Let me start by saying I'm a huge fan of BC. No other medium makes your library obsolete when new hardware comes out. Also, I keep my games and play them from time to time. I don't only play what's current.
With that said, I don't think BC NEEDS to happen on the next Nintendo console. But only if it's under the circumstance that Nintendo moves away from the Wii name and that they're changing their architecture to closer resemble a PC, like PS4 and Xbox1.
If Nintendo gets rid of the Wii brand, and announces a more traditional "Ultra" Nintendo console, then I can forgive the lack of BC. I would have the hope that this new console would be like the Super Nintendo, where Nintendo released many great games, and the 3rd party support was there. I would also hope that the Virtual Console is fully matured by then and includes games from the NES, Gameboy, SNES, GBA, and N64. I think there are still plenty of Wii's out there to cover anyone who'd want Wii and Gamecube games.
To me, that scenario would be the best way to keep most of my Nintendo library, while allowing Nintendo to develop a completely new console, without the burden of having to make BC work.
Now, the best would be that the new architecture miraculously also plays Wii U games, or emulates them perfectly, but that's asking too much.
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