Our long, long wait for NX information ends Thursday morning

Nintendo teases trailer announcement for 10 a.m. Eastern time.

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[Disgruntled User]

Surprise us Nintendo.

 

[GaidinBDJ]

I can't be the only one that snaps to Star Trek whenever I see "NX".

I'm waiting for them to announce they're changing the final production name to the Nintendo Console Computer (NCC).

 

[Deleted member 192806]

"Brand New Concept" is so open our brains could fall out.

 

[Doctor Eggman]

Are we going to be looking at Nintendomination or Nintendoom? We'll see *starting* tomorrow.

 

[bluesdrivemonster]

Hope it's a hybrid so everything that will come out that should've been for 3DS2 or WiiU2 will just come out for the NX. The library would potentially be amazing.

 

[d0x]

What an odd day for a announcement. I guess it's probably due to the press leaks, the newspaper press.

 

[nnhs]

If the translation of Nintendo Japan's tweet is correct, it'll be a 3 minute preview.

 

[Static and Noise]

prh99[/url]":1eax2bri]They can announce whatever for hardware, but if the game line up is mostly first party stuff again or stuff that will find it's way to PC, then I personally don't care.

Well, if mostly first party stuff means sales in excess of 100 million units again (the Wii), I think Nintendo can live without caring.

Will this be a Wii or a Wii U?

 

[ackmondual]

I sort of regret not getting a Wii U in 2013 when it wasn't doing too hot and some nice deals abounded. However, I still had a backlog of Wii, PC/Steam, Android, and iOS games. Many years later, I've gone through some of that backlog, but it still remains there. I doubt I'll get the NX, but still eager to see what's a brewing. Heck, if I have less will power than I thought, I may end up snagging myself an NX, or at least a Wii U when it gets another price reduction.

 

[anonArs]

Woo-hoo!!!

 

[prh99]

Static and Noise[/url]":2t4oac0i]

prh99[/url]":2t4oac0i]They can announce whatever for hardware, but if the game line up is mostly first party stuff again or stuff that will find it's way to PC, then I personally don't care.

Well, if mostly first party stuff means sales in excess of 100 million units again (the Wii), I think Nintendo can live without caring.

Will this be a Wii or a Wii U?

I think Wii sold so well because it had better marketing and had something new and promising, motion controls but the novelty has since worn off unless it's in conjunction with VR, in which case the hype circle jerk is in full swing.

Portable gaming is not new nor is coupling it with a console. Nintendo will have to do it well and in a compelling way. Sony showed us how to half ass it with the Vita.

 

[CaribouLou]

The sad thing is, if history is any indication I am 100% going to buy it. IDC how stupid this thing is gonna be. Put out a great Mario game and you got my $300-$400.

 

[DirkofDirges]

CaribouLou[/url]":1u8m1881]The sad thing is, if history is any indication I am 100% going to buy it. IDC how stupid this thing is gonna be. Put out a great Mario game and you got my $300-$400.

I'm right there with you.

If it leans at all heavily on the portable aspect, I'll probably end up buying two, one for me and one for my wife.

Oh well, I like Zelda.

 

[Glossome]

CaribouLou[/url]":ed1yv7et]The sad thing is, if history is any indication I am 100% going to buy it. IDC how stupid this thing is gonna be. Put out a great Mario game and you got my $300-$400.

Ditto that for another Zelda or Mario Kart for me (only non-handheld Nintendo console I haven't bought was the GameCube).

 

[Vincent294]

Will be interesting to see how it looks since we already know just about any tech spec or feature save memory.

 

[AlaskanDruid]

Let's home they don't totally #%#$%# up like they did the previous 2 consoles... 8 GB of space my ass.

 

[theJonTech]

I wonder with Tim Cook having visited recently and the Mario
Game forthcoming if it may be a licensed IOS device?

Stranger things have happened

 

[Drum]

I'm really hoping that, if it comes with Tegra, it's a special version with a beefed up GPU. Or maybe there's a bigger GPU in the "console dock" a la surface Book.

Who am I kidding though, I'm going to buy it. Even if Breath of the Wild was the only game I ever bought, it's a day one purchase for me.

 

[Static and Noise]

theJonTech[/url]"wrgp6xo]I wonder with Tim Cook having visited recently and the Mario
Game forthcoming if it may be a licensed IOS device?

Stranger things have happened

As Teal'c said when Daniel Jackson said "Stranger things have happened"...

Name but one.

(I really can't see that happening.)

 

[elkinsj210]

I'm pretty stoked to be honest. The first party titles were, for the most part, superb on the WiiU. If they can gain back some of the third party support that'd be fantastic, but I ultimately will end up purchasing the NX for a new Mario, Zelda, DK, or even dare I say Metroid (fingers crossed). I could personally care less for another run of the mill FPS. Nintendo games have practically raised me and what keeps bringing back, besides a hefty does of nostalgia, is the innovation they typically bring to the table and the fact that the games are, first and foremost, fun.

