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[orochi91]

Wii came out a year after the 360 and was around the power level of the original Xbox.

Wii U came out seven years after the 360 and was only slightly more powerful than it.

NX being more powerful than the PS4 three years after its launch would be a pretty big change in how Nintendo operates.

It's been a rough few years for them.

I'm confident that they've changed for the better with the launch of the NX.

They kinda have to, otherwise their home console business will be in jeopardy.

Then again, power is just one of many obstacles for a Nintendo home console.

 

[GamerJM]

Allowing Gamecube controllers on the NX version of Smash 4 shouldn't be difficult. Considering the NX is a modern console it'll have two USB ports which means the Gamecube controller adapter will be easily supported. I don't know why people are freaking out about this.

 

[Brofield]

Nintendo is BACK
With the N64K

I could just picture them revealing the consoles new name as N64K, and I would cry of laughter, knowing they just gave it the best name possible involving nostalgia and shiny new tech

 

[BY2K]

What's with all these rumors —

*Neiteio pauses and goes pale*

...oh no

*Neiteio runs to the living room and rips open the curtains. Outside in the streets, cars are burning. Everywhere you look, there are men giving people noogies and asking them to pull their finger*

"Uncles! Uncles everywhere!"

holy shit

 

[Coffinhal]

They better not. Nintendo's clearly not in a position where they can ask that of people, especially after the Wii U. Not to mention that a good chunk of their existing audience are children, whose parents wouldn't take kindly to paying a subscription fee for online.

Generalization based on...? Also, kids played 360 online and now they have PS4 and XBO, and parents can pay for it. I doubt Nintendo has a much larger percentage of players/online players than PS/XB too.

While it would give them money for a solid online structure, they would also have a comparative advantage by keeping it free.

 

[braves01]

Ports of everything I really care about engaging with long term is good news, regardless of how everything else shakes out.

 

[Meesh]

Wii came out a year after the 360 and was around the power level of the original Xbox.

Wii U came out seven years after the 360 and was only slightly more powerful than it.

NX being more powerful than the PS4 three years after its launch would be a pretty big change in how Nintendo operates.

Nintendo, I hardly even recognize you anymore XD

 

[Dimorphic]

Honestly if Ninty can actually deliver a console that is on par with the market, phowar, I'd be excited.

Considering the general brilliance of their first party titles if you could get third parties taking the platform seriously they'd become a huge threat. Then all that is left is getting their online infrastructure right.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

No handheld is crushing.

 

[reelbigtink]

Yo.

That's actually a pretty slick name

Best speculation.

I like it. And even if this thing can't output 4K I'll keep calling it that anyway.

 

[MK_768]

He didn't post the thread though.

Exactly. He didn't think it warranted a new thread. Also, I think the mods are being lenient with the ridiculous NX speculation since a new thread was popping up every day up until the Reddit one.

 

[wonderful103]

Generalization based on...? Also, kids played 360 online and now they have PS4 and XBO, and parents can pay for it.

While it would give them money for a solid online structure, they would also have a comparative advantage by keeping it free.

That's hilarious, people still think the online fees pay for a better online experience

 

[jet1911]

Nintendo consoles always have a catch to it.

They make it more powerful but the games have to run on floppy disks.

DVD is still a valid format right?

 

[Kouriozan]

We're getting more and more rumors and sources, it means the reveal should be soon, right?
At worst, E3 is in 2 months anyway.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

He didn't post the thread though.

Don't shoot the messenger.

 

[Zombegoast]

I wonder how much more powerful the GPU has to be in order to render the second screen

 

[10k]

So IndieGamerChick was right. So much for folks debunking her vigorously.

http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1202176

Yup. In fact, one source said her tweet opened up the floodgates of people stepping out and confirming it.

 

[Instro]

Why is Nintendo always late to the party? PS4K and Xbone 2 are right around the corner.

Well there's late to the party and having slightly less GPU grunt, vs being late to the party and being a full generation behind in CPU/GPU power and RAM amount/speed.

 

[mrmickfran]

The return of the king , The Sony evil years are done

Seriously , NX needs to be more powerfull than PS4 so developers like Rockstar and From put their games on nintendo s console

Grand Theft Auto on a Nintendo console, I never thought I'd see the day.

Nintendo having the most powerful console feels so weird, lol

XBX remaster is gonna look phenomenal.

