somecrazymember
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Eurogamer: NX = portable w/ carts, detachable controllers, Tegra, TV Out, no BC, Sept
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bennywhatever
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I'm super stoked about the design since it's what I've wanted all along.
The price point for games is what scares me the most. I'm a handheld gamer, and I like the $40 price point. I haven't bought a $60 game since the N64.
The price point for games is what scares me the most. I'm a handheld gamer, and I like the $40 price point. I haven't bought a $60 game since the N64.
goldenpp72
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How is it any different than Wii U? The only added cost to this versus a normal console would be the screen, which Wii U had. If anything not having to have a wireless card for remote play (or whatever U used) would make this a bit cheaper than that solution, so what's the problem again?
TheMagician
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Is Breath of the Wild technically a handheld game now? Ha
May surpass Link's Awakening as my favourite handheld game of all time!
May surpass Link's Awakening as my favourite handheld game of all time!
It's plenty of room for DC quality graphics.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Yes. NV Vulkan support goes back to Kepler, and TX1 is a Maxwell.Will the Tegra X1 be compatible with the Vulkan-API?
Gamezone
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No, because they don't do third party or next generation sized games. If you are right, they might fail miserable. They have to have third party support.
But it's not the majority, which means that most people enjoy Splatoon's gyro controls.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
WiiU streaming tech will hopefully be there for dual screen games.
Who wants 50 GB games on a handheld? Lol
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Doc Holliday
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Didn't think they would go Hybrid, same OS yes, but not a single console.
So...is it more powerful than the Wii U at least?
So...is it more powerful than the Wii U at least?
Serenitynow
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I fully expect $60 games.
Imagine BotW is the same experience on both Wii U and NX. Should the Wii U version be $60 and the NX version be $40 because it's a handheld?
Aldric
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After thinking about it some more, l think l'll reserve judgement until we see the first games. l want to get a better idea of this thing's graphical abilities but also of the kind of experiences Nintendo will offer on it. lf the games end up looking barely better than Wii U's if even that, l'll pass.
l'm also not sure why everybody calls it a "hybrid". To me it's a handheld, and it marks the end of Nintendo as a competitor on the home console market.
l'm also not sure why everybody calls it a "hybrid". To me it's a handheld, and it marks the end of Nintendo as a competitor on the home console market.
Prevolition
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If there is a hit in visuals, the sizes will be smaller. I'm sure they won't be stuck with one small cart size. So basically:
In europe most first party WiiU games cost 40...max 50 - 3DS and WiiU first party releases cost more or less the same nowadays. I expect NX games to sell for 40-50 as well...with some exceptions ala Zelda that will likely retail for 60 as well.
As a fan of their handhelds I'm excited for this, As a console fan I'm kind of disappointed, and as a fan of Nintendo games I couldn't be happier. I let myself buy in to the rumors of the NX being an Xbox One level machine visually so to hear that it's using tegra is a bit of a disappointment. It's possible we still don't have all the pieces to the puzzle though and I'm sure that's already been discussed throughout this topic. I'm glad that this seemingly means that all of Nintendo's games will be on one device. We shouldn't really have to suffer through the same droughts we have before because their focus will always be on this one device.
ShockingAlberto
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I think we were going to hit $60 handheld games with the graphical bump, anyway.
Just now it's less of a sting since they're $60 console games, too.
Just now it's less of a sting since they're $60 console games, too.
Crimson_Echidna
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My only, semi-complaint with the mockup is I'm going to miss the dual screens from the DS/3DS.
not really an elegant solution for something that didn't need one
in a game like this every second counts and a single input is quicker than multiple inputs
They're going to have a variable pricing system. Not everything will be $60 across the board.
I'm thinking the detachable controllers could have configurable clickable touchpads like the Steam controller instead of d-pad and buttons. That would make them useful both in the handheld and in the dual controllers modes.
The screen in the dock can be still used like the Gamepad for Pikmin 3. You could still respawn or hit a inkstrike quickly using it in Splatoon.
Detachable controllers can still have gyro in them.
The screen in the dock can be still used like the Gamepad for Pikmin 3. You could still respawn or hit a inkstrike quickly using it in Splatoon.
Detachable controllers can still have gyro in them.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Why does this sound bad...
They already £35
Sucks for people that only want a handheld. But it's going to happen.
Teletraan1
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I hope they make a revision that removes the handheld functionality and is cheaper. I have no need for a screen and it would be permanently docked. I would never use the system as a handheld device.
I mean, you could, but it wouldn't be as seamless as it is now, especially when you factor in Spawn Beacons.
The Maverick
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I'd like to take a trip down memory lane.
Plinko
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If they use the Wii U streaming technology, the controller would merely stream to the box, which would display on the screen. It wouldn't need to be docked at all.
I would hope they would go for the middle ground of $50 and more importantly embrace variable pricing of games. They've already have variable prices for different titles on the 3DS and Wii U. Having a shared platform they should embrace this even further.
I dont' think there's reason at this point to believe 32GB would be some kind of hard cap. 64 won't cost much more, especially by next year.
There are plenty of reasons the types of games you're talking about probably won't come, having nothing to do with storage space.
That's true. Although it still makes me wonder what the average GB size for AAA games will be in 2018 and beyond, if games are already hitting 50GB?
If anything, I guess this eliminates the need of a high capacity HDD or SD card for memory if it uses carts (unless a consumer buys games from eshop, in which case hopefully the 512GB card goes down a few hundred dollars in price).
Aaah, so cart size more than likely wont be a problem.
bennywhatever
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I think it's more likely that they make a revision that is Handheld-only and can't be docked and is cheaper.
goldenpp72
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Everyone would have the same restrictions, so I don't see how this matters much.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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Hmm that wasn't the impression I got from the article. It could work if the "dock" actually were more like a Chromecast and received the image directly from the controller, but one would think the article would have made that clear if so.
Is 1080p lagless streaming even possible though without the horrible artifacts the GamePad suffers from? What looks "okay" on the GamePad will look like garbage on a proper TV, even at the proper resolution
MAtgS
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Pop up a map on the TV & move a cursor where you want it.
But... it's in the base station.
Unless the base station is another form of controller the screen won't be in your hand it'll be somewhere plugged underneath your TV. So they're going to implement dual screen gaming so you can look at a tiny second screen from 2-3m away?
Neoxon gets it.
So will the NX come with long-ass cables for power & HDMI?
worth noting is that Nintendo will likely continue to use different price points for different games. eshop only stuff like boxboy, budget physical games like captain toad and yoshi's woolly world, and then your full price games.
The longest and best cable.
Graphics Horse
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I hope the docking station works as elaborately as the one in BotW
Admiral Snackbar
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I am 100% into this shit right here. GIVE ME THE BEST HANDHELD EVER, NINTENDO!
I mean, we haven't had a dedicated gaming OS since the gamecube. The ps3/4, xb360/1 and wii/u all boot into media center type OSs that have apps, media capabilities, social networking and more in their OS. They boot into a HTPC type OS from which you can launch all those or games. In that way, they're in fact closer to smartphones than they are to dedicated gaming devices at this point.
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