Art Vandilay
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I assume they're working on third party support as well.
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RUMOR: NX more powerful than PS4, Splatoon/Mario Maker ports in development
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I assume they're working on third party support as well.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
LordBaztion
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I don't think it to be more powerful than PS4 because that implies it will be more expensive specially if it includes a gimmick controller. More expensive than PS4/X1 means DoA.
Pancake Mix
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It's also called X86-64 or even AMD64
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64
It's ubiquitous and that's why it's not usually brought up and a lot of people just say x86. Wii U was 32-bit and PowerPC but that's because the CPU is pretty incredibly ancient.
Wii U's software sales compared to the number of Wii U's sold are incredibly good. The problem is "number of Wii Us sold". If Nintendo can put out a console with comparable third party support to the PS4 and X1, then re-releasing Wii U games for the people that never picked up a Wii U would be a good idea.
Fuck that, Smash shouldn't be a game that's used as a "service" platform. The NX needs a proper Smash 5 with it's own brand new features, characters, and style.
None of this sounds like the Wii U?
wut? lol
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Nope, on a brand new system, all you'll get are ports at launch and beyond.
Drilbit777
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I can definitely see Splatoon, Zelda, and Smash being NX remasters but why Mario Maker? Isnt the whole core of the game dependent on the gamepad so unless they rebuild it from scratch it doesn't make sense.
Also I would love to see remasters of Xenoblade X and Bayonetta 2 happen since it could reach a wider audience now with the NX and possibly encourage more games in the series.
Also I would love to see remasters of Xenoblade X and Bayonetta 2 happen since it could reach a wider audience now with the NX and possibly encourage more games in the series.
splatoon, mario maker, smash brothers, second/touch screen... sounds exactly like wii u to me
whats the new concept then?
Jesus Christ people say Nintendo fans are bad. PS4K this PS4K that. Sony is not going to abandon 40+ million PS4 owners and the kind of power people expect would completely divide the userbase. a 3.8-4+ Teraflop GPU completely shits over anything the PS4 could ever dream to accomplish.
Fess
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New content will come, don't worry, I'd say that it's always better to have nice remakes of old fan favorites than having to wait for years to get new games.
Think of it this way. Zelda Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Master Chief Collection, Tomb Raider Definitive Edition, The Last of Us Remastered, Nathan Drake Collection, Gear of War Unlimited Edition et etc...
Hasn't those games been great to have while waiting for the new Zelda, Halo 5, Rise of the Tomb Raider, next TLoU, Uncharted 4, Gears of War 4 etc?
Personally I'd be quite disappointed at the current gen without those games to be honest. And if I'm not mistaken some Nintendo dev teams has been silent long enough to possibly have proper new games releasing in the not too distant future.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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If Nintendo told you, it would no longer be a secret. Wait for E3.
Herb Alpert
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My console power is bigger than yours.
I am waiting until e3 because these rumour threads are pure speclative garbage imo
Wii U was a totally different "concept" than the Wii, yet it received a handful of ports from the GCN and Wii. Knowing a handful of possible ports does not a concept make.
And there was no mention about a second/touch screen.
The alternatives that I can think of are:
1. Traditional controller only, which means you'd design the stages on your TV screen alone instead of having the second touch screen.
2. The rumored NX handheld can speak to the NX console and act as a Wii U gamepad. This would be great but also hella expensive.
3. They realize the idea is too well suited to the Wii U and gamepad and say fuck it, which I think would be a shame.
I can't imagine the Wii U gamepad will be compatible with the NX. Besides the fact that it is a toxic brand, it's not even sold separately in stores. They sure as fuck won't start selling it when NX is the new console to push, nor will they include a controller with a screen in the box.
unknownstranger
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If they're remastering all of these then it makes me worried that the NX isn't backwards compatible with the Wii U.
Pewpewlazors99
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Pretty sure that the console will be much more successful if it includes a "maker" as the pack in game.
Hopefully we get a NES maker at some point. Free game development for Nintendo!
Hopefully we get a NES maker at some point. Free game development for Nintendo!
Backfoggen
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Didn't Wii U have a super shit CPU while the GPU was actually a good amount more powerful than what was in 360/PS3? That appeared to be a huge bottleneck.
foxuzamaki
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https://youtu.be/h_qNqBloKU4?t=10m56s
This video is so relevant to this leak., it perfectly represent what's going on with the industry right now. From 10:55.
That was amazing
Tom Nook Sawyer
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NinjaCoachZ
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Hey why don't you read the rest of his posts and find out that he, while not an insider, actively got in touch with the various sources (incl. Emily Rogers who then backed up his port-related findings) in order to find out about this?
Hmm... Before, I'd have said launch, but I'm not sure on that. I think it could easily be saved for a holiday 2017 title.
Zelda, Pikmin 4 (as hinted by Miyamoto), and a Smash deluxe edition are three solid ways to start things off as it is. Mario might be overkill.
Graphics Horse
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Option one is fine especially if you have some sort of finger tracking cursor touchpad thing on the controller, doesn't need to be a screen.
I asked this in another thread.
When has he been right on any rumor? The guy just wants Youtube views.
Considering that the Wii U used PowerPC, the odds of the NX Console having backwards compatibility weren't that good to begin with.
Colonel Mustard
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The point of the ports is to get non Wii U owners to check them out and eke more money out of their investment. Hell, I hope they port the entire library over--Lego City, The Wonderful 101, Bayonetta...all the awesome games people skipped over.
I fully expect a handful of new games from Nintendo at launch as well. New 3D Mario, new social-multiplayer game, a reboot. Who knows.
I fully expect a handful of new games from Nintendo at launch as well. New 3D Mario, new social-multiplayer game, a reboot. Who knows.
Pancake Mix
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Yeah it's pretty silly. As soon as you leave GAF I doubt you'll find most fans will want a New 3DS upgrade for PS4 that can maybe play some simplistic 4k indie titles and UHD Blu-rays. NX is essentially up against PS4, not PS4.1
the less we talk about that guy the better
It'll be interesting to see how they proceed! It's the third year of the PS4 and XB1 and I'm increasingly feeling that the foundation of those consoles are an audience who gets sports games, shooters, and a AAA Western M-Rated game each year. Nintendo's flagship series have afforded them the opportunity to create HD imagery that wouldn't usually be seen, and I'm certainly excited to see some more of that on NX! I have a PS4 but I got it thinking this gen would be like previous gens. And even without certain series having their entries being released yet for it, people are now thinking that PS4 specs are unworthy and there needs to be another generational leap?!? Really, it's taught me something about human nature to see how people's opinions about hardware power and specs started out with "enthrallment," "craving" for next gen, that games made for specs below PS4's are unworthy; to, now just two years later, angst that it's not good enough
TheGreatMightyPoo
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A guess pulled out of my ass says it'll be a launch window game.
Tilman? Yeah, no. Lol
Well, 10k never said he was. He just did some investigative stuff to seek out answers and was verified by mods. But everything said is the same to what other leakers have been saying too.
Well, what's the difference between an insider and someone who gets in touch with sources anyways.
Saying you're not an insider while claiming to have sources you've "pressed for info" is highly redundant. Also, as someone who has been on gaf for a very long time, the batting rate on "verified leakers" actually divulging anything provably new and exciting here is very low.
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