Eurogamer: NX = portable w/ carts, detachable controllers, Tegra, TV Out, no BC, Sept
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NOLA_Gaffer
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As someone who really enjoyed Nintendo's handhelds and consoles for all his life...well, fuck. That really bums me out. I enjoyed having two separate libraries to curate.
Mr.Marston
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Sounds like a crap product tbh.
Cow Mengde
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To people complaining about the power of the console, read this: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...-mobile-games-machine-powered-by-nvidia-tegra
It's a companion article and discusses the GPU. It actually sounds like a monster portable that will be better than WiiU, though maybe not XBO power. That's if it's not some special custom version of Tegra X2. It sounds pretty damn awesome honestly.
Although being Nvidia, I'm now concerned about Vulkan compatibility. Nvidia's chips aren't as good as AMD at Vulkan. Though we are talking about Maxwell and Pascal. Not sure about Tegra.
It's a companion article and discusses the GPU. It actually sounds like a monster portable that will be better than WiiU, though maybe not XBO power. That's if it's not some special custom version of Tegra X2. It sounds pretty damn awesome honestly.
Although being Nvidia, I'm now concerned about Vulkan compatibility. Nvidia's chips aren't as good as AMD at Vulkan. Though we are talking about Maxwell and Pascal. Not sure about Tegra.
GinoFelino
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I'd say the odds of them calling this the Nintendo Go are pretty solid.
2 years after NX launch so in 2019/2020. If Neo will come out this year it's not really hard to imagine PS5 in Holidays 2019.
Napalm_Frank
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There have been soooooo many naysayers for hybrid on Gaf.
Because I always wanted a handheld where you could snap the sides off and they become, like, two controllers...
Sounds far too toyish in concept for my own tastes, but I can already visualise the family in a restaurant with two kids with an NX propped up, playing MarioKart together. Local multiplayer has always been a focus for Nintendo, and it is one thing phones and tablets don't do well; in that sense, they could be on to something here.
Anyhow, awaiting the reveal.
Sounds far too toyish in concept for my own tastes, but I can already visualise the family in a restaurant with two kids with an NX propped up, playing MarioKart together. Local multiplayer has always been a focus for Nintendo, and it is one thing phones and tablets don't do well; in that sense, they could be on to something here.
Anyhow, awaiting the reveal.
There's a difference between "If this has an X1 it'll be super weak..." compared to "This console is super weak", especially when you write it off based on speculation alone.
Coffee Dog
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I don't understand why they'd go for the hybrid when handhelds are doa everywhere but japan
KZXcellent
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I'm gonna play the next Pokemon (after Sun/Moon) on my TV. This is the best.
VexMythoclast
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So will it theoretically be powerful enough to run the many rumored 3rd party games like FF VII Remake?
purseowner
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As a few of us keep saying - we know nothing of the dock. It could be a breakout box for home users, a la PS VR.
Smooth Operator
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I'm really, really happy that the "gimmick" of the NX will not be gameplay related.
Charles Brandon
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I'm interested in this.
Based on what we know...how much more powerful than the Wii U is this likely to be?
We know it's not competing with PS4 or even XB1, so how big can the jump actually be?
Is this going to end up as basically a portable Wii U?
evilromero
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Kinda dampens my enthusiasm about waiting for the NX version of Zelda.Kimishima also said that the NX wouldn't replace the Wii U
Tatsumi Oga
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So will cartridges mean little to no loading times? Hope it will be worth it in terms of hardware power though. But we'll see.
Jim_Cacher
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Rosti's pokemon go mock-up is real!
Didnt know WiiU was a Nintendo portable.
Also this will be the only Nintendo system to buy this gen. So no more splitting userbases between handheld/console. Im a Nintendo fan at all so obv. im biased but i cant see the system failing in Japan...unless its a complete mess.
No kidding.
Back a few months ago when I said it would likely be a hybrid so many people jumped at my throat it was sortof funny.
linkandzelda
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That's because Nintendo heavily implied it wouldn't be. Given how many times Nintendo have outright lied about shit though (3DS XL, Mobile, probably a load of stuff I've forgotten off-hand) it isn't particularly surprising that they were bulshitting once again.
My guess is all the dock will do is give you HDMI output and charging. At the end of the day it's just a handheld.
NOLA_Gaffer
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Guess I better stock up on my Wii U and 3DS library for the future. Kinda regret not buying more software yesterday during Best Buy's sale.
This is precisely what I thought it would be before Iwata denied the hybrid approach.
But it was the most logic thing for them to do. I don't think Nintendo is in a position to directly compete with Sony and Microsoft in the home console space.
They need a single dedicated hardware + a new focus on mobile.
But it was the most logic thing for them to do. I don't think Nintendo is in a position to directly compete with Sony and Microsoft in the home console space.
They need a single dedicated hardware + a new focus on mobile.
I tend to agree.
EatChildren
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I just want a new Metroid you fucks
Diprosalic
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BoW Wii U definite edition confirmed?
I thought the hybrid was obvious from the start. As soon as they started combining all of their portable and console teams, as soon as they started releasing shit like Smash for 3DS and Smash for Wii U, NSMB2 and NSMBU, 3D Land and 3D World... the gap between their console and handheld was becoming non-existent.
shocking news neogaf: nintendo changes their mind about shit all the time. just because iwata vaguely implied one time that it wouldn't be a hybrid doesn't mean yall should have taken his word as gospel.
this could be a cool idea if they are pumping out like 8 first party games a year since they don't have to split resources between console and handheld releases anymore. but they're going to get fuck all third party support. again. I really don't think this idea is going to take the world by storm like the wii, so on the strength of first party alone, I don't see this doing much better than the gamecube, sales-wise.
shocking news neogaf: nintendo changes their mind about shit all the time. just because iwata vaguely implied one time that it wouldn't be a hybrid doesn't mean yall should have taken his word as gospel.
this could be a cool idea if they are pumping out like 8 first party games a year since they don't have to split resources between console and handheld releases anymore. but they're going to get fuck all third party support. again. I really don't think this idea is going to take the world by storm like the wii, so on the strength of first party alone, I don't see this doing much better than the gamecube, sales-wise.
well, i've been saying for the best part of over half a year that this was going to be a rebranded Shield tablet with an N sticker on it and would thus be a hybrid.
It's great being right
bwahahahaaaa - no.
Risk Breaker
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Isn't this what most of us expected?
I'm not sure betting on handheld is a good bet for Nintendo (unless they made Pokemon Go 2 exclusive or something).
I'm not sure betting on handheld is a good bet for Nintendo (unless they made Pokemon Go 2 exclusive or something).
It's not like you're going to be getting half the games. There will just be one unified pipeline which in theory, means Nintendo can service a lot more of it's IPs rather than make two different Mario/Kart/Zelda etc games every generation.
Phones got Uncharted though.
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