I agree with a great deal of what is said here, but the article doesn't discuss the fact that it appears that multi-touch devices have become the entry point to

I agree with a great deal of what is said here, but the article doesn't discuss the fact that it appears that multi-touch devices have become the entry point to gaming (and technology in general) for very young children. At coffee shops I am now constantly seeing the situation where adults are chatting amongst themselves and a toddler has been given a mobile phone or tablet to watch netflix or play some very simple kids game. I think it should be genuinely concerning to Nintendo that kids growing up with multi-touch tablets may never feel the need to move onto a Nintendo system. It makes me wonder if there is space in the market for Nintendo to develop a toddler focused, bomb proof, tablet in addition to their traditional handheld lineup.