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Tachikoma on 17 June 2015
VGPolyglot said:

Or they could just pull an Atari or Sega and release two consoles in the same generation (2600 and 5200, SG-1000 and Master System).

I consider them to be more "refreshes", much like the new 3ds versus original 3ds, 

After all both the SG1000 and master system use the same Ziglog Z80 cpu (though the SG1000 used a clone), and both the Atari 2600 and 5200 are based off of the MOS 6502X family with them being 6502 and 6502C respectively.

Despite the slight name changes both the 6502 and 6502C were capable of using 1-2mhz speed effective, the difference was that the C was customized a little so it could  utilized pin 35 and 36 for halt bit and a second read and write.

Very minor differences which really just constitute a remodel more than a complete overhaul.



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Soundwave on 17 June 2015

One version of NX will launch in 2016. But I think Nintendo has as many as four different NX models. And they will launch at different times.



superchunk on 17 June 2015
Soundwave said:
One version of NX will launch in 2016. But I think Nintendo has as many as four different NX models. And they will launch at different times.

Please elaborate.



Pavolink on 17 June 2015
spurgeonryan said:
As soon as they delayed Zelda we knew this was happening in 2016.


Before, but the delay was the confirmation.



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Pavolink on 17 June 2015
Tachikoma said:
An interesting point to consider.

Let's assume they released a console that was on par with the ps4 and xbox one in 2016, the specification and shelf life would strongly suggest it was a 8th gen machine, but the numerical progression would insist that it was actually 9th generation owing to the fact that calling it 8th gen would demote the wiiu to 7th gen and the wii to 6th gen.

More interesting is, if you did demote the generations like that, the PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 would all be market leaders for their given generations.

Maybe we should call it Gen 8.1


If Fusion is right, I think Wii U was the last console and Nintendo will start a new kind of cycle.



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Raven on 17 June 2015

I don't really care when it releases at this point, as long as it launches with a bang. I'm not sure Nintendo can afford to let software trickle out at launch again like it did during the Wii U's launch.



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Iyasu on 17 June 2015
Tachikoma said:
padib said:

That I'm making? Oh my.

I made a clear and justified observation regarding generation tagging, then theorized that if the generation tags for nintendo hardware were adjusted to suit a new hardware release in keeping with timing and specification, then it would adjust the previous generation differences, as it would, this is a factual statement based off of a logical deduction.

I finished off the post stating that we should probably call it generation 8.1 rather than assign it a new generation or drop previous generation tags back one, which is in direct contradiction to your insinuation in your resulting reply.

You are making very borderline statements, I advise you to reconsider and get back on topic.

What if you'd only count the Wii U as 8th gen, and put PS4, Xbox One and the NX in gen 9?

That would make the Wii U the winner of gen8! xD



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Tlozjb on 17 June 2015

Nintendo never releases a console the year they announce it, so NX will be announced next year, but released in 2017, aside that they said they wouldn't move on from the Wii U till fans were satisfied, 5 years should be enough to satisfy, seeing how that is their usual console cycle :v



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kljesta64 on 17 June 2015

Nintendo needs to release NX same year as the competition.

Your way of thinking is the worst, srry.



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superchunk on 17 June 2015
kljesta64 said:
Nintendo needs to release NX same year as the competition.

Your way of thinking is the worst, srry.

That argument doesn't make any sense.

WiiU is already well behind their competition in terms of power and developer support. Leaving it to trickle on for the next few years would not be a smart business move and only result in continued brand irrelavency.

Putting out a new gaming platform in 2016 is actually a smart business move for Nintendo.