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Meanwhile at Nintendo...

 

[AuthenticM]

They cannot possibly get rid of buttons. If this controller is real, I bet the console will come with a more standard controller too.

 

[brandonh83]

I'm gonna say that there's no way it's fake. Yes, it's entirely possible someone took the time to physically create this controller weeks after a previous leak... lol.

Yeah, it's real. Hell, it may be super early or a prototype. The RETAIL version could be different. It could even have buttons. But these images of the controller are real, there's no doubt in my mind. It looks like a Nintendo design IMO, and something they would do.

At this point I'm fully under the assumption that this is the real deal and what I expect to see for the most part.

 

[JayWood2010]

Please Nintendo, Physical buttons.......Do not give us touch screen buttons.....please

 

[Ran rp]

It looks so cool!

 

[Huddy]

The lack of buttons, that unplugged HDMI cable, what does it all mean?

 

[I-hate-u]

Looks like a squished Vita.

 

[Mdk7]

Anyway, it HAS to be handheld.
Otherwise how would you feel the buttons if you're looking at the TV?

 

[digitalrelic]

Gah, I'm afraid it's going to be like another Wii U all over again.

I really hope this isn't going to be another case where the system is $299 and the controller takes up $199 of that cost, and we're left with shitty last gen hardware.

 

[akileese]

Have the ones on denial reached acceptance yet?

I'm getting there quickly. I also told my wife if that's the controller and it's totally buttonless like it looks, I'm out. I'm not a huge fan of fake button gaming at all. Even if they can do it properly, I just don't like how it feels.

 

[Tenebrous]

If it looks anything like that then this might be my first generation skip since the N64 (never had a SNES/NES - Team Sega)... I can make my peace with a lot of things, but no buttons isn't one of them.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

Also those thumbsticks look god awful. If this is real it might go down as one of the worst controller ever released.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I don't even know how that's possible.

You don't know how someone could build a controller???

 

[Prisoner KSC2-303]

I want to be optimistic, but my kneejerk reaction is a foreboding feeling. Have unique controllers ever gone hand in hand with good third party support?

 

[Zyrox]

This shit looks dumber than the Wii U Gamepad which is...quite an achievement.
I really hope this is fake (or a prototype and the real controller is something COMPLETELY different)...for Nintendo's sake.

 

[maxcriden]

You know, the backside could show stuff like grips, height of the thing. Or input devices, remember Vita?

What's a Vita? Sounds Latin.

Yes, I know what you mean completely. Just teasing you, Bots. Really mainly wanted to use that .gif.

 

[Anth0ny]

i guess NX could be backwards compatible with wii u?


bahahahaha

this is so fucked

 

[MaXsPoT]

NFL NX confirmed as a launch title

 

[mStudios]

The WiiU is a regular one and not a devkit. If anyone wonders

 

[GOOCHY]

I don't play games on a smart phone precisely because there are no buttons and feedback. Nintendo going that direction? I don't know, man.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

Nintendo's gonna go 100% mobile after this, aren't they...

 

[takoyaki]

They cant make traditions games with this

It has to be all new

We don't know that until we've tried it, taptic engine on AppleWatch and the feedback on the Steam Controller both feel pretty good. If Nintendo use a refined version, built specifically for gaming, this just might work.

I still think about it as a smartphone with the added benefit of real sticks, not a traditional controller without real buttons.

 

[TheSlySoul]

Funny enough the design confirms BC is going to be a thing.
You got two screens (controller and TV).

Curious how it will be handled.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Fuck it, I'm down. I always buy every console anyway.

 

[Kolx]

Then the device is dead to me even before the reveal if this is true. Nin is really good at fuckin their hardware. At least this time they might be forced to go third party.

 

[Gormless Noodle]

I'm not gonna rule this thing out entirely until they give a full presentation, but honestly looking like the Wii U and 3DS were my last Nintendo consoles.

 

[mikefrails]

Entire? I bet less than half. Many first party games don't even use it beyond second screen.

True but in typical Nintendo fashion I could totally see them rationalizing keeping the second screen rather than reworking Wii U games for a single screen.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Anyway, it HAS to be handheld.
Otherwise how would you feel the buttons if you're looking at the TV?

