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Report: NX Handheld Dimensions, Layout Info, Lack of Region Lock
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Yeah, that's true. Well, for 3DW. I believe it was an early October trailer. I don't think TF looked any better later than it did at E3. I think the change in perception on that one was the hyped fans getting louder so those upset about the games existence were drowned out a bit more. The other games I don't remember getting any significant post-E3 change in perception but please correct me if I'm misremembering.
It was the first time we saw actual footage of some of the previously announced games though, right?
It's pointless. It's the month of the nx reveal. We are just warming up.
AquaWateria
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Wait its already October WTF.....
lol of course not?
Nope, September just started, this week is already full with Sony and Apple events, i still believe Nintendo will reveal NX before the end of this month, but certainly not before next week
For a handheld? I'd disagree with you here.
Father_Brain
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Um, why? There's been plenty of corroboration and literally no contradicting info from any remotely credible news outlet.
It really doesn't need that much storage unless you are planning to go the digital route.
It wouldn't bother me that much, NX games shouldn't be as big as PS4/XB1 ones, i guess the avarage will be 8GB, but more important it'll have a SD slot, so we can just buy a 128GB SD card which are selling for about 25$ and you're good to go, also physical games will be still pretty used on NX in my opinion, way more used than they are on the other console, also cartridges(3ds style ones) are way smaller and easier to store and carry around than blue ray disks
Plus this will likely support games from sd cards, like the 3ds.
Dark Cloud
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Nintendo is smart. Let Sony get their stuff out of the way and then announce the NX reveal date.
Does anybody remember how long later Nintendo announced the Wii U event to the public after they sent invites to the press?
Does anybody remember how long later Nintendo announced the Wii U event to the public after they sent invites to the press?
Father_Brain
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I hope no one actually thinks that the reveal slipping into October would invalidate the rest of Eurogamer's reporting, because that's complete nonsense.
I mean we'll have our answers by then so no point dwelling on that really. This month, next month, its within reach at this point, all will be revealed.
Okami Haundo
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But... reveal events take years of planning and R&D! There's no way Nintendo could move that around. Nope...
Right, not only that, but even if the NX isn't revealed this month, it still does not mean Eurogamer was wrong about anything. It just means the month of reveal changed as we know months of reveal will do at times. As others have said, we have corroboration from several highly credible sources that EG is essentially right on the money, so, even if the reveal month changes it doesn't mean they're wrong about anything. In fact, we know from the highly proven Trev leak that NX and Zelda was originally planned for release this year, in which case it's unlikely they'd have revealed in September.
AquaWateria
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As individual who loves playing games I just want Nintendo to come back at top. I mean I love playing the PS4 and PC but to me they lack that unique experience that Nintendo provides. Yes I know their gimmicks haven't done them any good aside from the Wii, but fuck having just two graphically strong consoles (PS4 and Xbox one) in the gaming industry is boring to me. Seeing as Sony and Microsoft are releasing the Neo and Scorpio which are essentially the same shit but upgraded specs. Is making me realize the industry is becoming more stagnant and just competing in terms of spec.
Now that doesn't mean the NX will definitely be innovative because we don't know what it is. But at least we can be sure that it will create new experiences like all Nintendo's hardware has for better or worse. However, for NX to be a success it'll take one hell of a miracle and by god I hope it happens. I really don't want to be in an industry where Nintendo are gone or go third party.
Now that doesn't mean the NX will definitely be innovative because we don't know what it is. But at least we can be sure that it will create new experiences like all Nintendo's hardware has for better or worse. However, for NX to be a success it'll take one hell of a miracle and by god I hope it happens. I really don't want to be in an industry where Nintendo are gone or go third party.
Why do people always say that Nintendos fortunes in the West are done with and they just cant recover? It seems silly when weve seen in Videogames short history several changing of the guards, from Atari, to Nintendo, to Sony, to Microsoft. The leader has changed several times. So it just seems silly to suggest that now its set in stone. It will always be Sony and MS with Nintendo a distant 3rd?
Also no console launch depended on only their 1st party games to build an audience. Sony certainly didnt. Here are their launch games for PS1 U.S. : Battle Arena Toshinden
· ESPN Extreme Games
· Kileak: The DNA Imperative
· NBA Jam Tournament Edition
· Power Serve 3D Tennis
· The Raiden Project
· Rayman
· Ridge Racer
· Street Fighter: The Movie
· Total Eclipse Turbo
And lets not forget the games which really blew up for Sony; Metal Gear Solid, and Final Fantasy VII, VIII and 9 were all 3rd parties. So how did Sony build this fabled audience on PS? They didnt. 3rd parties built their own audiences on the system and put in the work and then carried them over.
The difference is now no one even wants to bother or try to do the same on Nintendo systems.
