Yeah. NES Home v. NES Portable?
The P-NES? Lol
Yeah. NES Home v. NES Portable?
The P-NES? Lol
Ah, yes. Completely forgot about Intrinsity. Thanks!I think there's a serious disconnect in what "custom" means. I'm talking about hand-laid out customization and ISA extension. Not drop in tweaks or standard library element changes. Also, I'm talking about CPU specifically, not the GPU.
Apple's cores were not designed by PA Semi in the way you suggest. Their engineering expertise was used in future designs no doubt, but they had previously only done POWER designs. They acquired Intrinsity who did the A4 for Apple and the Hummingbird design for Samsung, who was more likely directly responsible for the early "A" series iterations.
Is there a specific reason why people believe the next nintendo handheld will come in 2016? It seems much more likely to me to come in 2017 based on their previous release schedule. It might not be selling as well but I think it's selling well enough that they'll give the next full step a bit of time in the oven.
Go the Mario Kart route and abandon the stupid names and just add a number. NES 7.
Hahaha, dying here.What did you think QOL was for?
I hope this one is just called "The Nintendo"
I didn't mean to stir up any debate regarding the positives or negatives of gimmicks. Perhaps "gimmick" is the wrong word, but I just wanted to express that I would prefer if they focus on a standard-controller-oriented experience.
They better keep supporting the Wii U for a few more years yet. Ditch that soon and it'll create a lot of ill-will between them and the install base they have left.
Today everyone and their mother have a set-top box/microconsole, while the media capabilities are amazing the gaming front is still lacking, I think how Nintendo would fare if they released a 4DS TV. They totally have the games to attract the audience and even though it would lack an iTunes/Play Store/Kindle store, the ability to stream their own files and watch Netflix/Hulu and the likes would be good enough for some people. The main problems would be Nintendo making a more simple handheld (input wise), so it would not have game compatibility issues like the PSTV, and capable of outputting at least native 720p.
Low power? Shocking.
Personally I cannot see the Wii U successor being released any later than 2017
Sales trends I would assume. The 3DS is still doing well in Japan albeit it's starting to slow considerably I guess. Still even if it stopped selling completely in Japan it has sold fantastically there and it will sell several million more. It's the rest of the world where sales for it become more problematic. You never want to release a new console/handheld after your last console/handheld has already become irrelevant [i.e. stops selling in any meaningful way]. Doing so can seriously hurt your branding.
Personally I cannot see the Wii U successor being released any later than 2017 and even then I personally think it's more likely a 2016 Fall/Winter release. Releasing in 2017 would be another 3 years on the market and after 2015, Wii U will tank hard at least outside of Japan although it's not doing so hot there either. If I had to guess I'd say 3DS at latest would be Fall/Winter 2016 with Wii U successor in 2017. Even then though I could see it being earlier as the Wii U will only get more problematic after 2015 and Nintendo would risk burning their home console mindshare
My guess is one architecture and one OS, several different devices. And yeah, if that's the case, I think you'd be able to play any game you bought once on any system that supports it, but I wouldn't expect every game to run on every device. Developers will probably set a baseline and games will run on everything meeting the minimum specs.I'm more interested in this dual architecture.
Will it basically be one system that's both a portable and home console?
Will it out a heavy emphasis on cross buy, including retail games?
Will they share the same OS?
Who knows.
Before people start going crazy, remember consoles are planned many years in advance.
Mass market release of next gen console Q4/2017
How'zat?
Not mature enough
They should call it "The N"
Or even better "The NX"
Its plausible they'll have a new console ready for 2016, by that point, the Wii U would have had all major games released and essentially be on life spport. So I think Chistmas 2016, new console, with 3D Mario as a launch title.
Its plausible they'll have a new console ready for 2016, by that point, the Wii U would have had all major games released and essentially be on life spport. So I think Chistmas 2016, new console, with 3D Mario as a launch title.
It takes time to develop console hardware and We don't know what Nintendo has planned beyond what they announced at e3. Sales have picked up and while they're not setting the world on fire if this holiday and amiibo helps sales elevate enough they could ride it out until 2018. Wii u was a rush job and I doubt Nintendo wants to recreate that process.
