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RETROPALOOZA confirms NX to be a hybrid?
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IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Really? I don't think there is any reliable source would point at brand new Smash. I meant Dr. Toto wasn't even sure if it's a port or brand new game.
Not to defend the guy but it's first time I've heard someone publically said its new Smash.
KojiKnight
Member
Take the assassin's creed example... Ubisoft ALREADY makes a mobile companion game/app. Bethesda does with Fallout as well. MGSV, etcetc.
If these are easy to port besides the AAA game, it makes sense.
done.
it's even on-topic.
Go on... what does this even mean? Because he's fat, right? :-/
Skittzo0413
Member
Yeah, I could see this if he's referring to touch-screen only games. I still think the handheld with control portions should be able to play the full console games though, even on the go.
Yeah but if this is the unique feature that is meant to sell the NX then the NX has a worse gimmick than the Wii U
"You can play mobile apps for games on your system!"
Most people already own a phone that can run the app, so what exactly is the point of making part of the system mobile?
It's the worst conceivable application of the hybrid concept
MiketheBSG
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So here's my thing about the hybrid. I think it's an awesome idea and then get Nintendo's library of games, but how different is it from already owning a PS4 and a Vita via Remote Play? Except the Vita's graphic fidelity isn't reduced, outside of streaming artifacts, of course.
BluePikmin11
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So if you were to bring the mobile game for a trip, would you need strong wifi connection for both the dock and the mobile element to make the gimmick work?
wild wild rice
Member
So tired.
I'm tired of nooooooooooo NX.
(So tired.)
I'm weak.
Weezer song reference for those not in the know.
Aaronrules380
Member
You need the internet for vita remote play, which kind of defeats the point. You also need to buy two separate devices
Unless Sakurai's pulling another Melee (which, given the realities of HD development, I doubt), I find this hard to believe given how recently Smash 4's DLC was completed.
Calm Mind
Member
What magical Dreamcast did you have back in 1999?
Mate... Here's a hint: the gif displays delusion.
BluePikmin11
Member
Actually it sounds like you're just moving the cartridge from the console to portable. He just made it sound complicated.
Dark Cloud
Member
Funny enough we haven't heard a single word about Bayonetta's and Cloud's amiibo since late last year/early this year. I think there's definitely something going on with Smash and NX, but I don't see a new smash game at all.
Serenitynow
Member
I'm more interested in the part about the person who played it for 20 minutes...
20 minutes sounds like standard press time.
20 minutes sounds like standard press time.
wild wild rice
Member
The one where you could take "a version" of the game on the go with you. You don't remember that Tamagochi-esque VMU minigame for Sonic Adventure where you raised your Chus or whatever they were called? Surely you see the shared DNA between that concept and the hypothetical NX described in the OP.
Calm Mind
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Something, something make NeoGAF go crazy.
schwabdizzle
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So from what he said using the AC example, each game will have two versions? A console and Mobile version? If that is the case, I am not sure if I will want that. I want to be running the same version whether its docked or not.
The guy's name is boogie...
lol. Trying to get someone in trouble because you wanted to see something that wasn't there.
MicroByter
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I REALLY hope that's what they meant - same game with just lower res, reduction in shaders or something to that effect, but the exact same game. Similar to the Vita/PS3 concept where you could cross play and take your console game, save it to the cloud and then continue on the Vita.
That did not work out for that ecosystem, but maybe it could if built from the ground up on the NX.
TwilightPrincess
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I would think this "form" would just be another setting. Consolegame running @ 600gflops vs, handheldmode running with lower resolution and slightly toned down graphics @ 200-gflops.
Numbers just for example. They won't make extraversions of consolegames for the Handheld, forget it.
But this goes against what lherre heard (not extra "mode" for portable or docked).
Maybe the console game is Mario Land, and then it turns into Wario Land when you play on handheld. A different form of the same game.
Not enough. I still believe it's going to be a toaster.
Not enough. I still believe it's going to be a toaster.
OrbitalBeard
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This only "confirms" NX is a hybrid if you believe boogie2988 is a more reliable source than The Wall Street Journal, Eurgoamer, IGN, Emily Rogers, NateDrake, and a host of others who have been saying the same thing for months.
Dark Cloud
Member
Dammit, NateDrakes been playing the NX this whole time and he didn't tell us! 😡
Uergh...
Getting a separate version of a game when only using the handheld is absolutely NOT what I wanted.
But sadly it does fit with Nintendo pulling a Nintendo and almost but not quite doing what people want/hope for. Just like they did with Super Mario Maker 3DS.
I was really hoping for a true handheld/console hybrid.
Getting a separate version of a game when only using the handheld is absolutely NOT what I wanted.
But sadly it does fit with Nintendo pulling a Nintendo and almost but not quite doing what people want/hope for. Just like they did with Super Mario Maker 3DS.
I was really hoping for a true handheld/console hybrid.
randomengine
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I think at this moment, I am the only person here who hopes it takes a bit longer to reveal the NX. I want my stock purchase order to go through before the stock jumps.
Most of us are under the belief that the last 3 Smash 4 Amiibos (Bayonetta, Cloud, & Corrin) are likely being saved for the launch of a Smash game on the NX. And given the timing, it'll likely be some kind of a port of Smash 4 (enhanced or otherwise).
Skittzo0413
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Aaronrules380
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This is probably fake
randomengine
Banned
What if instead of the console/handheld divisions makes games independently, what if the console developers are making the console game and the handheld developers are making the mobile app?
Dark Cloud
Member
That makes the most sense because all these other amiibo that have been announced after those are being released already. Those 3 are being held back on purpose for Smash NX.
My thoughts..
He used Assassin's Creed as an example... First of all, think about a Ubisoft game that WOULDN'T work on-the-go as it would at home on a TV. We already know 1 confirmed game that Ubisoft is developing for the NX where this would be the case.
Just Dance.
You wouldnt be able to play JD on-the-go the same way you would at home. Ubisoft would have to change the game up for this very reason.
A game like Assassin's Creed, they wouldn't have to do this unless the dock DOES add more power which is likely not the case for launch.
He used Assassin's Creed as an example... First of all, think about a Ubisoft game that WOULDN'T work on-the-go as it would at home on a TV. We already know 1 confirmed game that Ubisoft is developing for the NX where this would be the case.
Just Dance.
You wouldnt be able to play JD on-the-go the same way you would at home. Ubisoft would have to change the game up for this very reason.
A game like Assassin's Creed, they wouldn't have to do this unless the dock DOES add more power which is likely not the case for launch.
randomengine
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Does this mean The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will not be able to be played in "handheld" mode?
Indeed that seems really really worrying..
Worst case scenario, NX innovation is that it's a home console that lets you play mini games on your phone linked to the home game ^^'
Aaronrules380
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It means nothing unless this is real, which is highly unlikely
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