Report: NX Handheld Dimensions, Layout Info, Lack of Region Lock

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Rösti;215939077 said:
It's soon Tuesday in Japan (only midnight of course, so we would have to wait about eight hours before any commotion). The announcement of Wii's successor system I don't think saw mention on nintendo.com, nor on the press site. Perhaps announcement of the NX reveal could happen like that?
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Oh that would be great. It would mean NCL would announce it and we have to worry about Japan's timezone. Hmm so this afternoon could be interesting and it works good for America since it's still considered Monday.
 
It's also worth noting we don't have any other comparison metrics in mobile land.

Like I said this is sorta Undiscovered Country.

We will have to wait to see if we get more performance metrics in other games and on other platforms.
 
maxcriden said:
Debunked as a cruel prank IIRC. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!
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AFAIK, it hasn't actually been confirmed as a clickbait prank (one GAFfer claimed he knew one of the site's editors and that it was a prank that got out of hand, but didn't offer proof). Just seems to be the most likely guess, given the implausibility of an obscure German fansite getting an exclusive of this magnitude.

Looking at the FB comments on their most recent follow-up post, the site's editors still seem to be trying to convince people that it's not a hoax. I don't see this ending well for them.

https://www.facebook.com/10doDirekt/posts/1206946229336347
 
Father_Brain said:
AFAIK, it hasn't actually been confirmed as a clickbait prank (one GAFfer claimed he knew one of the site's editors and that it was a prank that got out of hand, but didn't offer proof). Just seems to be the most likely guess, given the implausibility of an obscure German fansite getting an exclusive of this magnitude.

Looking at the FB comments on their most recent follow-up post, the site's editors still seem to be trying to convince people that it's not a hoax. I don't see this ending well for them.

https://www.facebook.com/10doDirekt/posts/1206946229336347
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I will be very very surprised if it happens. No way.
 
Father_Brain said:
AFAIK, it hasn't actually been confirmed as a clickbait prank (one GAFfer claimed he knew one of the site's editors and that it was a prank that got out of hand, but didn't offer proof). Just seems to be the most likely guess, given the implausibility of an obscure German fansite getting an exclusive of this magnitude.

Looking at the FB comments on their most recent follow-up post, the site's editors still seem to be trying to convince people that it's not a hoax. I don't see this ending well for them.

https://www.facebook.com/10doDirekt/posts/1206946229336347
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It's a very bizarre situation when so many people talk about the type of website they are, and that they've been around for a while and are usually pretty trustworthy. This type of hoax really ruins the credibility of a site, so at the very least it will be super interesting to see what happens tomorrow.
 
Father_Brain said:
AFAIK, it hasn't actually been confirmed as a clickbait prank (one GAFfer claimed he knew one of the site's editors and that it was a prank that got out of hand, but didn't offer proof). Just seems to be the most likely guess, given the implausibility of an obscure German fansite getting an exclusive of this magnitude.

Looking at the FB comments on their most recent follow-up post, the site's editors still seem to be trying to convince people that it's not a hoax. I don't see this ending well for them.

https://www.facebook.com/10doDirekt/posts/1206946229336347
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Looks like he's in for the long game. This, my friends, is actual clickbait.
 
daakusedo said:
Another thing to add to the nico list, about the mario sports game.
https://twitter.com/NicoWav/status/772800080780881920
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Wow some of us even thought Mario Superstars looked like a NX game! Man I believe this guy, especially with this game having online too.

Father_Brain said:
AFAIK, it hasn't actually been confirmed as a clickbait prank (one GAFfer claimed he knew one of the site's editors and that it was a prank that got out of hand, but didn't offer proof). Just seems to be the most likely guess, given the implausibility of an obscure German fansite getting an exclusive of this magnitude.

Looking at the FB comments on their most recent follow-up post, the site's editors still seem to be trying to convince people that it's not a hoax. I don't see this ending well for them.

https://www.facebook.com/10doDirekt/posts/1206946229336347
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Oh shit it is true from what he's saying??

Retrobox said:
Ok there's not even a HINT of jest in that post. That person is adamant something will happen by Tuesday, 4 PM. They also said to cut out the personal attacks and re-think accusations of it being click-bait.

Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Surely that confidence makes me confident!
/s
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4pm whose time? I want to convert it to eastern.
 
