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[giancarlo123x]

I fucking knew it.

"New Wii U"

I would be pretty salty if Nintendo pulls some cheap shit like this again. I hope it isn't true.

 

[Pizza]

$50 too expensive.

This.

Even though I'm sure you're being facetious people will find reasons not to buy a Nintendo console despite wanting the games.

Nintendo has to go real big to make a console people have a harder time saying no to, right now "lolgamepad" is an easy out for people looking to walk in and complain

 

[GameE]

Mynintendonews is fucking terrible.... they will just post anything wont they?

 

[ignata]

Is it feasible that a console more powerful than the Wii U could come out and be priced cheaper than it? I understand the Game Pad accounts for a big portion of the cost of that system, but if that's the case, I feel it would be more consumer friendly to just have a pad-less version of the Wii U at a lower cost.

 

[amnesiac]

Cheaper than a Wii U? Yeah, okay dot gif.

I mean remove the Gamepad from the Wii U's price, add in the fact that it's old/cheaper technology, and the price doesn't seem that ridiculous at all. Makes sense.

 

[Sorceror12]

Nintendo wouldn't even need to do any R&D. Just lower wii u price to 149.99 and call it the NX. hahaahah

 

[ZhugeEX]

Can't draw any conclusions from this whatsoever.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

Can you imagine, if after all this time and all the Metroid controversy, Retro's new game was Diddy Kong Racing 2?

 

[oti]

Smells like bullshit.

Seems legit.

Yep.

 

[KingBroly]

Yeah, sure thing buddy.

 

[Aaronrules380]

I love how the source is a guy who started a similar rumor a year ago, and how there's nothing about it that gives it any credibility in the first place. Seriously, MNN posts literally any rumor it finds regardless of credibility. Any rumor the ypost should be taken with a grain of salt

 

[imBask]

is that a reliable source? that's like a basic wordpress template...

 

[McHuj]

Wouldn't be a price issue if the value was there.

I agree. But I think that's a problem for Nintendo. They're sandwiched between X1/PS4 and mobile so they have to carve out their niche as they can't compete with either directly.

 

[zoodoo]

Even if there was a Diddy Kong Racing 2, I'm really not sure I necessarily see it coming from Retro. If it is, then kudos (pun not intended!) to them for not sticking with the comfortable genres.

I'd say they are not sticking with the comfortable genres already. From Metroid Prime to Donkey Kong, they are pretty different games

On topic, 149.99 would be a nice price and would probably be attractive to a lot of people but I am still calling it fake

 

[Sorceror12]

is that a reliable source? that's like a basic wordpress template...

wordpress is the new backend for the NX OS

 

[nakedeyes]

If true this is mega disappointing. I don't see much reason to believe any of this though.

Um. Nintendo reusing hardware with the GameCube->Wii isn't a good enough reason?

They have a track record of doing this. I am really hoping this is not the case myself, but it seems feasible

 

[Plinko]

The main thing I get from this is that the Diddy Kong Racing 2 rumors are complete lies.

 

[Leafhopper]

This.

Even though I'm sure you're being facetious people will find reasons not to buy a Nintendo console despite wanting the games.

Nintendo has to go real big to make a console people have a harder time saying no to, right now "lolgamepad" is an easy out for people looking to walk in and complain

"Even though the graphics are on par with the PS4 and it has the normal gamepad there isn't enough Mature experiences and too many Mario games for my liking, so I think it's a bad console."

-Average Joe who dislikes Nintendo already and will continue to dislike them reviews the NX.

Actually, the more I think about this - take away the tablet controller from the Wii U.

What's the cost of the system without that expensive thing?

It legit would be $200 or $150 for us to buy more than likely.

 

[Richie]

This.

Even though I'm sure you're being facetious people will find reasons not to buy a Nintendo console despite wanting the games.

Nintendo has to go real big to make a console people have a harder time saying no to, right now "lolgamepad" is an easy out for people looking to walk in and complain

Have they lost THAT much mindshare? $150 for a home console on launch is impulse buy territory from where I stand.

 

[Aaronrules380]

is that a reliable source? that's like a basic wordpress template...

It's not in the least. As I've been saying MNN posts rumors all the fucking time and is pretty much never right.

 

[ninjablade]

Nintendo wouldn't even need to do any R&D. Just lower wii u price to 149.99 and call it the NX. hahaahah

And they could have just added motion controls to the GC, if they really wanted too, it's a new product with a new push, new ideas, and shitty hardware just like the wii and wiiu.

 

[Xater]

I love how the source is a guy who started a similar rumor a year ago, and how there's nothing about it that gives it any credibility in the first place. Seriously, MNN posts literally any rumor it finds regardless of credibility. Any rumor the ypost should be taken with a grain of salt

More like a salt mine.

 

[Ushojax]

Yeah that cannot be true. Nintendo would upgrade a bit hopefuly... I mean, yes their games look stunning on the Wii U, but they need to stay on par with the other consoles..

Whatever Nintendo's next console is, it won't be a big leap over the Wii U in terms of power. They will focus on making it affordable and easy to develop for.

 

[Crayolan]

Callahan says Nintendo is aiming at launching the NX for $149.99.

 

[ksamedi]

I don't think its inplausible for them to launch at 150. I think they will have different SKU's that play the same games with different prices. I think with the approach they are taking they will have a lot of flexibility in this. And I do believe the NX will have a Wii U architecture, as Iwata nearly litteraly said in in the Q&A's and the hardware guys are pretty fond of the architecture design as well going from previous interviews.

