This was actually referenced in the May/june rumour that predicted pretty much everything mentioned in the Eurogamer article. The semantics were a removable screen, not ejecting the processor but in essense they are the same thing.

Functionally it definitely has benefits including possibly mimicking the Wii U gamepad, but it does sound very convoluted and may place limitations of the NX's formfactor (assuming Ninty want it as sleek as possibe). I wouldn't know the cost implications of having the screen and processor as separate bodies but it alone making the system too expensive sounds an exaggeration. Infact it may make Nintendo comfortable having a very low entry NX bundle with a cheaper, low res screen.

I remember the interchangeable screens, but not that rumor about the processor.

The thing with the screens was already a bit odd as it would mean Nintendo having to develop with two resolutions in mind, unless they develop for one and upscale/downscale for the other, but the ejectable processor... c'mon, it's Nintendo. We're talking about the Co. that make the GameCube, an indestructible console (proven by not one but two tests).

An ejectable processor would have exposed connections (for power, storage, sending the image to the screen... and who knows if RAM will be in the processor package or not) that could get "easily" scratched. With Nintendo still having kids in mind, they won't make such mistake.

I could be wrong but I thought Soundwave was talking about the NX processor (main body) and screen being seperate things, not literally ejecting the tegra chip. 

I envisioned it as the processor and maybe other elements being on its own package that gets inserted into the NX console. The processor alone can't be, because it has to be soldered to the mainboard to work.

And if we're talking about the main body, calling it "processor" is an oversimplification and a wrong concept, as it would be the screen that would be ejectable, not the processor. Right?

In that setup, it would be like having a compact Wii U with a gamepad attached to it on the "go" and at home it would be detached with console part in docking and screen/controller (or gamepad) in user' hands. That would mean that the pluggable main body would be the NX itself and all the rest add-ons.

I'm not sure if Nintendo would go with that setup. But it seems that is what Soundwave is thinking.

In that setup, there wouldn't be detachable controllers but the main unit would be the one that would be removable, leaving you with the controls and a screen that wouldn't work, as the hardware to make it work would be docked to the TV.

I don't see this setup working.

Some NX patents regarding an attachable control (or accesssory) connected via some kind of infrared instead of cable

http://www.screengurus.com/2016/08/11/nintendo-files-three-new-patents-hints-heavily-nx-features/

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSKCN10N0L0

Samsung to produce new GPUs for Nvidia by years end? Possibly NX related? Just seemed interesting.

I recall prior reports suggesting X1's follow up was going to use 16nm, whereas this one is saying 14nm. If its right, the chip might be more powerful than initially expected.

I don't know how reliable is that South Korean newspaper, Chosun Biz, but it's very surprising and shocking if true. Nvidia and Samsung aren't exactly friends after those patents lawsuits, so if Nvidia has decided to switch TSMC for Samsung, it must be for very good reasons.

If I were a TSMC investor, I would want to know what's going on.


That said, we don't know if this has anything to do with Nintendo and the NX.