Father_Brain said:
AFAIK, it hasn't actually been confirmed as a clickbait prank (one GAFfer claimed he knew one of the site's editors and that it was a prank that got out of hand, but didn't offer proof). Just seems to be the most likely guess, given the implausibility of an obscure German fansite getting an exclusive of this magnitude.

Looking at the FB comments on their most recent follow-up post, the site's editors still seem to be trying to convince people that it's not a hoax. I don't see this ending well for them.

https://www.facebook.com/10doDirekt/posts/1206946229336347
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Ok there's not even a HINT of jest in that post. That person is adamant something will happen by Tuesday, 4 PM. They also said to cut out the personal attacks and re-think accusations of it being click-bait.

Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Surely that confidence makes me confident!
/s

EDIT: 4PM German time (GMT+2) I would guess.
 
Father_Brain said:
AFAIK, it hasn't actually been confirmed as a clickbait prank (one GAFfer claimed he knew one of the site's editors and that it was a prank that got out of hand, but didn't offer proof). Just seems to be the most likely guess, given the implausibility of an obscure German fansite getting an exclusive of this magnitude.

Looking at the FB comments on their most recent follow-up post, the site's editors still seem to be trying to convince people that it's not a hoax. I don't see this ending well for them.

https://www.facebook.com/10doDirekt/posts/1206946229336347
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Nah I think they are only preparing a parody video like it was already said. They just messed up the build up for the entire joke by making the "news" looking serious and didn't put it into the right tonality.
I guess with their second news on sunday they actually tried to get the build up right with the blurry obvoiusly fake photo, but it was too late and now they have to deal with the "outrage" they've caused without destroying the build up for their joke (which is impossible)
I think they just messed up.

Actually it would be funny if Nintendo coincidentally would put out a short NX reveal teaser tomorrow. I would laugh so hard, but I doubt it.
 
Clessidor said:
Nah I think they are only preparing a parody video like it was already said. They just messed up the build up for the entire joke by making the "news" looking serious and didn't put it into the right tonality.
I guess with their second news on sunday they actually tried to get the build up right with the blurry obvoiusly fake photo, but it was too late and now they have to deal with the "outrage" they've caused without destroying the build up for their joke (which is impossible)
I think they just messed up.
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Oh, this is by far the most likely possibility, don't get me wrong. I just don't understand why they'd dig deeper by continuing to tease this, as it'll make the damage to their reputation even worse. But guess there's no accounting for stupidity.
 
More Nintendo sports games? Yes, please!

Just give them some depth.
 
Fourth Storm said:
It looks fun, but part of me longs for another full-fledged Camelot Mario Tennis or Next Level Mario Strikers. This time with proper budget and online.
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Mario Strikers Wii had proper budget and online and was fantastic.
 
Retro is probably developing a new Donkey Kong, probably a first person shooter. Rumor says it's going to be called DOOMkey Kong banana wars and it will have a multiplayer mode
 
Plinko said:
Mario Strikers Wii had proper budget and online and was fantastic.
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I was more referring to the latest Mario Tennis. I skipped Strikers on Wii, but really enjoyed the original on Gamecube.

Edit: Just looked it up and it did have online, albeit limited. I can't keep up with all these controversies anymore.
 
whiteape said:
Developers always were able to 'code to the metal' on consoles, which wasn't possible with OpenGL and DirectX <12 on PC/mobile. Vulkan won't help the NX as much as it helps PC/mobile as it just gives you a console like API which isn't abstracted as much as OpenGL and DirectX 11 and earlier.
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The metal is a lie.
 
Fourth Storm said:
I was more referring to the latest Mario Tennis. I skipped Strikers on Wii, but really enjoyed the original on Gamecube.

Edit: Just looked it up and it did have online, albeit limited. I can't keep up with all these controversies anymore.
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3DS Mario Tennis and Golf games also had great online.
 
Plinko said:
3DS Mario Tennis and Golf games also had great online.
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Yeah, I missed out on those. I loved all the modes in Mario Power Tennis, though. Hopefully, there's alot of content in this latest Mario Sports. I guess maybe the Mario Sports titles didn't sell well enough individually to warrant all the dev resources.
 
Dark Cloud said:
He said Retro is developing 2 games.

