I could see this being real for the sole reason that a Japanese company would absolutely print out a manual and fax/mail it especially to deter digital leakage.
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NX Controller Rumor [Up5: Original was fake, and thus this is too]
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I could see this being real for the sole reason that a Japanese company would absolutely print out a manual and fax/mail it especially to deter digital leakage.
Notepad obviously.
I don't know why but when I saw your nails I had to laugh...
ZombiePlatypus
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Oh my god.
KojiKnight
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Don't hate, he obviously chews on them when he's nervous, and who hasn't been nervous in this thread?
Interesting. Looks like a mix of pre- and post-processing techniques to avoid rendering unwanted pixels to the VR screens. The mesh avoids 3D rendering of hidden objects and applies lens correction, the masking avoids pixel rendering.
I would hope that Nintendo would aim at having third party support this time around. Adding these little things (the mesh treatment for the rounded screen, the different control layout, the UI planning for touch controls on a round screen, the different dimension rate, different media - remember GC's mini DVD? - etc) are what moves devs away from releasing multi-platform games for Nintendo consoles lately. That or lack of processing power (as in Wii's case).
Nintendo almost always sells hardware at a healthy margin. They don't sell at a loss or cost. Even after the price cut I think they were still making a good few bucks off the 3DS.
I think the size is just rightMy tv remote is close to these dimensions (17cm/6cm), so I tried to take it like the "NX controller" and surprisingly it was more comfortable than I thought without the need of grips :
I'm not hating, I just think they're funny
His thumbs remind me of Minions for some reason xDmalboroking
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Whats wrong with his nails?
.I'm not hating, I just think they're funny
mightynine
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The real controller is this, and the console is call the nintendo WiiTang
Man, that controller is nothing to mess with.
And they only make one.
Jesus, everyone chill out it is clearly faked.
The real controller is this, and the console is call the nintendo WiiTang
This looks a bit like a batarang.
But manny you're wrong
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
Are you the singer? Just curious.
I think for Nintendo it's all about creating something new. On the DS we had Nintendogs and Electroplankton, along with Brain Age and series of other games.
The Wii had games which could be controlled with motion, from racing games to tennis, and bowling. It made a really big change in how we played those games.
The Wii U is basically Nintendo trying to cater to everyone, it didn't work. Just look at the games they made for it, they're ALL "traditional" games. Basically the Wii U is them moving away from the true innovation and market expansion they were in the generation before. The Wii U was Nintendo, as the Blue Ocean book says, "earning the right to innovate".
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Come on now. Computers can render images in whatever shapes one'd like them. If you're referring to framebuffers, those normally are perceived to be rectangular, but that's not because they cannot be any other shape - they're just regions of memory, to what shapes those map is more a matter of convention that anything else. For instance, the stereoscopic framebuffer(s) of the 3ds map to disjoint sequences of vertical bars (the parallax barrier crate).
DownGrader
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"Pocket Handheld" literally sounds like PDA.
DownGrader
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My tv remote is close to these dimensions (17cm/6cm), so I tried to take it like the "NX controller" and surprisingly it was more comfortable than I thought without the need of grips :
Hey, I remember that remote from the days I worked in an electronics store! I have even held it sideways for some reason, and it felt okay.
Yep, and don't forget the GBA, PSP, PSVITA, etc. without a grip and really comfortable, then why the "NX controller" would by not ?
My tv remote is close to these dimensions (17cm/6cm), so I tried to take it like the "NX controller" and surprisingly it was more comfortable than I thought without the need of grips :
Kinda looks like.... limited screen space? Or just the overall thing is too small compared to the size of your hands? Is the remote really similar in size?
EDIT: The remote is a bit smaller, hm...
UnemployedVillain
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why would two different sourced "fakes" have the exact same dimensions
doubt they're sharing CAD files in some attempt to gain notoriety or attention
i'm leaning on #teamreal
It's literally ripped off from the patent drawings. It's not that hard to get the sizes the same
LegendofLex
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The consequences of cutting the 3DS price:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nintendo-earnings-idUSTRE79Q1GC20111027
Slick Butter
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Hey this fits pretty well on here
How would you map the controls?
How would you map the controls?
Well, there's post-processing in the form of the warp applied to match the lenses used in the Vive, but that's not really relevant here. The stencil mask is used through the entire render process as a flag for the GPU, basically saying "don't render here" on a per-pixel basis.
The only limitation of current graphics APIs is that the full outer rectangular region exists in memory as a colour buffer and a depth buffer, even if it's empty and unused. You can actually write other data into this space on the colour buffer, and the GPU won't overwrite it during rendering, but it's a very discontiguous region of memory so would be pretty difficult to do anything useful with. You wouldn't be able to touch the depth buffer, though, as this includes the stencil mask. This isn't much of a problem with a single large memory pool (e.g. the PS4) because it's only a few MBs, but Nintendo usually have split memory pools, with a small, fast pool of memory attached to the GPU (e.g. the 32MB eDRAM on the Wii U). In this scenario every little bit of memory counts, so the current implementation would be a bit inefficient.
