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vivster said:
Soundwave said:

Should've clarified that to say IGN is saying they have heard the same thing from their own, separate source(s).

And do you know who those sources are? I just told you.

 

Remember the last time we heard from "trusted" sources about the NX? Back then it was DEFINITELY a home console with AMD GPU and a separate handheld version later.

There's never been a credible source that said it was a AMD GPU. That was just people looking at the Polaris 10 and saying "wow this would be great for Nintendo" and operating under the assumption of a AMD GPU because Nintendo has used AMD in the past. 

This NX is still a console, it can play at home. It's just not a traditional console. Which is something Nintendo has said many times, this would not be a conventional console. 

The other fucking huge tip off about all this is didn't you find it slightly odd that there really hasn't been any news/buzz/talk of a Nintendo portable successor to 3DS? That's because NX is the successor to both (also hinted at several times by Nintendo because when they would talk about NX they would talk about both the 3DS and Wii U, which makes no sense to include 3DS in that mix if its just a standard home console). 



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This just sounds as if someone putted all the recent Nintendo patents and every available NX rumor into a blender and got this mess as a result.

Aside that it contradicts what we know for sure of the NX. Yes, Iwata said that for the next hardware they had to look for a way to appeal to the West's home console-oriented market and to Japan's handheld-oriented market, but that doesn't mean we are getting this weird mess. Be it the hybrid or not, Reggie and Kimishima have make it clear that NX will primarily be a home console, unlike this rumor, which makes it seem to be primarily a handheld. So this already contradicts one of the only things we know for sure of the NX, that it primarily is a home console. That raises a big red flag, and good reason why this rumor should be taken with a huge grain of salt, more than usual.



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Tlozjb said:
This just sounds as if someone putted all the recent Nintendo patents and every available NX rumor into a blender and got this mess as a result.

Aside that it contradicts what we know for sure of the NX. Yes, Iwata said that for the next hardware they had to look for a way to appeal to the West's home console-oriented market and to Japan's handheld-oriented market, but that doesn't mean we are getting this weird mess. Be it the hybrid or not, Reggie and Kimishima have make it clear that NX will primarily be a home console, unlike this rumor, which makes it seem to be primarily a handheld. So this already contradicts one of the only things we know for sure of the NX, that it primarily is a home console. That raises a big red flag, and good reason why this rumor should be taken with a huge grain of salt, more than usual.

It doesn't contradict anything Nintendo has said. 

Even Iwata said he wasn't sure if they would multiple form factors OR just one. 

Nintendo has never said what the nature of the console is, in fact I think only Reggie has called it a "console" as kind of an off hand statement. Nintendo themselves has always officially said "system" or "platform". 



I do want to state this:

Other rumors about NX felt more like rumors than rooted in any form of reality. This rumor actually takes into account the moves Nintendo has made of recent (like the cartridges) and makes them make some sense. Plus, this seems to be a very possible Nintendo type of move. If it is untrue, at least it was a believable untruth that does not take much mental flexing to put together.



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Soundwave said:
vivster said:

And do you know who those sources are? I just told you.

 

Remember the last time we heard from "trusted" sources about the NX? Back then it was DEFINITELY a home console with AMD GPU and a separate handheld version later.

There's never been a credible source that said it was a AMD GPU. That was just people looking at the Polaris 10 and saying "wow this would be great for Nintendo" and operating under the assumption of a AMD GPU because Nintendo has used AMD in the past. 

This NX is still a console, it can play at home. It's just not a traditional console. Which is something Nintendo has said many times, this would not be a conventional console. 

The other fucking huge tip off about all this is didn't you find it slightly odd that there really hasn't been any news/buzz/talk of a Nintendo portable successor to 3DS? That's because NX is the successor to both (also hinted at several times by Nintendo because when they would talk about NX they would talk about both the 3DS and Wii U, which makes no sense to include 3DS in that mix if its just a standard home console). 

Yes I heard all the rumors and statements from Nintendo too. That doesn't mean I should throw myself at any slightly plausable rumor. The fact that Eurogamer and IGN reported it does not increase its credibility one bit.



