The liklihood of that happening was always going to be nil. why set yourselves up to be let down?

No worries. My reply was made while I was in a hurry. I figured it was a mistake.

Nintendo still surprises me in what they choose to do, both good and bad.. :p

Because I always want to believe in Nintendo.

How's that been working for you?

Been let down for years Yet I still believe. Damn Nintendo has me bad.

I'm so glad i was a Sega guy so I learned early on not to drink anyone's kook aid

Sega was where it was at. Phantasy Star 4 cost me an arm and a leg but I loved that game.

But why would non gamers care about playing console games on a small screen with tiny, detachable controller? And if they want it for the home, they're partially in the PS4 Pro and Xbox S demographic.

Why would non gamers be crazy about the NS when they have yet to show anything it does online, non-gaming apps, multimedia capability and integration with social networks and share features? Does it have a camera? That's part of the issue here; the average 3DS customer is probably not a non-gamer, the average Wii U owner likewise, so how will the NS appeal to these customers, besides the tablet form factor which will inevitably be compared to tablets and smartphones? What's the incentive? Playing hot seat games of NBA on the basketball court or Mario Kart in the car with friends with those tiny, detachable controllers?

There's really not much for the non-gamer to excited about. They've shown Zelda, Skyrim, Mario Kart, NBA and the like on the device, none of which are titles non-gamers would take much interest in, add in the above mentioned lack of info on features outside of these games, apps, camera (?), multimedia, storage capacity and online features and connectivity and it starts to make no sense expecting this demographic to run out and pre-order this thing. For now, at least. It appears as if the NS is making the same mistake the Wii U did; trying to appeal to two very different segments of the markets and two widely different demographics, this is rarely a successful strategy, especially for consumer electronics and entertainment products.

PS: Non gamers are not excited about PS4 Pro or Xbox Scorpio either, just so we're clear.

That may be so, but truth is that when someone says something like "the Wii U being destined to rule rule this gen" one has to assume or not that the people behind that claim are die-hard Nintendo fans or not. Perhaps a posting history can give it away, perhaps the fact that we are all gamers here should also give it away, but it is still an assumption.

Maybe I want die-hard Nintendo fans to face the fact that they are wrong about their over enthusiastic expectations of Nintendo consoles in regards to sales...