think this pretty much confirms the partner systems that can play the same games at different levels of power. Cool!

you realize that as soon as a Nintendo console would hypothetically be at a higher graphical and performance level a huge amount of people on the Playstation and Xbox WOULD care right?

whether its gimmicks like with the Wii, or just technology, people will flock to whatever is the most current system

if the next Nintendo console as the most advanced current specs then third parties will develop for it, in fact the only reason third parties haven't bothered with the Wii U is not wanting to delve into the effort of creating practically totally different games for it in terms of graphical limitations 

I wouldn't read into the diagram QUITE as much as the OP has, companies like Nintendo are constantly filing copyright requests for things just in the possibility that they will use them

this could be a very minor added feature or accessory just as easily as it could be major

I think there is a MUCH higher chance that the NX will be some sort of portable / home console combination that uses the same software but either through direct downloads individually or through a card similar to that of the current DS (and flash cards can go up to insanely high amounts of space at this point in time)

either console owners will have a Nintendo account similar to STEAM online in which they can download their personal game to their handheld or home console (both systems will have access to the same library) OR there will be a universal chip/card of some sort that is slipped into the handheld or home console

I seriously doubt that in the primary operation of this system it will involve multiple models that will have to be connected to different periphials for varying graphics and performance. its too complicated and historically Nintendo is fairly simple in terms of the universal operation of their systems

giggity giggity giggity goo!

I get what you mean, but I don't agree. Only a minor share of Ps4/XB1 users would care. If they switch system they lose exclusives, profiles, a reliable online system. Also if the average Ps4/X1 user was really that much interested about better graphics at higher price they would have switched to a PC already. To beat Ps4 and X1 at their own game, Nintendo should launch a substantially better gaming experience within the same price range but that's not much tecnically feasible.

Wow the OP must have some serious reading comprehension issues. The patent clearly references a peripheral add on for their consoles. In no way is that cloud gaming. PlayStation Now is a cloud gaming service, Microsoft if they ever get around to it will have a cloud gaming service. But in no way is a physical add-on to a console 'cloud gaming'.

If manufacturing is starting, then surely it's too early for a fall release, seems a summer release.