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Time's Interview with Nintendo's President Tatsumi Kimishima (Some NX info)
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El Pescado
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I hope the NX IS a Portable/Console hybrid and is backwards compatible with both 3DS and Wii U.
This interview actually makes me worry that it won't be. :/
This interview actually makes me worry that it won't be. :/
Gaiaknight
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surprised they didnt see that coming people love Nintendo merchandise and amiibo make great cheap figurines for collectors and fans to display.
Skellig Gra
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You don't really have your facts straight. Retaining backwards compatibility doesn't mean they are homogeneous. Just compare the input devices for those 3 systems to the last three Sony or Microsoft systems and you will see how drastically they shifted.
I have no idea what you're talking about, tbh. of course the Wii moved away from the GCN, it was a completely different console! help me out here, seriously. backwards compatibility doesn't mean that one console can't move away from the console that preceded it. the DS certainly moved far away from the GBA yet still played GBA games natively.
Sheriff_Battlesnake
Banned
Steam to tablets with an app, maybe?
Well, it's pretty difficult for something to move away from itself, no wonder Wii U sells so badly!
RPGCrazied
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Could the NX be a tablet or phone?
Theanine3D
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I like everything he's saying so far. It's good to hear (not that it was ever in doubt) that Nintendo is still experimenting with brand new concepts and ideas instead of just releasing a me-too console that would inevitably flop.
OrbitalBeard
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It's really not possible at all. You don't go completely silent on your biggest project for a year, finally mention it once again and confirm it's still a Wii U game....and then cancel that version. It's not happening.
The NX is Nintendo's next software platform that will have a mostly unified game library across home and handheld consoles. It's not a phone or a hybrid console. It's like iOS, with iPad, iPhone etc sharing a library.
Probably a lot of the same people that were Nintendo's core base in 1985.
Earthpainting
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DS' is NTR, short for "Nitro", and the 3DS' is CTR, short for ...something else. There's a 3DS emulator which got named "Citra", based on the CTR codename.
biglittleps
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From Nibel on Twitter:
I think he meant NX = New Xperience
//DEVIL//
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The way he said it won't follow the Wii and the Wii u doesn't give me any hope it's a home console. Aside from the name similarities. Both consoles were different from each other and one is backward compatible with the older version.
The way he talked about it seems it's not even a home console anymore. More like a handheld system that can be plugged to a tv to continue playing your games on it perhaps ? Or maybe VR? But either way sure as hell doesn't sound like a home console and that makes me sad because I adore Nintendo consoles :/
The way he talked about it seems it's not even a home console anymore. More like a handheld system that can be plugged to a tv to continue playing your games on it perhaps ? Or maybe VR? But either way sure as hell doesn't sound like a home console and that makes me sad because I adore Nintendo consoles :/
RPGCrazied
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OrbitalBeard
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From day one, they've said they won't formally announce it until 2016.
I'd put money on it being revealed early next year.
nah, we'll get a Direct before E3
look at how Sony and MS unveiled the PS4 and X1. Nintendo is likely going to do something similar.
Not making another Wii/WiiU means:
Focusing on their own Consumer base means:
So far, all this sounds good to me!
Making a console that is easy and fluid to program for with third parties in mind, unlike the two predecessors.
Focusing on their own Consumer base means:
Building a system and games that would draw in the people that give them the most money (us), and nt focusing on the expanded audience like Wii and WiiU tried.
So far, all this sounds good to me!
Davey Cakes
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I stand by my prediction that the NX handheld will serve as the system's "gamepad."
But Wiimote? I don't know. I think it's still a fantastic control option. Nintendo could provide support for wireless sensor bars or something else.
Or they could move to gyro controls instead of IR.
I do wonder how much the NX will incorporate legacy hardware. To be honest, I like all the control options Nintendo provides. You can control Smash Bros. in 8 different ways. You can control Mario Kart in 7 different ways. I also like the idea of not having to buy new controllers if it isn't absolutely essential.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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I can't wait for the third party montage!!!
