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[Shadowlink]

So many rumors! Don't know who to believe anymore. Guess we'll find out at E3 what Nintendo is hiding.

 

[From The Dust]

Here's my theory:

The entire face of the remote is a screen. The center of the screen is touchscreen, while the sides are covered with transparent plastic and transparent buttons. The whole thing plugs into a classic controller type setup, and there would be a wireless nunchuk included as well.

It's the best I could think of to reconcile most of the crazy rumors.

that looks good. however, when has the fans ever come close to Nintendo's controllers? :lol

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

What if instead of face buttons they just use the touch screen. You can put 'buttons' anywhere you want. Sounds like something Nintendo would do.

goes against the fact that they're chasing after core games, which pretty much require a complex controller.

Anyway the screen will be detachable like the VMU, book it everyone.

 

[DECK'ARD]

I'm still betting anyone the 6 inch screen rumour from that french website is total bullshit. I think people here are severely underestimating how ridiculously mother fucking large that is.

6" screen and game-streaming are both bullshit in my opinion.

In fact none of this is fitting together in a way that makes sense. Plus Nintendo hasn't had anything leak to this degree before, and in the case of the 3DS' screen they made sure to immediately put out a press-release.

If any of this was on the mark I think we would see a similar press-release.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

What if instead of face buttons they just use the touch screen. You can put 'buttons' anywhere you want. Sounds like something Nintendo would do.

sounds fucking terrible

 

[blizzardjesus]

I've fixed this one for you:

I was gonna do one with the analog stick on the botton too, but in practice it would be uncomfortable, like the ps3 controller.

 

[J-Rock]

I would not be surprised to hear that Wii 2 will be out this holiday season. It seems like, if these rumors are true, Nintendo is interested in attacking sooner rather than later.

 

[WillyFive]

A screen in the controller is so unneeded.

This gen's version of a speaker on the controller.

Or it could be more.

I was gonna do one with the analog stick on the botton too, but in practice it would be uncomfortable, like the ps3 controller.

Yeah, in this day and age there is no reason for an analog stick to be in the secondary position. We play 3D games more, so the analog stick should be right beneath where your thumb will rest.

 

[Nirolak]

I would not be surprised to hear that Wii 2 will be out this holiday season. It seems like, if these rumors are true, Nintendo is interested in attacking sooner rather than later.

They need a game line-up, which would be a major reason for such an early reveal.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

lol I've not seen that one

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

6" screen and game-streaming are both bullshit in my opinion.

In fact none of this is fitting together in a way that makes sense. Plus Nintendo hasn't had anything leak to this degree before, and in the case of the 3DS' screen they made sure to immediately put out a press-release.

If any of this was on the mark I think we would see a similar press-release.

Actually if this was on the mark I'd expect exactly what we have, silence.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I dunno. IGN claims this is confirmed by their sources, and if it is, that's fucking crazy.

But I can't remember any console-selling concept I've heard in the last decade that I did not think was fucking crazy until I actually saw it used.

 

[apana]

Wait so they aren't going with a remote control style controller this time? What about...pointing and such?

We don't know what's gonna happen. There is no way all these things could fit into one controller. I still like this look I posted on the last page, just the screen and no remote, but it would still retain remote functionality:

 

[timetokill]

I can think of so many awesome game ideas that use a screen in the controller.

 

[Nirolak]

I dunno. IGN claims this is confirmed by their sources, and if it is, that's fucking crazy.

But I can't remember any console-selling concept I've heard in the last decade that I did not think was fucking crazy until I actually saw it used.

The concept is interesting in that they're essentially trying to attack the tablet market while also having a console.

 

[AceBandage]

Pikmin would play like a dream with a small touch screen for quick zooming and selecting.

 

[fse]

So the next console is a handheld-ish thing?
Compete with their own 3ds?

 

[MadraptorMan]

Guess we just have to wait and see...this is exciting. Mmm new console hype.

 

[mxgt]

This thing sounds crazy.

E3 can't come soon enough. Make me love you again Nintendo.

 

[Neiteio]

A front-facing camera in the controller? Sounds like something that would benefit AR...

 

[Christine]

So is it a Power/R700 or is it Bulldozer? I don't know who to believe.

 

[WillyFive]

So the next console is a handheld-ish thing?
Compete with their own 3ds?

Just the controller, as far as we know.

 

[redbarchetta]

Actually, streaming Mario Kart to each player the same screen size they would get on the big screen kind of makes sense.

But why not just make it for the 3DS then?

 

[Nirolak]

You know, using physical and virtual buttons would allow games to have an insanely huge amount of buttons.

 

[Branduil]

that looks good. however, when has the fans ever come close to Nintendo's controllers? :lol

I remember a Wii mockup that correctly guessed the remote idea, as well as being able to hold the controller both like a remote and sideways. The form was different, though.

 

[Medalion]

I remember when people were speculating about the potential fo the 3DS saying it only does everything and more... here we go again with the new Nintendo home console, which will come up short as usual... you know it to be true.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

So the next console is a handheld-ish thing?
Compete with their own 3ds?

This is what makes no sense to me

 

[disappeared]

The concept is interesting in that they're essentially trying to attack the tablet market while also having a console.

It could very well be a double-whammy. Combined with the power of the 360 or PS3 (more core support, more multiplatform releases), there's no reason this couldn't be a very big deal.

 

[Yo Gotti]

Goddamnfuckingawesomeshit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[J-Rock]

They need a game line-up, which would be a major reason for such an early reveal.

True. They have me guessing. This comment throws me off: "There will be first and third party "Wii 2" games at E3".

1st and 3rd? Who and how so soon?

