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Nintendo NX will be a Handheld and Console hybrid [CLOSED]
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#1 Posted: 16:21:56 16/10/2015 | Topic Creator
Source: http://kotaku.com/report-ninte...dhel-1736904323

Quote: Kotaku
Nintendo has traditionally sold consoles and handhelds as separate devices that have little connection to each other. If the WSJ report is correct, that would be changing. How much it’d change is hard to say. It’s unclear if the NX platform would be offered to gamers and consumers as two separate devices, or if the “console” and “mobile unit” would be one bundled offering. But it does seem like the platform would further merge Nintendo’s long-separate console and handheld gaming strategies.
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#2 Posted: 16:31:16 16/10/2015
That sounds cool, but I wonder if it'll push devs away since they'll have to balance optimization and graphics way more than in either normal plataform.
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#3 Posted: 16:41:09 16/10/2015
It sounds like another idea that will alienate 3rd party developers and wind up with Nintendo and its 1st and 2nd-party affiliates being the only ones able to do anything with it. >.>
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#4 Posted: 17:20:00 16/10/2015
I'd rather focus on the Wii U and think that the $300 spent on it was not a waste of money with the constant talks of a new system already here.
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#5 Posted: 18:07:01 16/10/2015
We've known this for a while smilie
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#6 Posted: 18:17:34 16/10/2015 | Topic Creator
I think that it all depends on the execution. This could go incredibly well or could end up being a Wii U 2.0 in terms of 3rd party support. I do have faith in it though as the current Nintendo president actually disapproved of the Wii U in terms of architecture, name and marketing so this could go really good for Nintendo.

Quote: TacoMakerSkys
We've known this for a while smilie


Well, leaks have certainly pointed to the possibility but now we have confirmation.
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#7 Posted: 20:51:40 16/10/2015
Quote: CAV
I'd rather focus on the Wii U and think that the $300 spent on it was not a waste of money with the constant talks of a new system already here.


this.

Honestly I think it's way too early for Nintendo to be considering a new console. Yes, the Wii U was a commercial failure at this point, so they need to make something new eventually, but making something this early is just going to screw over people like me who invested a lot into the Wii U.
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#8 Posted: 21:24:36 16/10/2015
But... Isn't the Wii U already kind of a console/handheld fusion? I mean, the controller could easily be a handheld system, right?
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#9 Posted: 21:31:25 16/10/2015 | Topic Creator
Quote: AdamGregory03
But... Isn't the Wii U already kind of a console/handheld fusion? I mean, the controller could easily be a handheld system, right?


In a way, yes buti believe that the NX is aiming to replicate that on a larger scale (ie: take the controller on the bus etc and continue playing the game).
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#10 Posted: 21:45:33 16/10/2015
Just saw Gamexplain on it. Pretty nice.

Also, we need an all-purpose NX thread.
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#11 Posted: 21:58:29 16/10/2015
I would propose the idea that the NX is a Nintendo smartphone but they pretty much confirmed the NX's existence to let people know they weren't doing that unless they're misleading us to make it a surprise.
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#12 Posted: 01:29:01 17/10/2015
Quote: pankakesparx456
I would propose the idea that the NX is a Nintendo smartphone but they pretty much confirmed the NX's existence to let people know they weren't doing that unless they're misleading us to make it a surprise.



I highly doubt that considering there are already games being developed for NX such as DragonQuest 11
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#13 Posted: 03:24:33 17/10/2015
i'm conflicted here

on one hand, a new console sounds exciting and i'm really interested in seeing it revealed and all

but on the other hand, it feels a bit too early for it? but then again, the wii u hasn't exactly been a smashing success (unless that's changed recently and i wasn't aware).
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#14 Posted: 04:05:09 17/10/2015
Quote: henryszuch
I had a feeling they were gonna do something like this. My guess is that it'll all tie into mobile, and the new rewards program. The Wii U still feels too young though smilie



It came out in 2012 and has ****ty support due to nintendo not giving it power. Bring out the new console and slowly stop supporting it so we can finally have the console we wanted.
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#15 Posted: 05:00:40 17/10/2015
Quote: Sesshomaru75
So they can **** over the people that spent $300 on console that's not even four years old yet? M'kay.

There's a reason why Sega doesn't develop hardware anymore, after all.



I said slowly stop supporting it, not downright stop development of games on it.
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#16 Posted: 05:09:34 17/10/2015
Quote: pankakesparx456
I would propose the idea that the NX is a Nintendo smartphone but they pretty much confirmed the NX's existence to let people know they weren't doing that unless they're misleading us to make it a surprise.


Doubt it. I mean the only reason we know anything about the NX is because they didn't want people freaking out and thinking they're moving exclusively to mobile games.

At this point I kinda wish they just left people to panic about that.
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#17 Posted: 06:33:27 17/10/2015 | Topic Creator
Quote: Sesshomaru75
So they can **** over the people that spent $300 on console that's not even four years old yet? M'kay.

There's a reason why Sega doesn't develop hardware anymore, after all.


Nintendo has promised to continue supporting the Wii U for a couple of years into the NX's life. This will give the console a 6 year life cycle which is the same as many consoles such as the NES. The 7th generation was an anomaly in the age of a cycle as it lasted far longer than an average cycle.
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#18 Posted: 06:50:31 17/10/2015
Quote: Pinkie the Pie
Nintindo is making mobile games now? I'll get the rope...


Yeah see reactions like that are why they said anything about the NX.
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#19 Posted: 17:30:33 17/10/2015
Quote: HIR
It sounds like another idea that will alienate 3rd party developers and wind up with Nintendo and its 1st and 2nd-party affiliates being the only ones able to do anything with it. >.>

Yeah, I can see that potentially being the case again...

Personally though, I don't really care about third party support too much since I can just get third party games on Xbox or Playstation. What intrigues me is the idea of Nintendo focusing all of its attention on making games for one platform instead of dividing its attention between two platforms. That would be incredibly awesome, I think.
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#20 Posted: 22:27:36 17/10/2015
Quote: CAV
Quote: Pinkie the Pie
Nintindo is making mobile games now? I'll get the rope...


Yeah see reactions like that are why they said anything about the NX.



Well this is Pinkie smilie His/Her reactions are over the edge anyway.
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#21 Posted: 22:44:42 18/10/2015
New patents discovered, may or may not be NX related but seem like it.
https://twitter.com/NWPlayer12...604854350458880
https://twitter.com/NWPlayer12...610298699640832
https://twitter.com/NWPlayer12...610496125530112
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#22 Posted: 23:45:34 18/10/2015
I'm surprised Nintendo hasn't sued NWPlayer already with all of the stuff they've been leaking/hacking.
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