This comment was posted on ParisLemon, way back in 2013:

Your naivety over Nintendo is astounding. They simply will never give up their properties to iOS or any other mobile platform. Sure, the Wii U is failing (and rightly so, it’s a sub par, last gen, slow system), but their DS and 3DS business is doing just fine. I do foresee a future where they focus on portable gaming only, but it’ll be with their own hardware.

That was directed at ParisLemon proprietor M.G. Siegler, who responded:

I’m not saying that Nintendo is going to go out of business anytime soon, I’m saying that they will face some very tough choices sooner than you seem to imagine. At that point, someone — be it new leadership or a buyer — will come in and see the untapped value just sitting on the table with Nintendo’s game IP. I’m not saying that’s necessarily the right thing to do. I’m just saying it will happen. The wheels are already in motion.

I just want to add, damn you John Gruber for so totally nailing the term Claim Chowder. I just cannot come up with a term of my own I like better.