blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
IBM had the most progressive CPU arch and the leading CPU designs for almost a couple of decades and.. blew it. Blew it real hard.
A lesson in corporate ineptitude, kids.
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What we know so far about the Nintendo NX with sources
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A lesson in corporate ineptitude, kids.
I think it depends. Usually we get some kind of verified tag when that happens. So I'm not sure a mod has taken notice or asked for sources yet. I personally believe the poster, because I don't think there's much harm in doing so, but I don't think the absence of a ban is proof of verification just FWIW.
When you say stuff like "isn't" it seems to imply you know this for a fact, but I know English isn't your first language so I'm not meaning to give you a hard time, just trying to understand if you do have inside info or if this is speculation. ☺
TheMoon
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No need to be pretty sure. Be 100% sure because obviously that's the case.
Frankly with Nintendo, nothing is certain. No matter how much sense it would make to move away from PPC architecture.
I'm not saying there is absolutely no possibility of Nintendo keeping PPC architecture, I'm just thinking it's very unlikely. You are right, with Nintendo, nothing is certain.
Kissenkopf
Banned
One thing is for sure, never have the usually Leakers been more quiet then this time around. I wonder how Nintendo manage this when thousands of people know about it already. And I wonder why they secure their secrets THAT much. There must be something with the NX we don't expect at all and Nintendo don't want the competition to know at all...
They can't really use PowerPC on handhelds, so it makes sense to ditch the architecture.
Fourth Storm
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Nintendo still do relatively great sales in the electronics space between HH and console. Listen to the enthusiasm which AMD and Macronix place in the contracts they have secured. Nintendo are getting "deals". Especially with partners like Macronix, AMD, and Sharp who rely on them for a decent chunk of their sales. We're not talking about Intel processors or Samsung displays.
Thanks to the 3DS side of things. I'm mostly referring to the more powerful console parts. But my point on Nintendo likely to avoid selling at a loss still stands.
wild wild rice
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Well here's hoping by the end of next week we know...something.
Fourth Storm
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As has been pointed out, that's just a huge myth. They've taken small losses for most of their consoles except Wii.
Kissenkopf
Banned
Nintendo will launch something sometime.
Crazy speculation is totally reasonable when you're acknowledging how unlikely it is, as you do here. Why would Nintendo bother making dedicated gaming systems at all, though. When games can be "continued" on phones and tablets? And how would the controls work? The idea would require all games to be cross-compatible with touch controls. 😨
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Rösti
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TSE operating hours are 09.00 - 15.00 (JST). I believe the earnings release will come on February 2 after the market closes.
Sometime shortly after 01.00 AM EST Feb. 2 then.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Perhaps with the move to mobile as well as the new influx of income from Amiibo sales, they may be more willing to take a loss at launch.
THIS IS RAMPANT SPECULATION, AT BEST! I WANT TO SEE YOUR SOURCES!
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Rösti
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Nintendo's FY 2015 Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing starts at 10.00 AM (JST) on February 3. How long the presentation will be I don't know, but it will be followed by a Q&A session.
Both said their contacts didn't have kits.
That's what I'm expecting as well.
Great, another gimmick.
Like I said before, the best I'm hoping for is a confirmation of whether they will talk or do a small reveal before E3. Otherwise it could easily be a wait until E3 kids.
Herb Alpert
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Same here.
Well, you can always pm a moderator and politely ask them to verify if those claiming to have info are actually telling the truth or are full of shit.
I wonder at what point Nintendo will realize the costs of keeping PPC around greatly outweigh the benefits of doing so >.>
Lol hopefully they realized it two years ago when they began work on the NX.
OG_Original Gamer
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Incomplete post.
James Scott
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Would only work with a handful of games mostly those that are already on mobile. Don't think they can circumvent Apple on paid apps either so just f2p apps on both NX and mobile?
Doesn't make much sense either way, I think
Astral Dog
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If only the NX handheld releases this year, what would happen to Zelda?
TheMoon
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Nothing obviously. It would remain the Wii U game that it is right now.
If Nintendo have been creating a port of Zelda for both the NX handheld (if it could run Zelda Wii U) and console then possibly an NX handheld version could be released. If not then just the Wii U version.
But wouldn't it be the same NX version just downscaled with a lower resolution, draw distance, lower-quality textures, etc.?
KratosEnergyDrink
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They said their contacts told them they have no kits. If the contacts are under tight ndas that is the only thing they could have said without revealing anything.
Sammy Samusu
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The thought of a new generation of Nintendo games and classic handheld third-party support fro, Atlus, Square Enix, Capcom and Marvelous makes me very excited.
Yes it would be that, then the NX console release with higher resolution etc would have to be released later at the launch of the NX console in 2017. Or they could hold back the NX version (handheld and console) for the launch of the NX console in 2017.
Edit: Oh wait if all NX games are only released as one cartridge (not separate releases for console and handheld) then they couldn't launch the console and handheld version separately, my bad.