 

[Asral]

Finally

theJonTech[/url]":2ipw35xf]I wonder with Tim Cook having visited recently and the Mario
Game forthcoming if it may be a licensed IOS device?

Stranger things have happened

Why would Apple possibly allow that? It makes no sense from their perspective.

 

[nehalem]

I got the wii and used it for Super Mario, Zelda, and some other first party games that game too infrequent.. Didn't consider the Wii U.

I actually think even the rumors are a great idea though. Not because I see myself splitting between portable and tv usage but because Nintendo should only have one console. Gone are the days they can depend on third party sales, they will never compete on specs, but there are a lot of us that would love one place to play ALL their first party games.

If the console is half decent I actually think I will get one just for nintendo's games (with a decent release cadence provided by the singular focus). Add in virtual games of all the ones I've missed and I am doubly excited.

 

[billyok]

CaribouLou[/url]":1j25rn2d]The sad thing is, if history is any indication I am 100% going to buy it. IDC how stupid this thing is gonna be. Put out a great Mario game and you got my $300-$400.

That doesn't sound sad at all to me. That sounds like fun!

 

[InfiniteWisdom]

I sure hope the return to cartages rumor is true. Loading times with discs and install time and updating is fucking unbelievable and unacceptable in is this day and age. This is to say nothing of all the bandwidth it requires. By the time all that time is done. I am no longer interested in the game.

 

[SuperOkapi]

nehalem[/url]":6sqlq4zm]I got the wii and never used it. Didn't consider the Wii U.

I actually think even the rumors are a great idea though. Not because I see myself splitting between portable and tv usage but because Nintendo should only have one console. Gone are the days they can depend on third party sales, they will never compete on specs, but there are a lot of us that would love one place to play ALL their first party games.

If the console is half decent I actually think I will get one just for nintendo's games (with a decent release cadence provided by the singular focus). Add in virtual games of all the ones I've missed and I am doubly excited.

From what you're writing, it seems like you don't really have much interest in playing Nintendo games.

Unless you have played them on other peoples' consoles, that is.

 

[Sphynx]

What i'm most curious about is how the DS line up will fit into their ecosystem if the NX really will allow detachable portable devices for on-the-go gaming. If it turns out I can port my "New 3DS" games over to the NX and just use a superior handheld that gives me the bonus of a fully fledged console, than i'll drop my "New 3DS" like a brick and buy the NX the moment it drops. Allowing us to port our games over would basically be the deathnell for the DS line-up. But on the flip side it would all but guarantee me, and i'm sure thousands of others in purchasing the NX.

Ultimately, I doubt they'll willingly canablise one market to bolster the other. But that's what i'm hoping for.

 

[salamanderjuice]

Sphynx[/url]":7trp6x8l]What i'm most curious about is how the DS line up will fit into their ecosystem if the NX really will allow detachable portable devices for on-the-go gaming. If it turns out I can port my "New 3DS" games over to the NX and just use a superior handheld that gives me the bonus of a fully fledged console, than i'll drop my "New 3DS" like a brick and buy the NX the moment it drops. Allowing us to port our games over would basically be the deathnell for the DS line-up. But on the flip side it would all but guarantee me, and i'm sure thousands of others in purchasing the NX.

Ultimately, I doubt they'll willing canablise one market to bolster the other. But that's what i'm hoping for.

They basically did that with the DS and GBA. At first they said the DS was just a secondary handheld and they'd keep the Game Boy line, but oh hey it also plays GBA games, then it sold like hotcakes and suddenly there's a whole range of DSs but no new Game Boy.

If it sells well I could see them killing the DS line like they did Game Boy. Maybe it'll even be called a DS or Game Boy if it's truly portable. The 3DS is almost 6 years old at this point, older than the GBC when it was replaced and the GBA too.

 

[AlexisR200X]

IMHO one of the key aspects of the Nintendo handhelds was the relative small screens coupled with lower screen resolutions. This enabled the handheld's batteries to last way longer than say a smartphone pushing an 1080p screen when it comes to gaming. It also had the effect of letting Nintendo and third party developers to create less graphically intensive games (gentler on the battery too) This allowed for slightly faster development, which finally brings me to my point.

If the NX ends up being tablet sized (Including the space of the controller)Nintendo can squeeze in a smaller screen than what you normally get in a 7 to 10 inch sized tablet and still get better specs resolution and performance than the new 3DS while keeping battery life reasonable. (Because they can stuff a much bigger battery in a tablet like form factor)

If this is the case it will all come down to the games and we all know Nintendo's first party games alone will drive sales. That is unless they somehow botch the games or do something unexpectedly egregious to scare away third party developer support.

(Update After watching the video I think the video screen is more or less pushing an HD signal, we'd have to wait for word on battery life but seeing as they kept showing the unit docked I'm not too hopeful on a great battery life.

That said with that screen size its games are going to look significantly better than what the 3Ds can offer so i'm kinda torn.