· Again look at PS2 launch games:
Armored Core 2
· DOA2: Hardcore
· Dynasty Warriors 2
· ESPN International Track & Field
· ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding
· Eternal Ring
· Evergrace
· FantaVision
· Gungriffon Blaze
· Madden NFL 2001
· Midnight Club: Street Racing
· NHL 2001
· Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
· Q-Ball: Billiards Master
· Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
· Ridge Racer V
· Silent Scope
· Smuggler's Run
· SSX
· Street Fighter EX3
· Summoner
· Swing Away Golf
· Tekken Tag Tournament
· TimeSplitters
· Unreal Tournament
· Wild Wild Racing
· X-Squad
Again not Sony building anything, but 3rd parities carrying their audience over thus feeding the perception of it being the place to be thus fueling sales etc. Not to mention huge games like Metal Gear Solid 2, Final Fantasy 10.
It seems like 3rd parties are putting in the work, building their own audiences. Certainly isnt Sony 1st party games.
Now will Besthda put a game on NX? Slightly doubtful. But to just dismiss something so easily seems premature.
Milly Osworth
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What if... MuchoMalo is BurntporkMan those were the days.
Btw somewhat ontopic, thinking about the NX, with all the news going towards the hybrid set-up we haven't heard much (rumours) regarding the OS right? Wonder how that's going to work. I remember Nintendo hiring guys who worked on PS's OS... I'm also wondering if Nintendo will make accomplishment a systemwide thing for NX just like achievements/trophies for Xbox/Playstation.
Wouldn't surprise me if he is.
Dark Cloud
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Nintendo could easily get third party support. Video games have barely been around. Nobody really hates or has bad blood with Nintendo. Things happen and change. Inventions come and go. Nintendo just has to put the effort there and work with third parties so both have third party games release at the same time as the competitors.
People are always saying "Nintendo can't get third party support". That's such a narrow minded way of thinking-never say never. It's a process of multiple things coming together to make it work. Nintendo just has a different path they'd like to travel that may not be the same path as other parts of the industry. And don't bring up the Gamecube. That was over a decade and a half ago. Times have changed.
People are always saying "Nintendo can't get third party support". That's such a narrow minded way of thinking-never say never. It's a process of multiple things coming together to make it work. Nintendo just has a different path they'd like to travel that may not be the same path as other parts of the industry. And don't bring up the Gamecube. That was over a decade and a half ago. Times have changed.
The Abominable Snowman
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Are you really just judging from day 1 launch titles? Sony saw an opportunity in a market with a weak Sega and Saturn (before doubling processors) and a cart-based Nintendo with high licensing fees and little developer support thanks mostly to language barrier and capitalized. They also set the pace with titles like Crash Bandicoot and Gran Turismo on PS1 around the time Final Fantasy exclusivity launched on their platform (Which Sony secured and was advertised way earlier in the PS1s lifespan, possibly before launch). That audience clearly carried over to PS2, and things clearly changed to where consoles had to do media well also. PS3 era is when services began to be the realm that retained customers.
But don't discount that Sony put in the work and investment to get those third parties.
If it's a handheld, that's pretty good already. That's just what the current high-end smartphones have in minimum. And with SD card support I'm assuming, it's easy to expand it to more than double for cheap.
You're right that there's really no clear cut market leader when it comes to consoles. But Nintendo's hardware sales do not work the way like Sony does. While 3rd parties do help console sales in general, in Nintendo's case their first party games have always been their hardware driver in sales. The handhelds with Pokemon, the Wii with Wii Sports, Wii U with Mario Kart 8, etc. Only a few exceptions in 3rd party really help Nintendo's hardware sales, like Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest and recently Yokai Watch.
In Sony's case, 3rd parties carry their boat because those are their best and most popular games. Aside from Naughty Dog's games, the Sony system sellers come from companies like Square Enix, Konami, EA, Activision, etc. Basically, 3rd party games.
You're doing it.
It shouldn't be done, but you're doing it.
There are a lot of things that are possible, but we look at the current situation and determine what is probable.
Roto Prime
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NX true name is NX-factor.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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SD Card: ~laughs~
DrROBschiz
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Yeah
Didnt think I would hear more rumors but if Sony is truly looking to challenge the NX
Thats crazy pants!
Didnt think I would hear more rumors but if Sony is truly looking to challenge the NX
Thats crazy pants!
TheGreatMightyPoo
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What if they announce a hybrid???
All they would need is just TV Out on their handheld, in addition to remote play, and just say they checked the box.
Don't see them announcing a handheld though.
So what new rumors started this up again?
DrROBschiz
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The PS Meeting thread is pure maddness right now
Lets just wait 2 hours and see if we even have something to talk about lol
If the 3DS vs Vita taught us a lesson, it's that the software drives the hardware hard in handhelds. If they announce a new handheld without a mainline Monster Hunter, they are sending the new handheld to its painful death.
That would make it a redundant hardware since PS4/Neo exists.
A Reddit "leak" translated by a Chinese website. I'm not joking, by the way.
If Sony announce a new handheld today, nobody will care, just like nobody cared about the Vita, and people only cared about the PSP because it was piss easy to crack and play emulators on.
Spiral Insanity
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Bill Trinen is so cool.
Wow Myamoto on the Apple conference. Mario on the iphone... Let's see what that means for NX
It's just another runner with a Mario skin.
Roto Prime
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Mario Runner, the game we have all wanted for life!
Dark Cloud
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Nintendo just made such a great move. Get Mario exposed before NX releases.
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