Nintendo NX Reveal: Tomorrow 10/20/16 @10 A.M. Eastern

[Karl.]

This looks better than I'd imagined. Hopefully they have some nice game reveals lined up.

 

[Karl.]

A March release knocks off over 75% of these companies getting a game out for this system.

Tomb Raider is probably going to be out upon launch. A Resident Evil game maybe.

Nintendo has historically for these last two gens have the worst lineup of launch games.

I'll cop but they need to step up the launch titles.

TBH Zelda and Mario at launch is all I need and both have been confirmed. Many others feel the same way (just check out NeoGaf). I'll sweat the third party games later but obviously that's not the real appeal to me.

Cosign. I have all the third parties I need on Xbox/PS at the moment.

 

[brown321]

^They make some of the best games still, but Na no one fucks with them anymore

Can the hyperbole.

You don't sell 58 million dedicated gaming consoles (3DS) and tens of millions of "flop" hardware (Wii U) if "no one fucks" with you anymore.

Even among all the gloom and doom these last 5 years they've been profiting. The way some of you tell it though you would think they'd be SEGA status.

The post was sarcasm homie. Read the post above the one you quoted.

 

[Broddie]

My bad brown. Still haven't had my coffee.

 

[Broddie]

A March release knocks off over 75% of these companies getting a game out for this system.

Tomb Raider is probably going to be out upon launch. A Resident Evil game maybe.

Nintendo has historically for these last two gens have the worst lineup of launch games.

I'll cop but they need to step up the launch titles.

TBH Zelda and Mario at launch is all I need and both have been confirmed. Many others feel the same way (just check out NeoGaf). I'll sweat the third party games later but obviously that's not the real appeal to me.

Cosign. I have all the third parties I need on Xbox/PS at the moment.

Chuuch!

In addition to the Switch I'm waiting on the Scorpio and the Pro so in the event that this had another Wii U or Dreamcast style 3rd party situation (which I highly doubt since avoiding that was a priority going into NX development) I'm still straight with the 3rd party games.

 

[Karl.]

So I guess I'll be getting one dock and 2 consoles.

Were the rumours of the dock actually contributing to the consoles processing power true? Or is all the actual computing done in the handheld device?

 

[Broddie]

So I guess I'll be getting one dock and 2 consoles.

Were the rumours of the dock actually contributing to the consoles processing power true? Or is all the actual computing done in the handheld device?

Still to be determined.

There is a rumor that the dock will carry greater internal storage and all the serious processing horsepower. But it's still just a rumor.

One thing I hope is that you Wii U owners get a nice trade in incentive when this drops next spring.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Interesting idea. I'm not really sure who this is supposed to appeal to though. Is it for the mobile audience or the handheld/portable audience? Maybe it's supposed to be for both, but did anyone really want a crossover gaming device? Did they drop any specs? I mean if it's a high powered system that can be used at home or on the go, there really isn't a downside. But I don't see how that could be the case in such a small form factor, unless of course the docking station adds some processing power.

Looks to me like they are targeting grown folks who are gamers who may or may not be home all the time to enjoy the power of a current gen-based console.

The first thing I noticed is that this trailer had no kids. Nintendo never does that.

Makes sense. I don't see how people do serious gaming while out and about. I meant the simple games you get on Android and such make sense. I couldn't imagine trying to play something like Dark Souls on the go. Still, you have the option to play at home exclusively if you like, so it's all good.

From a business stance, I don't really understand the move. Doesn't Nintendo make decent money off both console and handheld sales. Wouldn't consolidating the two into one device hurt them?

 

[Broddie]

Playing something like Dark Souls on the go is no different than playing Monster Hunter on the go.

Honestly as a portable gamer one of the greater appeals to me was that 3DS was the only platform where I could still play strategy games and JRPGs (2 of the most complex, serious and involving genres around) on a very consistent basis and guess what? they managed to be fantastic handheld experiences that took absolutely 0 appeal away from those genres' hooks.

Hell one of the best GTA games I ever played was on Nintendo DS.

It's far from impossible.

 

[Broddie]

Interesting idea. I'm not really sure who this is supposed to appeal to though. Is it for the mobile audience or the handheld/portable audience? Maybe it's supposed to be for both, but did anyone really want a crossover gaming device? Did they drop any specs? I mean if it's a high powered system that can be used at home or on the go, there really isn't a downside. But I don't see how that could be the case in such a small form factor, unless of course the docking station adds some processing power.

