Nintendo: NX gonna give it to ya.

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Snooze Cruise: Feb 16, 2013; hey look,
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The NX is a Mario that gets older as you keep your age.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 02:34

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# ? May 10, 2024 00:26

Sam Faust: Feb 20, 2015

PBS Newshour posted:

The NX is a Mario that gets older as you keep your age.

But what if I lose my age?

# ? Aug 30, 2016 02:35

SolidSnakesBandana: Jul 1, 2007; Infinite ammo

That's what I love about Mario, man. I get older, he stays the same age.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 03:03

oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

mario is olimar's son

# ? Aug 30, 2016 03:11

Wheany: Mar 17, 2006; Spinya^{ha^{ha^haha}ha}ha_{ha_{ha_haha}ha}ha!; Doctor Rope

Supercar Gautier posted:

Also lmao at the Gamecube layout on that mockup.

That's the only good part of the mockup :colbert:

# ? Aug 30, 2016 06:06

Red Bones: Aug 9, 2012; "I think he's a bad enough person to stay ghost through his sheer love of child-killing."

Supercar Gautier posted:

I still maintain strong doubts that The NX is going to disassemble. I can buy the idea of a portable that can dock for TV play, but this whole "break off like a kit kat bar" concept doesn't have any benefits I can discern.

I think the (speculated) idea behind the dock is that it's sitting there next to your TV and you put the NX into it, pop off the controllers and then you can sit on the couch and use the controllers to play the game on the TV from there. If they didn't pop off you'd just have to awkwardly stand where the NX is docked and look over at your TV. This is all based on the idea that the dock will be a stationary thing and not a giant cable that trails across your living room, mind.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 07:43

Supercar Gautier: Jun 10, 2006

Having break-off controllers is a messier solution than the following:

A separate, full-featured, ergonomic controller (which the system will definitely have for multiplayer's sake)
Using the handset itself as a controller while it's linked to the TV, ala the Wii U Gamepad (this depends on how the docking system is designed and where the power/HDMI cables connect, but seems like it would be easier to engineer than the wacky disassembly stuff)

# ? Aug 30, 2016 07:49

Reiley: Dec 16, 2007

The Nintendo NX has two USB ports, for use with the Gamecube Controller Adapter and Rumble Support Peripheral, but it will be able to support so much more.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 07:55

MechaCrash: Jan 1, 2013

Supercar Gautier posted:

Having break-off controllers is a messier solution than the following:

A separate, full-featured, ergonomic controller (which the system will definitely have for multiplayer's sake)

Using the handset itself as a controller while it's linked to the TV, ala the Wii U Gamepad (this depends on how the docking system is designed and where the power/HDMI cables connect, but seems like it would be easier to engineer than the wacky disassembly stuff)

Using the handset as a controller only works if the NX is just passing information along. If the dock contains extra processing power, then I don't think that would work.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 08:07

Red Bones: Aug 9, 2012; "I think he's a bad enough person to stay ghost through his sheer love of child-killing."

I think the issue with including a separate controller is that it drives the price of the console up, since you're now selling the portable unit, the dock, and an additional controller. From the design standpoint, there's a redundancy there because you're already making and selling a bunch of controller parts inside the handheld device - if you can use those when the system is docked, you've saved yourself a bunch of money from not having to sell the same components twice. I'm picturing like, two ergonomic wiimote + thumbstick devices that are maybe wired together so that they share one battery unit. It's also potentially easier to understand from a consumer standpoint: if you are not very technologically literate, there's a simplicity in just having the controls for your handheld pop off when it's plugged into the TV instead of needing a separate controller that you only use when the NX is plugged in.

I agree that it's potentially messy from a technology standpoint, though. I don't know how the powerless transmission stuff that was being discussed in regards to the controllers would work, and failing that you'd have the NX unit that needs battery power, and then both of the controllers would need batteries too (or they could share one if they are wired together). It's definitely messy in that respect.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 09:48

Supercar Gautier: Jun 10, 2006

Why would it be more intuitive to take apart a device whenever you dock it? What current electronic products do this?

# ? Aug 30, 2016 10:01

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

Don't a lot of tablet/tops have a detachable keyboard?

# ? Aug 30, 2016 10:15

Germstore: Oct 17, 2012; A Serious Candidate For a Serious Time

the controls detach so you can keep them in a different shorts pocket than the display

# ? Aug 30, 2016 10:35

~Coxy: Dec 9, 2003; R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD

Germstore posted:

the controls detach so you can keep them in a different shorts pocket than the display

call my broker and tell them to short JNCO, stat!

