| Soundwave said: The GameCube kinda showed though that even at $99.99, Nintendo was easily being outsold by the PS2 and even the XBox. My personal feeling -- don't make just one console. That's supposedly the whole point of the NX concept per speculation no? Multiple hardware lines that play the same ecosystem of software? Why not have multiple options then? NX Tablet - Portable of course. 500 GFLOPS. NX Family Console - Classic Nintendo console, small form factor, 1 TFLOP processing power. New type of gimmicky controller (though not super expensive) Cheap $249.99 MSRP. NX Pro Console - Made more for the needs of the Western market. 3 TFLOP processor (this will be noticably better than a PS4). Larger console size. $349.99 MSRP. A game like Super Mario Galaxy 3 (hypothetical) could run at 960x540 with low effects and no anti-aliasing on the NX Tablet, but at 1920x1080 (full HD) resolution with higher end effects on the NX Pro Console. The NX Family Console (Famicom!) can run the game somewhere in between, 720p resolution with medium effects. |
It's not just about the price, it's about how you market your consoles. The Gamecube was marketed as a Ps2/Xbox competitor its priced was dropped later, the fact it was 99$ made it only look a less valuable Ps2. Beside that I agree multiple form factors could be an interesting idea.
