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DanneSandin on 14 October 2016
Akeos said:
DanneSandin said:

Yes, this would indicate two different devices that work together, but most rumors point to there being only one device. So it's hard to tell right now, which one it'll be.

 

For me, 

System NX is well 2 consoles, a portable and a home console.


The portable will be close to Vita for the power. Will have its own games. Look like a smartphone with pad detachable... 

The home console will be close to a ps4, but we will be able to also play with the games of the portable, home console will have a CPU x86 and a gpu amd, but also a ARM to ensure compatibility with the games portable.


Nintendo will replace the touch screen of the portable by the aiming system of Wiimote for the home console (intégred in pad detachable) .


Handheld device + pad detachable sold 149 dollars.

Home console + pad detachable sold 299 dollars

Bundle: home console + pad detachable + handheld device sold 399 dollars


The particularity will be a Community system of cloud using the home console to keep the online without month's subscription and to propose games massively multiplayer online (as well for the games portable as the games home console …) 

So people could take only HC or only HH, or both together, but features between them going to do that à lots take bundle... 


And if rumors speak about 1 console it's because Nintendo don't give all informations, studios are working on portable don't know anything about home console,  studios are working on home console don't know there is a portable too 

That last part doesn't sit too well with me. I think it's far better to give developers the option to choose which console they work on; or else the game will be tailored for either the HC or the HH, when it in fact could have suited both platforms. I don't think Nintendo would be that stupid. Well, they actually could - but I'm hoping that's not the case!



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Johnw1104 on 14 October 2016
hershel_layton said:
Ljink96 said:
I feel so miserable, Nintendo is doing all this secretive stuff, and we know nothing about it. It's really surprising that they're taking this so seriously. The NX must be something else.

Secret plot to take over government???????

Stay woke.

TBH I'd give Miyamoto a four year stint in the White House at this point.



Wyrdness on 14 October 2016
DanneSandin said:

Yeah, that's true. Further more, I think we've only heard rumors about two seperate devices once or twice, yes? Most things we hear seem to point towards one hybrid console.

A lot rumours are bandwagoning though so watch out, 2 devices under one OS that communicate makes far more sense as then the portable and home factor not only will not hamper eachothers design in anyway but it matches what Iwata said far more. Right now I suspect it's not a hybrid but the homeconsole just has 2 devices and someone not familiar with it may have just happen to have a glance at it with out fully knowing the ins and outs. Rumours of two platforms were around until about mid this year and what sparked those rumours, patents which are much more reliable than most sources.

On handhelds Akeos is right that studios working on handhelds won't know about consoles and so on, for example the is no point giving a DK for the HC when the studio in question has never done a console game.



DanneSandin on 14 October 2016
Wyrdness said:
DanneSandin said:

Yeah, that's true. Further more, I think we've only heard rumors about two seperate devices once or twice, yes? Most things we hear seem to point towards one hybrid console.

A lot rumours are bandwagoning though so watch out, 2 devices under one OS that communicate makes far more sense as then the portable and home factor not only will not hamper eachothers design in anyway but it matches what Iwata said far more. Right now I suspect it's not a hybrid but the homeconsole just has 2 devices and someone not familiar with it may have just happen to have a glance at it with out fully knowing the ins and outs. Rumours of two platforms were around until about mid this year and what sparked those rumours, patents which are much more reliable than most sources.

On handhelds Akeos is right that studios working on handhelds won't know about consoles and so on, for example the is no point giving a DK for the HC when the studio in question has never done a console game.

@Bolded: But wouldn't it make sense for them to be able to choose which platform they work on? Nintendo can't just decide if you're gonna make portable games or not, can they? I'm pretty sure Capcom would like to develop a Monster Hunter game for Nintendo's HH, but if they got a HC dev kit instead... Well, then they wouldn't make a MH game for it, would they? Shouldn't Nintendo be asking, "So, you want the home console dev kit, or the portable dev kit?"

As of right now, I'm kinda devided. I'm not sure if this will be two destinct devices, one home console with a controller similar to Wii U's gamepad which you can take with you and play on, and one portable console with a lot more features (and maybe even Internet access?) compared to the HC's gamepad. Or if it's all just one hybrid device.

I found those leaked patents really intruiging, especially the possibility to connect your HC and HH to boost the power. Or linking two HC to boost the power. I saw a lot of posibilities in those patents!



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XanderXT on 14 October 2016

Well at least it's some news. We can't say the same for the past few months.