Nintendo get to define their own API and graphics drivers, though, so they should be able to lay out the framebuffer in memory quite a bit more efficiently if they need to (possibly giving devs two options, a dense option to make the best use of available memory, and a traditional option to make framebuffer addressing simpler).
It's not really a huge deal when you're dealing with a custom API. It wouldn't be particularly difficult to make the oval screen masking effectively invisible to devs, and then it's really just a matter of adjusting the FOV until the screen is framed properly. They'd want to design custom "buttons" as well, but even then I'm sure Nintendo would include defaults if they really don't want to go to the effort.
Rösti;199130900 said:
What is a usp and a pod? Unique selling point?
POD I have no idea. Rosti?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
No, the fake leaker actually said the machine was called the Nintendo Pocket and even referred to the logo looking like a P.
UnemployedVillain
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Yeah because all their forecasting was based on it costing $70 more. It doesn't necessarily mean that the new cost directly caused losses, only that it contributed to them, especially when at that point in time their console wasn't doing well
DeuceGamer
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Right, but they could have launched somewhere in between.
I'm concerned as well which is what I originally said. This just gives me a little hope that the NX won't be over priced.
blue_phazon
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Why is everyone assuming this is primarily for off-tv play and therefore too small?
It seems to me that the screen on the controller is more for UI/inventory and custom touch buttons and shit like that.
C'mon people, this is a home console controller. The game is on the TV
It seems to me that the screen on the controller is more for UI/inventory and custom touch buttons and shit like that.
C'mon people, this is a home console controller. The game is on the TV
My tv remote is close to these dimensions (17cm/6cm), so I tried to take it like the "NX controller" and surprisingly it was more comfortable than I thought without the need of grips :
Part of your right hand would be touching the screen and setting off triggers, buttons or something. This is like the reverse of the Vita I needed a grip just to keep my fingers from tapping all over the damn thing and to hold it comfortably.
I think with a grip I wouldn't mind the design as much.... Just like the Vita became amazing with the grip I bought
...and remind people how much better the real thing with actual buttons is, discrediting the device they're currently holding.
POD = Point of Difference (Differentiation).
If that is the case, then it makes less sense. The changes to the sticks, form factor, size etc... are all about increasing portability. If this is supposed to be the new, refined Wii U Gamepad, then they may have actually taken a few steps back. On paper, the form factor of the Wii U GamePad could be adapted to offer real buttons and quick access to custom buttons (essentially, make the sides of the Pad a bit thinner). If this new design makes several concessions for the sake of portability (like the sticks) but it is not supposed to be portable... then it makes no sense.
Yeah pretty sure USP is unique selling point/proposition.
POD is probably point of difference.
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Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I want actual buttons. I'm on record saying that multiple times.
Word.
I see, well, a differentiator is supposed to be a positive selling point versus your competitors.
So I disagree with Rosti.
Right, I'm not arguing, that's just something that came to me.
I just don't know what the argument could be for this. It's an alternative, but it doesn't seem like a superior one and I think that's what plagued the gamepad. It was different compared to the competition, but it didn't really justify it. So I wonder is that Nintendos Achilles heel: To be so determined to be as unlike the competition as they can stand, it's a detriment to themselves.
DryvBy
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My tv remote is close to these dimensions (17cm/6cm), so I tried to take it like the "NX controller" and surprisingly it was more comfortable than I thought without the need of grips :
dcx4610
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As much as I hate to admit it but the buttons vs no buttons argument feels like Blackberry vs Smart phones.
You had and still have people that love a keyboard on a Blackberry but most have moved on to touch screens. The Blackberry people are considered old fashioned and behind the times.
You have kids growing up now exclusively using phones, tablets and touch screens. Buttons aren't apart of their world.
I fear buttons on controllers may be the new Blackberry. If the NX has it where you can map and kind of button combination you desire along with haptic/tactical feedback, it could be a game changer and the most forward thinking Nintendo has done in years.
You had and still have people that love a keyboard on a Blackberry but most have moved on to touch screens. The Blackberry people are considered old fashioned and behind the times.
You have kids growing up now exclusively using phones, tablets and touch screens. Buttons aren't apart of their world.
I fear buttons on controllers may be the new Blackberry. If the NX has it where you can map and kind of button combination you desire along with haptic/tactical feedback, it could be a game changer and the most forward thinking Nintendo has done in years.
It could definitely be a game changer. I'm on a wait and see approach right now. Could be the best or worst thing ever.
My tv remote is close to these dimensions (17cm/6cm), so I tried to take it like the "NX controller" and surprisingly it was more comfortable than I thought without the need of grips :
Looks waaaaaaaay too small given there's a screen on this thing. Giant american hands and this if it's real and it's actual size is a disaster in the making. Not to mention how disgusting the screen will get.
ZombiePlatypus
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Can we have NX Tingle-tan?
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