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What we know so far about the Nintendo NX with sources
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How many halos would it take for you to get some NX info?
Solving this will help determine how many p
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Fine Ham Abounds
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I have this bizarre recollection that 3DS was the working codename for that hardware
It catches me as an engineering decision, because it seems to me that Nintendo really valued near-zero local streaming more than resolution, and if one was doing to be scarified it was going to be the latter.
I would say that if that bridge had to be crossed again, you would see the same choice made... but by this point I would see 720p easier on the wifi than 1080p/2k/4k ,etc.
Oh I get it, but as you said... they don't remotely operate like that.
Yeah, but that goes against the grain to just about every CPU decision that Nintendo has made thus far. They are a very RISC-heavy shop, and they have been like that for years now (likely dating as far back as the NES)... there would be quite a bit of tools that they would have to refactor moving into x86 (and don't mention Mac OS 10, turns out that a switch of that magnitude was planed for well in advance). And it would also ignore ARM (which they have experience with) being the "hotness" at the moment with many fabs (AMD/GlobalFoundries being just one of many) to shop around with.
There is as much business around this as it is technical, and again... Nintendo has a history about it's bottom line.
Agreed...
True, but this is the same company that when building a "Revolution" called it the Wii.
I kind of expect something out there at this point. With Reggie pulling the ye ol'marketing spin on it.
I will be honest, I doubt we are getting a name come E3. If they talk about the system(s) at all.
Wiki says you're right. It was that and CTR. Bizarre. I had no idea. I guess that's the exception that proves the rule....
Graphics Horse
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400sqft sounds kinda big
9.999.999, i'll need them to protect myself from the ninjas cause they'll come for me after i spill the beans.
We'll get nothing aside from a lot of miitomo talk and "NX reveal at E3", you know it. At least you'll have your Porsche after all of this ¯\_(ツ
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true-ish story
ShockingAlberto
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DS was Nitro and DS.
Wii ended up being a great name, though. Very consuner-friendly and people immediately knew what you were talking about, whereas Revolution could have many other contextual meanings. Regardless, I'm surprised you don't expect a name at E3. Does that mean you don't expect any NX system to release this year?
I'd say Nintendo's worst system names were Wii U, GameCube and 3DS. All did not go through enough testing I think. Especially the first two.
Oh. Then I suppose there's not much of a rule at all. My mistake, then. Thanks for the info. (Even still, I don't think NX will be the name.)
Yeah, both DS and 3DS were codenames, or at the very least temporary names that weren't initially purposed to become the final titles.
Don't think the NX will be the name, no. Who knows, maybe it will, but it doesn't really work for me. I always see the N standing for "Nintendo" so unless they'd just call it "NX" (which I don't really like) and not Nintendo NX which feels super weird, I just don't see it making much sense.
Don't think the NX will be the name, no. Who knows, maybe it will, but it doesn't really work for me. I always see the N standing for "Nintendo" so unless they'd just call it "NX" (which I don't really like) and not Nintendo NX which feels super weird, I just don't see it making much sense.
Graphics Horse
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I don't think nitro or citrus(?) were ever public facing names, they announced ds and 3ds as codenames/tentative names I believe. NX is fine or some other random pair of letters, worked ok for DS.
bad random pairs of letters:
WU or anything ending in S or beginning with D
bad random pairs of letters:
WU or anything ending in S or beginning with D
ShockingAlberto
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I actually don't know what CTR was supposed to stand for.
I always read it as Crash Team Racing.
I always read it as Crash Team Racing.
Amazing logo. But I don't think the generic words kind of name helped it nor the helped to dissociate it from the kidfy image Nintendo was becoming more maligned for--despite GCN offering some very critically acclaimed M-rated games.
BRocknRolla
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I still like the idea of them just call it "The Nintendo," but if this is going to be a multi-console thing, that idea doesn't really play.
Fine Ham Abounds
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The handheld is the Nin
The console is the Tendo
The US version will be soldered together so will omit the second N and just be the Ni-tendo, which conveniently matches the pronunciation of the entire population of the central US
Fourth Storm
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2DS is definitely up there with the worst. Why the hell would anyone want to buy something called the "2DS" when the "3DS" is right there next to it? Not to mention it somehow got confused with the original DS family.
Fine Ham Abounds
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I forget the 2DS even exists. I know it's not supposed to be a separate piece of hardware exactly, and I'm sure it does exactly what it's supposed to, but it's going to be the only piece of Nintendo hardware I forget exists more consistently than the Virtual Boy
Gameboy? Playstation? Both of those were very successful despite having names that convey meanings very similar to Gamecube. I don't think the Gamecube's name was an issue.
