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NWDFUTT for short.
NWDFUTT for short.
This shouldn't surprise anyone. It's a very common thing in the industry. Not just for Nintendo.Apparently Cerny got attached to PS4 development in 2008, so I guess this isn't as surprising as it might seem?
Going third party, leaving hardware business confirmed guys! Woo!
This should be easy for Nintendo. They traditionally use 5-10 year old technology in their products, so finding an engineer to create a SoC around that should be easy.
Not me. I really prefer low power. For portables it extends battery life, and for home consoles it keeps them running cool and quiet.
3rd party lead makers can't succeed on the new Nintendo pencil. Pachter says Nintendo should've made Microsoft surface pens instead.
Wii U is low power. Could be quieter to be honest.
low power is nothing to worry about. a 980m consumes little power while being relatively close to a 970 in oomph. it just means nintendo will be prioritizing energy usage.the "low power" part has me worried already.
I'm pretty surprised they're actually hiring this position out of the US.
They're just getting back into a game they left long ago.
the "low power" part has me worried already.
Same. If you look at the FCC part 15 filings for the Wii, Wii U, 3DS and the N3DS all of them are filed from the head office in Kyoto(with UL USA as Nintendo's agent) so I was under the impression NoA had no engineering input for consolesI'm pretty surprised they're actually hiring this position out of the US.
the "low power" part has me worried already.
Takeda: That's right. And since it's a device you have in your living room 24 hours a day, we wanted people to enjoy various things beyond playing games that we couldn't fully achieve with Wii. We really had to think a lot to provide Wii U at an affordable price while at the same time achieving the solid performance of the game computer.
Iwata: That's similar to the concept we discussed in "The Wii Hardware" with regard to low power consumption and high performance.
Takeda: Yes. Ever since the Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo has concerned itself with how to improve the game computer's efficiency while constraining power consumption, and this has been consistent in that design concept.
Iwata: What was the key to achieving low power consumption and high performance this time?
Takeda: First of all, adoption of a multi-core CPU8 for the first time. By having multiple CPU cores in a single LSI chip, data can be processed between the CPU cores and with the high-density on-chip memory much better, and can now be done very efficiently with low power consumption.
Takeda: And that we adopted an MCM.
To note this isn't necessarily for the next home console.
That said presumably the next home console will also have a SoC, but that would also be perfectly fitting to a handheld platform.
It reads like its for multiple products so probably consoles and handhelds.To note this isn't necessarily for the next home console.
That said presumably the next home console will also have a SoC, but that would also be perfectly fitting to a handheld platform.
Wasn't the N64 the last time that the architecture of a Nintendo console was partly developed in the USA?
Not really surprised anyway, with NERD also helping on the software side in Europe, and Japan getting more network developers.
And lol at people being surprised/outraged that an architecture should use less power than being a monster. Always been Nintendo's philosophy, being a powerful console like the Gamecube or not.
It might be both, since they have said they'll be tying them together, architecture-wise. Maybe this is why they need outside (US) help?
What if it's referring to the next gen handheld?
To note this isn't necessarily for the next home console.
That said presumably the next home console will also have a SoC, but that would also be perfectly fitting to a handheld platform.
It's about as loud as my PS4. It's hardly quiet regardless of power intake.Wii U is low power. Could be quieter to be honest.
Also doesnt this pretty much confirm another AMD contract?
when did they stop making Cards? I think they still make Hanafuda cards
It's about as loud as my PS4. It's hardly quiet regardless of power intake.
It has me relieved. Since I bought my PS3 my power bill has almost doubled, and hasn't gone down to my previous baseline even after I stopped running the AC (summer is over now).
Apparently Cerny got attached to PS4 development in 2008, so I guess this isn't as surprising as it might seem?
Who said they stopped making cards? They stopped making pencils. That's why they need a new pencil lead engineer.
If this is for the next gen handheld, it seems pretty late. Nintendo needs a 3DS successor ASAP
If this is for the next gen handheld, it seems pretty late. Nintendo needs a 3DS successor ASAP
Yeah I was expecting the 3DS successor to come out in 2016
You could in theory use the same parts if the setup was a handheld and a set top box.
They could also use a mobile SoC for a handheld and a laptop-ish SoC (a la the current consoles) for the home console if they're only sharing API level specifications.
Thank god.I'm pretty surprised they're actually hiring this position out of the US.