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Soundwave on 30 September 2015
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KungKras said:
Soundwave said:

Since when does Nintendo give a shit about any of these "rules". 

I still remember a group of Nintendo fans going crazy when the talk of the Wii being only basically an upclocked GameCube started to come out, a lot of people said it was impossible because it was "against the rules", every Nintendo system prior to that was a full generational leap hardware wise from the one before it. 


It will be hard to release a system that is weaker than the PS4 at the time the NX releases. It's that simple.

Then again, if they do it will be a really cheap system. Or a portable.


They could have multiple form factors, Iwata did say unifying could allow them to have say 3 or 4 form factors instead of the traditional 2. 

 

NX Hybrid Portable Console - 400-500 GFLOPS, new concept high end mobile console that can double as a home console in a pinch but is a premium portable, top of the line type device in that category. $259.99 MSRP. For the person who primary wants a mobile high-end console, but doesn't really care about 1080P graphics on the TV and doesn't want to buy two seperate devices. Enjoy your games on the road and at home. Move your system around room to room if you want. Available Nov. 2016. 

NX Micro-Console - Could be the same exact chipset from the above hybrid device, just as a small microconsole. Since there's no LCD or battery cost, this would be dirt cheap. Perfect for cheapos as a budget entry point into the NX ecosystem. $169.99 MSRP. Available Nov. 2016. 

NX Pro Console - The most premium version of the NX, same family of CPU/GPU/RAM as the two units above but scaled up to 1.5-2 TFLOPS 1080P TV resolution and highest graphic settings (for those devs that want to use it). Has HDD. Aimed for hardcore gamers. $299.99 MSRP. Available Spring 2017. 

etc. I could see that having some merit.