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[Maxim726X]

You should also check Wii U pad thread. The Wii remote sucked IMO but it had fantastic functionality as a motion controller while Wii U gamepad functionality didn't resonate with anyone.

Are we also forgetting the the Wii was successful in spite of the shitty motion controls?

After the novelty wore off, no one gave a shit. See: Every third party release.

Besides, how many great Nintendo games even took advantage of the controller?? Not nearly enough to justify the control scheme.

All they had to do was make a bare-bones machine that plays Nintendo games. With fucking buttons... It's all they needed.

 

[ViridianHues]

I was actually feeling optimistic about the NX, but now I'm losing any hope. My only thought is that they are after the mobile market, but Nintendo needs to understand that these people will never be interested in something like this.

This will be the Wii U all over again. The final nail will be the specs, which I bet will be on par with PS4/Xbone. Both of which will likely be replaced in 2-3 years even if the upgrade rumors aren't true.

 

[PBY]

So your hands cover 1/3 of the play screen?

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

A controller meant to play potential AAA console games.....has no buttons.


You do you, Nintendo.

This is our concern Dude.

 

[Randomizer]

Hard to believe Nintendo who puts controls and gameplay before everything else has went the no button route. I mean they still used single touch Resistive screens on the 3DS and WiiU when multi touch capacitive touch were the norm, as it offers more accurate touch controls.

 

[imjust1n]

I've never used a haptic feedback device before. Can you compare it to anything? Will it really feel like pressing a physical button? Seems like science fiction technology lol

Ive tried it before its very like pressing a button. I tried it at PAX there was some type of demo using the tech. You kinda have to try it to believe it I didnt before I tried it.

 

[-Horizon-]

Look at the reflection in the first image, then look at Massive's HQ in Sweden

Same tree

Same fucking tree man

Shit

The Division NX port confirmed

Spoiler

if it is Ubi with the leaks then lol

 

[Koozek]

Look at the reflection in the first image, then look at Massive's HQ in Sweden

Same tree

Same fucking tree man

Shit

YO

 

[Pineapple]

I have to admit, the sticks being overlayed onto the actual screen really amplifies the sense of immersion.

 

[Jarmel]

Battery life is going to be shit on that.

 

[khaaan]

Nintendo, I love you and your wild rides <3

I can't wait to see how Smash is supposed to play on that.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Don't know what to think of this. There's nothing right now that can better substitute actual buttons but it's hard to take a position when Nintendk won't reveal it officially.

I also hope this is not the final consumer design. And I wish it had a D-pad at the very least. 2D platformers with a stick or touch screen controls suck!

 

[Quonny]

Honestly it should be a vertical screen because that's how a majority of phone games in Japan are played.

 

[KingBroly]

Look at the reflection in the first image, then look at Massive's HQ in Sweden

Same tree

Same fucking tree man

Shit

You guys are fucking dedicated.

Ubileaks does it again

 

[Starchasing]

If anyone wants to try how the buttons would be like, they can put this picture on a phone and try

Does anyone have the proportions of the patent drawings? i would like to make a more precise mock up of how the buttons would be

 

[Bergerac]

Thread is moving faster than conversation is capable of maintaining. Stahp.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Guys calm down, this is just a picture of Nintendo's new handheld.

Edit: It was a joke.

 

[Hale-XF11]

I'm still trying to figure out how your hands are supposed to support this thing. Looks extremely awkward.

 

[……forgetit]

If this is the hand held I actually really like it. Face buttons are useful for fast paced action games but that's really it. It does limit the potential but I do think it would work for the modern handheld market.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

That's what everyone's been begging for.

1/3rd of the screen space available, with your thumbs blocking another 20%.

 

[Gurrry]

Im gonna make an assumption here.

The WiiU gamepad will work with the NX.

If not, man.. not sure I want to play a console where the controller doesnt have face buttons.

 

[Wishmaster92]

Detective gaf fighting the wrong fight. Don't rat out people exposing things :/

 

[Morts]

Someone Photoshop Beyond Good and Evil onto it.

 

[BossLackey]

Nintendo lives in their own little world, don't they?

 

[brandonh83]

So your hands cover 1/3 of the play screen?

Dependent on how individual developers design it.

 

[kennyamr]

What is appealing about this? You still have the issue of the analog buttons covering part of the image, now add to that human hands. I just don't get it.

this.

 

[Nirolak]

Guys calm down, this is just a picture of Nintendo's new handheld.

The poster says it's the controller for the console.

 

[Josh5890]

Breaking News: Mario has told his agent to tell Nintendo management he's opting out of his contract.

