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[Mariolee]

For some reason really difficult for me to visualize.

Hope someone can draw a diagram.

 

[Durante]

This will be interesting.

 

[dallow_bg]

Feast on the crow.

 

[Chesskid1]

going to miss backwards compatibility so much. such a nice highlight for 3ds and WiiU.

 

[Plinko]

It is the reverse of the Wii U, like I hypothesized months ago. The TV connection probably hooks up by HDMI and the controller streams to the box, reverse of Wii U.

 

[Dysun]

Too obvious of a move not to happen

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

So it's a hybrid.

I FUCKING CALLED IT.

Neoxon. Paging Neoxon.

 

[Get_craycray]

Kinda disappointed.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Not too far off from conjecture, although I'm not sure anyone considered the detatchable controller concept?

As ever, I'm only getting it if it's region free though, however cool it may be.

 

[Tizoc]

So its an evolution of ot he gamecube design concept?

 

[mclem]

Biggest concern for me is battery life. I can't see a 'high powered' device lasting too long on the go.

I wonder if it could change its power drain depending on whether it has a mains supply or not?

 

[Zareka]

woah what

Don't know how I feel about this. I'll have to hear more about it. That said, if the games generally looks as nice as BotW? Sweeet.

 

[darkwing]

liking the idea

 

[Squall5042]

Nintendo needs to release official info fast before this spirals out of control

 

[Spinluck]

Will it at least be more powerful than Wii U?

I'm all for it, but I don't want a weaker system.

It being portable makes me feel like we'll get something that isn't too capable.

Hold up, ain't Breath of The Wild rumored to be on this thing? :O

I'm having a hard time picturing that running on a handheld...

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

So Nintendo are officially out of the home console race. Can't say I'm surprised.

 

[cws]

Nintendo realized they cant outdo the PS4 at this point - so double down on what they are great at - Handheld Gaming.

Cant wait to see the device...i have been waiting for a 4DS for quite some time now.

The idea falls and lives by how powerful the device is though.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

What the hell...?

Wait no no nooo

I'm not believing this until it comes straight from the horses mouth. So March it is.

 

[Griss]

'It will never be a hybrid'

At this stage the easiest way to see what Nintendo will do is see what their hardcore fanboys claim they will never do.

 

[jdmonmou]

Day 1 for me if this has 3rd party support. I'd love to play sports games on this thing.

 

[YianGaruga]

I'm am very interested in this.

A Vita and PSTV in one.

Fuck graphics as long it's a clean image and runs 30fps+

 

[Roshin]

Fucking lol at all the posters I would regularly see that were 100% certain it wouldn't be a hybrid

This.

Get ready for the "Yeah, I knew it was going to be a hybrid all along" posts.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Whoa! I'm listening Nintendo. Sell me a system again!

Last time was the SNES hardcore, Wii for a very, very short period.

I was always on #TeamHybrid, so this is sounding nice.

 

[phanphare]

Neoxon, post if you're ok

 

[Beartruck]

A concept like this would be great. I'm waiting to see how the execution of this plays out. The ergonomics of the controller would have to be perfect.

 

[Newline]

For some reason really difficult for me to visualize.

Hope someone can draw a diagram.

Can somebody do a visual mockup?

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Isn't this what everyone thought it was going to be until Iwata explicitly said it wasn't going to be a hybrid?

Nintendo has lied about a lot of things that were later confirmed. To be honest, I'm not even sure why I (and others) even used Iwata's words as confirmation of it not being a hybrid.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Tegra, less powerful than PS4 and Xbox One - in 2017. Day One though....

 

[Monketron]

One of the major issues with the Wii U was lack of 3rd party ports. Basically turning the console into a '2nd console' rather than a Primary one for most people.

This is only going to be worse for the NX if this is true.

 

[Tempy]

I'm fine with this.

 

[Stilton Disco]

Transforming handheld, and the usually far better Nintendo handheld Library playable on the big screen?

Fucking sold!

 

[mugurumakensei]

So does this mean Nintendo's out of the home console market? This just sounds like a handheld with a TV dock, tbh.

there was also that supplemental computing device patent that's likely to be used for making the NX more powerful when docked.

 

[Nakazato]

Oh man

 

[Pagusas]

So it's a hybrid.

I FUCKING CALLED IT.

Neoxon. Paging Neoxon.

you and everyone else in the world call it. Congrats.


I'm really glad about this, we already have 2 powerful consoles and PC's for all of our graphic kicks. I like they are doing something different, will give me a reason to look at it.

 

[Plum]

Will it at least be more powerful than Wii U?

I'm all for it, but I don't want a weaker system.

It being portable makes me feel like we'll get something that isn't too capable.

Hold up, ain't Breath of The Wild rumored to be on this thing? :O

I'm having a hard time picturing that running on a handheld...

Not just rumored, but confirmed by Nintendo themselves.

https://mynintendonews.com/2016/06/...-different-visuals-on-nx-but-same-experience/

"Different visuals" is a strange choice of words though.

 

[Taker666]

I can't see myself buying it to be honest. First time for a Nintendo console.

I just don't want a new handheld and I'll resent having to pay the extra for it just so I can play the console.


Hopefully Nintendo will release a standalone console version for a lower price at some point.

 

[Duxxy3]

Less powerful than current gen.

So $200 or bust for me then.

 

[Plinko]

I like this for numerous reasons.

1) Eliminates software drought. Nintendo can't support two libraries.
2) System will get easy ports from PS4/XB1
3) Two detachable controllers gives plenty of possibilities for control schemes.

 

[bryanee]

How powerful could this thing be?

 

[Backfoggen]

So NX Zelda is going to run worse than Wii U?

 

[Steve.1981]

Sounds freaking fantastic. Nintendo's teams only have to focus on a single platform now rather than a console and a handheld.

Yep. This is what I've been quietly hoping for. I will be over the moon if this is true.

 

[MrV4ltor]

Tegra, less powerful than PS4 and Xbox One - in 2017. Day One though....

It's mainly a handheld, so yes lmao

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

Hybrid is so perfect for monster hunter machine !

 

[yoonshik]

All Nintendo teams working on 1 SKU. That's dozens of games per year. I'm fucking in.

 

[Gator86]

Fucking lol at all the posters I would regularly see that were 100% certain it wouldn't be a hybrid

Absolutely

Also, I'm confused. This plan seems... smart and logical. Why would Nintendo do this?

 

[dreamfall]

Whoawesome! This is going to be crazy different!

 

[Branduil]

Huh.

I'm not a fan of this idea. The reasons why a hybrid is a bad idea have been discussed at length, and I don't see any reason to think those have gone away. Would have much preferred a separate, more powerful home console which plays the same games.

 

[jelly]

Tegra, the definitive hype but never delivers chip.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

"Due to the radical change in hardware design and internal technology, we've been told by one source that there are no plans for backwards compatibility"

 

[DrArchon]

As someone that never games on the go, I'd be quite disappointed if this turned out to be true. I hope the system is at least as powerful as the Wii U because otherwise I'd have no reason to get it except for the exclusive games.