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[GustyGardens]

What if we did something like this? We used the middle of the screen for important information, and the outside for custom controller layouts. Obviously Nintendo could add embellishments so it doesn't look so plain.

The right control stick, in this case, substitutes the A button.

This thing is obviously smaller than the gamepad, so the UI would look a lot better and would be tailored especially for that screen. Another user and judged the controller to be about 6" from stick to stick and about 8" across.

Doing it this way makes sure that the players view of the game isn't covered up by anything.

 

[ElTorro]

has someone posted this yet?
https://twitter.com/razor921/status/712707890528780288



yeah i'm not convinced it's the same tree before, but eh gotta join the ride

The trees are not missing. The photo was just taken at an angle. You can see the trees on the right.

 

[bizzarewars]

I actually kind of like the way it looks. Still wish it had buttons.

 

[Esque7]

I really, REALLY hope this is not true.

No face buttons is such a ridiculous idea. Even if it has haptic touch buttons it wouldnt come close to actual buttons.

Also, the ergonomics seems to be so bad.

Why cant Nintendo just make a traditional console anymore? These gimmicks got old the moment they announced Wii U.

If this is indeed true... then this company really has no clue about anything in this industry.

Do you really think a standard controller will save them? Xbox and PS gamers aren't suddenly going to switch to Nintendo because of a normal looking controller. And people sure as hell won't buy CoD, etc, on a Nintendo platform after all these years. There just isn't enough room in the market for 3 nearly identical consoles to succeed. PS2, Xbox and GC practically proved that.

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Well, there it is. I'm not digging the direction so far.

 

[KingSnake]

I like the Wii U gamepad, so I'm not freaking out at this, I can't wait to see how is really working.

But oh boy, if I'm not laughing my ass off about all the people that in the past months were all for burying Wii U and moving all the Wii U games to NX and how NX was the second coming of the Console without even know what it is.

Oh boy, this is so fun now!

 

[jroc74]

All children play comfortably on iPads and tablets so well done to Nintendo for thinking outside the box for this in such a way. I'm sure many people will enjoy the console.

They need gimmicks as they will not compete in the same space as the PS4 (hell even the One isn't competing!).

It looks uncomfortable but Nintendo always peak my interest.

Didnt they try all this with the Wii U and that screen tho?

One thing's for certain. If they have NX marketing with that screen front n center and the console is in the background....

Expect less sells than the Wii U.

But...their mobile games will probably fit right in for this controller/handheld. Expect Nintendo to go all in on mobile in the next 3-4 years.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

has someone posted this yet?
https://twitter.com/razor921/status/712707890528780288

how deep does this rabbit hole go

 

[Wishmaster92]

The SteWii

This thread is now about SteWii and trees.

 

[Aaronrules380]

As cool as that looks, Nintendo is not about to use bleeding edge technology like that as it would be pretty darn expensive.

The rumors suggest this is exactly what they're doing though.
As for cost? Who knows

 

[Anteo]

has someone posted this yet?
https://twitter.com/razor921/status/712707890528780288




yeah i'm not convinced it's the same tree before, but eh gotta join the ride

just so everyone can read this:

 

[Papacheeks]

Unless the handheld is a controller as well.

This was my thought when seeing ear buds hooked in. What if that's the case? The hand held can be a optional controller?

 

[LordOcidax]

Why this devs have a normal Wii U gamepad instead of the devkit gamepad?

 

[Kouriozan]

The only thing that could top this thread is if it gets locked at request of Nintendo.

That'd be an awesome finish indeed.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Unless the handheld is a controller as well.

I expect the handheld to be A controller, but the controller? I wonder how much they can make dumb terminal versions of these for.

 

[Cookie Dough]

Someone in Sweden please go to that location and vandalize the shit out of the tree. Or even chop it down. We need to direct our anger somewhere and all we have right now is that fucking tree.

 

[thefro]

I'm starting to think this plugs into a grip and that has the buttons on it

I think at least the ZL/ZR buttons would be on the grip like the Wii Classic Controller Pro

Undock it to take it on the go or turn it sideways to waggle... or play AR games.

 

[Discokuningas]

Haven't read much of the thread yet, but the leaker name is Finnish and so is the laptop layout.

edit: Layout could be also Swedish but the name is definitely Finnish.

 

[Green Yoshi]

Whats that top picture from?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMcscM_Hogc

 

[BGBW]

What you don't know is the ninjas planted trees again outside Massive just before handing over the NX controller prototype just in case something like this happened.

 

[God Dayumm]

Unless the handheld is a controller as well.

I assume this controller is also the handheld. Didn't Nintendo reveal long ago that they wanted to integrate both handheld and console for the NX?

 

[Josh5890]

just so everyone can read this:

It's too late. We are on to you. Update your will immediately and call your family.

 

[Sadist]

Seriously, who ever leaked this...

Man, they will get fucked.

On the other hand, ten days until April 1st right?

 

[OrionsNebula]

Detective GAF is going HAM on swedish roads

Yeah gaf's true face of 4chan is coming out from behind the mask

 

[Grampa Simpson]

I refuse to believe.

 

[Revven]

If that's the dev kit version of the controller (which it pretty likely is) then I hope the ergonomics of the final version will be better... I can already imagine holding that thing and the edges digging into my palms pretty uncomfortably.

Also, no buttons really... turns me off. I hate touch screen controls without a stylus, using your fingers to smudge up the screen is going to be awful. And I can't stress enough that physical buttons are important for proper feedback on where your thumb is and also for muscle memory.

