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Forums - Gaming - How do you feel about the NX now - Poll inside

 

Will you buy it?

Yes 124 33.88%
 
No 90 24.59%
 
Need to know more 152 41.53%
 
Total:366

I will definitely buy it if the rumors are true.

I'm a huge fan and loved that feature from playing with my PSP Go.

And I've been looking for a new handheld device. Thought about getting a 3DS but will want to wait to see what the NX officially is.



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I have a feeling a better model will come out in 2019 just like all Nintendo handhelds so far so I'll pass my judgement then.



Random_Matt said:
Nope, have iphones/ipads/android for handheld. The Wii U is now more appealing for Zelda.

its not a handheld its both.



Im okay with the concept (hybrid console).
Im worried about power (mostly gpu performance) and price.
Im also worried about getting 3rd party back (if they use differnt cpu's than others, and differnt gpu's)

How much will the handheld cost to buy? and the sold alone docking station, you will need for it, to hook up to a tv?



Might as well post it here.

 

This sounds really exciting and compelling.

I hope Nintendo finds huge success with the NX as they're a major contributor to the dedicated console industry and the gaming industry overall. I think all of their past lessons will culminate in a highly focused experience that'll be close to impossible to ignore as a gamer. I'm hyped about a Nintendo product in a way I haven't been in many, many years :D

That unified library. All home console and handheld Nintendo exclusives on a single device with potential 3rd party support from both former home console and handheld developers. Personally, I think that's very compelling. Now I just need an announcement of a fully fledged 3D Pokémon Adventure and PlayStation may be dethroned regarding attention in my house XD



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Still need to know more but im interested in a postive way.



I like the concept, but there are issues with it. The size and cost seems impractical for a portable console if there are two controller devices somehow attached to the portable unit. I could understand two controllers (or a spare controller) attached to the dock unit, but two removable controllers attached to the portable unit doesn't strike me as a great idea. In addition to concerns about form factor, how much would this unit cost? What would the battery life be like? Would it be higher priced than the usual Nintendo portable, and if so, how would that affect Nintendo's approach to hardware revisions? Is the TV dock a glorified charging point/HDMI out, or does it host extra storage or processing power? Is the TV dock the supplemental device Nintendo recently patented? How would all of this technology go in one package at an affordable price?

Theoretically this kind of device could allow Nintendo to launch a portable unit that operates with the TV, with a software library that attracts increased Nintendo support, support across the Japanese industry, indie support, family friendly Western titles (Just Dance, Skylanders, Lego) and the odd Western or collaborative exclusive. Think a mixture of 3DS/Wii U catalogues: single versions of the usual franchise releases like Kart, Zelda, Smash, Mario. A mixture of franchises that have been split across systems appearing on one box, so stuff like Kid Icarus, Luigi's Mansion, Pikmin, Fire Emblem, on the same box. More appealingly. two of Nintendo's biggest portable system sellers, Pokemon and Animal Crossing, as marquee releases on this system. Add to that Lego, Skylanders, as I said, potentially Monster Hunter 5, Dragon Quest, the Bravely games, and perhaps things like exclusives from Platinum and Ubisoft, as well as indie support, and you have a really diverse library that could satisfy Nintendo's key constituencies: their high attach rate core fanbase, and the Japanese and family markets they need to hit in order to really make the system viable.

So I think there's a lot of potential in the idea of a mobile powered portable console that has some degree of home operation, but it's still a really risky move. From Nintendo's perspective, I can see why they'd prefer to launch a device that might retain their portable market rather than fight to expand their diminished share of the home console market, but this device also needs to fit in with their iOS/Android presence. Like I said, I think the concept is good, but the execution fraught with difficulties.



Culipechi said:
Random_Matt said:
Nope, have iphones/ipads/android for handheld. The Wii U is now more appealing for Zelda.

its not a handheld its both.

Dedicated devices always. Waste of money if i already have something for my handheld needs. Not some crappy plug into a TV device, i hoped for more and has ended up not being for me.



Random_Matt said:
Culipechi said:

its not a handheld its both.

Dedicated devices always. Waste of money if i already have something for my handheld needs. Not some crappy plug into a TV device, i hoped for more and has ended up not being for me.

ok



I need to know more, but I like the idea of Nintendo consolidating their game development onto one platform.

Having a tablet device that can connect to your TV and also allow you to disconnect the remotes and then potentially have 2 controllers to have local multiplayer anywhere could be interesting and there's the potential for you to be able to sit in a park, coffee shop, on a train, etc and then be freed from the weight of holding what could be a somewhat weighty tablet unit.

I'd need to know the specs, line-up at launch and in the not too distant future, cost and what Nintendo can do with it. Right now it sounds like a handheld, with better performance than Wii U, but less powerful than XB1.
Maybe we're missing something, like the system could have a separate base station with more processing tech inside.

I don't know if I buy NVidia being the SOC provider, AMD seems like a more cost effective option for Nintendo.
Hopefully these leaks could be a precursor to an event happening soon where Nintendo gives a good amount of info on what's really going on.