 

[WillyFive]

But why not just make it for the 3DS then?

Because you don't want to buy 4 (or more) $250 devices to play Mario Kart in multiplayer.

True. They have me guessing. This comment throws me off: "There will be first and third party "Wii 2" games at E3".

1st and 3rd? Who and how so soon?

If this is all true, then the leak itself would be proof that there are more people than usual working on this thing.

 

[Souldriver]

I would not be surprised to hear that Wii 2 will be out this holiday season. It seems like, if these rumors are true, Nintendo is interested in attacking sooner rather than later.

Wait a minute. Don't a lot of people consider the release of the 3DS surprisingly early, as the DS is still doing well to exceptionally well? Perhaps Nintendo pulled the 3DS launch forward so that they'd also be able to release a Wii successor in 2011 during holiday season!?! Whoaaa!



CONFIRMED!

 

[crazy monkey]

if it is close to 400 series which one it would be? There is so many of them.

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Value

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[evangd007]

We have reports that the GPU will either be an R700 or a Bulldozer. How exactly would either of these be "just a notch" above the 360's archaic X1900 equivalent?

 

[1-D_FTW]

I disagree. I think 2011 Holiday is the perfect timing.
Last year the Wii had the best year ever in term of quality games. It was a great last leg to the popular console. Also, the 3DS was not even out by that time, why would Nintendo release their console before the handheld? The Wii was released a year later than the original DS.

Except this isn't rumored for 2011. Almost everyone seems to be pointing to 2012. Which is why the specs are so bizarre. They could probably get away with low balling the specs this badly if it was 2011, but giving Sony and MS almost two years to react before it launches seems like an epic fail.

We have reports that the GPU will either be an R700 or a Bulldozer. How exactly would either of these be "just a notch" above the 360's archaic X1900 equivalent?

The French site is saying IBM Power PC Tri core. That alone makes me want to invalidate everything they say. But if true...

 

[Plinko]

True. They have me guessing. This comment throws me off: "There will be first and third party "Wii 2" games at E3".

1st and 3rd? Who and how so soon?

They've had dev kits for "months."

 

[AceBandage]

True. They have me guessing. This comment throws me off: "There will be first and third party "Wii 2" games at E3".

1st and 3rd? Who and how so soon?

Apparently, larger devs (Ubisoft, EA, Activision, ect) have had kits for months now.

 

[Nirolak]

True. They have me guessing. This comment throws me off: "There will be first and third party "Wii 2" games at E3".

1st and 3rd? Who and how so soon?

Ports presumably.

You could shove just about anything from this generation on this console really, really fast if it's a Radeon graphics card and a Power PC processor with at least 512 MB of RAM.

 

[which1spink]

Wait, the screen is supposed to be 6 inches big? The massive NGP screen is only 5inches...

yeah.........

... and still has buttons/analog sticks on both sides.

If the two analog sticks of the rumored machine would be below the screen in the bottom left and right of the device, it'd roughly have the same width as the NGP and just be 2 or 3cm higher.

Spoiler

And yet slimmer than the Galaxy Tab. Doesn't sound too bad, ey?

 

[apana]

You know, using physical and virtual buttons would allow games to have an insanely huge amount of buttons.

Can you create a virtual analog stick using haptic feedback technology?

 

[squall23]

k, that controller sounds friggin' expensive. Why did Nintendo make a 3DS again? Unless of course, Nintendo's going to allow the 3DS to be a controller option, then I won't complain.

 

[Slayven]

VMU can you hear me? You are were ahead of your time, rest easy sweet prince.

 

[redbarchetta]

What if instead of face buttons they just use the touch screen. You can put 'buttons' anywhere you want. Sounds like something Nintendo would do.

God that would be terrible. I mean, seriously, like the worst possible thing Nintendo could do. There's a reason I don't game on my iPhone and that's it. Unless they're using some new haptic-feedback based technology, I would not be interested at all in their system.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

What if instead of face buttons they just use the touch screen. You can put 'buttons' anywhere you want. Sounds like something Nintendo would do.

 

[watershed]

This new information added to the OP seems to conflict with the quoted report right below it.

"The R700 is the Radeon 4000 HD series. The Xbox 360's GPU is based on the R500 (an upgraded Radeon X1900 variant with some R600 features) for comparison"

"It says the console will include a custom IBM PowerPC CPU with three cores, a GPU from the ATI R700 family with a shader unit at version 4.1, and at least 512Mb of RAM."

I don't know enough about tech so do these two quotes make sense to anyone else? Are they compatible or two different rumors entirely?

 

[Pirabear]

I'm on the "6 inch screen that streams games = VR headset/glasses" team. The alternative (controller being a portable Wii 2) seems redundant with the 3DS.

 

[Pooya]

touch screen can be used as chatpad/keyboard too, even if it's not multitouch.

 

[BlueWord]

that looks good. however, when has the fans ever come close to Nintendo's controllers? :lol

Some dude on N-Sider forums cooked this up before the wiimote was unveiled.

 

[Pachael]

Just the controller, as far as we know.

It may be that the 3DS is another 'branch' in their handheld line while the Wii 2 controllers would be 'detachable' from the Wii 2 and used as a handheld platform.

Think of it like a massively overpowered VMU. That'd surprise.

Even better, if it ran on Android and went head to head with the PS initiative (but that's unlikely as Nintendo is all--in-house software dude)

 

[antonz]

We have reports that the GPU will either be an R700 or a Bulldozer. How exactly would either of these be "just a notch" above the 360's archaic X1900 equivalent?

Im kinda guessing they refer to the CPU at the french site. The tri core powerPC would be a marginal upgrade over current gen but the gpu would certainly be a big upgrade