Chie Satonaka
Member
Yeah.
Equal parts intrigued and horrified.
I'm going to buy one regardless, but I'd really like for whatever NX is not to be a dud.
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Miyamoto: Nintendo can't comment on NX because of "an idea that we're working on"
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Yeah.
Equal parts intrigued and horrified.
I'm going to buy one regardless, but I'd really like for whatever NX is not to be a dud.
I could see the SCD be a thing but maybe later. I don't think it can be the "new way to play" and what's the appeal for the casual gamer/families etc ? It can be the only "gimmick".
As for the AR, it could be it but I would prefer a more traditional way to play, a new revolution on a standard controller.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Nobody said they were working on the 'nx concept'.
If I said I was working on my car here, I might be fixing the darn lock of the driver's door. Or I might be doing the livery of a fully-functional racer. That's far from me sitting in front of a white sheet of paper with a pencil in my hand, about to start sketching my car.
relewis2011
Neo Member
Quality of Life Console confirmed!
NX=Need Xercise...
Nintendo needs to learn one simple lesson if they're going with the innovation route. Make games that literally have the gimmick in their dna, don't just cram the gimmick in normal games.
Etrian Odyssey touch controls - great franchise
2 Zelda DS games where you control Link exclusively by poking the itty bitty screen - barf
Nintendo could be a true leader if they created a new way of playing games that resonated with the hardcore crowd. The thing about their gimmicks is even though they're not half-assed, they still feel half-assed when you look at the games.
Etrian Odyssey touch controls - great franchise
2 Zelda DS games where you control Link exclusively by poking the itty bitty screen - barf
Nintendo could be a true leader if they created a new way of playing games that resonated with the hardcore crowd. The thing about their gimmicks is even though they're not half-assed, they still feel half-assed when you look at the games.
I mean, you're welcome to your opinion and all but I mean...
Yikes.
But that Vita dpad is just as perfect as it gets
Milly Osworth
Member
September 20th, Kyoto. Nintendo has finally unvieled their long awaited next gen gaming console, the NX. Legendary games creator Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrated a new Mario and Zekda game on stage. After the demo Mr. Miyamoto put the console on his head, demonstrating the unique new feature of their NX. The device can be worn as a hat, a first for a videogaming console. When asked why Nintendo chose to have the NX wearable as an ordinary hat Miyamoto replied: "I like hats. (Laugh)"
stan423321
Member
Correct, but the price may have changed, or they could have suddenly realized they can reuse the Virtual Boy spinning mirror setup, or something. This was one of the least committing statements possible.
The trickier part is that Sony is obviously pushing VR at the moment, so that's definitely not a blue ocean. The less tricky part is that Nintendo could release VR SKU as the third form of NX if it is what we think it is, and moreover they will already have nice-yet-relatively-low-poly models for the handheld SKU to reduce latency a little.
cooltrainer
Member
Man I hope it has the vitality sensor. I really think it has some cool gameplay possiblities,
gamerMan
Member
Exactly, if there is going to be innovation, you have to think how it will benefit every game you are going to make. The only game that made of the Wii U gamepad was Mario Maker all the other implementation were shoehorned.
But if you take a look at the N64 game controller, it affected not only every game on the console but every game that came after it. That's real innovation.
Mixolydian
Member
I really don't want anymore gimmicks, but honestly, WHAT technology is out there that we don't already know about that could surprise us? What technology (or use that hasn't been thought of) is far enough along that it's ready for primetime? Likely it's something already established, so I..dunno. At this point, I'm ready for something other than an announcement announcing that nothing can be announced.
Who am I kidding?
Day one.
Sigh.
Who am I kidding?
Day one.
Sigh.
Jubenhimer
Member
On the contrary, the Wii Remote is still supported in most Wii U games. And VR is incorperating motion controls. So it's not that they failed to catch on, it's just that Nintendo has failed to make good long-term use of them. They to be more committed to these gimmicks and execute them properly in the future instead of just making them one and done deals.
