NGP Project Cafe cross platform games

[Joelcool7]

Zlejedi said:

Joelcool7 said:

As many pointed out NGP will be incapable of running Cafe games. I epect Cafe to be like DreamCast was back in its day. I doubt the rumours that it will be using out dated hardware. Nintendo will set the bar as high as they can while turning a profit. I bet PS4/NexBox will be more powerful devices but I expect for 2012 the Cafe will be a state of the art machine.

As such I doubt NGP could handle anything that comes to Cafe with the exception of Cafe'Ware! If the Cafe was truly as weak as NGP then Nintendo is in for a very big fall in support. They would loose almost all of their hardcore fans (Except me) and they would have a very hard time attracting third parties and casuals. Luckily we know Nintendo won't launch an inferior system to PS3 thats a given.

Well if you look at recent Nintendo consoles:

3DS - outdated hardware - 3D screen as mind catching gimmick

Wii - outdated hardware - motion controls gimmick

NDS - outdated hardware - second screen

Gamecube - powerfull up to date hardware - everything classic.

 

So if Nintendo can find something that would work as mind catching gimmick for Cafe I fully expect them to go with outdated hardware.

Uh yah you see Nintendo's handhelds have always used out dated hardware. Name one handheld made by Nintendo that used state of the art hardware?

NES - Up to date hardware

SNES- Up to date powerful hardware

N64- A graphical super power more powerful then anything the market had ever seen

GameCube - Powerful up to date hardware

Wii - Out of date graphically but next gen controller capabilities

The Wii was an oddity Nintendo has always produced powerful hardware in the past. I would be very suprised if Nintendo didn't release up to date hardware. Mainly because Nintendo knows they will have the market for a year or two before the competition enters the fray. Nintendo also knows a big hurdle for third party support was the inability to port titles.

Nintendo will pull a DreamCast launching an up to date or maybe even new unseen technology. Expecting Sony and Microsoft to launch similiar powered consoles two years in the future. Especially if rumours are correct and Nintendo is targetting their core demographic again.

Also the rumour about the screens on each controller and how that will use power. Umm guys seriously nobody had a single clue as to what the Wiimote looked like until Nintendo unvieled it. I remember at TGS 2005 everyone freaking out when they saw the controller and not knowing what it did or how it worked. No rumours had lead to any knowledge of the controller.

So based on knowing nothing all we can do is speculate. I don't believe a single rumour right now. Nintendo is known for being the most tight lipped company and I doubt they would allow their next controller to be leaked this far in advance of E3!