He said "garbage controllers", not "bad ass controllers".
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Eurogamer: NX = portable w/ carts, detachable controllers, Tegra, TV Out, no BC, Sept
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He said "garbage controllers", not "bad ass controllers".
Interfectum
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If you don't have a Wii U and thus have not bought any Wii U games, what's the difference between BC on NX vs a remastered version of a Wii U game?
StarStabbedMoon
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3rd parties aren't coming back until Nintendo gets a successful platform. It's a bit of the chicken and egg paradox, but regardless there's little downside to third parties simply taking a wait and see approach. Without third parties themselves, it's easy for them to bet against a Nintendo platform being successful.
That could be true. Man we just need the full specs!
I mean there could still be something about this we don't know about yet?
PhazonBlazer
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PLEASE use a regular USB charger Nintendo
Mario Kart, 3D Mario and Smash sold Wii Us. There is no real Fire Emblem. There is no Zelda and Pokemon for WiiU.
StereoVsn
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Last gen of portables is pretty much done/dead in the West. Phone SoCs will overtake this in 2017. I understand why Nontendo is heading this way and hopefully things work out, but I have doubts.
When I mean tech on the VR thing I mean it because it needs to be cheap enough for kids to buy it (parents to say yes to buy it).
About the resolution, 1080p is too much, it would make graphics worse and the battery life be complete shit. 720 is fine, 1080p when docked and pulged to TV.
OrbitalBeard
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Well, some of those didn't sell Wii Us because you could also buy similar experiences on 3DS.
Some of them didn't sell Wii Us because they weren't, you know, actually on Wii U. Like Pokemon.
Huge Succeeded
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how familiar are you with VR really
People aren't going to carry around a tablet that size for games, this is the 3DS successor as well. This is Japan's bread and butter. No way in hell is it using an 8inch display like the Shield Tablet. Bigger than 3DS XL, sure, but even the Gamepad was only 6.2inch and that also used a battery comparable to a smartphone (that you could upgrade to phablet levels).
Tatsumi Oga
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So basically...
We get to play handheld games on our TV, we get a shitload of Mobile games and of course the exclusives from Nintendo we all know and love. Unless that patent for a device that improves the console, it will be a big no for the third party titles basically?
So, very similar to Wii U, in that it will be interesting for only their own games again because i can Mobile games on my phone anyway.
We get to play handheld games on our TV, we get a shitload of Mobile games and of course the exclusives from Nintendo we all know and love. Unless that patent for a device that improves the console, it will be a big no for the third party titles basically?
So, very similar to Wii U, in that it will be interesting for only their own games again because i can Mobile games on my phone anyway.
Dark Cloud
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How would the controllers on the side be designed to play Smash Bros when detached without looking bad when attached?
Seems quite likely size to me.
It has.
I want them to focus on a new experience/platform, bc would hold them back, like it held back WiiU.
Yes you are right. I'm getting al little bit a head of myself. All in all though, this sounds really exciting.
I think it's good news.
Since every Nintendo game is on one system, it eliminates redundancies. Instead of making a Mario Kart 9 and a Mario Kart 10, the Mario Kart team can make Mario Kart 9... and then do something else, like a new F-Zero.
Heck, Miyamoto might look at NX and think, "We haven't had a 3D F-Zero on a portable," and deem that good enough reason to make a new one.
Well everyone seem happy.
Most Nintendo fans think the idea is neat and are positive on the matter.
Most haters think Nintendo are leaving the console market, while they didn't really grasped the concept of an hybrid, whatever suits them.
In my case, if this is really what's going to happen, I'm fucking glad that they're fusing the two markets together because we'll get an insane amount of first party softwares since they don't have to develop for two different hardware. The potential is big, let's just see how the execution will go.
Most Nintendo fans think the idea is neat and are positive on the matter.
Most haters think Nintendo are leaving the console market, while they didn't really grasped the concept of an hybrid, whatever suits them.
In my case, if this is really what's going to happen, I'm fucking glad that they're fusing the two markets together because we'll get an insane amount of first party softwares since they don't have to develop for two different hardware. The potential is big, let's just see how the execution will go.
