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[KingV]

They want "confidential" visible when the controller is face up. There is probably another sticker on the back.

There's all sorts of little things like this that make me think "fake" why are there two different colors in a pre release version? No identifying marks that make it clear which developer it is?

Nintendo has been doing this a long time and has always new super secretive, I would suspect them to have all manner of protection in place to prevent leaks.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

SIGH....





LMFAO!!!

 

[Gaspard]

So I'm trying to figure out why what I thought was a microphone slot in the first leak, is not present in today's leak. Anyone else notice this? Or am I just crazy?

Excuse the poor MSpaint skills:

I think that's pretty significant if we aren't fooled by the lighting.

 

[Trago]

I'd be shocked if they don't sell a traditional controller option like the Wii U Pro controller.

 

[GhostTrick]

I'm not sure how one even arrives at that conclusion...It will ALWAYS be subpar? Based on what? Based on the numerous other technological advanced that have remained worse than their replacements, right?

Because the goal of the technology is to imitate a physical button. Original is superior to the Copy. At the very best, if you achieved this technology perfectly, it would give you the very same feeling as physical buttons. Great job, you reached the same result for 50 dollars as a 2 dollars superior solution. All to have dynamic button placement.. which is gimmick at best.

 

[ryanthelion123]

VR is another gimmick like wii was, it doesn't last long, you even can play a few games on it that work, all the rest will give you motion sickness.

Thanks to nintendo, sony can use the move gimmicks with psvr.
Allot of how the traditional controllers are today, is because nintendo made them this way. (not the shape).


So would nintendo need to do software only? I hope not, the evolution of gaming will be sad.

Even at the momen we are just making speculations and don't know shit

Wow, you personally lost all credibility when you said VR is a gimmick.

 

[t hicks]

VR is another gimmick like wii was, it doesn't last long, you even can play a few games on it that work, all the rest will give you motion sickness.

Thanks to nintendo, sony can use the move gimmicks with psvr.
Allot of how the traditional controllers are today, is because nintendo made them this way. (not the shape).


So would nintendo need to do software only? I hope not, the evolution of gaming will be sad.

Even at the momen we are just making speculations and don't know shit

lmfao

 

[kankki]

I think that's pretty significant if we aren't fooled by the lighting.

Or it's just a speck of dirt on the white controller. Interesting nonetheless!

 

[Kissenkopf]

devkit 1 vs devkit 2 maybe

And both are leaked in the same weak? Doubt it.

More like a fake and a fake based on that fake.

 

[MogCakes]

A controller with only clickable nubs and triggers would be feasible if Nintendo also releases an updated pro controller and the NX is compatible with all previous controller designs. They sure have balls taking out dedicated face buttons and the D-pad.

 

[SmokedMeat]

What if they add transparent touchscreen buttons like this which are placed on the screen depending on the game and whatever is needed per game:

Don't drop the controller! Buttons everywhere.

 

[ironcreed]

I mean those people didn't make the Wii U or a Gamecube a success lol. Clearly Nintendo diehards aren't enough That's just a fact.

But sticking to the core market is their safest bet at this point. Do you really think that moving away from even the ones that still support you is the right direction to move in? You think the tap crazy phone market will go ape shit for Nintendo? LOL... only if their games are released on the platforms they already use. Cold and hard pragmatic truth.

 

[Peru]

I choose to believe the rumour that you can mod the unit like the xbox one elite controller, adding buttons or removing them as you please. Either that or the taptic shit needs to be tight.

 

[KingSnake]

So I'm trying to figure out why what I thought was a microphone slot in the first leak, is not present in today's leak. Anyone else notice this? Or am I just crazy?

Excuse the poor MSpaint skills:

In my opinion the white one seems like an earlier prototype than the black one that we saw today. This new one seem a bit more polished.

 

[joesgro]

A lot of people react as if this is the handheld but per the OP the source of the photos said this is the controller unit for the console. And perhaps it has attachments with grips and buttons for specific applications as some have speculated, that seems logical given Nintendo's track record.

But also perhaps this is part of the handheld as well - with an attachment second screen with a cartridge slot and/or storage which attaches and can close like a clamshell that enables the portable features? This would take the place of the bottom screen rather than the main screen, which would nullify the concerns with the concealed screen.

 

[ZOONAMI]

So I'm trying to figure out why what I thought was a microphone slot in the first leak, is not present in today's leak. Anyone else notice this? Or am I just crazy?

