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bunchanumbers said:
Yes I do. I think that it will end up with a couple actually. Mainly because NX will end up being Backwards Compatible with Wii U games.


You might be right but if Nintendo decide to move toward X86 architecture (which they should to allow 3rd parties easy access to the NX) then

backwards compatibility might have to be sacrificed.



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Nope, probably not. Nintendo would want to focus on the NX and make sure they can convince Wii U owners to buy their next console.



    

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tripenfall said:
bunchanumbers said:
Yes I do. I think that it will end up with a couple actually. Mainly because NX will end up being Backwards Compatible with Wii U games.


You might be right but if Nintendo decide to move toward X86 architecture (which they should to allow 3rd parties easy access to the NX) then

backwards compatibility might have to be sacrificed.

I don't think BC has to be sacrificed. The Xbox 360 used the PPC architecture and Xbox One found a way to make it fly. Plus that if the hardware jump is big enough emulation shouldn't be a issue.



I mean there's still a possibly of Animal Crossing...can't think of much else



There might be some cross gen games for the Wii U and NX, but meaningful? Doubt it.



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They said NX wont replace Wii U and 3DS so im gonna say yes.



I guess not.



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Maybe something along the lines of a new Kirby title or Mario sports game. That's pretty much it.

Total speculation, but Nintendo appears to be moving a lot of late Wii U games over to the NX.



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Maybe, I think the NX won't be out till 2017 so the Wii U will get 1 or 2 major games in that year me thinks.



"I think it will be the HDS"-Me in regards to Nintendo's next handheld.

I don't think NX will see the light of day until fall of 2017 at the earliest, unless it's not a home console and really the successor to the 3DS. It wouldn't make sense to have Zelda U coming in late 2016, while at the same time advertising a new platform to release at the same time. Maybe they'll throw out another new IP like Splatoon for 2017, but I think Zelda U will be their last push for Wii-U, and then they'll begin seriously marketing NX.



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