I wouldnt mind honestly.

It was a different era though. PS2 also was selling because of the DVD player. I also think that the lower price point and power would be accepted. This machine will be going toe to toe with Scorpio/Pro, but they are still ahead of ps4/xbox One. At the very least, they can build a solid niche, have 3rd party support, and unlike the GCN days, it will have access to the full library.

I really do think that this would be a solid solution. But since according to rumors, it will be a 720p tablet all I can do is voice my displeasure at Nintendo's decision and wait for the official announcement to be officially disappointed.

As soundwave said that isn't how things work out. No one actually cares about specs, they care about games and NX games will look near identical to PS4 games unless they got a decent CPU to double the FPS which would likely negate their price advantage over the PS4. The average gamer is not interested in secondary consoles which are similar to consoles they already own. Thats why there's typically a draw/win/loose situation. PS3 and Xbox 360 drew last gen. PS4 is winning this gen and eating X1's potential market leaving it stalling in WW sales. This is why a $99 Gamecube with all of its Nintendo exclusives sold 22m next to the PS2's 150m, most people were happily content with their Playstation despite all the exclusives Nintendo had to offer (playstation has its own of course). A traditional Nintendo console would have to compete for space against the PS4/X1 and they've been out for 3 years now, why anyone would go for the unestablished platform with 1/20th of the games is beyond me. They'd either be a hardcore gamer who is happy to own multiple consoles or a core Nintendo fan (essentially somewhere between Wii and Gamecube's audience)

If the NX tablet is $299, its screen won't be 720p. I mean if we're using that Emily rumour of 720p we also ought to acknowledge the bit where she says its also going to be cheaper then many people think. Anyway I think the importance of resolution is being widely overstated imo. Before the Wii it was ridiculous to think a new console could come out and barely outpace its 5 year old predecessor. Consumers are intelligent enough to gauge function and see what does and doesn't appeal to them in a device, they don't look at the smallprint on the back and tick of a bunch of boxes. Something may be the norm in a market, that doesn't make it a necessity to exist in the market in light of actual USPs. If you've ever used a 720p 6" screen you know its looks absolutely fine, so the dramatics over it are not warranted imo. If anyone has interest in the NX tablet they obviously value its gaming credentials and that shouldn't be confused with any other gaming tablets out there which play a random selection of games (mostly years old) and have no branding, marketing or killer exclusives supporting them (Pokemon, Mario, Zelda, Yokai Watch, Monster Huntert to name a few). If you say people will buy a $250 console with Pokemon on it, then Nintendo are on to a winner as the NX is looking to be exactly that and more. 

This is Nintendo´s own fault. We should spread as many rumours and false information as possible, so they learn that they need to comunicate with their consumers a little better.
At least, say when you will be ready to talk about the product, this is getting ridiculous.

So weaker than X1 and will upscale to 4k? I don't think it will be very pretty unless for very basic and little demanding games

If they arrive at the point that they no longer consider making consoles sustainable, then going 3rd party would be a logical alternative. We're a pretty long way off serious discussion about that though :p The NX hasn't even been revealed yet, let alone failed. 

"also adding that developers won’t have to deal with any technical hurdle if they want to port PS4 and Xbox One games to the NX"

This is the part that really matters to me. Not that I believe the rumor, but if this is true, it's fine. If porting games is not an issue, it's fine...

That being said, I'm only ok with sacrificing power if there is a compelling gimmick to make up for it. Based on the hopefully false rumors, this doesn't seem to be the case.

So many damn rumors, I can't handle them all!

You realise that 2DS is cheap and that $150 3DS is still selling better!? Also do you realise that NX will have hardware that is around 3x stronger than Wii U, that isn't even comparible with 2DS hardware in any way, not to mention base unit and detachable controllers!? Why 3DS is still around $150 and why Vita is still around $200.

Becuse NX is not just a tablet!

Like I wrote, expecting $99-149 for NX when 3DS is $150 is talking crazy staffs.

You cant know that, you could predict that Wii will pass 100m!?

It have nothing with GC, it far more Wii than GC.