Excuse the poor MSpaint skills:

Hmmm, I don't see that little hole either in the new pics.

Nice catch!
The speaker slits also seem to have different sizes and the camera module appears to be different.

Smoking gun, fake.

 

[EatinOlives]

Okay guys, as cool as it is in theory... In order for the buttons to 'rise up' with some kind of fluid that gets injected into predetermined spots, the top layer of the screen needs to be this thin film. You can already tell that this does not give a super smooth surface (look at the bottom part when the screen is 'flat'). It's a cool technology, but none of the 'in-action' footage looks consumer ready. I strongly doubt Nintendo somehow found out how to pull this off (or found a company that did), considering it would be huge in the smartphone/tablet industry if this worked as well as it sounds on paper.

Not to mention the buttons probably feel squishy and mushy, the exact opposite of every other gaming button. It'll feel crappy even with that tech.

I really don't think they'll ditch buttons. At the very least they'll put them in different, more unconventional areas (the back of the controller maybe, or as a separate peripheral like some here have been suggesting), but not remove them entirely. They like touch (they've been at it since the DS), but there's a very good reason why they added buttons, d-pad and a joystick even to the WiiU, which was supposed to be basically a tablet.

 

[TheSlySoul]

On the real...

I pray this works and it's the most successful Nintendo hardware since the DS handheld. I actually miss Nintendo being at the forefront. Hell even the Wii's sales would be fine.

Honestly it will be about getting non-gamers on board.
While Nintendo fans do not want to admit it, they cannot save Nintendo. It will sink if they keep catering to them.
VR and NX seem way more likely than playing in 4K resolution. Powerful Nintendo console days are gone.

 

[Annoying Old Party Man]

Nintendo is not going to abandon buttons. Like... ever. It doesn't make a lot of sense to do so.

 

[Agent Gibbs]

/dead

thats it for me for the night, i expect at the rate things are going i'll wake up to find more trees, more crazy gif's and nintendo confirming this

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Remove all conventional features from a product...

"Innovation'

I don't understand how any of this will work. I'm just not seeing it.

here i made a diagram for you so you can see it

 

[RPGCrazied]

Virtual buttons? Please, no.

 

[Smellycat]

Don't drop the controller! Buttons everywhere.

In that case, I would be more worried about the screen then some buttons lol

 

[notaskwid]

 

[Maintenance]

Remove all conventional features from a product...

"Innovation'

I don't understand how any of this will work. I'm just not seeing it.

They're just trying to be Apple.

 

[Aroll]

I am warming up to the concept the more I think about it, but without using it I don't know what to say. People claim the oval looks uncomfortable. They said the same thing about the gamepad and its' really comfortable. Nintendo seems to always nail comfortable to hold controllers, so I won't judge until I hold it.

As for buttons on a touch screen - let's see how it functions before I write off the idea entirely. It's at least forward thinking if nothing else, because MAJOR controller innovation beyond wiimote style stuff hasn't happened in almost two decades.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Because the goal of the technology is to imitate a physical button. Original is superior to the Copy. At the very best, if you achieved this technology perfectly, it would give you the very same feeling as physical buttons. Great job, you reached the same result for 50 dollars as a 2 dollars superior solution. All to have dynamic button placement.. which is gimmick at best.

There's that word again. Something isn't a gimmick just because you don't like it

 

[Ladekabel]

Perfection.

 

[8-Bit Sunset]

Good luck with this in your pocket!

 

[Roufianos]

Touchscreen controls? Fuck that! If this is true then count me out. They've already tried once to capture the touch generation and their answer is to try the same again?

Except with a controller that's even less appealing to the core?

If this is their approach then the sooner they go third party, the better.

 

[-Horizon-]

Wow, you personally lost all credibility when you said VR is a gimmick.

I think people need to get this negative preconception of a 'gimmick' being a bad and unnecessary thing out of their heads.

 

[MK_768]

But sticking to the core market is their safest bet at this point. Do you really think that moving away from even the ones that still support you is the right direction to move in? You think the tap crazy phone market will go ape shit for Nintendo? LOL.. only if their games are released on the platforms they already use. Cold and hard pragmatic truth.

What was the Wii then?

 

[GhostTrick]

Honestly it will be about getting non-gamers on board.
While Nintendo fans do not want to admit it, they cannot save Nintendo. It will sink if they keep catering to them.
VR and NX seem way more likely than playing in 4K resolution. Powerful Nintendo console days are gone.

