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What we know so far about the Nintendo NX with sources
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Hopefully its for console/handheld games and not just mobile 'apps'.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
No.
ps: That 2GHz myth is going down in history as a hard fact now, along with Zeus, Achilles and Helen of Troy. How Homeric.
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
But they didn't mention that the account will be paid.
Stays in the air that there's a possibility that Nintendo will do the online multiplayer for free and other online stuff by paying. We can dream about that, right?
GhostTrick
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James Scott
Banned
How big are your thumbs?!
Your thumb should only cover the diagonal part from the stick to the edge.
Not too bad, actually
DrROBschiz
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They're sure as hell not going to do it for free.
Pokemon NX and NY confirmed.
If the pricing strategy was associated with other 'premium' features - subscription to selected virtual console games, etc., it would be a more sensible strategy.
I dont get it.
Maybe by changing the name they are opeing other stores in the country, like Nintendo LA.
Orniletter
Banned
Kinda agreed, but I think they could tie it into their myNintendo program and still be well off.
Say, you buy 6+ retail games, you get 2 GB worth of cloudsaves for a year.
I hope they don't aim for the blatant cash grabs that are Gold and PS+.
Why not? Steam has no problem providing free cloud saves, and if Nintendo feels its an integral part of their shared ecosystem strategy (i.e. start a game on the home NX, continue it on the handheld), then I can see them offering it for free.
That would be dope. Or... You get 5 people to sign up for Nintendo Accounts for 500mb of cloud storage. Still much better than paying for it
Hash Slinging Slasher
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Not too bad, actually
why
Graphics Horse
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I think it just means they are planning on opening more stores in other states (beginning with N)
Yep.
Pokemaniac
Member
Valve does it for free.
Besides, the heavy users of this kind of feature are inherently the ones who buy more games. It kinda subsidizes itself.
TheMoon
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At this point, Nintendo should be glad that its being considered for anything and shouldn't be choosy.
What leak? The cloud save thing?
This is what I expected, consoles are stronger in NA then handheld, and Nintendo would need to get a console out during the holidays or is DOA and they are not waiting for holiday 2017 to release NX console.
I believe the moment Zelda U got delayed from even being shown at E3 last year Nintendo started on the NX version so im sure it will be ready to launch this year.
I've long assumed Pikmin 4 was a Wii U or cross-gen title, but if Trev's rumor is correct, I.presume we are getting Paper Mario for Wii U only and Pikmin 4 for NX.
In theory I agree, but a couple things. First, all touchscreen games fail bases on this principle. So it seems it might be an outdated premise based on that alone. As much as I'd like for it not to be. Second, I personally don't care for the idea on instinct but with that said, the patent wouldn't be drawn up if it wasn't being at least bandied about. So it's under consideration or was at one point at least.
As said above, the next briefing is late April or May. As others have said ITT, I think are decently likely to at least get some hints by or around then so investors will have the information they need to invest or at least consider investing. With that said, it's entirely possible we will get only (possibly vague) conceptual details before E3. Based on what another insider has said ITT, the full reveal will be at E3.
Jeez, all those mock ups will look even dumber once the design is revealed. How you can seriously go with the sticks covering gameplay thing is beyond me lol. Or even no physical buttons.
Max, assume 80% of posts are BS or people being silly in here
Especially when there are question marks attached
Haha. Thank you. I just wasn't sure if Trev had provided another rumor, like perhaps the 3DS game list. The sticks covering gameplay I'm wary of but...see my reply to Joe above. Also, you (and others ITT) do have me pretty convinced they won't go for virtual buttons. Unless they can create some new tech that tricks the brain into thinking buttons are there when they're not.
Not necessarily. Not in great detail, at least.
It depends on what the product is and howvih they want to try to control its messaging and hype cycle. The more time between reveal and release the harder it is to control the message. They could release the next day and still have massive hype though, depending on the reveal. Apple product reveals are an example of this.
Wait, are you expecting this to be the console controller? I guess based on the full game being displayed in the mock-up I presumed we were all discussing this mock-up as being one of the handheld device. I assume the default NX controller will have plenty of buttons as a home console controller.
FWIW, Smash U could be the sort of NX game only available on the console, just speculating here but that way you wouldn't need to worry about the # of buttons needed to play it if we're talking about the HH device vs. the console controller.
Not even in much-desired Nintendo Land sequel?