But I still think Nintendo could just release the Zelda NX cartridge at the launch of the handheld.
Pokemaniac
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It's also plausible that the studios do actually have kits, but only an isolated group knows about them.
I could see a scenario where Square gives Nintendo a lot of that support the PSP received back in the day. There is a market for them in the handheld realm. The 3DS took some of it but there is so much more potential.
Herb Alpert
Banned
Of course.
Though I am still salty about the incredibly NDAs that were supposed to explain the fact that no one seemed to have a game planned on WiiU back when it launched. Turned out there just was no game finally.
Sometimes the more simple explanation is the better. Perhaps likes like EA just have no devkit yet. Ubi? Perhaps just one of their studios. Activision, probably but we know that bringing games to a Nintendo machine won't be a top priority for these ones.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I watched two interesting Amiibo-related interviews yesterday, and it got me thinking about how Nintendo could potentially gain back a respectable amount of third party support for the NX.
The first interview is from IGN, where Sean Valesco (from Yacht Club Games) reveals how the Shovel Knight Amiibo came about:
http://youtu.be/gkdBnGNmlFU
The second is from Gameexplain, where Damon Baker (from NOA) explains the development of the Shovel Knight amiibo from Nintendo's side:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=N6hteiJaQ14
They are both very informative interviews and well worth a watch, but Damon Baker said something in particular that I want to emphasize:
Amiibo has passed 21 million units sold last October, so it's safe to say that Nintendo's venture into the toy-to-life market has been a success. Well what if Nintendo took that success, and offered it as a service to help other third party developers try their hand in the toy-to-life market via Amiibo? Imagine Final Fantasy XV launching alongside a FF Amiibo lineup, Fallout 5 with a pip-boy Amiibo, A new rayman/rabbids game with a Rayman Amiibo lineup, Assassin's Creed with an Amiibo, a new Tomb Raider with a Lara Croft Amiibo, Street Figther V with an Amiibo lineup, etc.
Assuming NX is easier to port to than the WiiU, a third party developer could potentially use little resources to pull out a port that A. would be playable on a home and portable console (assuming the rumors are true) B. have the extra incentive of toy-to-life exposure/profits, and C. the extra exposure from potential Amiibo support in Nintendo titles going forward.
Now I'm not saying that Amiibo would suddenly have EA bringing back their sports titles or Rockstar bringing over the next GTA, but the Amiibo incentive could be used to win back some of the third-party developers that have slowly started to pull away from Nintendo after being burned one to many times before.
Opinions?
Edit: I'm currently posting from my phone so I apologize for any typos.
The first interview is from IGN, where Sean Valesco (from Yacht Club Games) reveals how the Shovel Knight Amiibo came about:
http://youtu.be/gkdBnGNmlFU
The second is from Gameexplain, where Damon Baker (from NOA) explains the development of the Shovel Knight amiibo from Nintendo's side:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=N6hteiJaQ14
They are both very informative interviews and well worth a watch, but Damon Baker said something in particular that I want to emphasize:
Damon Baker said:
Amiibo has passed 21 million units sold last October, so it's safe to say that Nintendo's venture into the toy-to-life market has been a success. Well what if Nintendo took that success, and offered it as a service to help other third party developers try their hand in the toy-to-life market via Amiibo? Imagine Final Fantasy XV launching alongside a FF Amiibo lineup, Fallout 5 with a pip-boy Amiibo, A new rayman/rabbids game with a Rayman Amiibo lineup, Assassin's Creed with an Amiibo, a new Tomb Raider with a Lara Croft Amiibo, Street Figther V with an Amiibo lineup, etc.
Assuming NX is easier to port to than the WiiU, a third party developer could potentially use little resources to pull out a port that A. would be playable on a home and portable console (assuming the rumors are true) B. have the extra incentive of toy-to-life exposure/profits, and C. the extra exposure from potential Amiibo support in Nintendo titles going forward.
Now I'm not saying that Amiibo would suddenly have EA bringing back their sports titles or Rockstar bringing over the next GTA, but the Amiibo incentive could be used to win back some of the third-party developers that have slowly started to pull away from Nintendo after being burned one to many times before.
Opinions?
Edit: I'm currently posting from my phone so I apologize for any typos.
KratosEnergyDrink
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If I remember correctly Wii U got games like Mass Effect, Assassins Creed, Tekken and Batman at launch or short after launch.
I....would.....buy all of those
Street Fighter V is never leaving PS4 & PC, just letting you know. You do have a point with the rest, though.
I haven't seen this addressed yet. Does anyone else think that Nintendo will release some sort of "amiibo 2"? No changes that the consumer would notice, but an update to how amiibo NFC actually works. Because I've bought my two amiibo and I have no desire for any more. The encryption involved has already been broken. I can buy an N2 Elite and not have to deal with locked content anymore.
That's an exciting and terrifying concept. And a great angle for Nintendo.
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