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[Catchpenny]

It's as likely to be real as not real so your authoritative tone is the only thing that's bizarre.

None of us know the truth.

The accuracy rate of "leaked" hardware pictures suggests this is not a 50/50 proposition.

 

[prwxv3]

People will look back at this thread and laugh just like we laugh at the Wii Remote reveal now.

It could easily end up like the WiiU for all we know.

 

[RootCause]

Seriously though, the more I'm seeing it the more I'm sure it's fake.

How are you going to limit a console by having two analog sticks + paddles + emulated buttons?

You can't play pretty much any modern mainstream game/Nintendo game for that matter.

Don't worry. It won't get any modern mainstream games.

People will look back at this thread and laugh just like we laugh at the Wii Remote reveal now.

Or maybe will laugh at it like at the wiiu. Could go both ways.

 

[Pancake Mix]

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoNX/comments/4avdcg/codename_nx/d13wy42?context=3

Is this the poster thinking it's fake or what?

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoNX/comments/4avdcg/codename_nx/d13x459?context=3

Huh?

I know I'm way off but it reminds me of the rocks from Dragon Quest XI footage. Even if this is legit, I don't think there would be any reason why some random developer that I'm assuming to be from the west to have access to a build of one of the biggest Japanese IPs.

English might very well not be their first language though if you read their comments.

 

[SalvaPot]

I know I'm way off but it reminds me of the rocks from Dragon Quest XI footage. Even if this is legit, I don't think there would be any reason why some random developer that I'm assuming to be from the west to have access to a build of one of the biggest Japanese IPs.

I'll be honest, they do look alike.

 

[generic_username]

What happens if this is the video they show tomorrow?

Come on! In 2016 and people are still doing this? lol

 

[SRTtoZ]

wait

is the screen on the controller?

No. The controller is on the screen.

 

[op_ivy]

Lol, what? Why? So bizarre it has to be real. Why?

 

[phanphare]

wait

is the screen on the controller?

nah man, the controller's on the screen

 

[ultrazilla]

I cant imagine Nintendo leaving the dpad behind though. They make plenty of 2d games and have historically valued accurate controls.

OK tech NeoGAF, would a snap on type cover featuring real buttons, directional pad(s) and triggers work with the haptics?

 

[jax]

Using that as a screen? You wouldn't even be able to see anybody lol. I can't tell if you're trolling or serious here

Have you used a controller with paddles? It's like cheat codes.

 

[dadjumper]

Really hope this is fake, but I mean, I will say "wow!", so

 

[ShirAhava]

The PS3 Slim leak also looked fake as fuck at the time I dunno this looks pretty Nintendo to me!

 

[HoJu]

The fact that no one knows what they're looking at means it's probably real.

 

[BoboBrazil]

You guys are looking at it from the wrong angle:

The analogs don't look so photoshopped when placing the image vertically.

I see a b button and shoulder buttons

 

[Nanashrew]

Come on! In 2016 and people are still doing this? lol

Oh yeah! Rickrolling is back. It's why I had to get an extension so I can see the thumbnail before clicking the link.

 

[VariantX]

I wonder why always a pic in these supposed leaks? Video is every bit as easy to capture and takes the same amount of effort as a picture only you have to stand there maybe 5-10 seconds. That being said, I don't think this is real.

 

[Doug Heffernan]

LMAOOO
The fuck is that?
I believe it, this is Nintendo after all.

 

[Science!]

If the NX controller uses haptics I wonder how Nintendo will implement it. I think it would be really cool to pet a dog in Nintendogs and have the touchscreen surface over the dog feel different than the surrounding screen.

 

[diaspora]

OK tech NeoGAF, would a snap on type cover featuring real buttons, directional pad(s) and triggers work with the haptics?

Snap on cover could work, but it's irrelevant if it's not bundled with the system.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

I wonder why always a pic in these supposedleaks? Video is every bit as easy to capture and takes the same amount of effort as a picture only you have to stand there maybe 5-10 seconds. That being said, I don't think this is real.

If it's a picture, you don't have to prove the screen actually streams video and isnt just a picture under a plastic cover.

 

[LAM09]

I would be shocked if it's real. Looks awful IMO

 

[213372bu]

Haptic feedback =/= emulated buttons. If you feel a click, it's legit.

I know I'll be wrecking XB1 owners in COD, probably at some coffee shop somewhere.

Using an actual screen with haptic feedback you mean? Wouldn't that be the same as using a phone with haptic feedback on emulated buttons?

Also have a hard time thinking you're going to be doing CoD as you wrap your hands around the controller, constantly getting your hand of the analog stick, pressing the middle of the screen where your gameplay/map is all jammed in.

It just seems completely unbelievable.