 

[BasP]

AlexisR200X[/url]":1dn7ft2j]IMHO one of the key aspects of the Nintendo handhelds was the relative small screens coupled with lower screen resolutions. This enabled the handheld's batteries to last way longer than say a smartphone pushing an 1080p screen when it comes to gaming. It also had the effect of letting Nintendo and third party developers to create less graphically intensive games (gentler on the battery too) This allowed for slightly faster development, which finally brings me to my point.

If the NX ends up being tablet sized (Including the space of the controller)Nintendo can squeeze in a smaller screen than what you normally get in a 7 to 10 inch sized tablet and still get better specs resolution and performance than the new 3DS while keeping battery life reasonable. (Because they can stuff a much bigger battery in a tablet like form factor)

If this is the case it will all come down to the games and we all know Nintendo's first party games alone will drive sales. That is unless they somehow botch the games or do something unexpectedly egregious to scare away third party developer support.

Don't put it past Nintendo to postpone their money makers (Mario, Zelda) to well over a year after the console's launch. It's baffling, but it happened before.

 

[Wardatrigger]

I just keep thinking of Homer unveiling a new design for his brother's car company.

ackmondual[/url]":27m5t0xd]I sort of regret not getting a Wii U in 2013 when it wasn't doing too hot and some nice deals abounded. However, I still had a backlog of Wii, PC/Steam, Android, and iOS games. Many years later, I've gone through some of that backlog, but it still remains there. I doubt I'll get the NX, but still eager to see what's a brewing. Heck, if I have less will power than I thought, I may end up snagging myself an NX, or at least a Wii U when it gets another price reduction.

Ditto, every time I think about a WiiU (or a PS3) I remember how much I've picked up through the Humble Bundles and my burgeoning Steam pile as a result.

 

[2 Donuts]

elkinsj210[/url]":shufqxun]I could personally care less for another run of the mill FPS.

https://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/care_less.html

 

[tipoo]

I'm definitely interested from what the word is. A single device that gets both all of their mobile development and stationary game development? Pascal Tegra, detachable controllers, HDMI passthrough dock?

It makes getting into both forms of Nintendo games together cheaper. Assuming that's what they're doing, mind.

 

[kurama101]

Sphynx[/url]":kv4sfy51]What i'm most curious about is how the DS line up will fit into their ecosystem if the NX really will allow detachable portable devices for on-the-go gaming. If it turns out I can port my "New 3DS" games over to the NX and just use a superior handheld that gives me the bonus of a fully fledged console, than i'll drop my "New 3DS" like a brick and buy the NX the moment it drops. Allowing us to port our games over would basically be the deathnell for the DS line-up. But on the flip side it would all but guarantee me, and i'm sure thousands of others in purchasing the NX.

Ultimately, I doubt they'll willingly canablise one market to bolster the other. But that's what i'm hoping for.

Given how successful the sm4sh 'use the 3DS as a WiiU controller' thing worked out they'll probably go for something similar, allowing 3DS's as secondary controllers on the NX. Nintendo has been pretty good with backwards compatibility with controllers, though it was odd they allowed GCN controllers for sm4sh on WiiU but nothing else.

 

[max4677]

ackmondual[/url]":21mu4cch]I sort of regret not getting a Wii U in 2013 when it wasn't doing too hot and some nice deals abounded. However, I still had a backlog of Wii, PC/Steam, Android, and iOS games. Many years later, I've gone through some of that backlog, but it still remains there. I doubt I'll get the NX, but still eager to see what's a brewing. Heck, if I have less will power than I thought, I may end up snagging myself an NX, or at least a Wii U when it gets another price reduction.

I wish I was kidding about what I'm about to write: my backlog dates back to Intellivision (STILL trying to beat at least one round of Tron Solar Sailer <- not a typo).

The NX has me intrigued, but with so many consoles already in the house I know I would be forced to part with one. For now, I'm just going to have to work my way through other things and hopefully finish at least 10% of my library (most games I beat were on NES and SNES which my brother now has)...

 

[nehalem]

SuperOkapi[/url]":2j7b9hum]

nehalem[/url]":2j7b9hum]I got the wii and never used it. Didn't consider the Wii U.

I actually think even the rumors are a great idea though. Not because I see myself splitting between portable and tv usage but because Nintendo should only have one console. Gone are the days they can depend on third party sales, they will never compete on specs, but there are a lot of us that would love one place to play ALL their first party games.

If the console is half decent I actually think I will get one just for nintendo's games (with a decent release cadence provided by the singular focus). Add in virtual games of all the ones I've missed and I am doubly excited.

From what you're writing, it seems like you don't really have much interest in playing Nintendo games.

Unless you have played them on other peoples' consoles, that is.

Not at all. I guess I mistaken the wii a bit. I loved the first party games. Super Mario especially, but didn't find there were enough good ones around.

 

[Deleted member 397475]

Oof.

That nature demo is technically unimpressive. We've left that way of animating foliage some time ago.

 

[BasP]

motionparallax[/url]"1qfz1ur]Oof.

That nature demo is technically unimpressive. We've left that way of animating foliage some time ago.

Really? I don't see anything that jars with the game's visual style.