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linkandzelda
Member
Don't want if it means online-only games from Nintendo.
I wouldn't mind if it enhanced the graphics or performance of the games though as long as you could play the graphically inferior version offline.
Though Nintendo has filed plenty of patents that have never came to anything so we shouldn't assume anything yet.
I wouldn't mind if it enhanced the graphics or performance of the games though as long as you could play the graphically inferior version offline.
Though Nintendo has filed plenty of patents that have never came to anything so we shouldn't assume anything yet.
Askherserenity
Member
So this has to be it right? This is the NX. Makes sense with all the other bit of info we've been hearing.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
OrbitalBeard
Member
I can't imagine it will be online only. Otherwise, their portable market would be toast and it wouldn't be mobile that killed it.
Justice_Bolt
Member
Yeah it must be the NX. This looks promising.
Fourth Storm
Member
It looks and sounds a bit like an external HDD w/ some additional coprocessers.
Perhaps a "hardcore upgrade kit" for the base NX console?
Perhaps a "hardcore upgrade kit" for the base NX console?
Stairouais
Member
Aaaand done.
InsaneZero
Member
Patents aren't meant to be read and understood by the average layman.
ChaosZeroX
Banned
Very very interesting indeed. I can't wait to see the full reveal next year.
Introducing Nintendo Diimobo! Connect your Nintendo Wii Thrii to the Nintendo Network to SUPER CHARGE your games!
Or maybe it comes with the console and can be used with the console or handheld.
It's so hard to figure out what Nintendo is doing.
So Black Friday prices at launch.
Nikodemos
Member
That could very well be a separate patent.
DownGrader
Member
Doesn't look as strictly cloud solution for me, to be honest. I actually imagine "Supplemental Computing Device" to be some sort of active dock station for new portable console which gives it enough guts to count as a home console.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Add $100 - $200 to each of those, and you might be getting close.
Allow your console to be used for cloud computing and get free stuff.
Garrett 2U
Member
How can cloud computing be patented?
InsaneZero
Member
tl;dr - you can get free points if your console is idle and online
linkandzelda
Member
I know the console won't be always online. I'm worried that Nintendo might put out some online only games despite having single player modes if they decide to do some core processing through the cloud (AI for instance).
Shuggananas
Banned
Won't buy above $10 tbqfh
Yes.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
If its a handheld, then RIP Mario Galaxy/Metroid Prime/big 3D Zeldas/Pikmin/Splatoon/Wonderful 101/Bayonetta/that big AAA Retro Studios game you're all dreaming of
Oh no, I completely understood what it means. It just sounds so outlandish and bizarre, if not genius. It's like folding@home with Nintendo bonuses. I am having a hard time believing this will work, it sounds too god to be true.
edit: Goodbye online subscription maybe? Maybe you can pay for it just by having your box available for some time? And perhaps it even lowers the costs for their server maintenance.
plutoknight
Member
If there's one thing Nintendo is good at, it is making things 'just work.'
If they make this process seamless enough for the masses, they could market it with ease.
sounds like it needs to be online? no thanks.
when the Wii-U was announced they made it seem like it was a new controller for the wii. they're not great at getting a message across. lol
when the Wii-U was announced they made it seem like it was a new controller for the wii. they're not great at getting a message across. lol
It's happening.
Wow so actually giving some of your console resources to someone playing a game that may need the extra power? I'm all for the cloud and server support but having the consoles actually share resources with each other is a whole extra level. I like it but am pessimistic about the execution. I know it's Nintendo but it just seems really ambitious.
We are still not at a stage where you can reliable enforce a stable internet connection with no data and speed caps. I hope they aren't doing this, because it will most likely fail.
I really like the approach of a "Handheld + Homeconsole", where you can just take the handheld part on the bus and keep playing your games on a small screen.
I really like the approach of a "Handheld + Homeconsole", where you can just take the handheld part on the bus and keep playing your games on a small screen.
InsaneZero
Member
Online-only games require an online connection, which is a luxury that portable games don't always have available.
Controller --- Game Console --- Cloud Computing device-- register as three different physical entities in the patent's demonstrative figure.
Fourth Storm
Member
It's a way for Nintendo to theoretically cut down on latency in cloud gaming (since users w/ the supplemental computing device would be more spread out) while also passing the cost of the cloud servers onto the consumer.
It sounds smart. I just wonder if it can actually be done.
It sounds smart. I just wonder if it can actually be done.
Nor are Nintendo hardware marketing messages for that matter.
Unfortunately you may be right, but I see this as a golden opportunity for Nintendo to go really big, all-in, at a loss, and explode back onto the scene.
I admit my prices are crazy-low, but that's kinda the point.
You're right. It's just that on the other hand I've seen so much confusion over everything they've done over the past several years. They're going to need to fine-tune some of the rhetoric here.
It's both
Garrett 2U
Member
No, this is more describing a local cloud.
Imagine purchasing another box that you connect to your console to that adds more CPU cores. Or a second graphics card.
In abstract:
"For instance, the supplemental computing device may couple via a physical connection (e.g., a wired connection) to the game console for processing data associated with the game and providing a result back to the console, and/or for storing game data on behalf of the game console."
Giving people points and stuff for connecting to their online service.
It's genius in every way.
Sony and MS charge you to be online.
Nintendo is going to pay you to be online!
Hello 80+% online rate!
Nah, just don't get that extra power.