Originally Posted by TrekkiesUnite118;709469[B
]It's not due out until 2017 at the earliest. That's a 5 year life span for the Wii U, which is close to the average console life span before a successor comes out. Last Generation was unusually long remember?:[/B]
NES came out in 1983, SNES came out in 1990 (7 years).
SMS came out in 1985, Genesis came out in 1988 (3 years).
Genesis released in 1988, Saturn came out in 1994 (6 years).
SNES came out in 1990, N64 came out in 1996 (6 years).
PS1 came out in 1994, PS2 came out in 2000 (6 years).
Saturn came out in 1994, DC came out in 1998 (4 years).
N64 came out in 1996, Gamecube came out in 2001 (5 years).
Xbox came out in 2001, 360 came out in 2005 (4 years).
Gamecube came out in 2001, Wii came out in 2006 (5 years).
PS2 came out in 2000, PS3 came out in 2006 (6 years).
That gives us an average console life span of 5.2 years. So Nintendo having a successor in 2017 isn't surprising even if the Wii U was a run away success. It's normal to be developing your next console around this time. I bet you any money Sony and Microsoft are already working on their next consoles too. To say "Nintendo admits defeat, dumping the Wii U!" or "Nintendo pulling a Sega!" is flat out clickbait nonsense. The reality of the situation is Nintendo is planning for an average console life span, but putting that as a headline doesn't generate nearly enough clicks.
Are you actually reading what Nintendo is saying or what clickbait journalists are saying? Nintendo's Mobile venture is only going to be original experimental titles designed more to compliment and advertise their console and handheld titles. They've flat out said there will be no ports from Wii U or 3DS, nor will any major titles be announced as mobile. You're not going to see releases of NES, SNES, N64, etc. games on mobile platforms, nor will you see 3DS and Wii U releases on mobile. So 3DS should be fine.