While nothing of substance was really directly mentioned about the NX, we still learned a thing or two about Nintendo's mystery box.
1st: UbiSoft is on board and seem to be in the known. With the first 3rd party announcement being Just Dance we get the impression that Nintendo is once again going for a blue ocean approach.
2nd: Zelda being stripped of Gamepad functionality indicates that the NX won't feature a Gamepad. Aonuma said it was distracting to switch between both screens constantly, yet he seemed to like the functionality very much for both Zelda HD ports.
His change in design philosophy could either mean that Zelda Wii U needs every little hardware power it can get to display it's open world, or that Nintendo is slowly shifting it's mind set to develop for NX. It also may point towards a more traditional control method.
3rd: Reggie mentioned they aren't concerned about specs once again. Personally I don't give a damn about Reggies statements. He's shown many times that there is a huge disconnect about what he knows, what he communicates and what he thinks the public wants to know.
Yet, he may very well be right about this one. I don't think we can expect hardware comparable to Scorpio with the NX...
4th: This one's highly speculative, but I think that the reason for Zelda's quick weapon select design may very well be connected to Nintendo's patent for scrollable shoulder buttons.
Left for weapons, right for ammunition type. On the other hand, Link being right handed could also indicate a return of motion gaming for Nintendo, since the only (?) time he's been shown that way was TP and SS on the Wii.
5th Mario apparently isn't among the launch titles and up to two years away according to Miyamoto
Last but not least, Nintendo seems to capture the essence of what gamers want at the moment with Zelda. Having a core launch title that manages to generate this kind of hype around it's gameplay alone hasn't been the case for Nintendo since the N64 with Super Mario 64 and bodes for a solid launch lineup all by itself.
It's certainly an important first step to change the perception of a gaming public that for the most part didn't care about Nintendo's console output for a good 5 years.
This thread may not reveal anything substantially new and I know it is speculative in other parts, but I guess we have enough to have some fun and talk about NX for a few pages. If it's a little early for that based on what we know, feel free to lock it all up.
1st: UbiSoft is on board and seem to be in the known. With the first 3rd party announcement being Just Dance we get the impression that Nintendo is once again going for a blue ocean approach.
2nd: Zelda being stripped of Gamepad functionality indicates that the NX won't feature a Gamepad. Aonuma said it was distracting to switch between both screens constantly, yet he seemed to like the functionality very much for both Zelda HD ports.
His change in design philosophy could either mean that Zelda Wii U needs every little hardware power it can get to display it's open world, or that Nintendo is slowly shifting it's mind set to develop for NX. It also may point towards a more traditional control method.
3rd: Reggie mentioned they aren't concerned about specs once again. Personally I don't give a damn about Reggies statements. He's shown many times that there is a huge disconnect about what he knows, what he communicates and what he thinks the public wants to know.
Yet, he may very well be right about this one. I don't think we can expect hardware comparable to Scorpio with the NX...
4th: This one's highly speculative, but I think that the reason for Zelda's quick weapon select design may very well be connected to Nintendo's patent for scrollable shoulder buttons.
Left for weapons, right for ammunition type. On the other hand, Link being right handed could also indicate a return of motion gaming for Nintendo, since the only (?) time he's been shown that way was TP and SS on the Wii.
5th Mario apparently isn't among the launch titles and up to two years away according to Miyamoto
Last but not least, Nintendo seems to capture the essence of what gamers want at the moment with Zelda. Having a core launch title that manages to generate this kind of hype around it's gameplay alone hasn't been the case for Nintendo since the N64 with Super Mario 64 and bodes for a solid launch lineup all by itself.
It's certainly an important first step to change the perception of a gaming public that for the most part didn't care about Nintendo's console output for a good 5 years.
This thread may not reveal anything substantially new and I know it is speculative in other parts, but I guess we have enough to have some fun and talk about NX for a few pages. If it's a little early for that based on what we know, feel free to lock it all up.