I played Mario Galaxy with a keyboard and mouse and tied the shake function to the wheel. come at me.

Playing a game on keyboard and mouse is a whole different ballgame than playing with emulated buttons on the middle of the screen.

I keep using the phone as an example but let's use the Vita.

Now make the Vita a huge Oval not designed to have round edges for your hands.

Now imagine your buttons and d-pad in the middle of the screen.

Now imagine your gameplay, mini-map, and HUD being emulated over the area where you are hovering your fingers/ hitting those buttons.

See how unreasonable it is?

Nintendo will taylor their own games to the hardware. They will make new games that make use of this thing the way Mario Galaxy and Splatoon did their respective consoles.

The types of games I see running on that "controller" are Ouya/Android level. I can't see any of their recent games even remotely being comfortable/viable. No amount of reworking entire games is going to change that.

And blocking third-parties like that is going to lead to a console less touched than the Wii U.

Don't worry. It won't get any modern mainstream games.

Or maybe will laugh at it like at the wiiu. Could go both ways.

lol I mean I guess.

It just seems more impossible than it does seem a "stupid decision"

 

[Angry Chair]

Has anyone figured out what the hell is on the screen yet? It's bothering me more than the design of the controller. I feel like Mr. Pitt when he couldn't see the spaceship in Kramer's 3D art.

 

[Blablurn]

I think it looks pretty awesome

 

[Shaanyboi]

Has Nintendo every had pictured hardware leaks like this that ended up being true?

 

[MassiveNights]

The tension is real in this thread.

God forbid people discuss a fun rumour and the possibilities resulting from said rumour.

 

[Huge Succeeded]

The non-standard approach to this totally goes against the rumor that the NX is aimed at being able to play games at the same level as the Xbone.

There is absolutely no way someone is going to be playing CoD, Sports games, etc. with having to rely with emulated buttons that are to the bottom-left of the right thumb stick.

And if they aren't emulated buttons, why does the display blow out/make the button hard to see?

well I'm not vouching for the realness of this leak because it's hella fake

but lets say the next Nintendo controller does have a face that's entirely screen.

You put a couple of physical buttons on the thing and they're gonna have to be clear. Better yet, unlabeled, with the game producing labels for each button on the screen. That way you can have a traditional label layout for your button (abxy) or more easily understood 'casual' layouts ("jump", diagonal across X&Y/"run", diagonal across A&B). Not to mention potential extra touch buttons as needed using the rest of the nearby screen space. so if the leak in the OP were legit, the buttons are difficult to see because there's no 'background' for the button being applied on the screen, just the label of the button directly over some other graphics

 

[daTRUballin]

I see a b button and shoulder buttons

There's an A button as well, although it's hard to see.

But yeah, this is Nintendo we're talking about here, so I wouldn't be surprised if this is real. Not sure what to think so far.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Alas, poor Nintendo! I knew him, GAF, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath bore me on his back a thousand times, and now how abhorr'd in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it.

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

You guys are looking at it from the wrong angle:

The analogs don't look so photoshopped when placing the image vertically.

what if it's also a touch screen?

nintendo to have vita successor games confirmed???

 

[Vyse The Legend]

Very obviously fake. Like not even worth discussion, haha.

 

[jax]

Using an actual screen with haptic feedback you mean? Wouldn't that be the same as using a phone with haptic feedback on emulated buttons?

Also have a hard time thinking you're going to be doing CoD as you wrap your hands around the controller, constantly getting your hand of the analog stick, pressing the middle of the screen where your gameplay/map is all jammed in.

It just seems completely unbelievable.


Playing a game on keyboard and mouse is a whole different ballgame than playing with emulated buttons on the middle of the screen.

I keep using the phone as an example but let's use the Vita.

Now make the Vita a huge Oval not designed to have round edges for your hands.

Now imagine your buttons and d-pad in the middle of the screen.

Now imagine your gameplay being emulated over the area where you are hovering your fingers/ hitting those buttons.

See how unreasonable it is?



The types of games I see running on that "controller" are Ouya/Android level. I can't see any of their recent games even remotely being comfortable/viable. No amount of reworking entire games is going to change that.

And blocking third-parties like that is going to lead to a console less touched than the Wii U.


lol I mean I guess.

It just seems more impossible than it does seem a "stupid decision"

Paddles.

 

[McHuj]

I would be shocked if it's real. Looks awful IMO

Looking awful makes it more likely it's real.

 

[Green Mamba]

How do you even play 2D Mario on this thing, there's no D-Pad.

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

Probably fake. The shoulder buttons are a nice touch I guess.

Spoiler

I'd buy it.

 

[Orthogonal]

I have no idea what I am looking at.

 

[Danis Saur]

We all laughed at two screens on a portable system, we'll be eating our words once again!

