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hershel_layton on 02 January 2016

I wish Nintendo's next handheld doesn't have garbage specs though.

It's 2016. Handheld devices now reach 1080p easily, with some having 4k screens. Also, the power of the 3DS is disappointing as well.

Hopefully Nintendo tries to put more power into their next handheld device. They should have a decently powerful processor with a 720p/1080p screen.



 

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Mr.Playstation on 02 January 2016

Running at almost 60 fps too...



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Ljink96 on 02 January 2016

Although, amusing 3DS hackers have a lot of work to do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be8bD3XsUu8



alabtrosMyster on 02 January 2016

Windows 95 used to run on a 25mhz 386SX with 4MB of RAM, sure it was the bare minimum, but it would work and many people installed it on such minimal configurations... it was a pretty lean OS compared to tday's Windows.



Bofferbrauer on 02 January 2016
hershel_layton said:
I wish Nintendo's next handheld doesn't have garbage specs though.

It's 2016. Handheld devices now reach 1080p easily, with some having 4k screens. Also, the power of the 3DS is disappointing as well.

Hopefully Nintendo tries to put more power into their next handheld device. They should have a decently powerful processor with a 720p/1080p screen.

These Smartphones and Tablets which use the high-end chips however also cost over 500€/$ when bought without a contract. That's way above what most people would pay for a handheld gaming console, even half of this is pushing it. Also the more powerful the internal hardware is the more power it consumes, thus limiting battery life.

While the next Nintendo handheld must clearly become much more powerful than the 3DS, a high-end chip like a Snapdragon 820 would be overdoing it. Something a bit more modest is needed for sake of price, battery life and heat (the newest chips tend to run pretty hot).

Also, while Smart devices now come with 4k screens, how many games make use of it? I could see the next Nintendo handheld with up to full HD (though I rather expect something a bit less, like 1600x900), but more than that would be clearly overdrawing at the power bank, especially in later years.





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Bofferbrauer on 02 January 2016
alabtrosMyster said:

Windows 95 used to run on a 25mhz 386SX with 4MB of RAM, sure it was the bare minimum, but it would work and many people installed it on such minimal configurations... it was a pretty lean OS compared to tday's Windows.

Compared to nowadays, that's true. However back then, Win95 was hated because it was so demanding in hardware to run properly





Platina on 02 January 2016

So people have too much time on their hands :p



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Dulfite on 02 January 2016

Windows 98 or go home.



jason1637 on 02 January 2016

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hershel_layton on 03 January 2016
Bofferbrauer said:
hershel_layton said:
I wish Nintendo's next handheld doesn't have garbage specs though.

It's 2016. Handheld devices now reach 1080p easily, with some having 4k screens. Also, the power of the 3DS is disappointing as well.

Hopefully Nintendo tries to put more power into their next handheld device. They should have a decently powerful processor with a 720p/1080p screen.

These Smartphones and Tablets which use the high-end chips however also cost over 500€/$ when bought without a contract. That's way above what most people would pay for a handheld gaming console, even half of this is pushing it. Also the more powerful the internal hardware is the more power it consumes, thus limiting battery life.

While the next Nintendo handheld must clearly become much more powerful than the 3DS, a high-end chip like a Snapdragon 820 would be overdoing it. Something a bit more modest is needed for sake of price, battery life and heat (the newest chips tend to run pretty hot).

Also, while Smart devices now come with 4k screens, how many games make use of it? I could see the next Nintendo handheld with up to full HD (though I rather expect something a bit less, like 1600x900), but more than that would be clearly overdrawing at the power bank, especially in later years.

I'm not saying the new handheld needs to have top-tier specs. I was just giving out those examples to show you how far behind Nintendo is.

 

it's also to show you that nowadays 720/1080p is extremely cheap. many budget phones that cost 50-200 dollars can easily have a Snapdragon 420(or higher), 1/2 GB of RAM, and an HD screen.

 

Nintendo doesn't need to do a lot. They just need to stop doing so little for the handheld's hardware





 

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12/22/2016- Made a bet with Ganoncrotch that the first 6 months of 2017 will be worse than 2016. A poll will be made to determine the winner. Loser has to take a picture of them imitating their profile picture.