Looks to me like they are targeting grown folks who are gamers who may or may not be home all the time to enjoy the power of a current gen-based console.

The first thing I noticed is that this trailer had no kids. Nintendo never does that.

Makes sense. I don't see how people do serious gaming while out and about. I meant the simple games you get on Android and such make sense. I couldn't imagine trying to play something like Dark Souls on the go. Still, you have the option to play at home exclusively if you like, so it's all good.

From a business stance, I don't really understand the move. Doesn't Nintendo make decent money off both console and handheld sales. Wouldn't consolidating the two into one device hurt them?

On the contrary. They no longer have to worry about more software output on one over the other. Which has been a struggle for them the last few gens and why the home consoles went through long software droughts.

So not only would it save both them and 3rd parties milions upon millions of marketing and development dollars but it also offers a greater and far more consistent software output for ALL their consumers since they are now working with one unified universal platform. As opposed to 2 with 2 completely different architectures and general userbases.

That's why they took this approach in the first place.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Playing something like Dark Souls on the go is no different than playing Monster Hunter on the go.

Honestly as a portable gamer one of the greater appeals to me was that 3DS was the only platform where I could still play strategy games and JRPGs (2 of the most complex, serious and involving genres around) on a very consistent basis and guess what? they managed to be fantastic handheld experiences that took absolutely 0 appeal away from those genres' hooks.

Hell one of the best GTA games I ever played was on Nintendo DS.

It's far from impossible.

I didn't mean anything was impossible. I just believe certain genres are better on the go than others. strategy games and jRPGs are perfect for portable gaming. I play both on my phone. I wouldn't really like playing more action oriented games that way though. That said, I'm simply not much of a portable gamer, so my opinion doesn't matter. It's all moot though since the Switch can serve both communities.

Makes sense. I don't see how people do serious gaming while out and about. I meant the simple games you get on Android and such make sense. I couldn't imagine trying to play something like Dark Souls on the go. Still, you have the option to play at home exclusively if you like, so it's all good.

From a business stance, I don't really understand the move. Doesn't Nintendo make decent money off both console and handheld sales. Wouldn't consolidating the two into one device hurt them?

On the contrary. They no longer have to worry about more software output on one over the other. Which has been a struggle for them the last few gens and why the home consoles went through long software droughts.

So not only would it save both them and 3rd parties milions upon millions of marketing and development dollars but it also offers a greater and far more consistent software output for ALL their consumers since they are now working with one unified universal platform. As opposed to 2 with 2 completely different architectures and general userbases.

That's why they took this approach in the first place.

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You may be right. We'll see.

 

[Broddie]

In a nutshell they're returning to the NES model of having only one hardware platform to worry about. I think that's a key reason so many 3rd party devs have been gushing about it.

 

[StoneColdMikey]

I wonder how Pokémon will be affected

 

[Broddie]

I wonder how Pokémon will be affected

It will be coming to this platform now. As opposed to a secondary one. That dream pokemon gamers have had of Nintendo making a mainline game they could play on their TV will finally come true.

 

[CeLLaR-DooR]

Havin' the handheld type games on it should be dope man plus the indie games potential is fire

I wonder what Autodesk are bringin' to the table...

 

[Recaptimus_Prime360]

Was gonna ask about 3rd party support but Cellar answered that question.

Nintendo has always been innovative wit came to their hardware. I wanna see what 3rd partygames go with it b4 I decided to get it.

 

[Paprika]

What's the battery life on the Wii U tablet?

The Switch should be comparable give or take a few hours.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

The third party support is good and all, but I don't think that's what's going to sell this, at least not to people who already own a PS4 or XB1. I got a PS4. If I was a big enough gamer to buy another console, it would be a Nintendo system because of their first party support. At the end of the day, I think they have to play up the first party support and the uniqueness of the system. The third party support is icing on the cake.

 

[The Prodigalson]

Cop

 

[focus]

Also, Japan. Nintendo is a Japanese company and Japan is still very big in terms of mobile gaming. Launching a "home only console" in Japan wouldnt be very successful. I don't even think the PS4, for all of its success elsewhere, has managed to surpass even the Wii U in Japanese sales, and is no where near 3DS.

Nintendo understands this better than anyone and will not be neglecting their home audience.