Two full-sized controllers attached to a handheld would be the dumbest thing ever. I think Tom is just bad at explaining because the picture he showed completely contradicts his explanation.
Evolution of Metal
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Tegra X1 = 256 Cuda Cores.
My GTX 770 = 1536 Cuda Cores, it is already showing its age and not going to compete with Neo/Scorpio.
Good luck. Even with all the architecture gains Kepler vs Pascal, it is going to be Wii U level hardware at best.
My GTX 770 = 1536 Cuda Cores, it is already showing its age and not going to compete with Neo/Scorpio.
Good luck. Even with all the architecture gains Kepler vs Pascal, it is going to be Wii U level hardware at best.
Crimsonsky
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Nintendo still can't let the cartridge thing go all these years later. Ha, almost amusing how stuck in the past they are. Well, best of luck to them I guess, but it is hilarious they were worried about people copying this.
Bacon_Boss
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If we're talking 1080p Pokemon, my and Zelda, I'm in.
I was always in
That's going to be extremely expensive though at that size.
Anything over $300 is practically out of the question for this system. How are they supposed to sell a hybrid handheld/console at that price or under, even at a loss, if they go with a 7-9" tablet sized form factor?
Comparable tablets alone cost well over $400 with far worse internals and they easily go up to well over $600.
Maybe they'll sell it on the eShop, maybe they'll remaster it. Too early to tell, really.
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So basically we have 5% of the needed information to form an educated opinion.
ViewtifulJC
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And they only had to sacrifice their tradionatl console gaming legacy to do it
themagicalkitsune
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they better go after the indies as 3rd party with this
JohnTinker
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If they're targeting the kids market, this thing has probably got to be fairly durable. Remarkable too, considering what's likely inside of it.
Mihos
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DS/3DS controls are a hot mess.... I am not even going to touch circle pad pro levels of wonky
mckmas8808
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And if it is the X2 then the NX will probably cost over $300.
Zombegoast
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Sucks that their is no backwards compatibility but emulating Wii U games shouldn't be impossible. I just hope Nintendo follows what Microsoft doing with 360 titles.
Fourth Storm
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I'm not so sure. They could still be wrong, but that IHS report from a few months back was right about the handheld. They've said it's an LCD (not OLED) between 3" and 5". I think Nintendo want this to be a true portable. Also, the pixel density should be nicer, I'd assume.
It does. It also sets them up for perpetual BC.
NinjaCoachZ
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It seems safe to say that any developer who supported the 3DS - and indies on the Wii U - would be down with this.
I definitely see Nintendo's future being iterative. i.e. From now on, the Nintendo machines will just be a line of updated NXes, like the Apple model.
This is what I'm counting on. I don't mind playing Smash Bros, Splatoon and other Wii games this way.
Not sure I understand the detachable controllers. Are you supposed to dock the console and detach the controllers to play? But then it says there is a dock which made me think it'll stream like wiiU. That would then allow neat functionality like touchscreen in your hand while playing on TV
Or maybe they detach so you can just play it like a tablet/smartphone?
Curious how it all connects together. Having one I it solves the cross buy question at least. And the relatively limited performance means likely one set of assets on cart so no need to download HD textures etc for the home version
Or maybe they detach so you can just play it like a tablet/smartphone?
Curious how it all connects together. Having one I it solves the cross buy question at least. And the relatively limited performance means likely one set of assets on cart so no need to download HD textures etc for the home version
Huge Succeeded
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Have you even given it a moment's consideration as to why Nintendo would opt for cartridges for a console like this?
Go ahead. Think about it for a moment, lol.
While you're at it, tell me what's wrong with cartridges in this day and age, since you seem to think that cartridges are as limited as they've ever been.
Nintendo might be stuck in the past but this is hardly an example of such.
There's a marketing effect where essentially your last product's sales will tank when the new one is announced. There is even a term (that I can't remember right now). Considering this is in both their segments, I think that it makes sense.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
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Kid gets the NX, they now have a portable game system, and when they go over to their friend's house, they can easily plug it into the TV and play multiplayer games with their friend without any additional expenses. That's something you don't get with a tablet or a traditional portable system.
As well as an indie on the Vita.
As well as an indie on the Vita.
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