SoreWristed said:
Personally I think it's a manoeuvre to get over the poor sales of the WiiU
Possibly but its one hell of a risk, behaviour like this helped kill companies like Sega and Commodore. Launching one machine and then shortly after launching another, more powerful machine alienates the customers that bought the first machine.
Sega launched a series of stop gaps and new machines and look how well that ended, Nintendo home consoles are unappealing for most consumers it seems. The Wii U obviously lacks the desirability that the Wii had, yet they have still sold millions of them.
Not as many millions as they might have liked and what the machine deserves[footnote]I actually quite like the Wii U for its price, form factor and focus on games[/footnote] launching another console, a "next gen" machine leaves a bitter taste in the mouth of customers that bought the Wii U.
They might not buy the "next gen" hardware thinking that the new machine might get replaced again if its sales are slow, it might be expensive if Nintendo are choosing to go head to head with the PS4 or even try to smash it performance wise.
This behaviour helped kill Commodore as well, customers lost the trust and feel bitter when new machines replace the hardware they bought recently. Can Nintendo risk alienating their loyal fans like that?