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Why can't Nintendo create something like this?
- Thread starter Shaheed79
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They don't need to as long as Nintendo fanboys make renders like these.
The OLED display is interesting, but the layout and the 80's Walkman buttons are horrid. Also, just what would this store music on?
Edit: Mini CDRs/DVDRs makes sense, but i'll be damned if it put Easy Breezy on it
The OLED display is interesting, but the layout and the 80's Walkman buttons are horrid. Also, just what would this store music on?
Edit: Mini CDRs/DVDRs makes sense, but i'll be damned if it put Easy Breezy on it
krypt0nian
Banned
Damn that's hot!!!!
Ash Housewares
The Mountain Jew
why would you want a pricier gamecube with a smaller screen?
MetalAlien
Banned
Mini high density discs in a portable game machine? That'll never work.
It would be easy for developers to design games for a portable Gamecube because they already have the Dev-kits and know-how for it. Keeping mini-disk read time down would be the only hurdle. The color of those buttons are even uglier in portable form though.
Too easy.
Too easy.
There really is no point criticising this thing since it's just a fanboy concept. Looks very sexy.
Well.... since criticism is the GAF way.... this thing has no triggers or z-button that I can see. And the depressed analogue sticks would be difficult. And the kidney shaped buttons suck (as they do on the standard cube controller).
But it looks sexy. Loving the LCD displays on the outside. And clamshell is smart - makes it easier to carry around and harder to scratch. Great job to whoever came up with it.
Well.... since criticism is the GAF way.... this thing has no triggers or z-button that I can see. And the depressed analogue sticks would be difficult. And the kidney shaped buttons suck (as they do on the standard cube controller).
But it looks sexy. Loving the LCD displays on the outside. And clamshell is smart - makes it easier to carry around and harder to scratch. Great job to whoever came up with it.
The style of the buttons is similar to the picture you posted, ironically. :lol i was thinking of a Realistic (Radio Shack brand) cassette player i had from the 80s when i erroneously used the Walkman brand.Shaheed79 said:The question was rhetoric but an 80's walkman buttons?
Come on give the guy some credit besides the LED and button configuartion that is a great mockup.
Yes, it's a nice render, but considering the work shown on the rest of the host site, the designer(s) is familar with 3D software. The design is pretty good, but realistically it's a Gamecube controller molded onto a clam shell portable with the PSP's glossy black and silver scheme, and the front "feet" of the N64, or a Panasonic 3D0, as best i remember.
I would love something like this - in fact, not long ago, while moving between bouts of RE4 and DS, I found myself wanting a portable version of RE4. Not because it's a great game (which it is), but the style of play really suits short bursts of play.
Anyway, that mock-up looks good, but the controls look...uncomfortable. And I'm sure having controls directly over a drive like that can't be a good thing in terms of ruggedness.
Anyway, that mock-up looks good, but the controls look...uncomfortable. And I'm sure having controls directly over a drive like that can't be a good thing in terms of ruggedness.
AtomicShroom
Member
Because thankfully Nintendo is not that crazy yet!
aoi tsuki said:
Yeah I see the 3DO and N64 in it too it is quite obvious looking at the closed image. He should of thought out the button placement and colors out a bit more but none of it detracts from the overall concept which is pretty good. I like the buttons on the top though if not a bit too small but thats just me.
I want that -- now.
haha.. you know, I was thinking, I'm not sure if the artist had this in mind, but after look at that photo, would it at all be feasable to have the analog sticks pop in and out? Like, for example, if you needed to close the system, you just push the sticks in until they pop into place so you can close the lid -- then, during usage, you just push them back in to pop them out again?
Sounds plausible to me.
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Also, one more thing. For multiplayer games, how would this work? WiFi would have to be porgrammed initially, unless the system could translate controller feedback to wireless and others recieve the signal similarily. Then there's the whole issue with viewing the game from multiple screens.
haha.. you know, I was thinking, I'm not sure if the artist had this in mind, but after look at that photo, would it at all be feasable to have the analog sticks pop in and out? Like, for example, if you needed to close the system, you just push the sticks in until they pop into place so you can close the lid -- then, during usage, you just push them back in to pop them out again?
Sounds plausible to me.
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Also, one more thing. For multiplayer games, how would this work? WiFi would have to be porgrammed initially, unless the system could translate controller feedback to wireless and others recieve the signal similarily. Then there's the whole issue with viewing the game from multiple screens.
RevenantKioku
PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS oh god i am drowning in them
Cause it has internet capability!
MomoPufflet
Member
olimario said:
Yeah, it was definitely inspired by the DS in that category.
robertsan21
Member
top expensive for nintendo?
WTF!!!
i think Nintendo will go beyond this
with the next gen Gamyboy!
WTF!!!
i think Nintendo will go beyond this
with the next gen Gamyboy!
aoi tsuki said:
Doesn't the GC have a low power consumption rate, though? I remember reading docs that also mentioned how power conservative it was. Perhaps not enough to say "designed for portability", but considering that it's 5 year old tech, with smaller chip fab processes, amongst other components, would make energy usage a lot more efficient.