Soundwave said:
spemanig said:
Soundwave said:
I'm calling it now.
Zelda U will release (like Twilight Princess) for two Nintendo platforms ... for Wii U and also a new Nintendo portable that's capable of handling ports from the Wii U at a reduced resolution (540p for example).
So you'll be able to play it at home or on the road. Both the next Nintendo portable and Zelda U will launch in the second half of 2015.
EAD will take lessons learned from Zelda: ALBW's development (specifically pacing/non-linear design) and incorporate that into Zelda U, much like Mario 3D World combines elements from 2D Mario and 3D/Galaxy games into a 3D Mario game.
This will also let Nintendo gain at least an extra 1-2 million WW sales for the game which will help recoup development costs and maximize profit potential. Other (by 2015) older Wii U games will also be ported IMO like DKC: TF for portable play.
I believe the next Mario from EAD Tokyo (Mario Galaxy 3?) could also follow the same release pattern ... for both Nintendo Next Gen Portable + Wii U release.
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Stop trying to make a "next gen portable console" happen. It's not going to happen.
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It's not only happening, it likely already exists in Nintendo's R&D labs.
The 3DS is supposed to be their last handheld? C'mon, lol.
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What you're talking about isn't the 3DS's successor. What you're talking about is the Wii U tablet being sold as it's own system with the ability to play Wii U and 3DS games without being tethered to the Wii U. That's not happening and that's not what Nintendo were talking about. Especially not in 2015.
I don't doubt that the next Nintendo handheld will be a "fusion" device. I don't doubt that it will start Nintendo's iOS/Android business model. I don't doubt that it will be powerful enough to play downgraded Wii U and Wii U successor games over the same Nintendo Network operating system without the need for porting. But it will have two screens and it will still largely be a dedicated handheld only device.
But this isn't like Twilight Princess. Not going to happen.