The NES, SNES, and GameCube were the most powerful consoles of their respective gen.

 

[Neiteio]

Ports of everything I really care about engaging with long term is good news, regardless of how everything else shakes out.

Yeah, same here. Although I wish Mario Kart 8 was on the port list. I guess they already have plans underway for MK9. Still wish we'd get a special edition of MK8 with all DLC plus more tracks at 1080p with AA.

 

[Delio]

Why is Nintendo always late to the party? PS4K and Xbone 2 are right around the corner.

Is this going with the idea that devs will abandon the PS4/XBONE in favor of of those two? I just dont see that happening.

 

[bobbychalkers]

I need to know now Nintendo!! I like what I hear so far. I'm glad they didn't go out of their way to make it less powerful like they did with Wii U. I'm really hoping Pokken gets ported too. It doesn't even hit 720p on Wii U, it could use a roster bump as well.

 

[D4Danger]

The NX will be more powerful than the PS4. "By a noticeable amount". From the CPU, to GPU, to RAM. Sources don't know the clock speeds, or memory type or amount of memory. But if the CPU is 15-30% stronger than PS4 as alluded to by LCGeek, than the GPU would need to match that bump in order to not bottleneck (Nintendo hates their bottlenecks).

woah that's a hot scoop. I mean it's totally devoid of any actual information or technical analysis but yeah. wow. computers, amirite.

didn't even read the rest.

 

[Metalingus5150]

E3 gonna be fun

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

DVD is still a valid format right?

Ah shit!!! Nintendo better adapt Blu-ray this time around.

 

[MK_768]

Generalization based on...? Also, kids played 360 online and now they have PS4 and XBO, and parents can pay for it. I doubt Nintendo has a much larger percentage of players/online players than PS/XB too.

While it would give them money for a solid online structure, they would also have a comparative advantage by keeping it free.

Cause it's Nintendo lol.

 

[bomblord1]

Don't shoot the messenger.

Just pointing out facts . I have nothing against you posting it I think it warrants a new thread under the "new news new thread clause"

 

[Theanine3D]

If that ends up being true, it probably means the console is going to be expensive...

Lol, children. Do you know how many 12 year olds are playing COD on PS4/XBO?

Those 12 year olds are not going to be asking for a Nintendo console regardless. Nintendo has a family-friendly image that puts them off.

 

[Malakai]

There were some very good post from blu and Theakor on CPU, RAM and GPU possiblities in the the now close thread.

 

[VariantX]

Already "outdated" due to PS4K, but we'll see.

Which won't matter to the larger public outside of enthusiast circles until Sony decides to not make regular PS4 anymore and leaves the 4k as the base model at the price point of the current model.

 

[contologics]

This is sounding like serious business and I'm loving what I hear. Nintendo obviously is ruling with a tight grip regarding the NX, and honestly I prefer them this way. I pray it all pays off but it'll be in their favour if they reveal this thing before e3 and at e3, they give a full blowout of information similar to the PS4's reveal. I don't think the PS4k will be an issue though by the way, Sony will still focus heavily on the OG PS4.

 

[Beefy]

Damn 10k isn't verified?

 

[Coffinhal]

That's hilarious, people still think the online fees pay for a better online experience

Thank you for your great (and brilliant) contribution to the discussion, wonderful103, I'm now convinced.

Cause it's Nintendo lol.

lol ok.

 

[Grief.exe]

No handheld is crushing.

I'd prefer a handheld as well since technically 1080p is a downgrade for me, but it makes sense.

The console market as a whole is seeing a contraction, but it's especially seeing a huge contraction in Japan where the handheld market was king.

 

[ShaoranWright]

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.

 

[ChaosXVI]

Oh man, I really hope the rumor regarding the system's power is true. I want to see Nintendo games that push the barrier for graphics again. I want to see what Retro Studios and EAD Tokyo can do to blow my fucking mind with their insane art teams.

...I might be letting the hype consume me, but God DAMN I am so excited. I just want Nintendo to fucking unveil the thing already, If all we get is the final name between now and E3 I'll be over the moon.

 

[Luigiv]

bwahaha xD



Hmmm. However notably more powerful could still easily be within a 2x jump in GPU power and without an upgraded processor it should win there by default.

Yeah, I don't disagree, but we'll have to wait and see. At this point it's pretty silly to try and compare the two, since we have practically nothing to go by on either, just pie in the sky promises.

