How can people be excited for this? A console with a mobile processor? PS3-like graphics? If true, Nintendo will be behind TWO generations instead of one, which started with the Wii. This better be the successor to only the 3DS. I don't buy consoles to play some crappy mobile-like games in the train. Home consoles are supposed to be up to date power-wise for the most immerse gaming experience.

It's between PS3 and PS4, which is pretty incredible for a movable device. 

If you want a dedicated home console with the highest specs, buy a PS4 Neo or Scorpio, Nintendo is not in that rat race. 

Maybe they dont need more power? or cant build big budget games that require that much power?

The exciting part is the unified platform.

3DS+Wii U games library mixed together, is much better than the Wii U's alone.

I still dont think the NX will get good 3rd party support (its console is too differnt from the other 2).

However its 1st/2nd party games should be better for the NX than it was for the Wii U, thats enough for alot of people to get them excited.

It would have to be fairly large, probably about the size of the Wii U tablet, maybe sleeker. 

The iPad Pro is huge, but extremely thin, it has a battery in that range, the advantage the NX has is it can't be that thin, it needs to have 2-3x the thickness to be able to be gripped comfortably for gaming. So that would give them a lot of room for a monster battery. 

"if what is being rumored is true" in my post. I always make clear I am running on the assumption these rumors are true. Always. It seems everyone says this to me when they have no developed argument against what I am saying. So, I always have, "if what is rumored is true" somewhere in my post to cover my reaction is to this rumor and I am working under the same assumption as everyone else, that these rumors are true.

An iPad Pro also weights over 700 gram. Even the 600 gram of the Nvidia shield was a dealbreaker for me.

If the NX weights more than an 3DS XL (330 gram), which ain't a lightweight either, I wouldn't carry it around very often.

330 grams ain't happening. 600 grams is probably more realistic. 

Then it will fail as a portable handheld. 400 gram would be barely tolerable.

Of course I want a powerful handheld, but not at the expense of portability.

But Wii U graphics are in between PS3 and PS4. So we're not going to see much graphics improvement for the home console enthusiast, possibly no actual improvement.

If true, clearly NX is a handheld console, but by the way you can also plug it into your TV and play it like a home console. Fine by me, that presentation makes it somewhat me likely someone in my family will buy it. The big question though is whether it will simply maintain the current level of 3DS + Wii U user base or if it will grow the userbase. I assume Nintendo wants to sell 100 million of these, not 60-odd million. Though 60 million would be a fine result in itself.

Uh, the PS Vita has had top notch graphics for years now. I'd rate the Vita right around PS3 graphics. The NX just isn't appealing to me yet. I'm plenty content with my Wii U and 3DS.