Well there was a recently updated old 3ds patent that got additions for something that interacts with a stereoscopic tablet device, I thought that was pretty curious. There was also the infamous handheld with card slot and funny shaped screen that more resembled a controller than a classic portable form factor.
I don't think we can rely on patents to tell us anything about a specific product though.
Interviewer said:As for whether the release in March will have an impact on Hardware sales this year, Tatsumi Kimishima explains that he isn’t really worried about the Nintendo 3DS, which will have Pokémon for the holidays.
Kimishima said:When the NX is released, the Wii U business will slow. But the 3DS has Pokemon coming this autumn, and that’s such a big hit that I can’t imagine the NX will have a negative impact on the 3DS.
Interviewer said:The journalist from the Asahi Shimbun seems to believe that the Wii U is the one that will be the most effected by the NX, due to them both being home consoles. However, Tatsumi Kimishima explained that while it may be true, the NX is neither the successor to the Wii U nor the Nintendo 3DS:
Kimishima said:I suppose it can be seen that way. However, the NX is neither the successor to the Wii U nor to the 3DS. It’s a new way of playing games, which I think will have a larger impact that the Wii U, but I don’t feel it’s a pure replacement for the Wii U.
Another console with a "standard" controller like the PS4 and XBO would be redundant and boring...A new way to play games...
yeah, that's just what we need Nintendo.
A new way to play games...
yeah, that's just what we need Nintendo.
Kimishima keeps bringing up the 3ds into the conversation too, even though the interviewer was obviously focusing on the Wii U -> NX transition.
A third box that does exactly the same thing, and play Nintendo games, I don't see why not...A third box that does exactly the same thing, that's just exactly what we/the industry need.
Yup. He's just covering all bases.To be fair, the obvious follow-up question to "no it's not a successor to the wii u" is "well then is it the successor to the 3ds?"
Hadn't heard about that update. That's... something, I guess. Doesn't sound very good or interesting.
Patents have been a pretty good indicator of what Nintendo wanted to do in the past, so it's not exactly a stretch to look for guidance therein.
Another console with a "standard" controller like the PS4 and XBO would be redundant and boring...
A third box that does exactly the same thing, that's just exactly what we/the industry need.
A third box that does exactly the same thing, and play Nintendo games, I don't see why not...
The Nintendo NX toasts bread and fries eggs at the same time
A new way to prepare breakfast
To be fair, the obvious follow-up question to "no it's not a successor to the wii u" is "well then is it the successor to the 3ds?"
Kimishima said:Its something very new. The hardware, the software lineup, all of it is something Id like to play for the first time myself.
A new way to play games...
yeah, that's just what we need Nintendo.
What else is new. People are going to be like this until the thing is announced.I don't know why we need a thread on this. Pretty sure he said this during the Investor's meeting and there was a thread lol.
Also, people getting upset over stupid pr talk is stupid.
Its marketing speak
NX is absolutely replacing Wiiu/3DS going forward. He just wantd to create distance fomr the old hardware any way he can
Yeah Sony must be so bored with all the PS4s and PS4 games they're selling. The industry doesn't need to be making money. They need to be filling up that top 10 list of most disappointing consoles.
Yawn, I'm tired of your games and double talk. Just announce the fucking thing already.
We're due for one. Since DS wasn't a successor to the GBA but rather a third platform, the GBA is desperately in need for an update. Nintendo's support for it has been pretty lacking in recent months.Maybe its a new Game Boy.
However, the NX is neither the successor to the Wii U nor to the 3DS.
Wh-what?
We're due for one. Since DS wasn't a successor to the GBA but rather a third platform, the GBA is desperately in need for an update. Nintendo's support for it has been pretty lacking in recent months.
I wonder if he meant that NX won't be expensive to produce for Nintendo (aka no sell at loss) or it won't to be expensive for the consumer...
Nintendo is trying to get back to the roots, and the Game Boy brand is the perfect way of doing it.We're due for one. Since DS wasn't a successor to the GBA but rather a third platform, the GBA is desperately in need for an update. Nintendo's support for it has been pretty lacking in recent months.
The fact that it has Nintendo games would give it a leg up over the XBO, which currently has no unique selling points except for "Well you had an Xbox before".Another console with a "standard" controller like the PS4 and XBO would be redundant and boring...
Übermatik;203769261 said:Not a successor? Wild power rumours? 'Third pillar'? Supplemental hardware?
NX is a PC. Nintendo are literally releasing a PC.
With a GTX 1080 inside and 1080 Snowboarding at launch
The fact that it has Nintendo games would give it a leg up over the XBO, which currently has no unique selling points except for "Well you had an Xbox before".
I think you're underestimating the Xbox brand. Besides, I think Nintendo is going to need a lot more than just a standard controller to push itself into a comfortable position. Show us the games.The fact that it has Nintendo games would give it a leg up over the XBO, which currently has no unique selling points except for "Well you had an Xbox before".
They'll announce it when they're ready.Yawn, I'm tired of your games and double talk. Just announce the fucking thing already.