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Zelda art image maybe reveals second screen for NX
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Spring-Loaded
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It doesn't look like a book up close. Looks like it a futuristic device, or a stone tablet with glowing bits
Fox_Mulder
Rockefellers. Skull and Bones. Microsoft. Al Qaeda. A Cabal of Bankers. The melting point of steel. What do these things have in common? Wake up sheeple, the landfill wasn't even REAL!
it's a book bruh
Huge Succeeded
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FunkyDealer
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Could be proof of a PS4 version that uses Wonderbook.
Possumowner
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Nah.That's a book.
The Necronomicon,and the Deadites have stolen Zelda's underwear
The Necronomicon,and the Deadites have stolen Zelda's underwear
TheGreatMightyPoo
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How is that title remotely factual-sounding...at all???
HeresSomeWeapons
Member
That's no book.
#TeamTablet
#TeamTablet
John Kowalski
Banned
Uh, it doesn't. It's stretched thin but OP isn't lying about anything.
Devilgunman
Member
Not sure how can anyone can see resemblance between that slap of stone (or book?) and a WiiU tablet.
Always-honest
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nnope..
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Nintendo is more than likely on the gimmick train... it kills me but zelda doesnt need to be said to have that feeling.
mugurumakensei
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NX's gimmick is all games will be text based.
Skittzo0413
Member
Looks like it has a bit of a hinge at the bottom corner, and a circle pad/button near that?
Might be an in-game analog to a fold-out controller/handheld...
RomanceDawn
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I think the original poster is actually on to something. Really surprised with the lack of imagination. It's a big stone tablet with the eye of Shieka(or what ever its called) and will probably be used like some ancient-high-tech-sorcery-window with all kinds of functions. It's the games main tool to solve all the worlds problems. It's the Stone of Agony plus the Tingle Tuner rolled into something more significant to the plot and gameplay.
I can see it.
With that said. Those uniquely shaped screen controllers were all I needed to see to be convinced we'd get more screened controllers. Though with the NX they will probably be much smaller, way more stylish and way less intrusive physically.
I can see it.
With that said. Those uniquely shaped screen controllers were all I needed to see to be convinced we'd get more screened controllers. Though with the NX they will probably be much smaller, way more stylish and way less intrusive physically.
Soodanim
Member
I think it's abundantly clear that this Link found an ancient book of godly power, splitting herself from the Link cycle and starting a new race - the Sheikah. She even used the book's logo out of memory/respect for her powerful change's origin That's why there have been no female links aside from this one and why the only Sheikah we see are females. This also explains the connection to the Hyrule royal family.
Bulletproof.
Bulletproof.
Jawmuncher
Member
It looks like an ipad. Guess it''ll have a companion app.
cartographer
Member
This is not how NX threads work.
Freezie KO
Banned
A Mario Maker port for NX is heavily-rumored, and that would absolutely require a touchscreen interface. I wouldn't be surprised if Link's "tablet" device is indeed the GamePad.
Hopefully, Nintendo doesn't make a bone-headed mistake and go for another GamePad controller with NX. Hopefully the Mario Maker port uses either the NX Handheld or a smartphone/tablet PC.
Hopefully, Nintendo doesn't make a bone-headed mistake and go for another GamePad controller with NX. Hopefully the Mario Maker port uses either the NX Handheld or a smartphone/tablet PC.
Spyder_Monkey
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Nintendo-Gaf looking too deep into things? Shocked I say!
Devilgunman
Member
I'm actually more interested in another person in that image. You see, the tip of the arrow that Link's holding is glass and you can clearly see a shadow of a "human"'s feet in the reflection.
EricDiesel
Member
That's a book. It's like a tablet but it's full of thin pieces of paper. I know, it's weird.
Prisoner KSC2-303
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Once again, an NX thread has made me lose all track of who's being sarcastic and who isn't.
As deep as Kojima_conspiracy-gaf
DOOMED
oh wait, wrong thread...but still doomed
The NX controller will probably have a screen in it to maintain control scheme parity between the handheld and console form factors.
Why hopefully? Do you care about the financial well being of Nintendo more than your personal preference? The gamepad is only forced when it offers the superior control scheme, you can play the likes of Mario Kart 8 and Hyrule Warriors with the pro controller. It's the ideal setup.
Why hopefully? Do you care about the financial well being of Nintendo more than your personal preference? The gamepad is only forced when it offers the superior control scheme, you can play the likes of Mario Kart 8 and Hyrule Warriors with the pro controller. It's the ideal setup.
Graphics Horse
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Wasn't that in the '2016' trailer/clip?
