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onionberry on 11 May 2016
kurasakiichimaru said:

Makes sense IMO.



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Shiken on 11 May 2016
SonytendoAmiibo said:
Shiken said:
Do you really think Zelda U/NX will be playable on a phone? Yeah not gonna happen.

Apple's A9 ARM processor is MORE POWERFUL than the Wii U. If the Wii U can run the game, obviously something more powerful can to.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/9/9295923/apple-a9x-ipad-pro-chip

I did not say CAN. I said WILL.  The answer is NO.  The game is not designed to be played on a phone NOR is a phone optimized for games like a console REGARDLESS of how powerful it is.  There is a reason we do not see retail PS4 games on phones.

 

I knew someone would reply with that stupid ignorant response the moment I posted.  (And no, I am not calling you yourself stupid or ignorant)



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TruckOSaurus on 11 May 2016
ktay95 said:
How the fuck can 2 words and an acronym pass for a thread these days. Its not like the mods haven't seen it, 2 of them have posted in here. On top of that while I assume it's a joke it can be seen as flaming trying to get a reaction out of Nintendo fans.

Who need an OP with content with you've labored so long on the title?



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Culipechi on 11 May 2016

Oink!!!!!!! No.



Jranation on 11 May 2016

Soooo zelda will be playable on smartphones?



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zorg1000 on 11 May 2016

8 hours later and the OP hasnt explained why it makes sense.



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SonytendoAmiibo on 11 May 2016
Shiken said:
SonytendoAmiibo said:

Apple's A9 ARM processor is MORE POWERFUL than the Wii U. If the Wii U can run the game, obviously something more powerful can to.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/9/9295923/apple-a9x-ipad-pro-chip

I did not say CAN. I said WILL.  The answer is NO.  The game is not designed to be played on a phone NOR is a phone optimized for games like a console REGARDLESS of how powerful it is.  There is a reason we do not see retail PS4 games on phones.

 

I knew someone would reply with that stupid ignorant response the moment I posted.  (And no, I am not calling you yourself stupid or ignorant)

Actually they are running XBox One tech demos on ARM chips right now.

But here is the thing. Nintendo is having a custom chip designed to their specifications, either X86 or ARM. Nobody knows which it will be. ARM chips are expected to equal PS4/XBO power by 2017. NX launches in 2017. So it's just as wild to speculate a super powerful ARM chip as it is to say it will be ZEN architecture.

All we know is that Nintendo is planning to unify their hand held and console games under one operating system. Would it be easier to upscale ARM to the console or downscale X86 to the portable system? 



   

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KLAMarine on 11 May 2016

No.



Wiibaron on 12 May 2016

That explains the Zelda delay perfectly...Link will be delivering, Santa style, all the bought devices to new owners on March 31st.