Boy, this makes me nostalgic for the days of rampant NX rumours.

The lack of any face buttons makes this seem completely impractical. Would be an interesting experimental device to release beside a main platform, but this thing being the device that merges Nintendo's handheld and console divisions would have been a disaster. That said, I'd really prefer Nintendo not split their development output across multiple pieces of hardware anymore, so I'd prefer if they didn't release a novelty device like this anytime soon.

IT WAS REAL!!!!

LMAO it looks terrible tbh

it may look nice but I would not have gotten this

Hate the idea of my thumbs obstructing my view.

Yeah Nintendo wouldn't have survived this lol

Had Nintendo released this after a horrible Wii U and a mediocre 3DS (by Nintendo handheld standards) it would have completely sank the company. Would have sold the same as the Wii U and be a complete flop.

Thankfully they didn't go with it.

Based on the specs alone I think it would have been a bad idea. 480p screen and just 1GB of RAM? The Vita had a higher screen resolution than that, and just half as much RAM. I feel, unless this was a very budget portable (Like $150 or so) This probably would have failed pretty hard. Not to mention fingers in the way of the screen? I think that Nintendo likely experimented with LRA's giving you feedback as a button (which is why they included them in the Switch) and realized it doesn't quite replace actual physical buttons.

The only real interesting part was that you could still "cast" your game onto the TV with a separate unit, instead of having to dock it. Which allowed you to have Wii U esque features without the huge Wii U console. Honestly, I do hope that Nintendo experiments more with this in the future, as having the Dual Screens could still be handy for certain instances. As long as there is next to no latency, of course.

This could really only work as a third pillar. It could work alongside a home console Wii U successor and a more traditional portable 3DS successor without backwards compatibility and no second screen.
If this was one of Nintendo's only current handheld or hybrid offering, it would flop hard. Not as bad as Virtual Boy, but probably Wii U sales or worse.
The lack of face buttons and the placement of the sticks is so bad.