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[Hero of Legend]

Thanks Dystify for the quotes (and others for the find ) in the other thread!

http://www.wsj.com/articles/nintend...go-retro-with-videogame-cartridges-1472811942

Choice quotes:

TOKYO— Nintendo Co. plans to adopt cartridges for its next-generation videogame console, people familiar with the matter said, a step that might prompt a reassessment of the old-school format.

However, chip-based cartridges are garnering renewed attention thanks to fierce competition among semiconductor makers including Samsung Electronics Co. and Toshiba Corp. to develop flash memory that can pack more data onto small chips at a lower cost.

Industry watchers said cartridges were a reasonable choice for Nintendo’s next-generation system, code-named NX, because the company targets a wider range of consumers than Sony or Microsoft.

They are “no doubt today’s best format to physically distribute games,” said Atsushi Osanai, a former Sony employee who is now a visiting fellow at Harvard University.

Analysts have said an announcement could come ahead of the Tokyo Game Show, which begins Sept. 15.

Fingers crossed for the potential announcement timing... if true. But are the analysts speculating, or have they heard that?

 

[Smellycat]

Not surprising. Like I said in another thread, the Wii controller was revealed the day before TGS started in 2005

 

[Kathian]

The analyst thing is purely conjecture and the cartridge thing is known but also obvious for a new handheld.

 

[LewieP]

A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

I highly doubt NX announcement before TGS at this point.

 

[Dark Cloud]

It's nothing new. We already guessed the timeframe would be before TGS

 

[purseowner]

There was a rumour of the 13th at one point, wasn't there?

 

[FelipeMGM]

Oh please do show up in the next 10 days, its time already

 

[Hero of Legend]

The only way it's prior is a Direct. Too late for invites now I would think if it's a live event.

 

[Soul_Pie]

That's interesting

 

[Hero of Legend]

There was a rumour of the 13th at one point, wasn't there?

I think that was just guesswork due to the 3 years of it being on the 13th for the Wii in 2006, 3DS in 2011, and Wii U in 2012. Hell I'm the one who posted that! XD

 

[Plinko]

None of this is new, right?

 

[Deleted member 231381]

A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.

...what?

 

[Nostremitus]

This seems to be the same thing several threads have been about... as if publications are using each other as "sources" at this point.


Kinda feels like this...

Edit: LOL i just noticed the typo in the image.

 

[Oddish1]

Analysts say a lot of things, I wouldn't read too much into that.

 

[wheapon]

...what?

I think it was a joke... maybe.

This is new-esque information at least since we haven't had cartridge confirmation info from a reliable source.

 

[Hero of Legend]

None of this is new, right?

The carts, not really unless this is closest to a... "confirmation" I guess. The announcement is the closest we've gotten I guess to something.

 

[yoonshik]

Old news are old.

 

[Jebusman]

A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.

At the same time, in today's culture, I'd wager people have more association with cartridges (and flash based media) than they do with a disc.

We live in a world of SD cards and USB drives.

 

[Zoon]

...what?

Overheating maybe?

 

[Mindwipe]

...what?

He's mocking audiophiles and the way they talk about vinyl.

 

[OCD Guy]

He's mocking audiophiles and the way they talk about vinyl.

Although there actually is a difference between a vinyl and a cd or mp3.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.

never felt this but the Wii U disc has the smooth edges

 

[patientx]

13.09

 

[Guymelef]

Industry watchers said cartridges were a reasonable choice for Nintendo’s next-generation system, code-named NX, because the company targets a wider range of consumers than Sony or Microsoft.

How do you target wider range of consumers without Blu-Ray compatibility etc?

 

[Mpl90]

I hope analysts are as right as they were back when they speculated the PS4 Slim

 

[Deleted member 231381]

He's mocking audiophiles and the way they talk about vinyl.

Ah, okay. That one was slightly too obscure for me.

 

[Jebusman]

never felt this but the Wii U disc has the smooth edges

I want those on every disc ever printed. It feels so weird but it's so right.

 

[Kouriozan]

Nintendo better reveal it soon indeed, some are getting crazy with the NX news thirst.
Cart confirmation is nice, I guess.

 

[manueldelalas]

I miss the spinning noise already. Remember all those games that boot up and it seemed like an airplane turbine?

Or the fun things developers did with loading screens? Story bits and all of that.

And how can we forget the scratches and disc cleaners.

Those were the days.

 

[E-phonk]

Would an announcement (not reveal) before TGS of the reveal date be enough?
I'd wagger they might want JPN developers announcing certain games will also be available for NX, even if they don't show the device first.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

13.09

I say 08.09

 

[Skux]

When they say "cartridges" I hope they mean "SD cards". There is really no reason to return to Gameboy-size plastic blocks.

 

[FelipeMGM]

Wait, the article says that cartridges are faster to mass produce than discs. Is this right?

 

[Smellycat]

When they say "cartridges" I hope they mean "SD cards". There is really no reason to return to Gameboy-size plastic blocks.

come on man, are you for real?

 

[kuroneko0509]

When they say "cartridges" I hope they mean "SD cards". There is really no reason to return to Gameboy-size plastic blocks.

more like ds/3ds carts... but hey at least you didn't say return to nes/snes-size lol

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I want those on every disc ever printed. It feels so weird but it's so right.

yes this deserves more love

 

[ec0ec0]

If you can't read the article by clicking the link in the OP, copy paste the tittle of the article on google and click on the link. You should be able to read it now.

 

[Genio88]

When they say "cartridges" I hope they mean "SD cards". There is really no reason to return to Gameboy-size plastic blocks.

NX cartridges will likely have the same form factor and size of the 3DS ones, who knows, perhaps they'll manage to make them even smaller

 

[Dystify]

I say 08.09

September 22 imo.

 

[2+2=5]

Guys an analyst isn't an insider, an analyst just speculates based on what he thinks and knows, he may be right but don't hold your breath.

 

[blu]

When they say "cartridges" I hope they mean "SD cards". There is really no reason to return to Gameboy-size plastic blocks.

I guess by 'SD cards' you mean SD-card-form-factor, as SD cards (the storage) are flash-only, and nintendo will most likely use mask ROM.

 

[valkillmore]

A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.

TROLL! lol

 

[Forkball]

NX REVEALED

 

[Phoenixus]

I'll miss the smooth edges of the WiiU discs, but as someone who likes as little loading time as possible in a game, am more than happy for the Cartridge format to come back fully.

 

[LewieP]

...what?

I was satirising attitudes towards listening to music on vinyl, a format that people have nostalgia for but is not the most practical method for listening to music on these days.

Because that's pretty much the mindset of anyone arguing that flash media is worse for games that discs.

 

[Milly Osworth]

I like cartridges, very nostalgic.

 

[NoFaceNico]

The NX is so next gen even the announcement rumors are starting to feel retro.

 

[Roto Prime]

Gaf, is it really happening?

 

[Genio88]

I like cartridges, very nostalgic.

Are you guys serious or what? Why everybody thinks of SNES and Game Boy cartridges type when the ones that NX will use will be at least like the 3DS ones if not even smaller?
Yes 3DS uses cartridges too! Megaton!