th3sicknness
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I don't think they're mutually exclusive, just in competition on a system that is likely only $200, $250 at the most. What you're saying is certainly feasible and a nice feature, but this is going to be a low cost product and to expect all things will only result in disappointment.
Not to mention simply from a marketing stand point it confuses things. Just explaining a hybrid system in the first place and that when docked the system is more powerful will be a hard enough concept and selling point to convey to many consumers. Add in that they can eschew docking but still play off TV, but with reduced performance and visuals, in order to have a second screen setup will make that message more complicated. The more caveats and ifs you add to your pitch the harder it will be to sell people on it.
If they can pull it off I'm all for it, but if I have to pick and choose I can easily live without a second screen option. Having a visually tangible improvement to the experience on TV is way more important to me. If I'm just playing the same 720p image on a big screen I'll just end up sticking to the handheld display only.
You dont need second screen gaming at all .. just dock the portable and play on your tv it is as simple as that... Nintendo needs to stop thinking about wii remotes and second screens if they want this concept to succeed. They need to steer as far as possible from anything Wii / Wii U related otherwise people are going to be confused again.
They dont even have to explain to the user the graphics area better when plugged to a tv people will connect the dots when they see it.. All they have to say is "At home or on the go the same experience anywhere". This concept wont be hard to market imo if they have 1 message the spam all the time.
We have 1 platform , 1 console, 1 device, 1 set of IP for the eco system done.