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[Dark Cloud]

NinOS is the alleged name for the console?

It's Nintendo Extra

 

[MK_768]

How are they killing the system before it comes out? These threads are seen by a few thousand or so. This has absolutely zero bearing on the outcome of a system.

Someone gets it lmao.

 

[DeployThatPizza]

NinOS is the alleged name for the console?

No, that's the alleged name for their OS system. The rumored name for the console is Nintendo Extra, or the NEX. According to the leaker, it's a play on NES and Nintendo's tenth console.

 

[H3xum]

How are they killing the system before it comes out? These threads are seen by a few thousand or so. This has absolutely zero bearing on the outcome of a system.

Obviously not killing it for the entire market. For the people who speculate. Regardless of the outcome there is bound to be some level of disappointment if you spend enough time buying into all of these specs.

 

[frankie_baby]

Ddr3 would only make sense if they're using a Wii U like ram set up to allow BC

 

[Prevolition]

As in it'll be as successful as E.T. The Game? Yeah maybe.

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[ffdgh]

Obviously not killing it for the entire market. For the people who speculate. Regardless of the outcome there is bound to be some level of disappointment if you spend enough time buying into all of these specs.

Wouldn't be too worried. Most know to keep their expections in check about these things. Especially after the wii u speculation threads...I hope.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

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[Yonafunu]

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for what

 

[Kissenkopf]

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Why?!

 

[udivision]

for what

for the shark that must be jumped

 

[Jaagen]

GDDR5 is higher bandwidth, DDR3, lower latency iirc. Not that latency is really a huge issue for a GPU, but yeah.

Aren't DDR3 available in higher densities as well?(meaning fewer chips?)

 

[Malus]

for what

Why?!

The world will never know.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Looks like Nintendo got him before he could finish the sentence haha

 

[Sapiens]

No, that's the alleged name for their OS system. The rumored name for the console is Nintendo Extra, or the NEX. According to the leaker, it's a play on NES and Nintendo's tenth console.

Whenever Someone tries to claim the next system will be called a variant of "nes" I know it's bullshit. Pure fanboy wankery.

 

[Asd202]

DDR3 is very cheap, but does not make sense, this would mean they would need ESRAM on the APU like XB1.......which would mean a smaller GPU.

Plot thickens...

So you're saying NX was going to be the most powerful console but took ESRAM to the knee?

 

[The_Lump]

DDR3 is very cheap, but does not make sense, this would mean they would need ESRAM on the APU like XB1.......which would mean a smaller GPU.

Plot thickens...

Only if we're now believing every unverified source from Reddit. But if we're going down that route then the plot is already thick enough.

 

[10k]

No, that's the alleged name for their OS system. The rumored name for the console is Nintendo Extra, or the NEX. According to the leaker, it's a play on NES and Nintendo's tenth console.

Which makes absolutely no sense since Nintendo has released six home consoles, seven if you include virtual boy.

They've released four gens of handhelds.

 

[Neoxon]

from the unverified dev on Reddit:

He's digging quite the hole for himself. It'd be a miracle for Nintendo to have 8GB, forget 12. Granted, DDR3 is cheaper, but I'm not sure if Nintendo would go as far as to put 12GB of said RAM.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

No, that's the alleged name for their OS system. The rumored name for the console is Nintendo Extra, or the NEX. According to the leaker, it's a play on NES and Nintendo's tenth console.

 

[Fahzgoolin]

He's digging quite the hole for himself. It'd be a miracle for Nintendo to have 8GB, forget 12.

Yeah that last statement seems far and away absurd.

 

[geordiemp]

So you're saying NX was going to be the most powerful console but took ESRAM to the knee?

I know that reference - made me smile.

Oh well, the wait continues for the next leaker.

He should of said 8 GB GDDR5X...that would of got GAF going.

 

[Nanashrew]

Why is that controller so fat?

 

[DeployThatPizza]

Which makes absolutely no sense since Nintendo has released six home consoles, seven if you include virtual boy.

They've released four gens of handhelds.

I think he may be talking about handheld famillies.

 

[Malus]

It'd be a miracle for Nintendo to have 8GB

Why?

 

[Boy Wander]

I love Nintendo but they'd better fucking not call the system Nintendo Extra. That's a shit name.

 

[dukeoflegs]

Which makes absolutely no sense since Nintendo has released six home consoles, seven if you include virtual boy.

They've released four gens of handhelds.

It would be cool if it did line up though. The only way it lines up is if they counted this way: Color TV Game, NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Panasonic Q, Wii, Wii Mini, Wii U, but that just doesn't seem right to me.

 

[Neoxon]

Why?

I'm keeping my expectations as low as possible.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

It would be cool if it did line up though. The only way it lines up is if they counted this way: Color TV Game, NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Panasonic Q, Wii, Wii Mini, Wii U, but that just doesn't seem right to me.

If you're going to include the Panasonic Q and Wii Mini you need to include the AV Famicom/NES101 and the Super Famicom Jr./SNES "Mini".

