ClassicGamingWizzz said:
Soundwave said:
ClassicGamingWizzz said:
No way nintendo will release a new console next year. |
Their handhelds are basically consoles. It's not like they can release a handheld and use 1/10th the resources anymore, Nintendo handhelds now require a "real" 3D Mario, a "real" Smash Brothers, a "real" Mario Kart, gone are the days when they could release a 12-year-old port of Super Mario Bros. 2 and call it a day.
The next Nintendo portable will have a "real" 3D Zelda and Splatoon too, so basically it requires the same development focus that a Nintendo console would.
So even in the "well they can release the portable in 2016, but console in 2017" ... I say ... so what? There would be no difference, they'll ditch all/most Wii U development, just like 3DS basically killed all Wii development. You can't just launch a portable nowadays with just minimal resources, so when ever the portable NX launches, that's basically where all their focus will be.
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i can see them releasing a portable but no way they have a home console ready next year.
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What difference does it make? The console-portable being distinct products is likely going down the toilet too, NX will be a over-reaching platform where you'll buy which ever flavor of hardware you want (tablet size, home console, micro-console, pocket portable, etc.).
If the portable NX launches next year ... then NX has launched period.
It also means that like 95% of Nintendo's internal resources are going to be dedicated to making sure that product has full software backing, which means buh-bye Wii U and 3DS.
Games for that system aren't going to magically develop themselves.
