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I guess I should have qualified that I haven't really either in the last 20 years, but I thought it might still be a thing
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What we know so far about the Nintendo NX with sources
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I guess I should have qualified that I haven't really either in the last 20 years, but I thought it might still be a thing
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DrROBschiz
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TheMoon
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It always takes a couple of days. Friday is a good estimate.
Nintendo Won.
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Rösti
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The Japanese transcription is usually up the day after the briefing though.
It would be funny if, after all the speculation having coalesced into this dual-machine / unified OS theory, Nintendo just announced a plain old handheld.
Obviously everything they've said points the other way, but what if it was too hard and at some stage they just said 'fuck it, let's do it the old way'.
What if we get a Vita level console for $300? I mean, it's Nintendo, the potential for underwhelm-ment and meltdown is almost unlimited. I think we need to keep the worst-possible scenario in our heads and not run away with a bunch of fantasies, lest we be disappointed when Nintendo comes out with something that's merely 'great' rather than 'exactly what we wanted and expected'.
Just trying to keep my hype in check here - I'm as much a believer of the dual-console theory as anyone.
Obviously everything they've said points the other way, but what if it was too hard and at some stage they just said 'fuck it, let's do it the old way'.
What if we get a Vita level console for $300? I mean, it's Nintendo, the potential for underwhelm-ment and meltdown is almost unlimited. I think we need to keep the worst-possible scenario in our heads and not run away with a bunch of fantasies, lest we be disappointed when Nintendo comes out with something that's merely 'great' rather than 'exactly what we wanted and expected'.
Just trying to keep my hype in check here - I'm as much a believer of the dual-console theory as anyone.
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Rösti
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I posted some photos from the Third-Quarter Earnings News Conference (not the briefing) in the earnings thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=194036861&postcount=505
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Rösti
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It was first announced for Hotel New Otani Tokyo, but Dr. Toto later said the briefing would be held in Osaka. It might be a misunderstanding, as the news conference (not the briefing) was held at the Osaka Stock Exchange. But we'll see what happens, I doubt it'll be in Tokyo though.
Rösti;194036993 said:
That monogrammed shirt!
(Great find Rösti!)
Hmm...I wonder if they could use smartphone cameras (or a camera built into the handheld) in such a way to do something similar with the console? Seems out there and I'm not sure what the full uses would be, but that is interesting about the eye-tracking.
That's the exciting thing for me too! I'm assuming that nearly everything they do from here on will tie together with their other products in some way. Even if the smartphone aspect is just little side games to go along with your main one (like Dreamcast's VMU) that'd be neat enough to start with to me.
Hopefully there will be some new beans coming out then!
Hmmm...If it were just a standard home console and TEPD is, indeed, preparing a new 3D Mario for 2016--I wouldn't be disappointed. If it is just a standard handheld and that Mario is instead of '3D World,' '3D Land,' I'd be somewhat disappointed.
That said, while I'm not entirely sure the 'shared platform, two devices' will lead to much more than somewhat better sales and better customer satisfaction, I do really want Nintendo to do something bold and attempt to find a solution for getting somewhat beyond the corner they have found themselves in with Wii U/3DS. Basically, I'd love proof of the future but as a gamer 'more-of-the-same' wouldn't be too bad.
IDK the bigger Nintendo's future the bigger chance we have of a wealth of new and returning content. I want a new Nintendo golden age as much as the next gamer (well those that aren't anti-fans, of which Nintendo has plenty, or indifferent). So it is a big concern of mine, but in the short term I'd be able to settle for just simple refreshes.
Because they can likely never live up to the hype. But that said, the hype that's built is only among us nerds. Most people have no idea about it, and won't care anyway.
I am not sure hype can be a bad thing in this case.
The nerds who visit this thread will probably buy it regardless.
Right now the NX has buzz without nintendo lifting a finger. You never know what they will do which makes it so exciting.
DrROBschiz
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Its interesting
Its a combination of the rumors along with what Nintendo has done during this end of life period of WiiU/3DS
If they can get some competent Hardware, OS, and Ecosystem built on solid ground...
they are golden... because I already love the games and recent DLC support
They just need to get them in a less infuriating package.
Its a combination of the rumors along with what Nintendo has done during this end of life period of WiiU/3DS
If they can get some competent Hardware, OS, and Ecosystem built on solid ground...
they are golden... because I already love the games and recent DLC support
They just need to get them in a less infuriating package.
Pokemaniac
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Regarding running console multiplats on the handheld, it's really a case by case thing. Different games have different needs. If stuff is constrained by RAM or CPU, then scaling it down could be difficult. Probably something like Dragon Quest would scale pretty easily, but something like Assassin's Creed probably wouldn't scale that well.
