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I think Nintendo and Apple have both seen the future of this particular market: casual gamers don't want consoles; they want handhelds that can mirror-play onto their TV when they want a more enriching experience (which isn't necessarily all the time.)

Apple has the iPad+Apple TV set-up; Nintendo has the WiiU as a transitional console generation while increasingly moving all its flagship titles to the 3DS. I fully expect that the next console Nintendo ships will be a lot like the Apple TV--a bridge appliance to point your DS4 at.