Elfforkusu
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There's still a chance they'll use usb-c(/thunderbolt) + eGPU. They filed a patent about it, the PC market is toying with it for laptops...
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Eurogamer: NX = portable w/ carts, detachable controllers, Tegra, TV Out, no BC, Sept
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wild wild rice
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Not confirmed per se, but patents were filed for supplemental devices to increase the power.
So we just accepted Nintendo will never be a major player in the console market? best they can hope for is some people getting it as a second console instead of being the main one?
So why we should be happy about it again?
OnionPowder
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It's not a watch
It's a wearable
It's not a watch though
It's a wearable
It's not a watch though
thehillissilent
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Some people think Tegra graphics are :
But
People are going to keep ignoring that Tegra is a modern chipset and supports modern day engines such as UE4. The question is battery life and the power output when hooked up to the dock.
Scorpio? I dunno, unless MS are dicks and they let developers make games that don't run on entry level scorpio models i don't see how they couldn't port them to the NX.
More importantly, when this gets a pokemon mainline game, will people will accept it as the "console mainline Pokemon" everybody has been asking for?
Eddie_Khaled
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Announcing in September ??? What gaming events are happening in September ??
Exactly, thats why i say it struggle to reach XB1 Level and not simple its a tegra. Gonna be some Sub Xbox one but noooot that drastical i think
i think its gonna be Dreamcast to PS2 Gap
Ninja Scooter
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MS is "floundering" because that market is firmly entrenched in the Sony and PC camps at the moment. I swear some of you sound like you just woke up after being in cryosleep since 1996. Nintendo doesn't have the cache with the market that is currently buying PS4s and gaming on PCs. Hell Microsoft actually does and, as you said, they are floundering. That day some of you have been dreaming about when 18 - 35 year old "dude bros" drop their Playstations and Xboxes because they want to play Zelda and Mario Kart and restore order to the gaming universe is never coming. I'm glad Nintendo seems to be realizing this even if you aren't.
Milly Osworth
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OrbitalBeard
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Oh man, I hope Super Mario Maker is on this thing.
Having that on the go would be pretty sweet.
I really hope NX offers a data plan of some sort. That'd actually get me to subscribe to a PSN / XBL style service from Nintendo.
The average enthusiast is always going to be completely out of touch with the market and assume that what they like = guaranteed success. It's hilarious.
Even if I'm not 100% sold on the concept of this on a personal level, it is absolutely the best move for Nintendo.
Having that on the go would be pretty sweet.
I really hope NX offers a data plan of some sort. That'd actually get me to subscribe to a PSN / XBL style service from Nintendo.
The average enthusiast is always going to be completely out of touch with the market and assume that what they like = guaranteed success. It's hilarious.
Even if I'm not 100% sold on the concept of this on a personal level, it is absolutely the best move for Nintendo.
FarEastOfTengai
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If DQXI is the PS4 version and just a slight drop in quality, I would most likely get it for the NX. That would be the case for many games since I generally only have a few hours of TV game time versus a large amount of time for handheld games. If I can walk into my den, drop this on a dock (or airplay?) and continue playing where I left off on a large TV, I would be pretty happy.
wild wild rice
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Haha. I love how people are completely ignoring or overlooking the fact that it gets hooked up to a TV and essentially a home console at that point.
Honestly this is what I need. Being able to play Nintendo games on one device and PC for everything else I would almost not need a PS4, minus my sports games. Please get Madden Nintendo. If nothing else get frickin Madden.
dickroach
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the Nintendo NX reveal event
Some people think that games beyond AAA releases dont exist. Wii had a ton of cool niche third party exclusives on top of the Guitar Heroes and Just Dances that the masses ate up. Wii U not so much.
Tokyo Game Show. But I doubt they are announcing it there, they will probably held their own unveiling event or foolishly announce the entire thing in a random direct.
Papacheeks
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It can if they stopped adding gimmicks. Look how much hype came from the NES re-release console coming this fall. People want it, they remember Nintendo.
Keep your message, and your console simple and people will flock to it. It's the reason Sony is doing so well. It's not complicated to wrap your head around.