 

[Neoxon]

Generalization based on...? Also, kids played 360 online and now they have PS4 and XBO, and parents can pay for it. I doubt Nintendo has a much larger percentage of players/online players than PS/XB too.

While it would give them money for a solid online structure, they would also have a comparative advantage by keeping it free.

A few babysitting jobs that I took during High School, with parents who refused to let their children use Xbox Live or (now) PSN because it costed money. There's also my own little cousins whose parents won't even let them have Smash 4 DLC or the MK8 Season Pass. Parents can be real penny-pinchers. And on top of that, as stated earlier, Nintendo is not in a position where they can ask that of people. At least PS+ built itself up as a great source of free games before forcing us to pay for it to play online. Nintendo has no such foundation to stand on right now, & thus isn't in a position where they could survive backlash from charging for online.

 

[Sandfox]

So far I like everything we've been hearing about the NX.

Yup. In fact, one source said her tweet opened up the floodgates of people stepping out and confirming it.

That's actually pretty funny.

 

[bomblord1]

Yeah, I don't disagree, but we'll have to wait and see. At this point it's pretty silly to try and compare the two, since we have practically nothing to go by on either, just pie in the sky promises.

Well they (apparently) come from good sources however they are hardly some hard and fast metric 2x could still be a large number of things and "noticeably stronger" is an even larger number of things no reason to try to compare the two yet.

Maybe we'll see another gen where Sony and Nintendo trade blows on different specs that could be cool.

 

[grosvenor_92]

If any of that is true we'll see some great looking games on NX

 

[down 2 orth]

So is this part of the reason that Sony and Microsoft are developing .5 consoles? Because if so, I might just jump back to Nintendo for the first time since primary school.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Why is Nintendo always late to the party? PS4K and Xbone 2 are right around the corner.

To be fair, I'm way more interested in buying a new platform than buying a second PS4 regardless of any upgrades it gets.

 

[DPtheGod]

Final Fantasy XV: Definitive Edition for NX confirmed.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

So is this part of the reason that Sony and Microsoft are developing .5 consoles? Because if so, I might just jump back to Nintendo for the first time since primary school.

why would that be the reason? The reason Xbox One.5 and PS4.5 might happen is because console new SKUs have become the new price drops. It's an extension of what both of them did last gen packing in games and bigger hard drives with the PS3 and Xbox 360.

 

[d34thfrom4bov3]

I'm in, I mean I was already but it genuinely sounds better and better the more I get to hear about it. I didn't get to play too much Mario Maker so I'd be fine with a port, and if it's a complete version of Smash I'd be 100% okay with that. The only other one I'd absolutely love would probably be Pokken, been really enjoying that and a version with more characters would be absolutely awesome.

 

[10k]

I don't dislike Rogers, but it should be noted: Localized Mother 3 has yet to surface.

That seems like a big thing to throw out there, have it never come to fruition, and have people still put stock into your sources.

And I'm not saying it won't, but it does pop into my head every time she puts whatever weight she may carry behind something.

There's something you should know about any industry really. It's in my post, in the first paragraph.

Things are discussed internally all the time, and things can change at any minute. Look at Splatoon and Mario Maker to NX, it may not happen because Nintendo is having problems with them right now. If I hadn't put in the part about "some sources say only 50% chance" and those games never saw the light of day, I would get torched like Paul Gale. And in Paul Gale's defence, someone who was in the know about title fight, most likely did hear a pitch for MetroidxStarfox Fusion saga but it never went beyond that.

The Wii U is dead, Nintendo is likely saving mother 3 VC for E3 or one more direct. She's been right before and I bet you mother 3 is coming.

 

[Joqu]

I'd like to know what that closing comment from modbot in the other thread was about too. I don't want to read into it too much but that doesn't match up with what 10k said regarding his contacting with the mods?

edit: and cyan's post I guess!

 

[Kouriozan]

I need to know now Nintendo!! I like what I hear so far. I'm glad they didn't go out of their way to make it less powerful like they did with Wii U. I'm really hoping Pokken gets ported too. It doesn't even hit 720p on Wii U, it could use a roster bump as well.

Same, hope Bandai Namco consider it.

 

[Schnozberry]

We now have an even newer unverified source betting their reputation on vague rumors, so we moved to that thread.

So, he didn't get the ok to post from Nirolak? He did claim as much.