"Alleged" photo of NX controller "leaked": We might as well discuss this now

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thismeintiel on 19 March 2016

Soundwave said:

thismeintiel said:

Gotta laugh at Nintendo betraying their "affordable HW model." They already did that with the Wii U, including an expensive controller with extremely weak HW, when compared to the competition, which lead them to launch at $299, $349 for the more desirable model. It seems they are going to be repeating the same exact strategy they did with the Wii U, unless this thing is going to be $499-$599 at launch. And we all know how well that turned out for any other console.

Also, given that the Wii U controller shouldn't have even been that expensive to make in the first place, with it's 480p res and resistive touch tech, it seems Nintendo just can't negotiate the kinda prices Sony can. I can only imagine how much a controller like this would cost Nintendo, which does lead me to believe the HW specs won't be that great. It also won't help that the manufacturers of the chips aren't going to be willing give Nintendo a really low price, given how much the Wii U sold.

Just to make one minor point (not disagreeing with the gist of your post) -- inflation is kind of a thing.

Super Nintendo launch price = $199.99 US in 1991 is $350+ in today's dollars.

NES Action Set ($149.99 in the 80s) is over $300 today too.

While I agree that inflation has to be taken into account, the way they calculate it is flawed. I mean we are saying the SNES launched at close to that of a PS4, today. But by the time the PS9 is releasing at ~$399, are we going to be saying that it's a complete steal since the SNES will have launched at "$500" by that time?

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DélioPT on 19 March 2016

Ever since i saw this i thought "no way this is going to be a thing".
Buttons and joysticks in the screen just ruin the poing of showing the game on a screen: your fingers/hands cover part of it. And now i just realised... that's exactly how mobile gamers play and they just don't seem to mind.

What's the main target for Nintendo? Kids. What have they been playing more and more? Mobile devices.
Seems like a perfect fit, if you ask me.

Although, Nintendo could just let you choose between full screen and small screen.

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TH-Work on 19 March 2016

If this is real, than I don't understand the reason behind a screen on the controller. In my opinion it would just make the console more expensive. A second screen is good, but I would prefer a better GPU or CPU than another screen on the controller ;)

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theprof00 on 19 March 2016

I doubt this is real. It's either a mockup of a patent by some independent modeler or its a prototype. It's missing the Nintendo feel, looks very "non big 3", like an ouya attempt or something.

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Frogger on 19 March 2016

TH-Work said:
If this is real, than I don't understand the reason behind a screen on the controller. In my opinion it would just make the console more expensive. A second screen is good, but I would prefer a better GPU or CPU than another screen on the controller ;)

Nah I'd much rather a second screen.

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Frogger on 19 March 2016

Here's what I'm actually curious about. It actually doesn't really if this controller is real or fake for this. What about other controllers? Will they be like the pro controllers or will they also have screens? Because to me, it's obvious that at this point they all should.

If the NX is that much more powerful, it should definitely be able to support multiple-screened controllers during multiplayer. It seems like an obvious evolution, since the Wii U was originally meant to support two. I think most people just assumed that it would just be one screen like the Wii U. If they can make the controller cheap enough, small enough, and ergonomic enough that people won't miss the Pro Controller, they might be able to do it.