Nintendo planning future platforms

I don't get why so many people bring up the Wii U's hardware capabilities. Sure it isn't going to be as powerful as the next PlayStation or the next Xbox but do you know why? According to the source of all knowledge (Wikipedia), Out of Nintendo's top 25 sold games on the Wii, 23 of them were developed and published by Nintendo, the exceptions being (sigh) Just dance 1 & 2. In fact most of the best selling games on the Wii are Nintendo's own. Therefore wouldn't it be logical for Nintendo to design a console based on what their development teams would want? 

The Wii U has the capacity for some 3rd party development since its a hell of a lot more capable then the Wii was in some major areas but seeing as Nintendo's own developers make most of the highly rated games on the Wii, why should Nintendo enter the 3rd party development warzone where console owners are always pushing for more for their own console to be ahead like when Assassin's Creed 4 was declared outright that the PlayStation version would have exclusive content. Somewhere along the line Sony had to spend time/money/effort negotiating that bonus for the PS version and now Ubisoft have to build said content (costing time/money/effort) just to keep 1 console developer happy. How is this fair for the developers to have to come up with extra content, that doesn't mess with the lore or main story, which will only be accessible to a specific section of the market? Isn't building an entire game enough?

I'm happier knowing that Nintendo make their games complete and 100% designed for their console.(Ok, they are doing DLC's now but the first major DLC they have put forward, the Year of Luigi one, is pretty much the equivalent of a new Mario performer in terms of the number of new levels).

You might claim that 3rd developers want the powerhouse consoles to make their games on and no one can really deny that but in all honesty if you spend the time paying attention to the graphical differences or the frames per second of a game then stop wasting your time on consoles and get a machine that can put the performance of all consoles, including the PS4 and the 720 (when its specs get declared) and just get a proper gaming PC. Yep its expensive as hell in comparison (the one I'm currently wishing I could upgrade to is just over my monthy wage by itself...) but your pretty much a PC elitist already if graphics and fps matter to you that much.

I'll most likely continue to patronize Nintendo, so far they have not failed me and as it stands right now they are the only option since XBox is NEVER an option, unless you are a complete idiot.

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A bit off Topic;  Will some knowledgeable  gamer tell me what software is these new system is going to have in the first year on the market that this past gen can't handle... I think NONE, because to fool unwise gamers into thinking these new games can't be run on other system they'll just choose the brute force method of it and hide flaw with decent graphics and most un-wise gamer is going to go giddy that OH the Wii U or old systems couldn't do that...

make a tech similar to NFC "Near field Communication" but allow it to transfer larger files faster and have maybe double the range..

I hope they're planning to release something that DOESNT  suck! :) Wii U is wack! http://youtu.be/5_Fc9yLJ25U Sorry nintendo is loosing it. The proof is in the song!

software software nintendo! You are falling behind console-wise already

Jesus, Nintendos support of consoles is getting shorter and shorter. The gamecube was pretty much dead on arrival. The wii stopped getting any worthwhile games 2 or 3 years ago. And the Wii U is out a few months  and this annoucement. I can only assume Nintendo's next console is inferior to the PS4 and xbox 720 and launched during the generation of the ps5 and xbox 1440.

Nintendo are smoking some serious stuff over there. They don't even live on earth anymore. So full of themselves. They need a stiff dose of reality. Everything they have done since the first Wii came out has been one long pile of garbage. Hence why most Wii's have 2 inches of dust on them.

hey nintendo make sure you put an even slower cpu this time, a dual core 1.00 ghz cpu and a vfx voodoo 256 mb graphic card :) and please dont install an Ethernet port okay

Can't imagine how Nintendo is already working on software more advanced than what the Wii U offers....

Impossible? That's funny because it looks like Sony did it just fine with the Vita and PS3. That being said, I'm interested in where they want to take this.

I hope the Nintendo Network will be a central part of the future platforms. 

Sounds like what Sony's doing with the PS Vita.

oh good... wiiU has been out for less than 6 months and already planning for new hardware. guess the WiiU is confirmed flop?

A person always has to be thinking ahead even after they release something. There are no times for long breaks, the work continues. While I do not agree with posting something like this in the public this early, there is nothing to worry about. The Wii U will be here long enough for us to play it.

I think what Iwata is hinting at is having future platforms more operating system oriented similar to Apple hardware. That way they could release new hardware more often and all of your stuff just transfers over. Like how you can buy a new iphone every year and all of the previous apps and media work on the new device.

The WiiU is looking at a 3 year life span. Nintendo wasted the first year so far. During the second year, MS and Sony are going to establish their systems. And then destroy Nintendo the following year N0. 3. All because Nintendo does everything on the cheap. They don't have the casual this time around to bail them.

i smell bullshit...