I still am not sure how exactly they solve this third party problem. I mean, let's be realistic, if Nintendo wants to compete in the next gen space, they would have a hard time trying to compete against the PS4/X1 directly. Especially since those two companies already have the market carved out w/ a big headstart. I've seen some people suggest that Nintendo needs to make a console as strong as the PS4 at $300-350 price. But that just seems insane to me.
For one, I'm not entirely sure that the 3rd Party problem will get fix, if it's an issue of demographics (meaning, Nintendo's core audience doesn't give a shit about AAA Multiplats). So that basically means Nintendo would have to reach beyond the core. Which means they have to get the consumer that hasn't bought an X1 or PS4 yet, or get the consumer that owns a PS4 or X1. IMO the consumer that hasn't bought either system, isn't really an option, as I think most of these consumers will have friends that already have one of the more popular systems. Among other things, PS4/X1 are still a proven platform.
So IMO, I think Nintendo needs to come in cheap at $200, and compete in the space of being a "complimentary" device. Cheap enough that PS4/X1 feel they can buy the system, on top of their main gaming machine. I feel the $300-350 price range is much too high, and would be a big weight for the NX. Just me though.
Anyways, I'm not sure the 3rd Party issue will ever get solved. I mean, I guess if Nintendo makes a system 1:1 PS4 (which I'm not saying they will, just using it for argument sake)...then okay, maybe 3rd party devs would at least release games digitally on their platform. If it's easy enough to port over it, why not. But I still think even if that happened, I'm not seeing consumers flocking to buy the NX because now it has 3rd party support. I dunno.
It seems that Nintendo is going to try to sell the NX as being a unified system w/ their new OS/E-shop, where you can play games across the NX and a future handheld device (the follow up to the 3Ds). But I'm not so sure that this is a major selling point that will get people to flock either. But I do think it's the right direction. And I think it also helps solve the content problem if they want to continue to support two platforms.