I just want it to be like the jump from the N64 to the Gamecube. I'm over the wii brand completely and wish it never stuck around. Just want Nintendo to go back to releasing systems that truly just improve on the previous iteration in every way, such as NES to SNES to N64 to Gamecube. Just like how PlayStation makes it clear as day it's going to be the next step. And yes, I too enjoy the wii u features and the gamepad and realize it offers something other systems don't (unless we're talking about their streaming features) but I just want it to go back to "this system is for your TV" and "this totally different system is the handheld". I know I'm starting to sound like a cry baby but it pains me to see Nintendo's fumbling around with the wii brand for so many years. Miss the days of trying to be a powerhouse in tech. (I have no problems with their handhelds by the way. Those have been progressive evolutions of tech like their consoles used to be)
always thought that CTR stands for Citrus.
Davey Cakes
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Not necessarily, if they follow Sony's and MS's previous console reveal models.
Expect multiple form factors but not a hybrid per se.
Highly unlikely that Nintendo would want to compete in that space. I hope.
It'll just be Kojima in different wigs.
I hate to break it to you, but they always say this at the end of every generation, and every time the new console is released the previous console is abandoned.
Considering Wii U is their greatest failure, they are going to drop that thing as quickly as possible.
The Wiimote will be compatible, that a given. It's just a Bluetooth device and not having it would be cutting off a massive chunk of Nintendo's legacy software. Game pad is more uncertain. Perhaps the NX zoomed controller will have a smaller, cheaper screen.
There is also no way that a handheld console will be the main controller for the home console. That would mean consumers have to buy two machines to play software at home, which would be business suicide. I'm sure the handheld NX can function as a controller for the console but it won't be the default one. NX is about providing a more affordable way to experience the full range of Nintendo software.
it wouldn't be the main controller, it'd just be a bonus for those people who own both
So at this point:
- The console is going to have a reason for consumers to upgrade to NX over Wii/Wii U (so the NX being cheap with a couple Wii Us duct-taped together minus the gamepad is out)
- Will be unique and different (not just a PS4/XB1 clone)
- System will appeal to Nintendo's consumer base and will give people a reason to upgrade
- Wii U will still be supported (ports of NX portable games?)
- The console is going to have a reason for consumers to upgrade to NX over Wii/Wii U (so the NX being cheap with a couple Wii Us duct-taped together minus the gamepad is out)
- Will be unique and different (not just a PS4/XB1 clone)
- System will appeal to Nintendo's consumer base and will give people a reason to upgrade
- Wii U will still be supported (ports of NX portable games?)
Kind of want them to move on asap from the wii u. It's not that it's a failure of the system but it pains me in seeing it be such a failure. It had great games (I'm looking at you Smash Bros and Mario Kart) but I rather they just down right move on and bring in the big guns with the NX. I don't even want backwards compatibility anymore to tell the truth and I spent so much money on the wii u too :/
TheGreatMightyPoo
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You probably thought they were moving Zelda to the NX.
But yeah, the support for Wii U will be gone when this hits.
Fourth Storm
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Lots of people. I've always thought Wii BC on Wii U was pretty much perfect actually. Played Skyward Sword on a plasma tv w/ it and it was looking pretty much as good as you could expect w/out a Sony CRT or something....
Not moving. Just cross-platform. It would be a huge waste of resources not to...unless the game requires the GamePad which seems like it could be a mistake for sales potential, since at this point NX has a heck of a lot more sales potential than Wii U's all-but-guaranteed unfortunately pretty low sales for the game.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Think it will have Off Tv play for Wii U???
yeah that was a weird post, Wii games look pretty great on Wii U. doesn't the Wii U having HDMI help that?
I agree that DS games are best played on DS though
TheKastorian
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As far as NX goes, Ive said its different and obviously a new experience,Nintendo VR confirmed. New Metroid game at launch.
Another map or inventory screen? Hardly a requirement.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
That is what I am thinking.
Also like iOS, I imagine that some platforms will have exclusives games not playable on the other.
Serenitynow
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One of the most interesting revelations of the interview for me was how closely Miyamoto is working with Universal Parks on this real-life Nintendo Land. Also, pretty sure Kimishima used the words "amusement parks" more than he used "NX".
With the purchase of 500 acres of land, this thing is going to be huge. And my childhood dream come true.
With the purchase of 500 acres of land, this thing is going to be huge. And my childhood dream come true.
dampflokfreund
Banned
Yes please!!!
“That being said, I can assure you we’re not building the next version of Wii or Wii U. It’s something unique and different. It’s something where we have to move away from those platforms in order to make it something that will appeal to our consumer base.”
Sniff, sniff. Those words are words of wisdom... BEAUTIFUL!