Rumour: Nintendo NX To Feature A Split D-Pad And Share Button

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Einsam_Delphin said:

SuperNova said:

Lets play Video games also has a new Report detailing the devkits dimensions and port locations.

http://letsplayvideogames.com/2016/08/report-nx-handheld-dimensions-layout-info-lack-of-region-lock/#comment-1082

Appearently the devkit is 205x92x25 mm without controllers and 281x91x25 with them. The controllers attach to the device kind of like the old Apply lightning cable used to, with little hooks securing the connector.
They also state no region lock.

 

How credible is this site? I've never heard of them before, and their poor drawings certainly don't help things lel.

As for the size they're touting, it is quite close to the 3DS XL which has dimensions of 156 mm wide x 93 mm high x 22 mm thick, but even without controllers attached it's still significantly wider, probably too much so to fit in your pocket, and definitely too much with the controllers attached. The reason for that extra width despite the same height and thickness can only be that 6.2 inch screen. It alone is almost the size of a 3DS XL, so they gotta increase how wide it is so there's space for the buttons. I strongly believe such a screen size isn't worth the loss of portability, so I'm hoping this isn't true.

In my opinion, something in the 5" range would be better.