That's a hilariously bizarre slip-up if accurate. Does it have its own thread yet? It really should.
Zelda U would be such a strange launch title to have on Wii U and NX HH this fall, though. Not to be a broken record.on the subject, it just seems it would muddy the messaging of the release of the game to release an outdated console and downgraded HH version at launch but not the definitive console version yet, knowing it would still be coming.
Ah, gotcha. I appreciate the clarification re: BC, thabk you. I also appreciate the info about the expected HH power level. I still think though that even if NX HH gets a Zelda U port, it would make for a strange launch title if we only got that and the Wii U version this year, as I was saying in my reply to James Scott above. If customers know the best version if Zelda is coming to NX console but not available yet so they can only get a downgraded HH version or a version on a console on its way out, it seems like they might just prefer to wait for that version.
I'm serious! It's good co-branding.
TheMoon
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What's any of that have to do with Nintendo or being choosy, though?
SpideySenses
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Haven't owned a Nintendo home console since the Gamecube but the idea that I could be playing an open world Zelda on new Nintendo tech by the end of the year excites me so God damn much. Please be true and without too many gimmicks.
Nintendo describing the NX Platform as a "new concept" does indicate that some kind of gimmick will be present. And while a shared library between consoles & handhelds would be quite an undertaking & is likely to happen, it may not be as big of a "new concept" as what Nintendo hinted at (shared libraries have been on iOS & Android for years).Haven't owned a Nintendo home console since the Gamecube but the idea that I could be playing an open world Zelda on new Nintendo tech by the end of the year excites me so God damn much. Please be true and without too many gimmicks.
A decent online component would be the most radical new concept Nintendo has implemented yet.
That was more me saying fans shouldn't decry late ports since nintendo isn't in a position to only ask for new games to come to its system.
James Scott
Banned
Maybe as part of a Nintendo subscription service?
Include that and Pokemon bank combined with other benefits
Like additional discounts, early digital releases (1 week in advanced) and free eShop titles. Something like that
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
As somebody who just dialed 100h in a handheld game where a thumb has been sitting over the periphery of the screen 99% of the playtime, I'll say the make-of-break of that concept is how wide the screen, and more importantly, game's horizontal FOV is - a game on a 16:9-ish screen may have no issues keeping the player's focus in the central 4:3 area. Now, if the screen is already 4:3, the game may end up using too wide a vertical FOV (i.e. too much sky and ground), just to keep horizontal and vertical FOVs proportional.
Not too bad, actually
Yeah, the timing of the home console and handheld launches would probably factor into their decision to bring Zelda U to NX or not.
And on the BC front, there is a third possibility; using Zen cores and emulating Espresso. I'd consider it extremely unlikely, and it would only really be possible with a mid-2017 or later home console launch, but it's theoretically a possibility.
AcademicSaucer
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As shown by the Wii u , Nintendo doesnt give a fuck.
Not really, it's not a foreign concept as a whole (see the competition).
Joelstinton14
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i have been wondering whether Nintendo have been thinking how to get people to play Nintendo and maybe incorporating Smartphones into the NX. It is the one thing that almost everyone has and if Nintendo could tap into people using it as an accessory to the console they might be on to something.
Be it, using the smartphone as a streetpass relay, or a user manipulating the action on screen, or even as a controller for games that use gyro controls and basic button presses.
Oh haven't seen that yet.
Then hopefully the NX is the start of them getting back on track and not Wii U2.
Lets be honest, this thing whatever it is will most likely end up a Wii U2
Kissenkopf
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They already said it won't be another Wii U situation. I guess they know that their concept didnt work and they won't repeat the same mistake. You know, they wanna stay in the business.
I'm not Trev, but my predictions have long been:
RHTB+ - eShop only
Picross 3D2- eShop only
Style Savvy 3 (NA) - retail
Sales wise maybe. Concept wise no.
Exactly. There's no reason at all to think this will be a Wii U2 and most comments from Nintendo indicate they've learned a lot of valuable lessons from 3DS and Wii U. xenodude, what gives you the impression this will be a Wii U2 situation? For one, I don't expect it to want to make you run or hide, and the streets (of the stores it releases in) will probably have names. 😂
James Scott
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Instead of having two screens the single screen would get wider to allow a lot of the benefits dual screens provide
Orbit_shadow
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Lol, I love it how "Wii U" now seems to be a trademark for commercial failure.
Used to be GameCube. Different times.
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