The rumor literally states haptic feedback, which would exist for exactly that purpose

 

[jonno394]

Honestly, If this is the handheld, then I can completely understand why Nintendo have gone buttonless. So many people game on phones and tablets nowadays, and if they're trying to cross over and tap in to that market, then no buttons will at least be something mobile gamers are used to.

How much hate it'll get from "traditional" gamers though. ..

 

[Little Mons†er]

Joe are you ok where's the .gif

I got the "I'm just going to sit here with my tea and watch the world burn" gif

 

[cyba89]

God damn, I usually trust Nintendo with controller stuff but a controller without DPad+Buttons would be extremely hard to swallow, even for me.

But let's wait for E3 and HandOn impressions before freaking out.

 

[VeryGooster]

The Nintendo brand is finally over! Maybe next decade!

It's not hyperbole, it's not fanboy drivel. It is LITERALLY it for NX. Nintendo has nothing left, nothing they can reveal at E3 would fix the hole now created. There is no reason left for any one, hardcore or casual, to substantively invest in NX. Except if they want to play Zelda. Which will also come to iOS/Android at some point.

The age of Nintendo is done.

Spoiler

/amir0x

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Wouldn't the handheld system be a successor to the 3DS, therefore be a literal RPG machine? That lack of face buttons doesn't deter me in that regard, but I'd like to see how they handle platformers before sending the thing to hell.

A Nintendo console/handheld that cannot properly play a super Mario bros platformer would be a sad, sad thing.

 

[MK_768]

Where's Rosti lol?

 

[Ricky_R]

I'm getting there quickly. I also told my wife if that's the controller and it's totally buttonless like it looks, I'm out. I'm not a huge fan of fake button gaming at all. Even if they can do it properly, I just don't like how it feels.

Yeah, non-physical buttons might be an issue for many. Hopefully they can pull it off.

 

[RoKKeR]

That looks... bad. I don't want to play any game with that thing.

The design itself is neat though, especially with the wrapped screen.

 

[Anteo]

Nintendo's gonna go 100% mobile after this, aren't they...

Hey, maybe this thing works as a phone too!

 

[grkazan12]

Is there anything on the market that has haptic buttons? Specifically for gaming too?

 

[Mechazawa]

Now that it's looking pretty fucking real:

Why does the screen wrap around the analog sticks, that's the dumbest shit of of all time jesus Nintendo aaaaaahhhhhhhh

 

[Platinum Mad]

If this is real my interest in NX dropped a lot more than I expected.
If it is real I pray that standard controls are an option.

Spoiler

They won't be

 

[ducksauce]

Nah Son.

 

[Hip Hop]

Sigh. And I was hoping Nintendo would go a bit more traditional to capitalize on MS's downfall.

That's what I'm saying. Nintendo can't keep cannibalizing their consoles by being way too different. So here comes another console that gives devs another wall to not develop for again with it being different from the other 2 consoles, as if relations wasn't enough.

This has gotta be the handheld, where they are the only ones to dictate in what direction to go, as they have the "crown" there. That doesn't translate well on the console side where Sony and Msoft are making the moves.

 

[Oppo]

what's crazy about this thing

is that it looks pretty much like what I'd expect Sony to make as a followup to the Vita

if they were insane enough to make a followup to the Vita

 

[BY2K]

Why is this one black though and the other was white?

 

[The Last One]

Guess I'll be playing Zelda U on the WiiU. lol

 

[TaterTots]

Two things pop into my mind.

1. Where are the buttons?

2. That looks like it will fit uncomfortably in my hands.

 

[Heero5]

No! This cannot be! AHHHHHHH! *burns this picture*

 

[BowieZ]

Why do so many people think it's the controller?

Surely this is the handheld??

The title of the thread really ought to be changed I guess.

 

[ec0ec0]

may as well add to the thread tittle "possible handheld" too?

 

[MikeyB]

I have big hands. Sticks on Sony controllers generally rest at the middle joint of my thumbs (thumb tips bump sometimes when playing). Putting a screen in between the sticks? Yeah okay.