The Giant
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So is Nintendo gonna announce something later today and go into detail about it tomorrow? Like they did with the Universal studios theme park announcement.
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What we know so far about the Nintendo NX with sources
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So is Nintendo gonna announce something later today and go into detail about it tomorrow? Like they did with the Universal studios theme park announcement.
finally we'll know what the other mobile games will be called
What they're about to publish will only be the basic quarterly financial details (i.e. revenue, profit/loss, etc., etc.). Tomorrow's investor's briefing is where they would "announce" something, if "announce" is a synonym of "make a vague reference to the existence of".
Triforce141
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Treehouse removed Fire Emblem Fates' face rubbing because they made it into a mobile app, you say?
Hopefully not
NX: Anything new about its coming videogame system code-named NX is unlikely at the earnings conference because Nintendo would want to focus on Miitomo first. Nintendo has declined to say when it will kick off its promotional campaign, but analysts expect more details in June and a product launch toward the year-end shopping season.
Neoxon signal activated.
WiiRevolution1
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To be fair, its not out've they ordinary that they would switch to numbers. Afterall, Mario Kart had subtitles then numbers. I do not see it happening. I see the system actually being called Nintendo Cross/X. But we shall see.
You gave me hope and then ripped it out of my hands ;~;
Pancake Mix
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Theoretically we could be told tomorrow if the NX is all game card-based or if there will have a disc-based SKU and stuff like that, couldn't we? We really know next to nothing right now so even knowing that could tell us if the systems are somewhat separate for example. If everything has to work on the handheld that will be quite polarising. A resolution and frame rate boost on inferior assets can only go so far.
I'm going to guess there will be additional info and a release date for Miitomo as well as perhaps some info on the other smartphone titles. After all, that's where we got the info last time, not in a Nintendo Direct.
The sales gap between the 3DS in Japan and the Americas will probably widen in the earnings report, calling it now, with the entire rest of the world in third place. I wonder how, if at all, Nintendo will try to stop further erosion of the dedicated handheld market outside of Japan with NX.
I'm going to guess there will be additional info and a release date for Miitomo as well as perhaps some info on the other smartphone titles. After all, that's where we got the info last time, not in a Nintendo Direct.
The sales gap between the 3DS in Japan and the Americas will probably widen in the earnings report, calling it now, with the entire rest of the world in third place. I wonder how, if at all, Nintendo will try to stop further erosion of the dedicated handheld market outside of Japan with NX.
MisterHero
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They have the XBone, and we'll have the NOne!
Mithos
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In the match of 3DS vs Wii U, it's the Wii U that cant go another year.
They both gotta go. Nintendo needs to drop two consoles that play the same games (540p on portable and better than ps4 on console) on the same day with a $500 bundle (200 portable, 350 console). I'd cop that in seconds.
TLZ
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Haha.
Oh boy. That vitality sensor is making a comeback!
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Sooo?
They've all been fired by the shareholders
Graphics Horse
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There's definitely a meeting? I thought it would be on their calendar.
One of the reasons for backing a cart only solution was to support simpler retail inventory management and support cross buy. But I guess you could do w same by simoly packing a disc in the box too. Either the disc works on its own in the home console, or its just a steamworks-like data disc to install improved assets and the game still runs from cart.
Anyway, I doubt we'd hear any of that kind of detail.
Likely : a reiteration of the project and timescales for further information.
Less likely: telling us whether the portable/home/both are coming out this year and whether it is cross buy
Highly unlikely: cart or disc, performance, controller etc.
Huge Succeeded
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well here it is
Someone pointed out that hype trains are banned
which somehow invariably results in some dumbass heading up the very next page with a hype train
heeere we go get hype
(train)
Bots are better than you
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So, just as expected? I mean, there have been sooooo many posts about this, it's numbers only today.
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Aaaaand... nope.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm assuming he lives in Japan and thus "today" is February 2nd. If there's a meeting on the 3rd, this tweet doesn't mean the console can't be addressed in some way then (though I actually don't expect it). Is this correct?
You're over thinking. he just means from the earnings report. Yes tomorrow is another thing to hype up for potential disappointment. Or picking over the bones with a fine tooth comb and a microscope. Probably that one.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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It probably won't be addressed but your desperation is correct.
GustyGardens
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There's no call. There's a Q&A tonight (US Time). It's highly likely that they'll be asked about NX, but whether or not they say anything worthwhile is an entirely different story.
DarkLegion
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Gonna choose to go with this. A lot more fun that way. If it doesn't happen no biggie.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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All I could dream of is Kimishima saying "hi gaf".
GPU would probably be a bit of a problem but when it comes to CPU architecture, the most common instructions used by the ancient ARM 11 (ARMv6) should still be good to go in ARMv8. I think that CPU wise should not be a huge deal but others in this thread will surely have a better saying on this topic.
And so will the disappointment be.
Pokemaniac
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From a CPU perspective, everything should Just Work so long as 3DS software is reasonably well behaved. GPU could get a bit weird, but the fact that 3DS software has to go through the OS to communicate with the GPU will be a pretty big boon, since it provides an easy place for them to insert a software translation layer that implements the 3DS graphics API using the NX one.
blu
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ARMv8 has a 32-bit mode* which is BC to ARMv7 almost completely (not 100% but 99.5%), and ARMv7 is a superset of ARMv6, so the CPU side is covered. The PICA would be interesting, though, with its proprietary extensions (volumetric primitives, procedural textures, etc).