Link and Samus are reportedly also doing the same thing.

Let me guess, they are taking their talent to Seattle?

 

[Aaronrules380]

I've never used a haptic feedback device before. Can you compare it to anything? Will it really feel like pressing a physical button? Seems like science fiction technology lol

I haven't either, though based on impressions by others here similar technology is already being done and works. But yes, the theory is definitely sound and in theory it's definitely possible to do this stuff. I have no idea how well Nintendo's haptic technology would be, which is why my stance is that if this is real, I'll wait for impressions or an ability to try hands on myself

 

[wild wild rice]

Apologize for quoting myself but I wanted to see if others had this same issue.

I'd like to see grips as well.

 

[KarmaCow]

What is this notion that thing that is repulsive to the mobile casual crowd is physical buttons on the controller?

 

[gamz]

Cartridges bro, like the 3DS. They're bringing them back to consoles now.

LOL! I'll die if those things are back. So sick of my kids losing those damn things.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

Ho would you get the games on that thing? Will it be fully digital then?

I mean, it would line up with the patent that said that there would not be a disk drive for the console.

 

[KingV]

If real, it has to be the handheld and not the console controller.

The device looks too expensive to be a controller. That was part of the problem with the Wii U, but on the Wii U you can see where the cost compromises were on the gamepad (Low Res screen, no multitouch, not capactive touch).

Not so on this. And, if the plan is to have touch buttons, you would need an accurate touchscreen to even have a prayer of it being usable. A $50 Huawei phone caliber touch capability won't cut it for a console controller.

This thing seems to have too many new and different components in it for it to possibly be a pack-in for a console. I could see it as a handheld, where the touchscreen might not hurt it and a $200-$250 asking price is reasonable at launch. But there's no way I think this is the console controller.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Ugh it looks like a weird PS Vita mock up

 

[Pie and Beans]

That this is infact not the handheld but the controller for a console makes this EVEN MORE insane.

Double down on gamepad, now in a weird oval form without buttons. Just fire the entire hardware department into the sun. How fucking clueless could they get?

Christ fuck. Going to be great seeing people walk back from "Mobile gaming is trash due to no buttons/capacative is shit" to "Nintendo bringing fun out of the box innovation!!!!" like clockwork.

 

[Man]

I have to admit, the sticks being overlayed onto the actual screen really amplifies the sense of immersion.

Not sure if serious.

 

[Baleoce]

What if they offer attachable face buttons or a normal controller and this can be the controller for the console but also a handheld?

I'd say a large quantity of owners in retrospect would say they felt disgruntled that the Pro Controller wasn't part of the base package when they bought a Wii U.

 

[ecosse_011172]

Guys calm down, this is just a picture of Nintendo's new handheld.

Read the OP Updates.

 

[Y2Kev]

This is like the biggest "if you can't beat em, join em" moment I've seen. They could pull this off. But I guess it's weird how years of trashing mobile controls could get hardcore gamers...this. Lol.

 

[SgtCobra]

No face buttons? I never liked the touch buttons on smartphone games so I'll really need to see how this works before I judge.

So... 16cm?

That's what she said?..

Spoiler

I'm so sorry

 

[injurai]

That's what everyone's been begging for.

1/3rd of the screen space available.

Which is just another way of saying, wasted cost.

They would literally be wasting cost on part of the device that you never get to use.

 

[netgrimoire]

this looks uncomfortable, like...how Sway?

That's what everyone's been begging for.

1/3rd of the screen space available, with your thumbs blocking another 20%.

/dead/

 

[Asd202]

What is appealing about this? You still have the issue of the analog buttons covering part of the image, now add to that human hands. I just don't get it.

.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

So your hands cover 1/3 of the play screen?

Nope.

Brand new tech, image is visible THROUGH your hands.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

The poster says it's the controller for the console.

I was just kidding Nirolak.

 

[jaypah]

kinda funny that Sony termed the Vita a "Super Oval Design"

this is like the "Uber Oval"

what if it has something insane like wrap-around button shells? that would be a somewhat Nintendo-Like™ Solution

like a 4:3 shell mask for DS compatibility that displayed screens side by side and provided traditional face buttons. they love shit like that

So like different grips/shells that contain buttons? That's crazy enough to work but it would cover up a lot of the screen that they seem keen to show off.

 

[hwy_61]

I have to admit, the sticks being overlayed onto the actual screen really amplifies the sense of immersion.

What?

 

[Randomizer]

I think it looks amazing but no buttons is just such a bizarre move. I guess they are really doubling down on mobile after all.

 

[Eddie_Khaled]

Nope...
Still a rubbish design :/