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WSJ: Nintendo Begins Distributing Software Kit for NX (Console + Handheld units)
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That sounds a billion times worse.
Why not both? I just like some of God Hand's combat mechanics. Sure, it would need an overhaul. But I don't want Batman style combat that's for sure.
Edit: And sorry for dissapointing you. My uncle who works as a ladyboy-Geisha in Tokyo and whose frequent client is Tetsuo Kobayashi (janitor in Platinum's HQ) told me that development started two years ago.
Yeah, the PowerVR SGX architecture that PS Vita uses dates back to 2005 or 2006. Not the specific GPU in Vita (SGX543MP4+) but the series family was becoming dated when Sony's NGP was revealed, and when Vita got released.
The issue with trying to compare WiiU early specs talk to NX early specs talk
People keep saying we heard that WiiU was gonna be powerful and was burnt. in reality WiiU is more powerful then PS3/360 which was what was on the market at that time, yes WiiU has some GPU issues, but RAM and other areas it beats them.
So if Nintendo pulled the same thing with NX a lil bit better specs then PS4/Xbone it would pretty powerful
People keep saying we heard that WiiU was gonna be powerful and was burnt. in reality WiiU is more powerful then PS3/360 which was what was on the market at that time, yes WiiU has some GPU issues, but RAM and other areas it beats them.
So if Nintendo pulled the same thing with NX a lil bit better specs then PS4/Xbone it would pretty powerful
Cheers for clearing this up for me. Those guidlines spec would by slightly under-powered as to avoid any issues with physical dev kits?
Now I want this revived for the NX
Still hurts my heart
dont do it! that was my most wanted game for the 64.. i remember the Next Generation preview. it looked amazing!
Vanillalite
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Vita tech is old. I'm not saying it wasn't great for the time, but the mobile space is moving at warp speed both in terms of power and price.
If anything people should be even more excited for the handheld IMO. We're talking roughly a decade jump from the 3ds innards.
Now I want this revived for the NX
Still hurts my heart
What game was that supposed to be?
Now I want this revived for the NX
Still hurts my heart
But I want the Ultra 64
SGI workstation
Robotech: Crystal Dreams by GameTek.
Wut?
The Vita is old hardware, even cheap-o mobile parts will be able to easily trounce it. The N3DS already started encroaching on that end. A new handheld not held back by 3D, an old GPU, and the need to run 3DS games as 3DS games, is going to completely surpass the Vita (and actually run its games at native resolution). The Vita is going to get phased out fast and hard if Unreal becomes ever more popular in Japan.
Robotech: Crystal Dreams.
Well Wii U did launch 7 years after the previous generation...it should "beat them" by default lol.
Obliterator
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So these further rumors about NX being strong are pretty interesting
I heard the the kits monolith soft just got, are powered by Billy Idol's nipples.
Well yea lol, im just saying Nintendo was only beating what was on the market back then and I would think they would do that again this time
You joke but those are some pretty powerful nipples.
Yea, getting rid of the 3D will bring back a lot of power right off the bat. Maybe that will help bring back 3rd parties to the handheld since most of them didn't little if anything for the 3DS. If we get anything close to DS levels in terms of support, that would be sweet.
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Huh... GN is a reliable site. And this is straight from the guy.
There's also this:
mochi_wsj said:
https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/655520690381066240
Nintendo needs codenames for the processor, gpu, RAM.
I would pick: Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor
How about the Messiah?
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Yep, Splatoon 2 is going to be amazing, hopefully.
Stop stealing a page from my strategy book.
No but the versions of the silicon for enthusiast platforms would have the prefix SRB-
shader-render booster
Nintendo needs codenames for the processor, gpu, RAM.
I would pick: Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor
It's like we're naming space shuttles lol.
Which means the guy in the forum who says he's from ubisoft is probably telling the truth, since he used the same kind of language and description as the WSJ guy before the WSJ guy was clarified in the email.
Elementary lol
Trevelyan9999
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GN is just posting what I posted a few pages ago. Exciting though I must say....
I wonder how much would NX cost this time. Nintendo is not exactly famous for its cost control, a new console with a portable as controller and a performance similar to PS4/XBone from Nintendo would probably be priced at $449-$499, not really a sweet spot for today's consumers.
EatChildren
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Expect the worst, hope for the best.
Thats what I was thinking too, maybe the guy on nintendoforums wasnt full of crap lol, he talked about a demo before the WSJ guy did
They can price one unit at a very affordable price, and price an enthusiast model at the higher price for those who want to get it. I never understand why no console manufacturer doesn't do that anyhow. Again it works for PCs it can work for consoles. most people will get a 960Ti, but there are those few who will spring for the 970 or 980 and the i5/i7 etc.
Nintendo needs codenames for the processor, gpu, RAM.
I would pick: Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor
- CPU: Xandar
- GPU: Korbin
- RAM: Zen-Whoberi
Ah well, Nintendo did have a handheld in development, the forerunner to the GBA, called Project Atlantis, with a smokin' fast ARM cpu in '95 lol
Silent_Ocarina
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I'm not seeing anything the Ubisoft guy said that's similar to the WSJ author. He's just saying a whole lot of nothing.
Ah well, Nintendo did have a handheld in development, the forerunner to the GBA, called Project Atlantis, with a smokin' fast ARM cpu in '95 lol
One set of batteries... I do miss the old days.
Don't think the portable will be packaged in with the home console.
Guys, guys! I got an early in-game screenshot!
That doesn't look right but I don't know enough about graphics to dispute it.
Guys, guys! I got an early in-game screenshot!
pass looks worst then a N64 game
Nintendo needs to do something crazy like buy AMD so they can get their parts on the cheap (and other licensing benefits)
A move like that wouldn't be without precedent.
Years ago they tried to buy some silicon manufacturing plant in China to get cheaper roms or something and were blocked by the Chinese government.
Years later they tried to buy Bandai to get access to their many IPs and multimedia infrastructure but then they were blocked before the sale could go through.
They need to try a big move like that again.
DecoReturns
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Guys, guys! I got an early in-game screenshot!
...Okay maybe they should cancel Zelda U
Guys, guys! I got an early in-game screenshot!
You stole this off EatChildren's desk didn't you? I must know the secret sauce!
I wonder how much all of those lawyer fees cost Nintendo.
Bandai purchase would have been really huge and given them all kinds of IPs and Gundam.
Nintendo needs codenames for the processor, gpu, RAM.
I would pick: Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor
Tortilla and Tostada
My bad, not the Ubisoft guy, the Nintendo Forums Admin who said he contacted someone from a dev house:
Their assumptions about the CPU and card are just assumptions, but it's starting to really paint a picture that the NX could be a lot more powerful than most expect.
They should just team up for Jump Stars Vs. Smash Bros.
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