How are you getting non-gamers on board with Gamepad 2.0 ? They didn't wanted the Gamepad, they won't want that because there's no physical but virtual butons.

 

[dragonbane]

I think that's pretty significant if we aren't fooled by the lighting.

I think its rather doubtful someone managed to create this thing from today based of the previous leak so fast, so either the leakers work together or its a different dev kit version. I think the latter is more likely tbh

 

[Already Torn]

Smoking gun, fake.

The controllers themselves are different colors as well. One black- one white. Can't believe they slipped up on that.

Pack it in, folks!

 

[Dascu]

Why would the confidential sticker be on the side and not on the back of the controller where it would have the full model number, Nintendo logo ect. The confidential sticker looks like it's coming off too and made with a label maker.

Possibly it was the company/developer themselves who put on the label and not Nintendo. A quick fix to basically get a legal confidentiality sticker on there.

 

[moggio]

Good luck with this in your pocket!

It's a controller, not a portable console.

 

[8-Bit Sunset]

It's a controller, not a portable console.

And there is me thinking it was both.
SMH

 

[Nanashrew]

Possibly it was the company/developer themselves who put on the label and not Nintendo. A quick fix to basically get a legal confidentiality sticker on there.

I still want to see the back of the thing, even if they have to blur the sticker a bit.

 

[lwilliams3]

Full picture or not, this is just gamepad 2.0 without buttons. Another expensive gimmick that brings nothing to the table :/
At this point, all I'm hoping is that we'll get buttons. Because at this point, no dpad, no face buttons, no triggers... this thing is dead.

If this controller is a stand-alone system, though, that will make a huge difference. The Gamepad was a dumb terminal that was useless without the Wii U, so it was basically an expensive controller that compromised the Wii U's price and features. A two-system combo that can work independently will be more flexible with SKUs, features, and pricing.

Of course, the whole no-face-button thing is still questionable and crazy from the limited info we have. We need more info. Nintendo has listened to (some) third parities before, so they would have been called out fast if their games worked terribly with this setup.

 

[vIsik]

RE: It looks just like the patent diagram, so must be fake.

This was the patent diagram that Sony submitted for the PS3 controller. Looks familiar?

Edit: and this was Nintendo patent for the WiiU controller.

Dualshock3 wasn't a real thing until the announcement of the PS3 and the boomerang controller.

And that's not the Wii U gamepad patent my friend
https://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1113452

 

[Nickle]

VR is another gimmick like wii was, it doesn't last long, you even can play a few games on it that work, all the rest will give you motion sickness.

Thanks to nintendo, sony can use the move gimmicks with psvr.
Allot of how the traditional controllers are today, is because nintendo made them this way. (not the shape).


So would nintendo need to do software only? I hope not, the evolution of gaming will be sad.

Even at the momen we are just making speculations and don't know shit

Terrible post

 

[FZZ]

Might need to start with smaller type with the way the NX is looking.

enzo why you gotta be a hater

cmon

 

[Clawww]

Good luck with this in your pocket!

that's really what it's all about--how well your premium new gaming device can fit in your back pocket

 

[TheSlySoul]

I am warming up to the concept the more I think about it, but without using it I don't know what to say. People claim the oval looks uncomfortable. They said the same thing about the gamepad and its' really comfortable. Nintendo seems to always nail comfortable to hold controllers, so I won't judge until I hold it.

It is a prototype and will probably get some overhauls.
Mostly I cannot wait for NX Direct. At least the controller reaction will be over with before it starts...

 

[Ashodin]

Virtual buttons? Please, no.

They're not virtual, they're raised buttons.

 

[KingSnake]

Smoking gun, fake.

Lol. You are trying so hard.

 

[ZOONAMI]

The controllers themselves are different colors as well. One black- one white. Can't believe they slipped up on that.

Pack it in, folks!

Probably just the kind of 3d printing plastic they had on hand.

 

[GhostTrick]

There's that word again. Something isn't a gimmick just because you don't like it

Something is gimmick when it's gadget or useless. I don't see what's the point of virtual face buttons if it's to display less. Just have 4 of them and only use the one you needs; Because this thing is never going to have more than 4 digital face buttons.

 

[Indigo Rush]

Good luck with this in your pocket!

So wait, is this thing too small for our hands or too big for our pockets?

Can we stick to a single valid criticism at least?