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Forums - Gaming - Eurogamer: Nintendo NX is a portable console with detachable controllers (It also connects to your TV, and runs cartridges)

JWeinCom on 26 July 2016
jason1637 said:
Ljink96 said:
Here's where I don't agree with the rumor. NX is supposed to be a NEW idea that they're keeping secret from competitors when...um...this is essentially what PSVita+VitaTV is. This isn't new technology. I'm not falling for this one. It sounds great but does it sound new, or would they have a reason to hide 4 year old technology? I doubt it.

That was just PR talk.

JWeinCom said:

The 3DS wasn't functioning as a home console.  Nintendo could push portability all they want, but it's not a feature "core" gamers are interested in.  The reason Sony is not planning on making another console is because they tried something similar with the Vita, and it failed.  People who want a home console will just buy one of the others that are available, and superior.

Why on Earth would you want to hit two birds with one stone?  When has there been an abundance of birds and a shortage of stones?  If you try to kill two birds with one stone, what most likely will happen is that you'll wind up missing both birds.  More likely, you'll hit one, and the other will fly away.

Nintendo isnt going for the core crowd. Core Nintendo fans will buy the console regardless if it has good Nintendo games. It seems their trying to get the casual market that went over to tablets. If Nintendo can get this console at a $250 price point it would be cheap enough for a mom dad to see that it has kid friendly games and it coulod be played in road trips while they can watch their netflix on TV.

Core Nintendo fans are the ones who bought the Wii U.  If you hadn't noticed, there aren't that many of them.  And those core Nintendo fans would have bought a pure handheld or a pure console. Probably both.

What exactly does this offer the casual gamer?  Why would mom and dad pay 250 for something to play during roadtrips when tablets run as low as 50 dollars?  $250 is not cheap for a handheld.  

Fans can try to defend this, but it's just not a good idea.  It fixes very few of the problems the Wii U had.  Hopefully, Eurogamer is completely wrong about this, or explained it in an awful way.



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Augen on 26 July 2016

This system is supposed to be out in about 7 months, surprised we still haven't had an official announcement to separate rumor and fact.



Frogger on 26 July 2016
Nuvendil said:

What difference does it make if digital is still there.  Digital only has NO advantages over the current digital+physical model for the consumer and technically none for devs.  It is purely and only a net negative, a LOSS of an option.  And besides, every digital-only venture in the console space has crashed and burned.  Now you can correctly point out other factors, but investors and planners are going to tend to avoid apparent patterns of failure if they can.

Yes it does, and wrong on all accounts. I'll not reiterate why. Check the hyperlink in the sig. (Not sure if I even still have one. I turned off sigs for this site ages ago to avoid BotW spoilers)

 

Also, Rol.



Nuvendil on 26 July 2016
JWeinCom said:
jason1637 said:

That was just PR talk.

Nintendo isnt going for the core crowd. Core Nintendo fans will buy the console regardless if it has good Nintendo games. It seems their trying to get the casual market that went over to tablets. If Nintendo can get this console at a $250 price point it would be cheap enough for a mom dad to see that it has kid friendly games and it coulod be played in road trips while they can watch their netflix on TV.

Core Nintendo fans are the ones who bought the Wii U.  If you hadn't noticed, there aren't that many of them.  And those core Nintendo fans would have bought a pure handheld or a pure console. Probably both.

What exactly does this offer the casual gamer?  Why would mom and dad pay 250 for something to play during roadtrips when tablets run as low as 50 dollars?  $250 is not cheap for a handheld.  

Fans can try to defend this, but it's just not a good idea.  It fixes very few of the problems the Wii U had.  Hopefully, Eurogamer is completely wrong about this, or explained it in an awful way.

Well Nintendo has also sold almost 60mil 3DSs so there's that crowd.  So this machine could very well see success in the tens of millions, 50+ mil with ease and potentially far more.  But the question is whether they would GAIN anyone or just merge their secure handheld and console audiences while sacrificing any double-dipping sales.



JRPGfan on 26 July 2016
Augen said:
This system is supposed to be out in about 7 months, surprised we still haven't had an official announcement to separate rumor and fact.

If Nintendo hasnt held a press release and talked about what it is and how it funktions before the end of september, I think its safe to assume, its launch will have been delayed.



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Frogger on 26 July 2016
RolStoppable said:

It is of great importance for VGC's grand spemanig vs. Rol saga.

Pretty much, but I concede. I think this leak is legit.



BlkPaladin on 26 July 2016

I will take this with a grain of salt. It seems with each Nintendo console that comes out sources says it will have a "Tegra chip" in it, it like if they keep saying it, then it has to come at some point.



Intrinsic on 26 July 2016

I think everyone kinda suspected this was what the NX was. I expect the home set top box to be a standalone GPU connected via a thunderbolt like port.

Whatever the case this also confirms that the NX isn't even going to have XB1 level performance. But I think this is the best Nintendo can do, merge their home and mobile gaming divisions or risk losing both.

I don't believe this is all round a winning strategy tho, but that's just me and is left to be seen.



Ljink96 on 26 July 2016
JWeinCom said:
jason1637 said:

That was just PR talk.

Nintendo isnt going for the core crowd. Core Nintendo fans will buy the console regardless if it has good Nintendo games. It seems their trying to get the casual market that went over to tablets. If Nintendo can get this console at a $250 price point it would be cheap enough for a mom dad to see that it has kid friendly games and it coulod be played in road trips while they can watch their netflix on TV.

Core Nintendo fans are the ones who bought the Wii U.  If you hadn't noticed, there aren't that many of them.  And those core Nintendo fans would have bought a pure handheld or a pure console. Probably both.

What exactly does this offer the casual gamer?  Why would mom and dad pay 250 for something to play during roadtrips when tablets run as low as 50 dollars?  $250 is not cheap for a handheld.  

Fans can try to defend this, but it's just not a good idea.  It fixes very few of the problems the Wii U had.  Hopefully, Eurogamer is completely wrong about this, or explained it in an awful way.

To be fair, 10+ million core Nintendo fans is nothing to sneeze at. If only Naughty Dog supported PS, I'm sure the PS4 would do the same numbers.

THAT BEING SAID, I agree with everything else you said. This simply isn't a good idea.



Frogger on 26 July 2016
RolStoppable said:
spemanig said:

Pretty much, but I concede. I think this leak is legit.

But I don't, so it's not over yet.

This is purgatory.