Scroll wheel shoulder buttons could still be cool but everything else... I'm not super hot on right now. The official reveal better be good.

Assuming this leak isn't a good phony.

 

[RomanceDawn]

For the prototype I can dig it but when it comes to actually using the thing I just don't know.

Ok so if that is the final controller without physical buttons, one way or another it will be able to play a game as complex as Zelda U, that is for certain. I guess those haptic feed back buttons will be whats used? I don't know man, they would have to be absolutely on point and feel wonderful for experienced gamers to want to use them in their competitive games.

I could see casuals going for it because with no buttons it looks fairly inviting and easy to use.

Hopefully with the final product well get the handles/grips like we saw in the patent.

 

[Maxim726X]

Yep... We're arguing about tree angles.

The hype is real.

 

[jroc74]

I like the Wii U gamepad, so I'm not freaking out at this, I can't wait to see how is really working.

But oh boy, if I'm not laughing my ass off about all the people that in the past months were all for burying Wii U and moving all the Wii U games to NX and how NX was the second coming of the Console without even know what it is.

Oh boy, this is so fun now!

If anything...NX might actually save the WIi U. I can see myself playing on that before this.

 

[Regiruler]

RIP neoGAF
200x-2016

 

[Bitch Pudding]

This feels like a Witness thread.

More like "How to get away with murder". Quite literally....

 

[Dystify]

Another image.

 

[Indelible]

I'am hoping this isn't real but it is looking more and more likely that it is, Nintendo really hasn't learned anything from the failure of the Wii U.

 

[Jeff Vader]

Alternately, not that I ever minded them moving to Nintendo systems, but maybe this could push capcom to move Monster Hunter back to Playstation devices. I certainly don't want to see that series get gimped in gameplay.

God willing

Fuck

How does Monster Hunter always get dragged into these things?

 

[Neoxon]

The NX Console better support the GameCube Adapter. If not, competitive Smash on the NX Console will be DoA (sadly, I wish I was joking about this).

 

[Creamium]

Looks real, but I so want this to be fake

 

[RiggyRob]

I wonder, when shit like this happens, you think people at Nintendo are freaking the fuck out? Are heads rolling?

They'll be thinking about damage control, which is ironic since they're having to do the same thing with the Wii U ceasing production.

In fact, they might be using their own Detective-GAF to figure out who leaked it.

Honestly, they deserve this - people have been waiting for 3 months to see/hear anything about it, it was bound to happen at some point.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Seriously, who ever leaked this...

Man, they will get fucked.

On the other hand, ten days until April 1st right?

Omg April fools is going to be brutal this year

 

[hwy_61]

Another image.

That does not look ergonomic at all.

 

[David H Wong]

I don't get it.

The white controller had A/B buttons but the black one does not.
Does that confirm the first (white) controller to be fake, or both?

I thought those were just displayed on the screen, not physical buttons.

 

[zma1013]

What if it double as a VR device and they sell it with a strap to put it on your head?

Nintendo ViiR.

 

[vainglorious]

 

[MrV4ltor]

Another image.

Looks like it gets thinner in the middle, probably for ergonomics?

 

[Emperor Bohe]

Man, the buttons better have good response and feel

 

[despire]

The leakers nick on Reddit is "Perkele37". Perkele is a finnish curse word and the old finnish word for the devil.

 

[Molemitts]

I mean, all the info in these rumors points to it being exactly this, so it once again comes down to exactly how good it feels and how well it works and possibly cost of a controller, durability, and other issues not related to explicit gameplay

Exactly this referring to my second point right? Sorry I've only just jumped in to this thread and I didn't even follow the other leak that much. If it's exactly like what is displayed in the gif then cool. I still think that design should be a handheld console, though, there's no point in trying the gamepad again, imo.

 

[TimeEffect]

What if we did something like this? We used the middle of the screen for important information, and the outside for custom controller layouts. Obviously Nintendo could add embellishments so it doesn't look so plain.

The right control stick, in this case, substitutes the A button.

This thing is obviously smaller than the gamepad, so the UI would look a lot better and would be tailored especially for that screen. Another user and judged the controller to be about 6" from stick to stick and about 8" across.

Doing it this way makes sure that the players view of the game isn't covered up by anything.

This looks sexy. Actually, the whole oval thing is sexy, but this is practical

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

Nintendo... no!! You were the chosen one!

 

[Candescence]

Ah, the reactions are an endless source of comedy gold. So many people freaking out when they know literally nothing about how well it might actually work. For all we know the haptic touch tech might actually work well and the controller might actually be fine to hold.

I mean, for all people complain about Nintendo's 'gimmicks', they at least actually work well when properly implemented in-game (unlike, say, Microsoft, which released two garbage motion control devices that nobody uses anymore), and any deficiencies are usually fixed up in revisions (mainly for handhelds, pretty much every handheld generation has had a major revision that is a massive improvement over the first iteration). I don't see Nintendo half-assing this one. If they're dropping physical face buttons and the d-pad, it wouldn't be unless they know the haptic tech works well enough to replace them. I'm withholding my verdict until we actually get hands-on reports with this thing, but I'm willing to give Nintendo the benefit of the doubt for now.

It's not like screaming about it hysterically is going to change anything, honestly.

 

[-Horizon-]

The trees were a lie?! The mystery deepens.