TheSlySoul
Member
Probably 720p. 540p handheld would be the death of it nowadays.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Rumor: Diddy Kong Racing 2 Is Apparently Being Developed For The NX?
- Thread starter Rodin
- Start date
- Status
wild wild rice
Member
How does that compare to OLED Vita?
Regginator
Member
$149 lol
Cosmonaut X
Member
There was a thread here not too long ago where a member - fairly trustworthy, IIRC, and who had previously been on the mark about Wii U specs - gave a hint toward screen resolution in response to speculation about future handhelds. The implication was that prelim specs for a future handheld platform were already doing the rounds in some form.
EDIT:
I see mpl90 posted the quote. You'd have to read the thread for full context, but my takeaway was higher than 480p but lower than the kind of 1080p/Retina level a handful of people were hoping for - possibly around the qHD of Vita?
sixteen-bit
Member
199 i could see but 149?
playingwithfire
Member
ArchedThunder
Banned
It's the same resolution.
Bill Rizer
Member
It doesn't sound so unreal.
About DKR2:
O
M
G
About DKR2:
O
M
G
Finale Fireworker
Member
The Vita (OLED or not is irrelevant) is 540p.
BossDarkseid
Member
I wouldn't be surprised at Ninty gimping a console...but damn.
I could take a new handheld for 149/199 and a console for 299....
I could take a new handheld for 149/199 and a console for 299....
This.
Diddy Kong
Banned
so NX will just be a stronger Wii U without a Gamepad? Seems like the Nintendo thing to do.
Surely none of this is true, though.
Surely none of this is true, though.
Trevelyan9999
Banned
If (but likely fake) this rumor has any truth, it would be a handheld. However, the New 3DS costs $199 so having a brand new console only cost $149 and be more powerful than Wii U doesn't make any sense.
schaft0620
Member
I am sure its fake buuuutt....If Nintendo launches a console for less than $300 that probably means it can't keep up with the newer consoles unless... its entirely cloud based.
Aaronrules380
Member
Seriously, why is anyone here treating this as the least bit credible? It's a leaker without any credibility using their full goddamn name to spread a baseless rumor. Regardless of what the NX ends up being, this whole rumor is clearly bullshit
Beelzebufo
Banned
Banana slamma
wild wild rice
Member
the thirst is real
You know what? I wouldn't be surprised one bit if Nintendo pulled that shit off. This is only a rumor though so we'll see.
prag16
Banned
Resolution will depend on the actual size of the screen, at some point you lose returns on PPI unless the device is built for reading small text.
About as much as would change from any hardware change?
TheSlySoul
Member
Yeah, 5 inches or less 540p would not be a big deal. Tablet sized though, 720p should be a standard.
I am just going with the assumption that the rumor is pointing toward a portable Wii U, so using the Gamepad size as a reference.
DrROBschiz
Member
Guys I dunno.
An upgraded WiiU minus the fluff at 150?
I love that idea. Cut the fluff, get a solid account system in places and keep backwards compatibility.
Could be the market reset Nintendo needs
Gaf keeps pumping how great WiiU software is. Pump that up a bit, get the barriers out of the damn way....
Could be an excellent slot to fill.
An upgraded WiiU minus the fluff at 150?
I love that idea. Cut the fluff, get a solid account system in places and keep backwards compatibility.
Could be the market reset Nintendo needs
Gaf keeps pumping how great WiiU software is. Pump that up a bit, get the barriers out of the damn way....
Could be an excellent slot to fill.
Spieler Eins
Member
Dude got really lucky some Nintendo substitute trademarked Diddy Kong recently, so now the super-gullible start believing him again.
Dr. Black Jack
Member
Calling it: The NX will be a New 3DS-like take on the Wii U (enhanced internals) and will come WITHOUT the Game Pad to drive the price down to impulse buy status, but will still support it for BC and people looking to upgrade.
I would TOTALLY be down with that.
I would TOTALLY be down with that.
BabyFaceKillah
Member
Lmao where's that 'New Wii U' picture!
Junior Mint
Member
Maybe they realized that people who buy Nintendo consoles pretty much only buy Nintendo games so they can subsidize the console and make back their money through software?
I BELIEVE.
I BELIEVE.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
While this probably not true, it is written to fit with the idea of Nintendo just plain making a Nintendo Box that's super cheap.
Being a Wii U with a stronger CPU would enrage some fans who want to see Nintendo games on PS4 hardware. On the other hand, the Wii U kind of proves that HD Nintendo games are mostly fine on a box built just to Nintendo's specifications.
The only thing that hurts some first-party Wii U games is the slow CPU; if every single first-party published game ran at 1080p and a solid 30fps or a solid 60fps Wii U would basically be the perfect Ninendo device for the kind of games Nintendo makes.
Being a Wii U with a stronger CPU would enrage some fans who want to see Nintendo games on PS4 hardware. On the other hand, the Wii U kind of proves that HD Nintendo games are mostly fine on a box built just to Nintendo's specifications.
The only thing that hurts some first-party Wii U games is the slow CPU; if every single first-party published game ran at 1080p and a solid 30fps or a solid 60fps Wii U would basically be the perfect Ninendo device for the kind of games Nintendo makes.
I'd be down for this too.
Doczu
Gold Member
If the games would be full (540p) res then ok. I don't want that dynamic or lower resolution shit. It's bad
A normal console successor brings hardware changes that are visible. More bandwidth and a little faster cpu will basically do nothing. What would be the point in killing their 10 million WiiU base for like nothing?
The Wii had the motion controls. Without a new "gimmick" it just doesn't make any sense.
Is this Kevin Callahan the same "Diddy Kong Racing with Secondary Characters" guy? I actually believed that rumor... Although I wouldn't put it past Nintendo to release a new system for dangerously cheap with less processing power than the Wii U, I really doubt this rumor. Which sucks, because I loved his first rumor's concept for a Diddy Kong Racing sequel with lesser characters!
Aaronrules380
Member
If Nintendo was going to create a wii u without a gamepad, they'd call it a Wii U revision, not a new console. I'm sure someone will bring up the wii and "two gamecubes ducktaped together", but the Wii did what it did on the strength of it's gimmick. A gimmickless wii U wouldn't be branded as a new console
yeah we should ban this website
Yeah sounds like he just speculates based on some late developments like Miyamoto stating Wii U was expensive.
- Status