Nintendo have this habbit of wanting to innovate hardware all the time, but by the time they do everything tech wise has already passed them. The Wii, DS I'll give you that were ahead of the curb. But releasing a hybrid will either sell like hot cakes depending on what it can do, or it will fizzle out.
spazimoose
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It could definitely be quite expensive but I think nintendo knows not to make it too much more than the new 3ds. It depends on how good a deal they got with Nvidia which they very well might have. Tegra hasn't got any traction in any market, Nvidia NEEDED this. I think it was a hard sell and Nintendo made out like a bandit. That's the dream anyways. $260?Seems expensive.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
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Yeah, Vita is ancient technology at this point. If these rumors about the NX are true, then the NX is going to be crack for indie developers - a portable system with the full backing of Nintendo, a better install base (because let's face it, even if this bombs, a failed Nintendo portable system is going to sell way more than the Vita) and more than enough power for all but the highest-end of indie games.
SweetDonuts
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Not liking the sound of this at all
SinCityAssassin
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WELL THAT'S SOME FUCKING CROW IF WE EVER ATE ONE.
PhazonBlazer
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Wait, remember Sonic Project 2017 will be on NX and the other consoles. Wonder if it's gonna be a direct port of the other versions or something different like Unleashed was on the Wii.
Considering the Tegra X1 is basically a furnace that happens to do processing, a handheld with a Tegra X1 *and* a 1080p display would likely have a battery life of approximately three seconds.
Yup.
The Wii was initially planned/designed as a motion controller accessory for the GCN. The Wii U was initially planned/designed as a tablet accessory for the Wii.
The NX is a clean break, thankfully.
this isnt complicated either, you have a handheld that if you want, you can put it on a dock to play on the tv, its not fucking rocket science
Doctor_Thomas
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I don't get it.
The Tokyo Game Show.
Gamezone
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People had plenty of years to play old games, and you could always keep your old consoles. I don`t see the big deal, really.
That.... would be perfect.
TGS, but Nintendo's likely going to hold their own event. I guess E3 has caused people to forget that such a thing is possible.
Joegrine_TT
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What about the dock mechanism? Is that a form of the Supplementary Computer Device? If so then I can see this Announcement being huge
Colonel Mustard
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This may surprise you...the Wii U has 1080p games.
perfectchaos007
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So if I'm understanding the graphics comparisons correctly, Nintendo is taking a half gen leap from Wii U. That means at the end of the NX's cycle, it will be 1.5 generations behind the competition instead of 1 generation behind like it has been since Wii launched in 2006.
MatrixMan.EXE
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"Is there any reason NX won't dominate Japan?"
It's probably already been said but...all the Nintendo fanboys yelled at me that it was't a hybrid?! Take that L.
I don't know how this is going to turn out for Nintendo, its such a crapshoot nowadays with them. Personally I think this is a smart move for them. They do good with portables, they will be concentrating on one system software wise which is great from a game perspective. If its pricey that may be a problem because people won't get the idea of getting basically two pieces of hardware for one.
I don't know how this is going to turn out for Nintendo, its such a crapshoot nowadays with them. Personally I think this is a smart move for them. They do good with portables, they will be concentrating on one system software wise which is great from a game perspective. If its pricey that may be a problem because people won't get the idea of getting basically two pieces of hardware for one.
Sounds like it, yes. But the article is badly written.
Lupin the Third
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That wasn't the message of the post. He's saying "Nintendo can't get their foot in the door in that market anymore, so they went this other route."
That's what I'm thinking. Maybe games can run up to 1080p once you hook it up to your TV.
Barry Burton
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One of the perks of low (realistic) expectations is that I'm relatively easy to please! Nintendo has hardly pushed the Wii U to its limits with most of its games, and I can't see any way that the NX isn't at least on par with that. And since most of their franchises don't go for a realistic art-style, Nintendo doesn't need a technical behemoth. They'll be fine with something (allegedly) between the Wii U and XBO, and I'm fine with that too.
blackMamba1187
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Sounds interesting. Count me in.
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