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WSJ: Nintendo Begins Distributing Software Kit for NX (Console + Handheld units)
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Speaking of Thunderforce IV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyebKJ8Kaf8
And say, SNES Axelay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxJTC3OMn2k
Both games were released around the same time (1992) and both games had amazing graphics, (TFIV music is something else tho) and also Axelay was one of the best examples, of the time, of an SNES game without any major slowdown or flicker (unlike Super R-Type). -- Also, Axelay did not have any extra DSP/accelerator chip. Neither game was first-generation software nor late-generation software on their respective platforms, so I think it's pretty fair overall.
Exterminieren
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Nah nah nah. We've been down this road before.
Heaping piles of skepticism for this one.
I think you're assuming it'd be a Metroid Prime game with Tanabe, who is tied up working on Federation Force at the moment.
Silent_Ocarina
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Not worth a new thread imo
No. Its not your info. Let the guy who got the info make the thread.
jhmtehgamr20xx
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Yes you may, Jesus.
EDIT: I'm selfish and evil
Yeah that sounds like a good comparison. Axeley definitely stepped the shmup game up on SNES. In fact both systems surprise in ways one wouldn't initially think if they look at the libraries in full.
I'm just so glad to be getting into appreciating these games now and learning more about them. I may seem a little overzealous at times in defending Genesis but it was my first console and I love the damn thing, and would do the same for other systems if it came down to it. OTOH the Super Nintendo isn't nearly as much a victim of misinformation and revisionists history attempts as other systems are (especially the Genesis), so I don't feel as much an impetus to defend it with the same sort of zeal. Regardless, I admire these systems more or less equally, strengths and weaknesses all in one. Gaming history is just that good.
Trevelyan9999
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Holy shit is right, I didn't expect him to say that honestly.
Granted he is not a developer, "just" a journalist for the Wallstreet Journal, but he got this from those in the industry that have dev kits and that have seen this NX demo in action.
You have my permission to make a new thread, did you really need to ask? LOL
PdotMichael
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Your 6 year old gaming PC, whatever that inlcudes, is still not a 9 year old Playstation 3 running an engine specific designed for the Playstation 4 but a game based on a crossgen engine.
freenudemacusers
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At the very least it'll make great bump material in a year or two
MADGAME
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Sounds like he's receptive to follow-up questions, do you plan on sending him any?
IIRC from Vena and Blu in this thread, the A57 CPU is equal to that of the current Jaguars in the other two consoles. A72 is better than the Jaguars but won't be released until next year, so that one won't seem likely with how new it is.
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Are we sure he meant computer or console? Is it stronger than the PS4 is some way? I'm having trouble comprehending what the WSJ guy said.
Seems really far-fetched to say stronger than a computer.
M1ch04c4n0
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Whatever this thing ends up being, it will surely make the current 'core' crowd nervous, if not hostile: Nintendo always do things that force to, literally, get up of the couch.
Not something you can make the most vocal part of the available customer pool get to do.
Not something you can make the most vocal part of the available customer pool get to do.
This reporter is quickly become the center of GAF
Jorok Goldblade
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Your forgetting this part:
"It is a great idea, I agree. Truth be told, making HD games takes a lot of time and resources," Tanabe concluded when asked why Nintendo had not made a Metroid Prime for Wii U. "I haven't been able to collect a team or the resources to do it."
Technosteve
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THe more i see this the more i feel this is going to be nintendo's version of vita
So they're going to release it, leave it a while, bring a new console out and market it as an accessory?
ViewtifulJC
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lol
Mithos
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I guess new news new thread do not apply to Nintendo threads ;P;P
Trevelyan9999
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Well he probably saw that title and was like "WTF" lock...
Discuss possibilies in here, it happened, he has sources......
People are really going to set themselves up for disappointment when the NX launches
It's going to bite him back in the end, am I right?
Fair enough. I guess it's a case of live & learn (& maybe discussing title names with others).
yeah sorry dude,guess not. granted its a rumor from an actual reporter, not sure how much more vetting that guy needs to be considered legit considering where he works.
Its because its not really information. SDK demos aren't optimized to run on general PCs, they are for showing off what the hardware in question can do. Most PCs can't really run basic emulation all that well, doesn't mean that the associated hardware is some super-powerful system. Its just not built for the machine trying to brute force its way through the demo.
Why? He's a WSJ reporter, he's reporting on what he heard. Its his job.
I tried to vet the dude as much as humanly possible. But again, I guess it wasn't ground-breaking enough.
Ovek
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Indeed you could say a "industry leading chip" is a common as dirt Snapdragon found in most phones nowadays.
If the rumors of a strong NX are true, i'm curious as to how Nintendo managed to get a better deal than Sony and MS so as to have a cheap entree to consumers console(something Miyamoto said the goal was) while at the same time being as strong as advertised while at the same time being as failure free as their previous consoles.
Trevelyan9999
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It's what Takashi was told by those that have seen the NX Tech Demo, actual specs he was not informed about. The Wall Street Journal probably would not have let him post that if it were false information, they need to verify these things.
"Cutting Edge Chips" to run the demo on PC, could also mean gaming PC's with the latest or close to latest GPU/CPU's dedicated for gaming.
Well the main thread that was heading in the direction of taking his word as messiah was locked
So hopefully it won't bite him in the ass anymore, seems like a genuine journalist who is just reporting on what he heard.
Maybe not Yamcha, but Tien. Fully capable when he needs to be, but knows his limits & tries not to rock the boat too much.
Spyder_Monkey
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Eh the NX will probably be Krillan. It's not going to be that pathetic.
EatChildren
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heh
sony fans and microsoft fans have been rused
nintendo has launched the trojan horse with...NINTENDO WII U TO NX
firmware update unlocks new graphics and cpu cores
unlocks dx 13 and 4k
nx super hardware was under our noses all along...
the trojan horse.......
~~~only possible with the power of N~~~
sony fans and microsoft fans have been rused
nintendo has launched the trojan horse with...NINTENDO WII U TO NX
firmware update unlocks new graphics and cpu cores
unlocks dx 13 and 4k
nx super hardware was under our noses all along...
the trojan horse.......
~~~only possible with the power of N~~~
TheMagician
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It won't be as powerful as the Xbox One.
Most of the cost will be in the form factor of the hardware and its portability.
Most of the cost will be in the form factor of the hardware and its portability.
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