Were at the cusp of the next generation of ram/gpu/cpu. Xbox/ps4 were design with tech that's overstayed it's welcome and as a result they were dated before release. It would be hugely beneficial for Nintendo to get in on the tech refresh, especially if they plan to try VR.
Just saying. Don't think it'll actually be ready next year though...Well, fuck.
Recruiting in 10/2014 -> Joined 03/2015 (after search, interviews, tests and notice period from previous job)
Onboarding 03/2015 - 06/2015
Research & Strategy for next gen architecture Q3/2015
Management decision and documentation of next gen architecture approach Q4/2015
Work on new chip 2016 <- This is where Nintendo currently is
Tape out Q2/2017
Mass market release of next gen console Q4/2017
How'zat?
Low power... not this shit again
Hopefully this is about their nextgen handheld
I don't think that will be the case. They need to launch their new handheld first.
Unless they release both in the same year.
Low power? Shocking.
They'll unite the architecture but there'll be several different devices. My guess is they'll release the handheld first, and when they announce the console a year or two later, Iwata will be like "All those 4DS games you already own? With our new console, you'll be able to play them in 1080p on your TV!".Yea, it's hard to call what they're going to do this time. Will they unite and just make the one console, or continue with both handheld and console.
Yeah same. Did Nintendo learn nothing from this gen or last gen? If the next Nintendo console is not at the very least as powerful or more powerful than the PS4, then it's another failed console and complete waste of time and money by Nintendo.
Not only that, but they better seek out third parties for input on their console this time if they really want third party support again.
Yea, it's hard to call what they're going to do this time. Will they unite and just make the one console, or continue with both handheld and console.
They'll unite the architecture but there'll be several different devices. My guess is they'll release the handheld first, and when they announce the console a year or two later, Iwata will be like "All those 4DS games you already own? With our new console, you'll be able to play them in 1080p on your TV!".
They'll unite the architecture but there'll be several different devices. My guess is they'll release the handheld first, and when they announce the console a year or two later, Iwata will be like "All those 4DS games you already own? With our new console, you'll be able to play them in 1080p on your TV!".
Yea, it's hard to call what they're going to do this time. Will they unite and just make the one console, or continue with both handheld and console.
Better settle for 480p to avoid disappointment.I could live quite well with a 720p Wii U-fidelity level handheld that would plug into a basestation for 1080p Wii U-fidelity level TV play.
We can speculate away on ARM vs x86, but I would not rule out another variation of Espresso/Broadway/Gekko. Nintendo have gone back to that well time and time again. In 2016/2017, the power draw for those cores will be even more negligible, and Nintendo stand to benefit from having all their existing and finely tuned assets up from the get-go. Remember, Iwata has stated that Nintendo are looking to reduce the negative effects of generational transition.
Heyyyyyy... I came up with thatUsing the "NES" designation would be awesome, actually. Nice call.
Imagine Nintendo at E3 coming out on stage and saying, "Introducing... our next foray into the video game marketplace..... and our fully next-generation platform. We call it........... the New Nintendo Entertainment System, or the New NES." *Crowd screams from both excitement and awesome Nintendo nostalgia*
Low power doesn't refer to the processing power, it refers to the energy consumption. As in, less electricity.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I recall the PS4 being pretty low on that, too.
I don't think they'll have much of a problem. You apparently can't code to the metal on Wii U, it's all managed and high level. Which means devs can't do really weird shit. And if there's no weird shit, emulation shouldn't be a big issue. Emulating a ppc750 isn't that hard and GPUs are backwards compatible, even across vendors.We can speculate away on ARM vs x86, but I would not rule out another variation of Espresso/Broadway/Gekko. Nintendo have gone back to that well time and time again. In 2016/2017, the power draw for those cores will be even more negligible, and Nintendo stand to benefit from having all their existing and finely tuned assets up from the get-go. Remember, Iwata has stated that Nintendo are looking to reduce the negative effects of generational transition.
We can speculate away on ARM vs x86, but I would not rule out another variation of Espresso/Broadway/Gekko. Nintendo have gone back to that well time and time again. In 2016/2017, the power draw for those cores will be even more negligible, and Nintendo stand to benefit from having all their existing and finely tuned assets up from the get-go. Remember, Iwata has stated that Nintendo are looking to reduce the negative effects of generational transition.