On a serious note, I think it looks cool and has potential, but it could be an unofficial self-made fake of some sort.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

Team Real

Is it the "Final Product" probably not, but I'm a go with authentic.


Also, this thread says the thirst is real!

 

[Beartruck]

God, I pray that's not real. Looks like a double down on the WiiU.

 

[Pancake Mix]

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoNX/comments/4avdcg/codename_nx/d13wy42?context=3

It appears the poster themselves is a game dev who has seen the controller with tape over the brand, etc., but doubts it's a Nintendo controller.

Has Nintendo every had pictured hardware leaks like this that ended up being true?

The redesign (with proper, clickable analogue sticks instead of circle pads) of the Wii U gamepad was leaked back in 2012:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/redesigned-wii-u-tablet-shown-off-by-tt-games-qa-guy/

 

[-Horizon-]

If they show that, they're never going to give Wii U up.

You got a chuckle out of me lol

Mac of course.... Just ask Paul Rudd.

Dang, I had to Google this.
That is just a bizarre thing they have going with Conan and Paul. Funny though.

Come on! In 2016 and people are still doing this? lol

Never gets old for me

 

[Applecot]

Reminds me of the PS3 boomerang

 

[Servbot24]

Reactions to this (fake) are interesting. Seems a lot of people just want more of the same shit, just new. I shouldn't be surprised I guess.

As always with NX, I'll wait patiently for official unveiling.

New vs old really doesn't matter that much as long as it's good. This controller is bad.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

what is it? looks like a dish for a banana split

 

[10k]

I'm just waiting for a post from Matt, Arkham, John Harker or Iherre saying "lol no" or "lol" to put this to bed. It's a good fake, but even the dev kit controllers or handheld would have a grip. And there's no point in blocking the controller logo with tape or black boxes.

 

[Nanashrew]

Using an actual screen with haptic feedback you mean? Wouldn't that be the same as using a phone with haptic feedback on emulated buttons?

Also have a hard time thinking you're going to be doing CoD as you wrap your hands around the controller, constantly getting your hand of the analog stick, pressing the middle of the screen where your gameplay/map is all jammed in.

It just seems completely unbelievable.


Playing a game on keyboard and mouse is a whole different ballgame than playing with emulated buttons on the middle of the screen.

I keep using the phone as an example but let's use the Vita.

Now make the Vita a huge Oval not designed to have round edges for your hands.

Now imagine your buttons and d-pad in the middle of the screen.

Now imagine your gameplay being emulated over the area where you are hovering your fingers/ hitting those buttons.

See how unreasonable it is?



The types of games I see running on that "controller" are Ouya/Android level. I can't see any of their recent games even remotely being comfortable/viable. No amount of reworking entire games is going to change that.

And blocking third-parties like that is going to lead to a console less touched than the Wii U.

Honestly? Wii games have very simple controls and are easily supplemented with a couple of buttons and tying something to shake. I moved Mario around with WASD, jumped, crouched, shot and shaked with my mouse. It was incredibly simple. Now for Wii motion+ games, that will have real issues.

 

[Neoxon]

Artsy Omni (the guy who made the fake Rayman leak) gave his thoughts on the rumor.

NOPE. I call fake. This is clearly completely based on the patents that were filed, but the person who made this seems to have not noticed that the controller depicted in the patent had grips on it. Also, that "program often used to tell if an image has been Photoshopped" didn't find anything amiss with the Rayman "leak." Just saying. =P

Add to that the fact that there seems to be no glass or plastic surface on the display which would be evidenced by screen parallax the edges of the screen. Also, no evidence of screen moiré, which is typical of a photo of a screen like this. The freeform Sharp displays (which is what Nintendo would be using) photographed at comparable angles show significant screen moiré.

 

[Showaddy]

No way that uncomfortable hunk of crap could possibly get through a painstaking R & D process without anyone bothering to actually try and hold it.

 

[213372bu]

Paddles.

Sure it has "paddles" but how does that make a difference when you're playing any of the games I was talking about?

well I'm not vouching for the realness of this leak because it's hella fake

but lets say the next Nintendo controller does have a face that's entirely screen.

You put a couple of physical buttons on the thing and they're gonna have to be clear. Better yet, unlabeled, with the game producing labels for each button on the screen. That way you can have a traditional label layout for your button (abxy) or more easily understood 'casual' layouts ("jump", diagonal across X&Y/"run", diagonal across A&B). Not to mention potential extra touch buttons as needed using the rest of the nearby screen space. so if the leak in the OP were legit, the buttons are difficult to see because there's no 'background' for the button being applied on the screen, just the label of the button directly over some other graphics

I guess, but even with physical buttons on an overlay, that positioning is going to be super awkward to play games.