I think it's possible but we need more information on what the functionality of that device is. We've seen a lot of futuristic-ish/mechanized looking things in the short amount we have of this game so I think it's a possibility that it's a tablet like device that Link would interface with. I mentioned it in another thread but it also wouldn't be the first time where the real world input method would mimic the interface the in-game character is experiencing. Take the DS games for example. The bottom screen was a literal map and whenever the player would switch the map to the primary screen, Link would also pull out a map and draw in unison with the player. I'll have to double check Skyward Sword but I'm almost positive I recall imagery of a literal Wii remote being present in the game. If I'm thinking of a different game, I can still at least make the claim that Skyward Sword designed all of its enemies and puzzles to showcase the motion+ interface.
If ZeldaU relies on the player constantly having asynchronous access to the tablet/book then it's possible that the NX will have a dual screen interface as well. Conversely, it's worth taking a look at Twilight Princess for the Wii. If my memory serves correctly, they pushed back Twilight Princess for the Wii but due to time constraints they had to flip the entire world and resorted to mapping the sword swing to waggle. Perhaps Nintendo wants to avoid that situation again and taking advantage of the time they have to properly refactor the game to work with a non dual screen interface?
If ZeldaU relies on the player constantly having asynchronous access to the tablet/book then it's possible that the NX will have a dual screen interface as well. Conversely, it's worth taking a look at Twilight Princess for the Wii. If my memory serves correctly, they pushed back Twilight Princess for the Wii but due to time constraints they had to flip the entire world and resorted to mapping the sword swing to waggle. Perhaps Nintendo wants to avoid that situation again and taking advantage of the time they have to properly refactor the game to work with a non dual screen interface?
I'm actually more interested in another person in that image. You see, the tip of the arrow that Link's holding is glass and you can clearly see a shadow of a "human"'s feet in the reflection.
But it's not glass.... It's just glowy magic nonsense. If anything, it's like a blue flame.
But it's not glass.... It's just glowy magic nonsense. If anything, it's like a blue flame.
Oh shit, I didn't notice they changed the color of the arrow in the new art. Not the tip of the thing, the blue flame, but the rest of it.
I think it's pretty reasonable to assume that Zelda U, which for most of its development was a Wii U, would make use of the GamePad in some capacity like most of Nintendo's first party output on Wii U has.
Nintendo has been pretty consistent in maintaining backwards compatibility in its consoles over the past decade so assuming that the NX has BC for Wii U games, it's reasonable to assume that it has some kind of second screen controller. Especially so considering that it's difficult to buy a GamePad separately. Wii U had Wii BC but it required you to buy a Wiimote separately for most games. This can't really happen with NX since (I believe) GamePads are not sold separately.
It could be the case that the GamePad functionality in Zelda U is rather minimal though (more Mario 3d World, Pikmin 3, less Star Fox Zero) and so it could be easily ported to NX even if it doesn't have a second screen. This is the most likely scenario in my mind.
An interesting thing to spin out of this thought is wondering how Nintendo plans to handle BC and Virtual Console releases of Wii and Wii U games going forward. A lot of games such as Skyward Sword are unplayable without Wiimote motion controls. Will all Nintendo consoles moving forward have to be compatible with Wiimotes if they want to be able to emulate Wii games?
Nintendo has been pretty consistent in maintaining backwards compatibility in its consoles over the past decade so assuming that the NX has BC for Wii U games, it's reasonable to assume that it has some kind of second screen controller. Especially so considering that it's difficult to buy a GamePad separately. Wii U had Wii BC but it required you to buy a Wiimote separately for most games. This can't really happen with NX since (I believe) GamePads are not sold separately.
It could be the case that the GamePad functionality in Zelda U is rather minimal though (more Mario 3d World, Pikmin 3, less Star Fox Zero) and so it could be easily ported to NX even if it doesn't have a second screen. This is the most likely scenario in my mind.
An interesting thing to spin out of this thought is wondering how Nintendo plans to handle BC and Virtual Console releases of Wii and Wii U games going forward. A lot of games such as Skyward Sword are unplayable without Wiimote motion controls. Will all Nintendo consoles moving forward have to be compatible with Wiimotes if they want to be able to emulate Wii games?
Don't you mean "book of magic"?
Sniffynose
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I was wondering if I missed something or the image wasn't loading etc...
Nope itsfuckingnothing.gif
Nope itsfuckingnothing.gif
Freezie KO
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This is a very weird question. Obviously my personal preference is not to have another GamePad. I didn't base my preference on Nintendo's finances, but Nintendo's finances are tied to the preferences of the market.
From the forced look-up-and-down gameplay of StarFox Zero to the atrocious controls of Wonderful 101 to the annoying levels where you have to blow on the controller in Super Mario 3D World, the GamePad has actively made games worse.
And people interested in other properties, like Mario Kart or Smash Bros, have been forced to pay an additional $50 "GamePad tax" when purchasing the system, only to play games on other controllers.
Salty Rice
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If you look close enough you can see the NX console, Samus and Waluigi.