* the A53 microbench I posted was run in that mode for, erm, technical reasons.
Kissenkopf
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It would be fantastic if they would randomly show the console. Just the console itself, no games or any other info. Just a "there it is and now move on to another topic."
Not going to happen. Investor briefings are not meant to get press attention or publicity. They are only meant to instil confidence in investors and communicate with them and only the most hardcore of enthusiasts pays attention to them.
Bitch Pudding
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FTFY
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Or have it in the background like the Wii U, no one will catch that it's the new console!!!
hehehe
mavericktopgun
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What if NX is a Console and Handheld.
Handheld will be a VR Module/Display (like a Galaxy S6 or Note) if you are playing with the console.
Handheld will be a VR Module/Display (like a Galaxy S6 or Note) if you are playing with the console.
DrROBschiz
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No NX news confirmed?!
Expected but still disappointed
Come on Nintendo. Gives just a little sneak peek you bitches
Expected but still disappointed
Come on Nintendo. Gives just a little sneak peek you bitches
Yeah that's how I feel, I knew there'd be nothing, but I'm still eager to hear anything (ANYTHING) about the NX
(Ugh, bottom of page. ;___
Sure thing! Ever since I made a few friends in JP I finally have a grasp on the time zone difference. In March it'll become 13 hours rather than 14 when DST starts.
Sure thing. And I should dress up for E3! lol.
Right, this is exactly what I was thinking. Which makes it all the more odd to me that Mochizuki says "hey, see, there was no NX news after all" but...the briefing where IIRC we normally get any snippet of news didn't happen yet...and won't be happening for just over 13 hours...which confuses me all the more unless I'm misunderstanding....
Scuttlebutt from Rösti and another poster (sorry other poster, I forgot who said this ;___ is that it will be happening, and per the other poster will be in Osaka. Just over 13 hours.
I don't expect much about NX at the meeting, but kirbyfan isn't overthinking. There was no reason that I know of to expect an earnings report to ever have NX news to begin with. What makes Mochizuki's tweet indicating "hey, see, no NX news after all" all the odder is that all the other stuff he speculated would be talked about wasn't talked about in the earnings release either. Because it wouldn't be in the earnings release. It would be at the meeting, in 13 hrs and 9 minutes. (6:51 AM EST when I'm typing this). Today is Feb. 2 still in Japan. So I'm truly befuddled by Mochizuki's seemingly confirmatory tweet when the meeting hasn't taken place yet so none of his predictions of things to be discussed by Nintendo or not discussed have occurred yet, unless I'm totally misunderstanding.
Right, no call. But I think we get a briefing with the Q&A (someone please do correct me if I'm mistaken). Briefing can provide some info at times also.
Yep. I'm not expecting much at the briefing. Maybe a few hints or vague or better timeline at best.
Please see my replies above this. There is no reason AFAIK that we would have gotten any NX info or any info that was speculated to be discussed by Nintendo (theme parks, Miitomo, et al.) prior to the briefing and Q&A that has yet to take place.
OK, it's clear now, thank you!
Sure thing! Ever since I made a few friends in JP I finally have a grasp on the time zone difference. In March it'll become 13 hours rather than 14 when DST starts.
Sure thing. And I should dress up for E3! lol.
Right, this is exactly what I was thinking. Which makes it all the more odd to me that Mochizuki says "hey, see, there was no NX news after all" but...the briefing where IIRC we normally get any snippet of news didn't happen yet...and won't be happening for just over 13 hours...which confuses me all the more unless I'm misunderstanding....
Scuttlebutt from Rösti and another poster (sorry other poster, I forgot who said this ;___
is that it will be happening, and per the other poster will be in Osaka. Just over 13 hours.I don't expect much about NX at the meeting, but kirbyfan isn't overthinking. There was no reason that I know of to expect an earnings report to ever have NX news to begin with. What makes Mochizuki's tweet indicating "hey, see, no NX news after all" all the odder is that all the other stuff he speculated would be talked about wasn't talked about in the earnings release either. Because it wouldn't be in the earnings release. It would be at the meeting, in 13 hrs and 9 minutes. (6:51 AM EST when I'm typing this). Today is Feb. 2 still in Japan. So I'm truly befuddled by Mochizuki's seemingly confirmatory tweet when the meeting hasn't taken place yet so none of his predictions of things to be discussed by Nintendo or not discussed have occurred yet, unless I'm totally misunderstanding.
Right, no call. But I think we get a briefing with the Q&A (someone please do correct me if I'm mistaken). Briefing can provide some info at times also.
Yep. I'm not expecting much at the briefing. Maybe a few hints or vague or better timeline at best.
Please see my replies above this. There is no reason AFAIK that we would have gotten any NX info or any info that was speculated to be discussed by Nintendo (theme parks, Miitomo, et al.) prior to the briefing and Q&A that has yet to take place.
Afro Thunder
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No. Only wishiful thinking. I'm as clueless as anyone here.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Not really.. I got bills to pay
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