But the 3DS did not sold as shit and it will die with not even half the quantity and quality the NDS catalogue had.

Thats because the DS had better third party support. Many of Nintendos own titles on the 3DS are great.

Unfortunately probably true. Games cost more develop these days, but the equalizer could be that if NX is a unified platform, that means all Nintendo fans are in one place instead of 80% not owning the console. 

Look at the business metrics for making a "big budget" game like Xenoblade or Zelda ... 80% of Nintendo's own fans didn't buy a Wii U.

So at least maaaaaybe if NX is a success they can finally have their portable fan base (which is the bigger one by far) but have them be able to play all their "big" games. 

That's also probably a big reason why Nintendo is going hybrid, I imagine their business department was not happy with many of their bigger/most expensive games being locked off from the majority of their audience. It's kind of an insanely stupid business model if you really think about it. Imagine Disney spending $200 million dollars on a Star Wars movie that could only be shown in ... Asia for whatever reason. 

Nintendo pays more to develop console games, only to sell it to 1/4 the audience. That's basically been the ratio of 3DS to Wii U and GBA to GameCube, Wii closed the gap, but even with the other of all controller crazes, the DS still outsold the Wii by a significant margin. 

Hmm... Sure, they made great games. However, even if we only look at Nintendo games, they tried much harder during the last gen, both in quantity and quality. Look at Zelda. Look at Metroid, look at Pokemon. Look at Mario/Mario Kart. 3DS games of those franchises can't keep up with the ones NDS hasdto offer.

"This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper."

Id like to see Nintendo go all out, rekindle the fire, and aim for the moon again.
I hope they do a new series of Mario Galaxy games.

What...Metroid Prime Hunters? Metroid Prime Pinball? Two of the least liked Zelda games?

I think MK7 is way better than MKDS. Zelda ALBW way better than PH or ST. I dont know about Pokemon.

Games like Kid Icarus: Uprising, Super Mario 3D Land, Luigis Mansion 2 and Paper Mario: Sticker Star are pretty ambisious games for a Nintendo handheld.

I just think you are a bit blinded by nostalgia on this one.

Oh OP, you are so right in that post there's not even a left anymore.

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Ahem. Yes. Yes, I agree fully. They did good in the first few years of the 3DS, but later, and with the WiiU, not so much.

Agree 100%
Wii U library is synonymous of unambitious (with little exceptions like X and BotW)

So you're saying ALBW, 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and Pokemon XY/ORAS/SM are that much inferior to their DS counterparts? Then what about Kirby, FE, KI, AC, and Luigi's Mansion?

Edit: While I'll somewhat admit that there wasn't as much ambition this gen for Wii U, I'm not one to dismiss well executed games. And who says Sm4sh isn't that ambitious? Especially with 8-player Smash, new modes, and characters we thought and never expected to make it (possibly creating the greatest crossover roster in the history of video games). Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and BoTW are the more ambitious games for Wii U, but there's no way anyone should put DKTF, Pikmin 3, 3D World, Woolly World, Captain Toad, MK8, TMS: #FE under low esteem.

It use to be Nintendo was the company pushing gaming forward. The original Mario and Zelda were incredibly ambitious titles for their time. I think the success of the Wii and DS showed them they didn't need to push barriers to reap massive financial rewards.

Don't get me wrong, they still make some great games, but the whole time I played Galaxy (great game) I couldn't help but think how an HD remaster would be great as well given what I was playing on PS3 at the time.

I'd love a Galaxy 3, but if I had to guess more likely to get another "New" Super Mario Bros. NX, which is fine, just not the type of game that really excites me about a platform.