Nintendo can no longer stand another console devoided of third party support. The success of SNES was its power + heavy third party games compared to Sega console.

If Nintendo had scrapped the Wii U and just made a "normal" console even for 2012, I think they'd be sitting pretty with a 2nd place position right now above the XBox One and be collecting a decent amount of third party royalties.

So it's not like they can't complain about a lack of chances. People were hungry for new hardware that was an actual upgrade from the 360/PS3 because that generation went on for so long. That's part and parcel why IMO the PS4 sold so well in its first year despite not having a ton of great games, people were just dying to upgrade to something ... anything. Wii U was no upgrade though. 

I think you're putting your own slant on points 2 and 4, and I think it's a bit incorrect.  On point 2, Miyamoto has already publically stated that core gamers are more loyal than casual gamers, and that they are very valuable.  Part of the failure of Wii was not holding enough of them.  He was clear about needing to attract and satisfy them better.  The Zelda reveal as the first major NX title clearly indicates they want to attract the core audience.  The title is deep, complex, and borrows a lot of RPG/Sandbox elements from other modern games in this genre.  They want the casual audience, but don't want to sacrifice core gamers, either.

On point 4, nothing he said indicates they are targeting a certain type of 3rd party game.  You just imagined that.  In fact, he indicated that they have support from niche titles (ie, Ubisoft with Just Dance), but would like greater support - which probably means the CODs and FIFA's of the gaming world.  What he is clearly saying is that to get this support they need to a) make the porting process easy and b) sell a tonne of hardware so third parties can't ignore it.  I'd say he's right on these points.

Mbolibombo said: SonytendoAmiibo said: The problem with launching the NX with Zelda: BotW is that Zelda has never been a huge system seller. There is a rumor about another game launching with the NX that will sell TONS of systems. Yes, that's right. Luigi's Mansion HD. While true, it has been a systemseller, 14 zelda games has sold over 3 million copies. And this is probably the most hyped Zelda game ever even more so than OoT for the N64. It's always been kind of niche, but going the way they have with the game I can totally see it getting a new audience or even recapture a lost audience. I know that is the case in my neighbourhood of friends, they havnt been Nintendo owners for years (GC, N64) but after seeing the Zelda trailer and gameplay many of them said they were first day buyers. And I can imagine that is the case for many. What I am trying to say, I do believe Zelda will be a killer app for the NX. =)

The only problem is there are already 13 mil Nintendo fans that may not feel the need to upgrade for a game they can get already. Some of them even feel a bit burned and are taking a wait and see approach to NX. 

Unless they got a bit more in the works, I don't think this is gonna be that big payoff.