Now I'm not saying I believe this rumor, but it does make sense to me.

 

[Plinko]

Iwata was adamant that pricing was a major problem with Wii U.

Nintendo knows they can't compete with PS4/XB1.

Cheap pricepoint puts it into impulse buy "secondary console" territory, especially with good launch games. Don't be shocked if Nintendo goes this way.

 

[BGBW]

With all those stability updates I doubt you could ever have a more balanced CPU than the Wii U's.

 

[Jawmuncher]

This sounds as bad as Silent Hills bought for Xbox One at the price of billions.

 

[Aostia]

I'd be ok with both rumors, if NX is the next handheld.

 

[Aaronrules380]

More like a salt mine.

pretty much. They're one of the worst rumor mongering sites I've seen. THey'll post pretty much any rumor ever, and I've seen them do it without labeling them explicitly as rumors a ton of times as well

 

[Sorceror12]

so the nx is $150.00 and the pretty much take the 3ds out of the marketplace?

 

[Caipirinha]

the NX hardware is technically a Wii U except with higher memory bandwidth and a more balanced CPU

wot

 

[blast processed]

What is worst than MyNintendoNews? It's comment section. It's where banned accounts hang out.

 

[Spieler Eins]

I hope they don't refer to that Diddy Kong Racing fanfiction which involved Nintendo supposedly negotiating with Rare for IPs and other shit, lol. Probably gaining trust among the naive because the writer picked up that Monster Games are known for racing games and were involved in DK (not even guessing that beforehand, just stating the fact after we already knew it). Well, it probably is the same guy, considering that this new ,,rumour'' again just sounds like someone's next gen fanfiction.

 

[Tathanen]

I'm sure this is BS, but people, it's time to set your NX expectations realistically. It's not gonna be a powerhouse. The power description in this rumor is exactly the kind of thing you should get comfortable with now.

 

[Tesseract]

please no

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

There are too many logical leaps here to take anything seriously.

 

[Vena]

wot

Those are the only limitations on the current hardware. But its illogical for them to pursue the WiiU further due to the dead-end on PPC, and no real modern provider on the chipsets to make corrections/updates.

 

[Lernaean]

I know where they pulled that rumor from, but my manners don't allow me to say.

In the meantime I can't stop laughing.

 

[Floex]

Cheaper than a Wii U? Yeah, okay dot gif.

Why not?

You really think it's going to be priced more than it?

 

[TheSlySoul]

Honestly the only believable part of the rumor is the price.

Because a history of the pricing...

• NES - $100
• SNES - $200
• N64 - $200
• Gamecube - $200
• Wii - $250
• Wii U - $300

I can see them going back to the $200 pricetag.

 

[M°°nblade]

The new platform is aiming for a price of $149.99 to avoid competing directly (price wise) with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The company fears that it would be market suicide to release another overly expensive box in the middle of a console generation, when most consumers have already invested in a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.

The company should also fear that it would be market suicide to release another overly outdated nad underpowered box in the middle of a console generation, when most developers and publishers have already invested in a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One ...

At least try to put something 'on par' with the Xbone on the table. Even if it means you have to launch at €199 - 249, you're still €150-200 cheaper that the competition.

 

[10k]

If this is true, I'm out. Peace Nintendo.

 

[Earthpainting]

So is this the video game version of Apocalypse predictions? Make up a rumour, and extended it with more made-up things in order to explain why the original rumour hasn't panned out yet.

 

[amnesiac]

Has Nintendo even used the Wii U's power to its full potential?

Not sure their next-gen system should be comparable to the X1/PS4. Power isn't enough to draw third parties in.

Distancing themselves and creating a cheap alternative console is the way to go for Nintendo, I think.

 

[Pachimari]

Unseen64 is also tweeting about having heard the same stuff about NX from their own sources.

That said, I don't believe it either.

 

[SerTapTap]

Yeah that cannot be true. Nintendo would upgrade a bit hopefuly... I mean, yes their games look stunning on the Wii U, but they need to stay on par with the other consoles..

Well that and I actually own a Wii U...I really don't want to be in another Wii situation where I'm paying for a controller and the permission to access your new library. If the NX were a rebadged Wii U that's just kind of a huge fuck you to everyone who owns one.

...also this would be cheaper than the 3DS. They'll target cheap but I really don't see <$200 happening. I frankly don't want it to happen, Wii U games can look great but they'd look greater at 1080/anti-aliased. Any artstyle benefits from better IQ.

Has Nintendo even used the Wii U's power to its full potential?

Not sure their next-gen system should be comparable to the X1/PS4. Power isn't enough to draw third parties in.

Distancing themselves and creating a cheap alternative console is the way to go for Nintendo, I think.

I haven't seen the visual quality leap that PS3 games had, granted Nintendo doesn't tend to do that (prime 1-> Prime 2 is pretty sweet though). I'm not sure there will be a "full potential" beyond maybe Zelda which does look pretty great.

 

[DICKS AHOY]

besides Diddy Kong Racing 2 being a thing that exists everything about this sounds awful so I'm sure it's 100% true at this point

 

[wild wild rice]

Does this Kevin Callahan dude have any sort of accountable history with this type of shit?

 

[Jackano]

The fact that the price tag rumor, which should be the bigger news, is depicted as a sub point, sounds like the whole thing is a fake. If there was still a need to write it.