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What's it going to be?

AMD-based, 2-4 TFLOP Cons... 72 37.31%
 
nVidia-based, 500 GFLOP Tablet with Dongle 36 18.65%
 
Wii Woo 31 16.06%
 
3DSwap 7 3.63%
 
Nintendo Dreamcast 47 24.35%
 
Total:193
Game_God on 18 October 2016
zorg1000 said:
Game_God said:

Learning stuff everyday in here, Wii U (PowerPC CPU/overclocked Dolphin ex-ATI-nowAMD GPU console) has the same architecture as the PS3 (CELL CPU/Nvidia GPU)/360 (Xenon CPU/AMD GPU)... not making fun of you but at least do some basic research for the sake of your credibility!

all 3 are PowerPC, and Wii U was designed to be easy to port to from PS3/360.

While 360 & Wii U could be seen broadly as having similitudes in their CPU config (3PPC), CELL was something else, not to mention very different GPUs & different philosophies, PS3 relied more on the CPU with a weaker GPU, 360 relied more on its good GPU & Wii U was all-round weaker on the paper but about optimization & clever avoidance of bottlenecks with heavy customization, most of which we don't know yet as of today. Again the architectures of the consoles couldn't be more different one from another! Saying that they have same architecture is like saying a car has the same architecture of a plane & a bike because they all have wheels...



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teigaga on 18 October 2016
TheLastStarFighter said:
zorg1000 said:

So you're saying the 80+ million people who bought a PS4/XBO by the end of this year are going to buy an NX to play the same games they already can play because it also has Nintendo games? That really doesnt make sense.

And yes MS/Sony published games very likely appeal to that crowd more than Nintendo published games. The person who is a big fan of games like Madden, FIFA, GTA, COD, Fallout, Destiny, Watch Dogs, etc. probably has a higher interest in games like Halo, Forza, Gears or Uncharted, Horizon, Gran Turismo than most Nintendo games.

I think you really overestimate the crossover appeal of the majority of Nintendo games with the majority of mainstream western games. Ya a few like Zelda or Smash Bros probably have a bit of crossover appeal but the shooter, sports, action crowd probably doesnt care much about the likes of DK, Yoshi, Kirby, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Mario Party, etc.

You also seem to forget that Wii U had decent 3rd party support initially, COD, Assassins Creed, Batman, Madden, FIFA, NBA 2K, Mass Effect, Injustice dod absolutely nothing for Wii U sales. NX will have a similar fate if its a $300-400 console with a strong emphasis on getting multiplats.

You think they'll buy a gaming tablet?!? 

Of course. Its essentially a HD GBA + Home console in one. For casual Nintendo fans this represents far more value then a dedicated home console which essentially just mimics another console they have at home and use to play their friends online.

 

I won't pretend to know what the NX is, but the logic driving the argument of a Hybrid platform being an obviously flop, but a 3year late me too platform (in a space Nintendo has lost all credibility) being a clear win is one of the most baffling debates I've witnessed on Vgc.



Wyrdness on 18 October 2016
zorg1000 said:

Wii U had the similar power and the same architecture as PS3/360 yet it didnt get nearly as many multiplats as they did in 2013-2016. Power+architecture alone will not gaurantee support.

Had the initial wave of 3rd party games sold well then they would have continued to support Wii U but there was little audience for those games on Wii U. People either just stuck with the PS3/360 that they already owned or upgraded to the the more powerful PS4/XBO and people looking for a budget console chose the cheaper PS3/360.

Thats the same situation NX would be in, the people who already own a PS4/XBO will either stick with those or upgrade to the more powerful PS4 Pro/Scorpio and people looking for a budget console will get the cheaper Slim models.

Why would Sony/MS fans by a Nintendo console as a secondary/tertiary console for multiplats? They wont, they will buy it for Nintendo games & other exclusives or not buy it at all.

Wii U didn't have the same architecture mate you're mistaken there, the rumour also doesn't say it's a me 2 console it says the specs are comparable while maintaining that it has a unique concept to it. The platform is not really aimed at the PS4 and X1 audience.



TheLastStarFighter on 19 October 2016

I warned you. I hope everyone's body is ready.



Jranation on 19 October 2016

Sources are finally correct!



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