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Soundwave on 19 December 2013
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t3mporary_126 said:
Soundwave said:
The 3DS is the first Nintendo handheld that could possibly run a game like Xenoblade and it would probably seriously choke trying to run that game.

The next Nintendo handheld should have the capability to run such a game comfortably though. I think that's a big difference.


I think your argument for a handheld console like system will be more convincing if you tell us more details about it. Pretend you are future Nintendo President releasing this system. Tell us this system's specs, price, controllers for home console experience, and other interesting functionality the system will have and your plans of marketing this system.

Take a Vita level chip. Add 25-50% more raw horsepower. 2GB of RAM. 

5-7 inch screen (depending on the form factor Nintendo wants). Single screen, buh-bye DS setup. 

$199.99 launch day price. That's cheaper than a 3DS day one. Maybe a home companion chip that lets you run games on your TV wirelessly (the reverse of the Wii U). 

Compatible with exteral controllers (like a Wiimote). Many people have kind of mentioned this already, so it's not all that inconcievable. 

I'm just looking at the repurcussions of what such a powerful Nintendo handheld would have. For the first time I think you'd have a Nintendo handheld that can run most Nintendo franchises with a fairly high level of visual fidelity and not have to compromise on a lot of things. 

I think once you get to 3rd gen 3D you start to reach a point, especially with the types of games that Nintendo makes (as they don't aim for hyper-realism) where the graphical fidelity is such that, sure you can go better, but what you have still looks nice.