 

[N.Grim]

He's digging quite the hole for himself. It'd be a miracle for Nintendo to have 8GB, forget 12. Granted, DDR3 is cheaper, but I'm not sure if Nintendo would go as far as to put 12GB of said RAM.

Why exactly?
Edit: ah ok...

 

[Roo]

He's digging quite the hole for himself. It'd be a miracle for Nintendo to have 8GB, forget 12.

8GB is actually a fairly safe amount of RAM.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Why would Nintendo make their console more expensive by putting in way too much RAM?

Don't believe that for one bit.

Not that I believe this but they have traditionally launched later with more RAM than Sony with N64, GC, and Wii U. Not Wii obvs.
edit: wait GC was less wasn't it, never mind!

 

[DeployThatPizza]

It would be cool if it did line up though. The only way it lines up is if they counted this way: Color TV Game, NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Panasonic Q, Wii, Wii Mini, Wii U, but that just doesn't seem right to me.

Yep, I believe that's it. That's according to the reddit person anyways.

 

[MCN]

NinOS is the alleged name for the console?

Could cause problems in Spanish-speaking territories.

 

[wowbaggerBR]

If it's true, I'd buy one just to support Nintendo, hoping that a big succes would drive them far away from gimmicks.

But I doubt that they applied common sense this time around.

 

[Nanashrew]

I love Nintendo but they'd better fucking not call the system Nintendo Extra. That's a shit name.

There's no point in believing that since only higher ups and Nintendo would know. The name of the system is highly confidential and only key people would know. If there's some lower level dev who now knows you can bet they'll be getting a swift kick out the door.

 

[Neoxon]

8GB is actually a fairly safe amount of RAM.

I guess I had my expectations too low. It's just that all this sounds too good to be true, Nintendo has to cut corners somewhere.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

If it's true, I'd buy one just to support Nintendo, hoping that a big succes would drive them far away from gimmicks.

But I doubt that they applied common sense this time around.

Gimmicks are the only thing that's going to get customers to buy their hardware, to be fair.

If they make a box that's nigh-identical to the Xbox One and/or Playstation 4, why would anyone buy it when the Xbox One and Playstation 4 are arguably bigger, more established brands to the average consumer these days?

 

[Malus]

I'm keeping my expectations as low as possible.

Just wait until LCGeek's partner in crime MLGeek comes in here and drops the "NX>>PS4>>>Xbone>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wii U RAM and GPU" bomb.

We're all going to go mad with power. A very moderate amount of power.

Dramatization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z17rrnRRHDM

 

[Brofield]

It would be cool if it did line up though. The only way it lines up is if they counted this way: Color TV Game, NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Panasonic Q, Wii, Wii Mini, Wii U, but that just doesn't seem right to me.

1) NES
2) Gameboy (Color/Advance/SP/Micro falls under here)
3) SNES
4) Virtual Boy
5) N64
6) Gamecube
7) DS (DSi, LL/XL, 3DS and n3DS family goes here)
8) Wii
9) Wii U
10) NEX

 

[dukeoflegs]

If you're going to include the Panasonic Q and Wii Mini you need to include the AV Famicom/NES101 and the Super Famicom Jr./SNES "Mini".

True, no idea how he came up with the 10 or if it is true how Nintendo came up with 10.


Edit: Looks like Brofield has a more competent list than what I was thinking.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Yep, I believe that's it. That's according to the reddit person anyways.

Talking about going to the ultimate stretch...

 

[Hello? This is Hailun!]

Nintendo going with ddr3? Pack it up as their already dead

 

[Jackano]

8GB is actually a fairly safe amount of RAM.

They can go the weird route and have 4GB for games + 2GB for OS. Actually I'd rather bet on this than just straight 8GB.

 

[ffdgh]

1) NES
2) Gameboy (Color/Advance/SP/Micro falls under here)
3) SNES
4) N64
5) Gamecube
6) DS
7) Wii
8) 3DS
9) Wii U
10) NEX

...Virtual boy?

 

[Insane Metal]

I've stated before and since any specs were revealed this gen most would have shitty cpus this turned out to be true, so to be fair my own perspective is skewed.

amd 8350 stock >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NX>>>>> X1 >> PS4>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wii U. All 3 of big 3 manufacturers got this issue wrong, yet I know next gen 2 of them won't cause they tend to do a decent job. Nintendo isn't impressing anyone.

The post I saw earlier on reddit said it would have a CPU based on A8 7600... is this close to it?

 

[Brofield]

...Virtual boy?

We don't talk about the Virtual Boy

Spoiler

Though for the sake of consistency, it would make sense to throw it in and lump the 3DS back in with the DS family

 

[Neoxon]

Nintendo going with ddr3? Pack it up as their already dead

Isn't DDR4 a bit on the expensive side?

 

[GodGui]

Why is that controller so fat?

More Power!

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

The National Enquirer: Nintendo Edition