Where do I begin... First off, I pray that this is a rumor and nothing more. I hope that this Liam guy isn't a "reliable source" but I'm surprised that NintendoLife didn't post any previous times when this source was correct. Now granted I/we could always just Google this and fine out if he is a reliable source but it's still surprising to me.

Now, humoring this rumor to be true, if the NX Is a inferior console specs-wise to the PS4/X1 then Nintendo did not learn their lesson with the abysmal failure that is the Wii U and that's damn depressing and unprecedented. Now, knowing Nintendo, they were going to add some kind of gimmick to differentiate themselves from Sony and Microsoft. However, I also told myself that the last time they did this (The Wii U.) it was an unholy abomination and begged for an apocalypse. So because of its failure, I also told myself "Well they have to have learned their lesson this time. The sales are horrendous and the community's completely split. between people who enjoy this console for what little it is and the people who despise this barren wasteland for the crap it is." So after concluding these obvious facts, I would imagine they would take a step back from the gimmicks and make a system that preformed AT LEAST as good as the current gen consoles.

If the NX is going to be inferior to the others, it's going to have the same developer issues that plagued the Wii U AND THAT'S NOT IDEAL! The NX is going to be a wasteland of a console much in the same way the Wii U was. And maybe even worst than the Wii U. I say that because the Wii U's still fresh in the mind. I would imagine third parties/Indies would wait to see how this console preforms sales/specs-wise before they even start to developing games for the NX. I mean it's common sense isn't it? "The last console was a failure. lets hold back and see what this console can do before we start making content for it." And after hearing the typical crap that Iwata said about the NX saying "The NX will not be plagued with a poor launch." Just makes me even more worried that this system's launch will be EVEN WORST than the Wii U/3DS's launch. I mean, no one's going to jump in and start making games for this console before launch. They're going to wait. And what does that leave us? With MAYBE a handful of first party games from Nintendo. Now, on paper, That's still bad but Nintendo does have some of the greatest first party IPs in the gaming industry. However, past launch experiences says "Nintendo's first party launch titles are either lazy, or horrible. Lets quickly recite a couple of their launches. starting off with the Wii U. The two launch titles I can think of off the top of my head are Nintendo Land and and New Super played out Mario U edition. Nintendo land was advertised as a multiplaying game. In actuality half of the mini games were multiplayer focus. AND HALF OF THOSE games required that stupid Wiimote plus add on in order to play it. And it lacked Online play. moving on to the forth entry of Super Please Kill Me Edition added nothing new to the New Super Mario games. You own the Wii one? You own the Wii U one. (No online btw. Surprised?) Jumping over to 3DS. There... was nothing. The only game I remember that was solid was Street Fighter. and as we all know, that's not a Nintendo IP. Obviously take Iwata's comments with a gran of salt. This guy HAS BEEN proven to BS when it comes to launching consoles and other things.

Sigh... What can we do... Here's an idea I guess. If it's true that the NX is going to be inferior to the PS4/X1 EVERYONE needs to riot. We cannot have another failure that is the Wii U. Now in the past, Nintendo fans HAVE rioted about certain things and Nintendo typically doesn't listen. In which case it might be pointless to complain about anything towards Nintendo. And that's damn sad. But, this is the only way to get through to them. Yes, you can just simply not buy the NX and thus tell Nintendo "No. I don't want this." But were essentially doing this already with the Wii U and Nintendo still hasn't learned from their mistakes and will continue down a path people obviously don't want them to go down. I'd like to imagine that this is just a never ending dark linear hallway with no light at the end.

I don't know... Lol. I seriously don't. I'm just a fan. Other than those two options that I mentioned I don't know how else to get through Nintendo. The Wii U's a failure, The NX is looking grim, and there's just no light at the end of this tunnel.

What's comforting to know is that people here seem to be alot more critical towards Nintendo lately. Especially with the horrible Digital Event. If there's anything Nintendo needs it's criticism. Criticism and more some. Now, I'm not saying all of this because I'm some "Pretendo" as some peasants would probably call me. I'm saying this because Nintendo's not in an ideal position. The Wii U sucks and has fewer games than ever. The rumors for the NX are in full effect. The 3DS doesn't look all that appealing anymore and I don't even need to talk about amiibo shortages and more.

In conclusion... Just keep criticizing Nintendo and not buy their products until they learn. Or at the very least, buy them used. I'll end by saying this: I don't believe dropping the Wii U will be as damaging as some people may believe. I think people most people who own a Wii U are aware how dire the system really is. I don't think it'll destroy consumer confidence. However, what will destroy consumer confidence is repeating the same mistake. Because it screams "They're not learning from their mistakes. So why should I invest in anything from them?" And if these rumors are true, that very well may happen again.