Wii U was just too similar to Wii without communicating clearly that it was a sequel (like Wii 2 would have done). Wii had the uDraw tablet too so there realy was potential for confusion. XBox One is kind of daft as well but it'll probably do better than the Wii U in the end. In the final analysis, the name probably won't make or break a console but every little edge helps.
NuffDREW4two
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Makes sense, but would be a horrible idea. Imagine the influx of images of Mario on a crucifix.
Fine Ham Abounds
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NX is a fedora confirmed
Fourth Storm
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And I am euphoric.
ShockingAlberto
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Gamecube was strange because I think Nintendo was trying to emphasize that it's a box that plays games and not a DVD player.
The problem is everyone wanted boxes that play games and other things then.
The problem is everyone wanted boxes that play games and other things then.
TheMoon
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Maybe we'll get the real names of the consoles
lol no
Naming it NX would just cause confusion between it and the Xbox among the general public, not a very sensible thing to do. I would expect some kind of shared naming, although I'm not sure how it would work in practice (keeping in mind future hardware would probably have to stick within the same naming scheme).
I always assumed it was related to the NTR code used for the DS, but I have no idea how. And yeah, Crash Team Racing always springs to mind.
They were competing in a market where the top device was called the Playstation. If Sony never entered the video games market and somebody asked me today what a play-station is I'd assume it's some kind of toy set for toddlers.
You seem intent on managing everybody's expectations lol.
Probably a topic for another thread, which probably have been done about a million times on gaf, but if gamecube had a dvd player, would it have been successful?
1. It would play dvds, which was a big deal at the time. My ps2 was almost as much a movie machine as a gaming machine.
2. Make it less of a hurdle for third parties to port big games
1. It would play dvds, which was a big deal at the time. My ps2 was almost as much a movie machine as a gaming machine.
2. Make it less of a hurdle for third parties to port big games
Graphics Horse
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Introsucing The Nintendo OOCCOO and Nintendo OOCCOO jr.
TheMoon
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Yes because I've seen the burnout happen too many times from irrational overhype.^^
BRocknRolla
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Managing your expectations would be the proper move for a financial call.
As someone from the central United States, I'm going to rebuff that statement!
But the high is so fun...
Who cares? Get disappointed, oh well move on.
Meanwhile I'm still clinging onto hope from that mysterious retweet.
Yes and I can manage them myself
NX is ten PS4s!? And with their shit CPUs replaced with good CPUs?! And it has thirty Titan Xs SLI'd!? And all of that is fit within a 2mm thin, 6" diagonal handheld!?
My god!
...Oh but it only has a 10 hour battery life? No buy.
Fourth Storm
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Revised predictions:
- Portable/Console Hybrid
- Split Library (holographic discs exclusive to the docking station)
- Custom PowerPC Processor.
Nintendo have today announced their next generation Nintendo Binary games platform, featuring the Nintendo 10011010 home console and the Nintendo 1100101 handheld. They expect sales in the high 25 digits.
I honestly don't expect the NX to be on shelves by the end of this year, it is more likely to be on shelves by the end of the fiscal year (about March 2017) or hit for that November sweet spot that Nintendo loves so much for 2017. I can't say that I expect a public showing of the system, not so soon... and the least I expect is specs. The last thing that Nintendo wants is to be dragged into a spec race/comparison, despite the fact that it WILL happen wether or not Nintendo wants such, so I expect that to be under lock and key.
I expect them to talk about NX, start porting Nintendo Account to the Wii U, more talk about the Mobile Initiative with Miitomo taking up most of that. But I can't say that I expect anything solid on NX. Hell, I almost expect Nintendo to outright skip GDC.
I've never heard anyone say nitendo.
3DS has a lineup of major titles announced for pretty much the entire year and into next year potentially. I mean NX Handheld could be backward compatible but seems like some of those titles would have been better for NX directly than end of gen handheld
But what about the handheld?
Most of those titles are either late localizations, lower-budget games, or third party games.
Not75Drops
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_illmatic_
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Hmmm, guess your right. Never thought of it like that.
Afro Thunder
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Going to bed. I'm expecting one leak or two for tomorrow.
What about Nintendo On? (Like that VR helmet mockup pre-Wii)
Console: Nintendo ON Entertainment Station, pronounced (NOES)
Handheld: Nintendo ON Handheld (NOH)
Marketing: Game ON the couch, ON the toilet (it streams like Wii U), ON your bed, fucking go outside and keep ON playing ON the fucking handheld, come back home and your game is still ON the fucking console.
This is ON the players. Greatness can keep ON waiting.
Console: Nintendo ON Entertainment Station, pronounced (NOES)
Handheld: Nintendo ON Handheld (NOH)
Marketing: Game ON the couch, ON the toilet (it streams like Wii U), ON your bed, fucking go outside and keep ON playing ON the fucking handheld, come back home and your game is still ON the fucking console.
This is ON the players. Greatness can keep ON waiting.
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