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Akeos on 14 October 2016
DanneSandin said:
Akeos said:

 

For me, 

System NX is well 2 consoles, a portable and a home console.


The portable will be close to Vita for the power. Will have its own games. Look like a smartphone with pad detachable... 

The home console will be close to a ps4, but we will be able to also play with the games of the portable, home console will have a CPU x86 and a gpu amd, but also a ARM to ensure compatibility with the games portable.


Nintendo will replace the touch screen of the portable by the aiming system of Wiimote for the home console (intégred in pad detachable) .


Handheld device + pad detachable sold 149 dollars.

Home console + pad detachable sold 299 dollars

Bundle: home console + pad detachable + handheld device sold 399 dollars


The particularity will be a Community system of cloud using the home console to keep the online without month's subscription and to propose games massively multiplayer online (as well for the games portable as the games home console …) 

So people could take only HC or only HH, or both together, but features between them going to do that à lots take bundle... 


And if rumors speak about 1 console it's because Nintendo don't give all informations, studios are working on portable don't know anything about home console,  studios are working on home console don't know there is a portable too 

That last part doesn't sit too well with me. I think it's far better to give developers the option to choose which console they work on; or else the game will be tailored for either the HC or the HH, when it in fact could have suited both platforms. I don't think Nintendo would be that stupid. Well, they actually could - but I'm hoping that's not the case!

I think divisions bosses know what happens,  or few developer in each studio,  but not all developers,  that's why leaks are so différents,  sometimes NX is HC, sometimes NX is HH because there is 2 consoles...  It's a system,  not just 1 machine... 

Nintendo have a plan to keep secret NX, and that's working... Many confusions and noway informations... 



Wyrdness on 14 October 2016
DanneSandin said:

@Bolded: But wouldn't it make sense for them to be able to choose which platform they work on? Nintendo can't just decide if you're gonna make portable games or not, can they? I'm pretty sure Capcom would like to develop a Monster Hunter game for Nintendo's HH, but if they got a HC dev kit instead... Well, then they wouldn't make a MH game for it, would they? Shouldn't Nintendo be asking, "So, you want the home console dev kit, or the portable dev kit?"

As of right now, I'm kinda devided. I'm not sure if this will be two destinct devices, one home console with a controller similar to Wii U's gamepad which you can take with you and play on, and one portable console with a lot more features (and maybe even Internet access?) compared to the HC's gamepad. Or if it's all just one hybrid device.

I found those leaked patents really intruiging, especially the possibility to connect your HC and HH to boost the power. Or linking two HC to boost the power. I saw a lot of posibilities in those patents!

Why would a company give a studio a HC DK before a platform launches when they've never done a game for HC? Companies like Capcom and SE would have both DKs because they're not only priority but do both HH and HC games that's not the same as developer like Renegade Kid who mainly focus on HH, even then I assure you these companies wouldn't give the HC DK to one of their HH focused studio because the studio wouldn't. These studios can register their interest and recieve one later on but right now it would be about getting the appropriate kits to priority studios.

To me two devices is just more plausible as the's less chance for conflicts in the HH and HC element and would make things easier for Nintendo to execute.



fleischr on 14 October 2016
Gintoki said:
This could be Kimishima's touch...the new head of Nintendo isn't a developper, but a commercial, he might feel (and it'd be right) they need to refine their marketing skills.

I agree. This sounds encouraging.

I think we got an early look at this with how they had Super Mario Maker events at Best Buy across the nation. It was at far more stores than previous promo events. And my impression - it attracted a big crowds in stores.

I feel like if they do something similar, but introducing Breath of the Wild and the NX system hands-on -- we'd be in for a massive NX launch.



I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016

Zoombael on 14 October 2016

Nintendo just wants to make sure their employees know what they sell and inform the potential customer thoroughly. To avoid a disaster like with the WiiU. HaHa.



Hunting Season is done...

DanneSandin on 14 October 2016
Akeos said:
DanneSandin said:

That last part doesn't sit too well with me. I think it's far better to give developers the option to choose which console they work on; or else the game will be tailored for either the HC or the HH, when it in fact could have suited both platforms. I don't think Nintendo would be that stupid. Well, they actually could - but I'm hoping that's not the case!

I think divisions bosses know what happens,  or few developer in each studio,  but not all developers,  that's why leaks are so différents,  sometimes NX is HC, sometimes NX is HH because there is 2 consoles...  It's a system,  not just 1 machine... 

Nintendo have a plan to keep secret NX, and that's working... Many confusions and noway informations... 

Aaah yes, that WOULD explain things!



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