# ? Aug 30, 2016 11:56

Kashuno: Oct 9, 2012; Where the hell is my SWORD?; Grimey Drawer

Leaked images of the NX

# ? Aug 30, 2016 12:00

Slur: Mar 6, 2013; It's the Final Countdown.

Kashuno posted:

Leaked images of the NX

The "PS" stands for "Plays Super". The 4 was supposed to be a stylized "g", which stands for "Games", but R&D messed up on that one.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:14

Kashuno: Oct 9, 2012; Where the hell is my SWORD?; Grimey Drawer

Super Obtuse Nintendo Yunit: Plays Super 4

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:16

Slur: Mar 6, 2013; It's the Final Countdown.

Kashuno posted:

Super Obtuse Nintendo Yunit: Plays Super 4

"Do you have the power to Play Super?"

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:20

Junpei Hyde: Mar 15, 2013

What if the PS4 was secretly then SNES CD this whole time

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:24

Saoshyant: Oct 26, 2010

More rumors incoming: devkits have been found to have a Share button and a split D-pad, so it can be used as another input method I imagine.

quote:

Following our report last week regarding the Nintendo NX featuring advanced vibration technology and motion sensing in it�s new Wii Remote replacement controllers, Let�s Play Video Games has learned some additional information regarding the current version of the NX development hardware.
According to anonymous sources that have contacted Let�s Play Video Games following the previous report, we have learned that not only does the current NX development hardware feature a split D-Pad, unlike the solid pads Nintendo typically uses, but that the system also features a share button similar to that on the PS4.
The share button, denoted by a small icon of a camera, will apparently allow the upload of still images and video directly to Miiverse, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. It will also be possible to save images or video to external memory devices for easier transfer to PC.
While the reasoning behind switching to a split D-Pad is currently unclear, the above header image was drawn by a source familiar with the current NX development kit and matches a description of the dev kit layout given by a second source who has provided reliable leaks regarding Nintendo products in the past.
So, are you hopeful for the chance to upload gameplay footage from NX to YouTube, or are you fearful of all the footage you upload being Content ID matched or taken straight back down by Nintendo�s legal teams?

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:30

Alfalfa The Roach: Oct 13, 2012; You need to be a badass first.

Nintendo will advertise this split d-pad by announcing Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2, exclusively on NX

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:37

ThisIsACoolGuy: Nov 2, 2010; Shaped like a friend

a.lo posted:

The gangs all here

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:39

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008; Can't post for 17 hours!

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:51

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008; Can't post for 17 hours!

Usually Nintendo rumormongers protect their tweets when they get an avalanche of abuse when it turns out their predictions were wrong.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:53

Junpei Hyde: Mar 15, 2013

Jumpingmanjim posted:

I'm the squiggle in the middle of the d pad.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 13:54

Jables88: Jul 26, 2010; Tortured By Flan

Kind of makes sense though. Nintendo wouldn't split their 'iconic' d pad which has been the same for nearly 3 decades without a good reason, and turning it into 4 face buttons so you can have the two mini controllers would be one such reason.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:03

a.lo: Sep 12, 2009

Jumpingmanjim posted:

these patent images have just given up, haven't they?

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:09

Raserys: Aug 22, 2011; IT'S YA BOY

All of these proposed designs are terribly dumb and bad. they work fine in mobile mode but look awful to use when at home. a wii remote with only a stick and a d-pad? no way*

* I do not give my permission for this post to be quoted if this turns out to be true

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:12

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

Nintendo patent designer "I'll just let my nephew draw the drat thing"

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:13

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

"there is truth to this" - someone bullshitting

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:20

zolthorg: May 26, 2009

Saoshyant posted:

More rumors incoming: devkits have been found to have a Share button and a split D-pad, so it can be used as another input method I imagine.

Emily R has thoughtfully protected all of us from having to see her tweets and yet you still choose to inflict them upon us

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:24

Alfalfa The Roach: Oct 13, 2012; You need to be a badass first.

Let Emily Rest

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:27

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

Split D Pad would make sense with previous rumors of the separate controllers being available for two players, but then again people can just make new rumors to match old rumors

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:33

Kashuno: Oct 9, 2012; Where the hell is my SWORD?; Grimey Drawer

According to reliably okay sources the whole cast of Tokyo Mirage Sessions is confirmed for SMASHNX

You heard it here first!!!!

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:53

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008; Can't post for 17 hours!

The wait is over, Lanky Kong will finally have his own game.

# ? Aug 30, 2016 14:57

Alfalfa The Roach: Oct 13, 2012; You need to be a badass first.

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/770622350819782656

3DS-centric Direct being hosted by Nintendo UK this Thursday

Expecting NoA to follow suit with a similar announcement any moment now

# ? Aug 30, 2016 15:04