Someone needs to call into the English ones and ask about NX.
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What we know so far about the Nintendo NX with sources
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Someone needs to call into the English ones and ask about NX.
DrROBschiz
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How much can people glean from devkits?
They never take the form of the actual product and typically dont have final spec (though close)
Id be very interested in any tidbit at this point I guess
Here's the other issue, you can say WiiU has some decent releases the first half of the year but if the NX console doesnt come out til next year, then there is nothing coming out for a year, because Nintendo will most likely release it in the fall.
This is why I fell they will do a split launch, Fall 2016 NX console in the west NX handheld in Japan, early 2017 NX handheld in the west and NX console in Japan.
Unless handheld and console play the same exact games, there's no way in heck they'd release the systems like this.
The popular theory is that they share most of their games. If said theory pans out, that release schedule would't be that surprising.
Yeah then they are truly done.
The Big question is how much manpower that is spent on amiibo and mobile. The fact that they are in the black right now is bit worrying if it means that they do not have so many teams working on NX launch games.
No. Devkits are definitely out. Toto's insider info pegs Bamco with having them, and the WSJ was (without much doubt) SE as the source.
Nirolak has said it before but its almost assured that large groups of major Japanese pubs, who have a lot riding on the handheld in the homefront, already have kits. All indication lines up with this thought process.
ShockingAlberto
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Don't pin too many hopes on Star Fox.
I feel like it'll be a solid game, but nothing mind-blowing.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
The fact that we haven't heard leaks yet makes me thing Ubisoft hasn't received one yet
ShockingAlberto
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From what I have heard, development hell would be characterizing it charitably.
More like "Everyone is panicking as the game gets sent to certification because certain fundamental control aspects simply don't work."
I think I'm done checking speculation threads on NX and everything. The fact that I check this thread everytime is on the top page is becoming extremely annoying. Just do whatever you want, Nintendo. Reveal it till 2017 if you want.
Phase 54: Despair
This inspires great confidence.
Sapiens
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Damn. Was really looking forward to it.
Spyder_Monkey
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It's going to be the best game ever then.
ShockingAlberto
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Maybe it pulls together in the last minute!
But certainly don't expect it.
But certainly don't expect it.
Is this the gyro controls? Can't they ultimately be disabled? Or is it some deeper systemic control flaw?
DrROBschiz
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WHy do they keep doing dumb shit with Star Fox
Just make another arcade shooter thats fun to play
Sapiens
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The fact that you have to use the game pad to aim while watching the tv to steer(often from dynamic angles) seems problematic.
Well, we'll see.
Starfox looks like some rushed ass Eshop game that is sent to die. Those forced motion controls are gonna kill it. It should be delayed to July like that rumor said.
That's much of my issue with Nintendo lately in a nutshell. Stop trying to be different just for the sake of it. It's little things like the shitty blow-on-the-microphone mechanics in Zelda: Spirit Tracks or parts of SM3DW that spoil the great traditional game that they've been tacked on to.
That's also my biggest concern with NX. Please don't spoil a solid device with some shitty feature.
I thought the controls was just like that metroid game in Nintendo land. Those controls are still amazing!
TriForce Hero
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No delay could save Star Fox Zero, if the controls are that bad.
Just a case where the idea and the reality doesn't match.
Just a case where the idea and the reality doesn't match.
Milly Osworth
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But at least you have to use all the amazing features of the Gamepad!!! Praise Miyamoto!!!
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Everything I had heard early on said that both of these things were able to be disabled? Have I misheard or potentially misunderstood?
Yeah. We just have to see how much from Western developers, since the lack of even the smallest, tiniest leam from them would be an indicator of a much-less-than-ideal distribution of dev kits among them. But, again, while I'm not expecting great Western support from the get go, I fear the renewed, much tighter NDAs are playing a role in this silence.
DrROBschiz
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Didnt Miyamoto say that control option was optional?
Their game teams arent working on amibo so that's zero I think. And mobile games I guess are small teams.
Agent Unknown
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Yikes.
Well it's not like they'll show it all of at launch even if they have it in the bank.
This seems thread worthy.
ShockingAlberto
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From things I have heard? Sure doesn't.
This is going to be fun lol
AcademicSaucer
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Rösti;194132945 said:
If ubisoft was developing nx games, we would be drowning from all the leaks.
This is what I've been saying as caution.
Everyone's been like "These extra months means multiplayer, this mode, that mode, 10/10 graphics, etc"
Wheras I'm like....maybe the delay was just to get the game functioning. I think I said it in the delay thread.
You don't say.
DrROBschiz
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Poor Fox
The original Star Fox and Star Fox 64 will forever be his best games
The original Star Fox and Star Fox 64 will forever be his best games
Don't forget Star Fox 2!
DrROBschiz
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I have mastered the Fox demo in few minutes but a lot of people couldnt get over the two screen mechanics so I wouldn't be surprised by similar issues. Fact is that it added an additional cognitive level and that could be confusing
But you can also play it simpler looking at just the tv
I bet the local multi could.really benefit from the two screens
But you can also play it simpler looking at just the tv
I bet the local multi could.really benefit from the two screens
I enjoyed it a lot. It opened the scope of the series without losing what made it great.
Star Fox 0/10 looks like it takes some cues from SF2
Glad to see this sorry attempt at justifying the Gamepad backfire. Dual camera angles and little robot coin puzzles in a fucking rail shooter, lmfao.
DrROBschiz
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Yup....
Would have preferred them to go completely different routes
I say they go back to Star Fox 1... like seriously that game just oozes style and mood
That 90's sci-fi with the crazy music, sirens, voices and sound design
I want to see that aesthetic brought back man
I still believe, but if the game's not delivering, it'll totally be Miyamoto's fault.
DrROBschiz
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We've reached Peak Miyamoto
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Are digital devkits possible? Have a server running the specs and the dev only has access via a stream?
DrROBschiz
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Wouldnt middleware engines kind of be the same thing lol
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