| Nate4Drake said: I'm just confident about 2 things : 1) It will be at least 3 times more powerful than X1. 2) The New Mario will be AMAZING. |
Really? If anything, Nintendo seems to be trending in the opposite direction, moving away from the big tv experience (making it optional i.e. gamepad offtv play) favoring smaller form factor instead.
If you believe the Fusion rumors, then Nintendo will make a more powerful handheld than usual, with the home version about 4x that power. So lets say the Fusion HH has qHD or native Vita res (possibly a 1080p screen, but upscaled), then the home version will be native 1080p. I expect the home version, (at least their first iteration in their Fusion line of products) to be weaker than XB1 but about 2-3X Wii U in raw power. I expect Nintendo to move toward the middle and replace Vita as the premium HH. So going by gflops HH = 200 home = 800.
The next gen of Ninty HW is only to host their rich and more diversified library by unifying the SW. I still expect the same price format with certain games more suitable for HH etc but choosing how to play will be up to the consumer. I predict there will be a family of Fusion products that starts off with the HH then home console. Higher end versions might come later, only if there is demand for it to serve AAA 3rd parties.
The great thing about a diverse HW offering is Nintendo won't be locked in to one that may flop, and they'll have better control of production for the more popular versions. Its a fail-proof method for Nintendo to profit. And even if some people think its an illusion to have the software united under a platform (some ppl dont like HH games) , fact is, for Nintendo fans, it will be great and a sure success.
