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DanneSandin on 26 July 2016
spemanig said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

Ah, thank you. I was hurting my brain trying to picture how this is supposed to work.

It's still confusing to me. Like what's the point of having the controllers detatchable like that? Why is there one controller with only directional inputs? Are you supposed to play games differently when the thing is docked vs when it's not? Are there no trigger/shoulder buttons just for this mock up?

Is this to scale? Because the screen on the detatched image is wider than the screen on the attached. Why does it need a screen at all when it is in dock mode if the controllers are detached from it? Is it for UI?

This is how I interpet the image; The two small controllers are attached to the screen when you take it with you to play games on the go, using it as a portable console. When you get home and put the device in the docking station you remove the small controllers and use them in a similar way as you used the Wii-mote and nunchuk. In effect, you would play games the same way whether or not you play it on the go or at home, attached to your TV.

I don't think it's to scale, I think it's supposed to be the same screen but with the mini controllers attached and detached. The detached screen might be standing in a docking station or something similr to that; maybe you can use it as a TV by removing the controllers in that fashion.

Hopefully this helped you somewhat



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AZWification on 26 July 2016

Tegra X1? Hooray...



                
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Soundwave on 26 July 2016
spemanig said:
Also, this looks too much like the GamePad, which people were already confusing for a Wii controller or that the GamePad was the system itself.

Imagine how many people are going to look at this and think it's just a GamePad remodel for the old Wii system called the NX.

I wouldn't be stunned if they are using a free form LCD display which could be widescreen on the top but extend downwards from the middle creating a weird but distinct shape. 

This would allow it to run DS/3DS VC games (two screens stacked down) and Android apps that use the vertical configuration without having to move the screen around. 

That would also explain what the deal with Sharp for a free form LCD was about. 



onionberry on 26 July 2016

I think the nx is a family of devices, this is one of them.



Frogger on 26 July 2016
DanneSandin said:

This is how I interpet the image; The two small controllers are attached to the screen when you take it with you to play games on the go, using it as a portable console. When you get home and put the device in the docking station you remove the small controllers and use them in a similar way as you used the Wii-mote and nunchuk. In effect, you would play games the same way whether or not you play it on the go or at home, attached to your TV.

I don't think it's to scale, I think it's supposed to be the same screen but with the mini controllers attached and detached. The detached screen might be standing in a docking station or something similr to that; maybe you can use it as a TV by removing the controllers in that fashion.

Hopefully this helped you somewhat

No I understand that much, but it doesn't make sense. The screen is literally being wasted if it works as you describe. There's no functional reason why the controller can't have the screen in it when that is literally how you play when it isn't docked. Nintendo already has impressive local streaming tech. If the dock is separate hardware from the portable unit, there's no reason they couldn't stream the graphics wirelessly to the TV through the dock and portable unit talking to each other. There's no functional reason to have detachable controllers like that.



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Soundwave on 26 July 2016
RolStoppable said:
spemanig said:

It's still confusing to me. Like what's the point of having the controllers detatchable like that? Why is there one controller with only directional inputs? Are you supposed to play games differently when the thing is docked vs when it's not? Are there no trigger/shoulder buttons just for this mock up?

Is this to scale? Because the screen on the detatched image is wider than the screen on the attached. Why does it need a screen at all when it is in dock mode if the controllers are detached from it? Is it for UI?

"Why do things not make sense when somebody makes shit up?"

Eurogamer and Digital Foundry are pretty reliable, they are now like the fourth source to name Nvidia Tegra as well. 

There's nothing about what's been described here that doesn't make any sense, it's just that some people don't want to believe it. 



Frogger on 26 July 2016
onionberry said:
I think the nx is a family of devices, this is one of them.

If there was anything in the world that could make that seem unlikely, it would be this being true.



GOWTLOZ on 26 July 2016
zero129 said:
CGI-Quality said:

Again, my point for asking was based on no knowledge of it. I hadn't heard - hence the question. The majority of those games are already likely to be NX titles, while no solid hint of Remake had been made that I was aware of. His post sounded very matter-of-fact, which is why I was unclear about an announcement on it.

As I noted earlier, don't make things into something they aren't.

I think Cloud being in Smash Bros is what got most people talking of the possibilty of FF7Remake coming to NX. And imo could very well mean it is. I mean if the console ends up being powerful enough to handle a port why not?. Anyway no one is trying to make this into something it isnt i just found it funny how you mentioned FF7 thats all ^_^ ..

Plus i have a feeling NX is going to be HUGE in Japan.

NX is powered by Tegra X1 according to the article, as it will be too underpowered to handle FF VII Remake.

But if NX is like this then I can see it selling very well in Japan and with the right games and price I may buy it.



Soundwave on 26 July 2016
spemanig said:
DanneSandin said:

This is how I interpet the image; The two small controllers are attached to the screen when you take it with you to play games on the go, using it as a portable console. When you get home and put the device in the docking station you remove the small controllers and use them in a similar way as you used the Wii-mote and nunchuk. In effect, you would play games the same way whether or not you play it on the go or at home, attached to your TV.

I don't think it's to scale, I think it's supposed to be the same screen but with the mini controllers attached and detached. The detached screen might be standing in a docking station or something similr to that; maybe you can use it as a TV by removing the controllers in that fashion.

Hopefully this helped you somewhat

No I understand that much, but it doesn't make sense. The screen is literally being wasted if it works as you describe. There's no functional reason why the controller can't have the screen in it when that is literally how you play when it isn't docked. Nintendo already has impressive local streaming tech. If the dock is separate hardware from the portable unit, there's no reason they couldn't stream the graphics wirelessly to the TV through the dock and portable unit talking to each other. There's no functional reason to have detachable controllers like that.

The detachable controllers could be motion wands, they could have some kind of new control input that encourages people to gather around the LCD display and play together. 

Sounds right up Nintendo's ally. Just because it's not what you wanted doesn't mean it doesn't make sense. 

For a lot of people if you described the Wii concept to them in 2004, it wouldn't make sense because no way would Nintendo make a console with a vertical single hand controller with little/no graphical update to the GameCube, no dual analog, etc. etc. etc. 



SuperNova on 26 July 2016

The concept sounds good. Just about what people expected too, but it has me worried about the power it'll be able to pack.