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Dulfite on 29 June 2015

http://mynintendonews.com/2015/06/29/rumour-diddy-kong-racing-2-is-apparently-being-developed-for-the-nx/

Rumour: Diddy Kong Racing 2 Is Apparently Being Developed For The NX?

Kevin Callahan, the guy behind the original Diddy Kong Racing 2rumour, is at it again and says that the sequel is now in development for the NX. Callahan says Nintendo is aiming at launching the NX for $149.99. The reason for the cheap price point is that Nintendo doesn’t want to compete against the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Callahan points to the fact that Nintendo has trademarked the word Diddy Kong and that Retro Studios haven’t revealed a new Wii U game as evidence that the game is coming. At this point in time this news is nothing but a big fat juicy rumour.

The Diddy Kong Racing 2 project was moved over to new hardware that will be launched in 2016. The new platform is aiming for a price of $149.99 to avoid competing directly (price wise) with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The company fears that it would be market suicide to release another overly expensive box in the middle of a console generation, when most consumers have already invested in a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Wii U development kits are being used to develop NX software; the NX hardware is technically a Wii U except with higher memory bandwidth and a more balanced CPU.

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VGPolyglot on 29 June 2015

Retro revealing a Wii U game confirms an NX game? I don't understand that logic.



illdill1987 on 29 June 2015

Doubt it



Dulfite on 29 June 2015

"the NX hardware is technically a Wii U except with higher memory bandwidth and a more balanced CPU."

That would be... interesting...

Wonder if this means the NX is going to be basically a console and regular controller (like xbox one and ps4) so they can capture that market while the Wii U/3ds and their successors capture the "innovation desiring" market?



Roma on 29 June 2015

that would be a bad launch starting with disappointment not only with who is making the game but the price also indicates the console will be weak



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daredevil.shark on 29 June 2015

$150? Nope. Then it might be weaker than Wii U.



Ryng on 29 June 2015

150$!?!?!?!?!?!
Fake...



Mr.Playstation on 29 June 2015
Dulfite said:

 

The Diddy Kong Racing 2 project was moved over to new hardware that will be launched in 2016. The new platform is aiming for a price of $149.99 to avoid competing directly (price wise) with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The company fears that it would be market suicide to release another overly expensive box in the middle of a console generation, when most consumers have already invested in a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Wii U development kits are being used to develop NX software; the NX hardware is technically a Wii U except with higher memory bandwidth and a more balanced CPU.

Thanks, Roy


Well if everything else in the article is false,  at least this quote definitely isn't.

 

What I'm getting from this though is that the NX may be a revised WII U just like the New 3DS. Most likely it will be able to play all WII U games and new games that require more hardware juice than the WII U can provide. Honestly it seems highly unlikely that Nintendo will go down this path.



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teigaga on 29 June 2015
Dulfite said:
"the NX hardware is technically a Wii U except with higher memory bandwidth and a more balanced CPU."

That would be... interesting...

Wonder if this means the NX is going to be basically a console and regular controller (like xbox one and ps4) so they can capture that market while the Wii U/3ds and their successors capture the "innovation desiring" market?


Yeah, they can't capture that market with a $149 box



JEMC on 29 June 2015

With statemrnts like "The new platform is aiming for a price of $149.99" and "the NX hardware is technically a Wii U except with higher memory bandwidth and a more balanced CPU", I'm left with three options to choose:

1-NX is a handheld and he doesn't know it.

2-Nintendo has gone full retard.

3-It's not only fake, but it's also the biggest pile of sh!t in a long time.

 

I'm going with option three.



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