And he said the Nintendo reveal event is around September 20th.


I think we should clarify to make sure. Is he saying more sports are coming to Mario Superstars or is he saying other sports gaming are coming too along side Mario Superstars?
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It seems: More sports are coming to Mario Sports Superstars 3DS, alongside a NX version.
 
Father_Brain said:
AFAIK, it hasn't actually been confirmed as a clickbait prank (one GAFfer claimed he knew one of the site's editors and that it was a prank that got out of hand, but didn't offer proof). Just seems to be the most likely guess, given the implausibility of an obscure German fansite getting an exclusive of this magnitude.

Looking at the FB comments on their most recent follow-up post, the site's editors still seem to be trying to convince people that it's not a hoax. I don't see this ending well for them.

https://www.facebook.com/10doDirekt/posts/1206946229336347
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I thought the idea of it being a joke was strange too, but regardless of what they're saying now that blurry photo nonsense pretty much dissolved this rumor imo.
 
If you think explaining the Wii U to average people was hard.. (lol Wii add on)

Explaining the whole handheld/console hybrid with detachable controllers for multiplayer with TV out, dock for extra powaa and swappable buttons should be really fun.

:P
 
Alistair Roo said:
If you think explaining the Wii U to average people was hard.. (lol Wii add on)

Explaining the whole handheld/console hybrid with detachable controllers for multiplayer with TV out, dock for extra powaa and swappable buttons should be really fun.

:P
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Nintendo really puts themselves at marketing disadvantage by having to educate the consumer on their new product each gen. When PS4 came out the ads were basically just, "PS4 is here so buy it please" in the form of a cool skit/tagline.

That said "play it on TV and on the go" should be the main message and not hard to communicate. No need to go overboard explaining every feature.
 
I really don't understand the importance of the detachable controllers tbh. Not only that, the ergonomics seemingly will be awkward for most people, let alone casual gamers which would be a big turn off for them. And they've said they want to get those people back again.

Every mock-up, despite looking nice, doesn't look comfortable to hold for any extended period of time. The square top corners will be much like the NES pad where it will hurt your index fingers after time. The other problem I see, is that the controllers won't have the same layout as each other, making multiplayer awkward. How are you supposed to learn the layout of 2 different controllers, when the button placements are supposed to be natural and instinctual?

The flipped analog stick on the right side helps, but if they are going with a Sony-style d-pad, that just complicated things further.

What if the detachable controllers are strictly for the dev kits because they haven't finalized the controller layout yet? Is this possible?

I'm just trying to see how the detachable controller idea can be a benefit despite the problems it presents. And I need something better than "2 controllers oit of the box" because that doesn't hand wave the other issues by itself.
 
Alistair Roo said:
If you think explaining the Wii U to average people was hard.. (lol Wii add on)

Explaining the whole handheld/console hybrid with detachable controllers for multiplayer with TV out, dock for extra powaa and swappable buttons should be really fun.

:P
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I think people can get it. It's not so far removed from everything else, even with the swappables, which doesn't have to be any sort of focus in marketing. But my doubt lies in Nintendo (especially in NA after Wii U, yikes) being able to market it appropriately and convey that message.

In the Wii U launch lineup, we had a person in line buying the system for their kid. They literally thought the Wii U was a tablet add on for the Wii, though. They did buy it, but they were floored it was a completely new console. NOA specifically was terrible at even telling consumers what Wii U was. At least those ads I saw for the UK had 'THIS IS A BRAND NEW CONSOLE' all over the place.
 
Vanillalite said:
Big fucking tangential news dropped.
The announcement of the Vulkan API is a big deal, and we finally got a big game moving to Vulkan on mobile.
Vainglory one the biggest mobile games going just dropped a beta for their app using the Vulkan API on Android.
They claim in terms of performance...
That's a big fucking performance jump.
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Hoping Nintendo goes with Vulkan, maybe partially a reason for the delay. 30% might be the high end boost, but that adds up. Might help a big game like Zelda or Bayonetta 2 run without drops.
Vulkan is also a graphical feature set, right? The difference between DX11 and 12 from what I gather.
 
It's going to be so weird when the NX is finally revealed and the speculation reaches its natural end.

It has become a fact of life for me. Water is wet, death is inevitable, we don't know what the NX is.
 
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