Azure Dream
Member
That's nice, Nintendo. Let us know when you want to tell us about the gaming platform you want to sell us. A little tired of being told what we won't be told.
I mostly agree with your post, but Zelda uses the same kind of motion controls seen in other recent console Zeldas and in Splatoon. They've found a lot of great, subtle (but effective) uses for gyro controls on Wii U.
Prisoner KSC2-303
Member
Ideas are great, but this still sounds like a console that won't be ready in 9 months time to me.
Azure Dream
Member
There was a patent where you interacted with a pico projector built into the controller/handheld. Example was catching and throwing a baseball. I'm not saying it's that for sure, but that seems "Nintendo" enough.
R_thanatos
Member
maybe it's the right way to power on the device
Labrynian Rebel
Member
The merging of global online multiplayer and couch splitscreen
Jubenhimer
Member
Nintendo's focus on motion controls led them to being the market leader last gen; Microsoft and Sony followed Nintendo's lead with motion controls, and in Microsoft's case, it was pretty damn profitable for them. It's true that motion controls have fallen to the wayside this gen, but that doesn't counter my point. Motion controls not doing well this gen doesn't retroactively negate the success of the Wii era.
If NX's "gimmick" is a success on the level of the Wii, and it corners a market that its competitors have not, it's very likely Sony and Microsoft will try to emulate it. They aren't going to leave that money alone because "Oh, but what if that gimmick fails next next gen". They won't put up so much money into it that it will sink them if it underperforms. They'll just drop support like they're doing now.
There's two acquisitions apparently. Maybe that's where the $100M that's unaccounted for went to?
But it sounds like another gimmick is coming.
AR projectors? HUD being projected in a room?
Nintendo has had great success doing new things. And Sony has had great success doing the status quo. Not sure what your point is.
Neither way is fool proof nor foolhardy.
runnin_blue
Banned
Still the coolest looking console of all time,
albeit imaginary.
I think dual screens are dumb, and I think the only time I've ever enjoyed motion controls is when playing RE4 on the Wii. I'm definitely curious about the NX gimmick, but I'm also definitely not excited for it.
runnin_blue
Banned
It's funny how many people keep misspelling "innovation" when talking about Nintendo.
Isn't that like asking who hasn't been born yet?
PSFan
Member
What competitors? Didn't Iwata also say they aren't competing with Sony and MS?
UnemployedVillain
Member
Every device has a controller with them and they're used on all VR platforms. Next. I'm not saying VR controllers having them is a reaction to the Wii, but Sony and MS' offerings were definitely reactive and the Wii was the first super popular consumer electronic that used them
No, because those that are savvy with electronic tech and know what is currently available, mass producible and cheap enough will understand we haven't had any of those ideas that fit those criteria since Wii remote / VR. And VR is not exactly cheap.
Ryouji Gunblade
Member
It's a gamepad PLUS a red and black VR headset!
CharminUltra
Member
Neural implants take time to develop, people.
I'd love to see a company make a controller that's only analog sticks on top and paddles/triggers underneath. Ideally with separate hands and motion sensors (kinda like the vive, but with sticks instead of the pads).
I don't think Nintendo will do that (probably something weirder), but I'd like to see it.
I don't think Nintendo will do that (probably something weirder), but I'd like to see it.
StarStabbedMoon
Member
prediction: the console will 3d print your controller. every game will print a different controller.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
What it probably is is the interconnection between console/handheld and the ability to connect between mulitiple NX devices of multiple users.
Doubt it. They said if it were something more common they'd talk about it, and VR is kinda common and out there right now, so there'd be no point in hiding it if it were VR.
Not to mention VR is still very expensive. For PS4, it's $750. For PC, it's over $1,000. That's simply not a start point for Nintendo.
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
The SCDs I find the most reasonable, but with Nintendo you'll never know so it could be something really exotic like a system focused on TEPS or big data, or a console with a powerful FPGA. That's only suggestions of course. In one way or another, SCDs very much seem like something that would go well with Nintendo's image.
The SCD patent describes this.