3DS BC was being discussed a little bit ago. The main issue with that would actually be the weird GPU, since pretty much any major ARM CPU would be essentially binary compatible with 3DS software. Nintendo could actually implement BC relatively easily through a software layer similar to Windows's WoW64.
Also, this is just personal opinion, but I don't think that it's particularly likely we'll get any significant amount of Wii U "remasters" (really don't like that term, they're just ports).
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Rösti
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Hopefully. Mochizuki indicated he will be live tweeting from the briefing.
Because it won't live up to the hype. It'll inevitably disappoint people because the speculation and rumours have gone on so long.
DrROBschiz
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Fourth Storm
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Is this fact or opinion?
Shuggananas
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Area 51 of course
DrROBschiz
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"Splatoon sold HOW much? Maybe we should delay the NX a little..."
Splatoon is awesome and everything but god damn noooooooooooooo Kimi nooooo lol
Prevolition
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Besides Smash and maybe Zelda or Splatoon, I think we'll get more Gamecube "remasters" on NX. That's just me being wishful, though. We had Super Mario Sunshine HD rumors that never amounted to anything and I think there's no better time than now. Also can you imagine Sunshine HD crossbuy and being able to play it on the go?
DrROBschiz
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Well its not going to take much to outdo 3DS
And Vita isnt getting a successor soo..... Its up to you Nintendo
Wouldnt mind having the next great powerful handheld if they indeed make something worth its salt
Lord_Byron28
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I'm not that tech savvy but I wonder if Nintendo does a cloud/streaming service for their VC titles. I feel that may be the best way for Nintendo to overcome hardware issues that may get in the way of offering full BC. However, I'm not that knowledgeable on this subject.
DrROBschiz
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Cloud Gaming route....
Rather see that as an optional alternative than the Solution
Rather see that as an optional alternative than the Solution
Ah! Gotcha, thanks. I appreciate the clarification. ☺
That post was actually about the brief Q&A after the meeting, as Eradicate clarified above, rather than the Q&A that will take place in 6.5 hours.
Additionally, I'd also be disappointed if the device comes with some gimmick that I'd find annoying and cannot ignore, or that impacts the device's price so much that it necessarily compromises the quality of the display or the hardware. Apart from that, the device's performance specs are not really that interesting to me.
My hopes are basically (1) an online/license infrastructure worthy of 2016 and (2) no shitty annoying gimmick. I can probably live with anything else.
Pokemaniac
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Providing BC through cloud is kind of a last resort thing. It's not a particularly great arrangement for any party involved. I think the closest thing we might get is an SCD based on the Wii U chipset.
GustyGardens
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No they expect OS, features, third party support and power equivalent to the Xbox or PS.
Looking at Nintendo's achievements in the area of online services, they should really not jump from a pile of burning garbage to cloud-based game streaming.
That wasn't really my point. My point was are the expectations concrete enough for disappointment.
Who?
DrROBschiz
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Well Nintendo itself has already said
- Unified Architecture going forward - Good news
- Unified and Simple Account System - Thank you
- Leading Chipsets - Very vague. Temper expectations since cost is a huge factor
- Rumored to have standard storage options (500GB)
That alone is already kind of a relief for Nintendo fans right there.... Not that they wont still find something to be disappointed by
Oh
No I would say the concrete info we do have should be grounds for excitement
I feel like I should ban myself from following NX threads that are not new pieces of news. I get caught up in discussing the same things and I feel like I've made the same points so many times.
The big thing that will make me happy with the NX (as a big devotee of dedicated handhelds) is simply dual analogue controls w buttons of some sort, 540p + and decent graphics. That's all I really need.
The big thing that will make me happy with the NX (as a big devotee of dedicated handhelds) is simply dual analogue controls w buttons of some sort, 540p + and decent graphics. That's all I really need.
DrROBschiz
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Aww ok
So last two were WSJ and the Survey stuffs (which shouldnt be taken as anything but qualifies in the rumor category)
The truth is out there.
LOL!!! I close my eyes and it's still there, seared into the back of my eyelids.
Kimi's getting it lately, just like Iwata back in the day. From the earnings release thread:
Had to be done.
(Waiting for some new news to come by soon! Someone's got something out there!)
GustyGardens
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Didn't AMD say they were providing an APU for a gaming console, but never came out and said who it was they were talking about? That could be where the assumption comes from.
Fake edit. Did some research, and yeah - here's the link from last year.
http://wccftech.com/amd-game-console-arm-x86-architecture/
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