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Soundwave on 28 September 2014
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Ka-pi96 said:
Jranation said:
I dont really get how the fusion thing would work.
Is it like when you buy a game, it will have a game disc and a card thing (like what the ds had, dont what's it called)?

From what I've heard it is supposed to be a bit like the Wii U. With the tablet being a DS or something and completely playable without the rest of the console so it is the handheld part of it. Then it can be plugged in somehow to the home console part which increases it's power for home console gaming.

It would be more like the iPad/iPhone/iPod touch I think. You have a unified account and you buy an app/game and it's available on whatever device you want. If you don't want a phone for example you can buy an iPod touch and have access to the same apps. 

I can see something like you can buy say Mario Galaxy 3 for $39.99 for the portable version, but if you have the home version as well, paying another $10 unlocks the "home HD" version too (1080p at home, 540p or 720p on the go). When you're on the road you play on your handheld, when you get home, your handheld syncs your game saves to your home console if you wish to continue playing on your TV. Physical games will be 3DS style carts (no discs). 

Think of it more like the Vita/Vita TV, except Nintendo can actually still sell handhelds and Wii U-range graphics or better. Vita games will look kinda crappy on a HD TV since the native res is sub-HD, but the mobile chips of today are considerably more powerful.