@Kirk You didn't have to watch that video for me, so I'm not going to be more or less happy if you decided to watch it or not. But he is not some random YouTuber. There are literally thousands of people on YouTube making their own videos about Nintendo and/or NX, and there's only a few that actually take the time to put some thought into what they are saying and are trying to make well informed videos that contain enough information to back up their statements.

Although he might be a bit too "American" for your taste, PlayerEssence is one of these people, and so is SuperMetalDave64, StudioQ so that is why I only watch those channels for my Nintendo speculation needs.

Want crazy, clueless and useless? Go watch OBE1Plays or King Avery Games...

And then there are some people on Twitter like HappyNintendoFan really doing some hardcore detective work on the topic.

And then I of course also have a mind of my own and I just decided to give it a go and see what I could dig up through my own contacts, and I have to say that I was actually surprised at how far I got, and in the coming week, some more contacts will be added through people I already know, so that will either bring additional information or will confirm what I now know. And what I've learned so far, honestly does come across as multiple systems, dedicated devices.

And why would Nintendo hire two separate marketing leads for handheld and console, if NX is going to be one device?

If I as a marketing professional would HAVE to make that idea fit, then that would mean that they are going to market a single device in two completely separate ways, and that makes no sense at all, at least not in this universe...

Make of that what you will.

And IGN means nothing to me. Even as an American, I think they are a sensationalist, highly biased site, and it is certainly not beneath them to misreport on stuff, regardless of the fact that there might be some good people working there. Only a couple of years ago, they were very anti-Nintendo, and they have flip-flopped between the other two quite a bit, so I do not take much of what they say seriously. Their reviews often differ wildly from other big sites, regardless of what game on what system they are reviewing. Could be good, could be bad, but sticking out like a sore thumb nine out of ten times isn't really positive in my book. And who are these sources then? Why aren't they revealed? Because they could be wrong, possibly? If something is verified and double-checked, then these sources could be revealed, or at the very least hinted at without calling them out directly. Just saying "well, I have a friend who's friend is a developer for Nintendo and they told me this so it is true, but I'm not going to tell you who he is." should hold no water in any sane person's book...

I do have to wonder though, why you seem to think (even besides the whole EuroGamer rumor) that NX being a handheld is the best thing logically, or is that just a personal wish you have?

Your concept sounds great in some ways, and you seem to have put a lot of thought into it, but if you think from a company's perspective, you would have to think of ALL your potential customers, and going by the latest numbers (even if they aren't all that great) there are at least 13 million people worldwide that would rather buy a dedicated home console instead of a beefed up handheld, and you can't just dismiss that audience by saying: "well, we are just going to make this one device, so take it or leave it". In my professional opinion that would be a marketing (and sales) fiasco the likes of which we haven't even seen before.

And you think that the Wii U flopped? That is going to seem successful in comparison, if the single, multi-purpose handheld is going to be an actual thing. Nintendo is not a Swiss pocket knife nor should they want to become one.

I already told other people, like @rjer and @Captain_Gonru that switching to a single device also puts them in a very tough spot if it fails, so when you have two dedicated devices, at least one will succeed. Preferably both, but you'll get the point...

And all statements made by mr. Iwata and mr. Kimishima up til now explicitly clarify that it was also never the plan to make a single device. They explicitly stated in unmistakable terms NOT to want to integrate two devices into one: they want to have an "environment", ecosystem if you will, like Apple has or like Android is, where multiple devices can take advantage of sharing the same OS or platform, so that sharing software/games will also be much more organic and simplified, which is where the whole sharing cartridges between a home and an away system will come into play. And that is also why NX is not a system, but an architecture, that is not bound to a single device. So, more than likely, there is no "the" NX. They might reveal only one device at first, but more will come and they will all share that same architecture. It's what the whole consolidation of departments was also about, as described in the financial reports that mention the very statements I just talked about.

And that idea makes perfect sense and it also sounds and "feels" completely like something that Nintendo would do. Not a hybrid handheld that is actually a tablet with break-away controllers. It sounds so unbelievably un-Nintendo, that it would seem to me to be totally crazy for them to do something like this. Then again: we're talking about Nintendo, so who knows?

And for the record: I did state in my comments to you and others that the device could be a new version of the GamePad to cater to the Wii U remakes that are going to be on NX, and it might even have some specific games made for it, but then it would be an additional peripheral, not the main thing. (in my opinion, a GamePad 2.0 as the main thing also wouldn't really signify a complete move away from what the Wii and Wii U were, as mr. Kimishima has stated)

And that brings me to my last point. I have to again ask you that last question that I asked you in comment #193 (which, by the way, I didn't get an answer to):

"Just ask yourself this: what in the name of whoever is so very special and secret about the things that the rumor mentions, that Nintendo would be so protective of it out of fear that the competition would steal ideas from it? My answer is: nothing."

And I'll stand by that statement until tangible evidence comes forth that proves otherwise. And that evidence will more than likely come straight from the horse's mouth, and not some game site or undisclosed "trusted/reliable source". It probably won't be long now either, so we can finally be sure and put all this stuff to rest. Just as well, because the very reason I started this little investigation of my own is because I'm sick of all the wonky rumors that just seem to make no sense to me. And waiting is a b....

But needless to say, as you will know by now from our previous encounters, all I mentioned is done so without intent to insult, offend or do any other form of negative action, so it's just my thoughts and opinions. Cheers...