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Mar1217 said:
Soundwave said:

There's never been a credible source that said it was a AMD GPU. That was just people looking at the Polaris 10 and saying "wow this would be great for Nintendo" and operating under the assumption of a AMD GPU because Nintendo has used AMD in the past. 

This NX is still a console, it can play at home. It's just not a traditional console. Which is something Nintendo has said many times, this would not be a conventional console. 

The other fucking huge tip off about all this is didn't you find it slightly odd that there really hasn't been any news/buzz/talk of a Nintendo portable successor to 3DS? That's because NX is the successor to both (also hinted at several times by Nintendo because when they would talk about NX they would talk about both the 3DS and Wii U, which makes no sense to include 3DS in that mix if its just a standard home console). 

Remember that NX controller touchscreen no buttons rumors ? That's basically where we are getting at again ....

That technically wouldn't be untrue if this is what we get. There is basically a touchscreen there, it just has attachable side controls to it. 

Who knows what the shape of the screen is too, could be a custom free form display. 



vivster said:
Soundwave said:

There's never been a credible source that said it was a AMD GPU. That was just people looking at the Polaris 10 and saying "wow this would be great for Nintendo" and operating under the assumption of a AMD GPU because Nintendo has used AMD in the past. 

This NX is still a console, it can play at home. It's just not a traditional console. Which is something Nintendo has said many times, this would not be a conventional console. 

The other fucking huge tip off about all this is didn't you find it slightly odd that there really hasn't been any news/buzz/talk of a Nintendo portable successor to 3DS? That's because NX is the successor to both (also hinted at several times by Nintendo because when they would talk about NX they would talk about both the 3DS and Wii U, which makes no sense to include 3DS in that mix if its just a standard home console). 

Yes I heard all the rumors and statements from Nintendo too. That doesn't mean I should throw myself at any slightly plausable rumor. The fact that Eurogamer and IGN reported it does not increase its credibility one bit.

Eurogamer and IGN are both two of the bigger gaming sites, Eurogamer I believe was right about Scorpio and PS4 Neo too. 

Plus this is like the fourth credible source saying Nvidia directly. 

I think this is beyond just a rumor now. 



I know as of right now this is still a rumor and nothing will be 100% confirmed until Nintendo shows off the NX whenever they decide to, but if this ends up being true holy fuck am I dissapointed.

NOT EVEN AS POWERFUL AS THE PS4? For fucks sake I thought that would be the very least Nintendo would do. I guess they truly haven't learned anything from the Wii U and just don't give a fuck about third party support anymore. And to top it all off they're not even using the same fucking architecture? So porting will be harder now. 

If this ends up being true when Nintendo reveals the NX, I hope it succeeds for them but I won't be buying one when I already have a PS4 which will apparently be more powerful than the NX that is releasing years after it.



Soundwave said:
Mar1217 said:

Remember that NX controller touchscreen no buttons rumors ? That's basically where we are getting at again ....

That technically wouldn't be untrue if this is what we get. There is basically a touchscreen there, it just has attachable side controls to it. 

Who knows what the shape of the screen is too, could be a custom free form display. 

I would think that Nintendo will do something special with the shape to stand out from the tablet crowd. Form as software will be key selling points. Selling a tablet which can recognized by it's shape is very handy for marketing.

Perhaps the big secrecy is not meant to ward off gaming companies, but the  tech company which sell tablets.



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FloatingWaffles said:

I know as of right now this is still a rumor and nothing will be 100% confirmed until Nintendo shows off the NX whenever they decide to, but if this ends up being true holy fuck am I dissapointed.

NOT EVEN AS POWERFUL AS THE PS4? For fucks sake I thought that would be the very least Nintendo would do. I guess they truly haven't learned anything from the Wii U and just don't give a fuck about third party support anymore. And to top it all off they're not even using the same fucking architecture? So porting will be harder now. 

If this ends up being true when Nintendo reveals the NX, I hope it succeeds for them but I won't be buying one when I already have a PS4 which will apparently be more powerful than the NX that is releasing years after it.

Are you attempting to say a hand held should be as powerful as a dedicated home console? I do not follow you on this one. You do realize this would be a hand held console hybrid and not a home console hybrid, right?



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