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Faelco on 29 July 2016
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Soundwave said:
Faelco said:
If it's this complicated with multiple parts you can buy to upgrade or you need to buy to be able to play or not like an handheld, it will fail.

The Neo and Scorpio seem already complicated for the casual crowd when they're just simple iteration, a console as a kit would just be too much. Simplicity is key: they failed to explain clearly the easy concept of the Wii U, I can't see how they would explain this thing and sell it to casual gamers and parents like they want to do. A console with the PC upgrade system is the opposite of "We want the casuals back like what we did with the Wii"... (and let's not talk about price or third party support for this)

I think the "leaker" is wrong or misinterpreting things.

Being able to add 1 home console dock and 1 LCD display to a "base NX body" is nothing like the PC, where you have to choose the CPU, GPU, RAM, power supply unit, fan, casing, hard drive, monitor, all seperately and then assemble all the cables and RAM modules and all that. 

This would be 100x simpler, you just plug and play. 

If this rumor is true, the body, the dock, the LCD, the controller to make it handheld (when a handheld should be cheaper btw), plus the upgrade cartridges really are complicated enough, and even too complicated IMO for casuals and parents. 

 

Why would you have to think about something complicated like this when you can buy a 3DS, a PS4 or a mobile instead? The NX will arrive on an already crowded market with very well established competition and everything to prove, and at a bad launch date (march?). If they want to convince their target audience to take a NX instead of anything else, simplicity is key. People should be able to understand the concept with a 10-20 second TV ad and immediately say "That's great, I want one!", not "WTF was that? How much will it really cost? How does it compare to other consoles?". Otherwise, it will just be like the Wii U, why bother with this when you have easier and surer choices with the competition while waiting for the next gen.