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Soundwave on 27 August 2016
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JWeinCom said:
Soundwave said:
Even though I'm sure Nintendo will try their best to brand this very differently for obvious reasons, this seems like this is Wii U-2, that's probably the best comparable.

Take a Wii U.

Keep the screen size the exact same (6.2), but up the screen resolution to 720p.

Throw out the console for a dock. Chip in now inside the Wii U tablet itself. Tegra X2 is an OK but not full generation leap over Wii U.

Add some infared sensors and detachable controllers for different gameplay experience.

But it does seem to be basically built off the Wii U. I remember Iwata saying when designing the Wii U early on they experimented with putting the chipset inside the controller itself but the technology simply wasn't close to making that feasible.

Today, it is with microconsoles like the Shield.

I kind of think that there's still life left in the Wii U.  There's a lot of stuff that they could do with asymmetrical gaming, and if the detachable controller rumors are true, it should be a lot easier to convey to consumers.  

But, it's not going to succeed without third party support, and that's not happening with the Tegra 2, unless the system absolutely flies out of the gate.  Based on what we've heard so far, I don't see a reason it will be a huge starting success.

It's not going to have the same level of support as the PS4/XB1. We can just let that idea go right now, it ain't happening. Maybe 1/2 or 1/3 the support optimistically. 

It will be similar to the 3DS, probably better because far more games are possible due to the monstrous leap in processing power. This is like a 60x power increase from the 3DS, it's a monstrous, monstrous leap ahead (a PS4/XB1 are only like a 5-7x leap over the PS3/360). If the 3DS was actually capable of running some modern engines, I imagine there would be a lot more games for it. Dragon Quest Builders, Dragon Quest Heroes, Tekken 7, Resident Evil Revelations 3, Minecraft, Final Fantasy X HD, maybe even EA Sports titles and Call of Duty. No GTA or Witcher or Elder Scrolls things like that most likely though. 

I actually think there's a pretty good chance NX for example will get Final Fantasy VII Remake. S-E will have to rework it for the NX specs and sacrifice some details here and there ... but the upside is worth it because NX is likely to do very well in Japan. 

I think they will allow Android games too, and while that might not impress anyone, there are always a continious flow of games on Android and there are some Android games that would be pretty damn fun to play especially with physical controls. So there's that which could be a factor also.