Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

CiDeRmAn · 05-01-2016 06:08PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Not to say we didn't get a lot of good stuff in 2015 mind, but it was hardly a prime year for a Nintendo console owner. The only question now, do they reveal it though a direct, a press event, E3?

I say they reveal it to me, in my house, this evening when I get home.
I promise to take lots of photos.

MilesMorales1 · 05-01-2016 06:13PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I say they reveal it to me, in my house, this evening when I get home.
I promise to take lots of photos.

My uncle works at nintendo he brought it home for me honest.... :pac:

Just a little blast from the past around 2010 and the 3DS

Nollog · 06-01-2016 02:22AM

readyletsgo wrote: »

I think the QoL project has been shelved for now, unless they are still working on it and have a surprise announcement for it at some point this year. But I think that is done for now.

Their first QoL product is a device/clock that records your sleep patterns.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/04/technology/nintendo-sleep

sligeach wrote: »

It's absolutely coming in 2016. If you experienced the Gamecube and Wii winding down, this is exactly like those periods before a new launch.

You could say the same about the Wii U every year though.
The Wii had 1 game in it's last year, the Wii U will be getting 4 announced ones from Nintendo if you're right, which seems a lot for a last year at Nintendo.

murphyebass · 06-01-2016 09:39AM

/\/ollog wrote: »

Their first QoL product is a device/clock that records your sleep patterns.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/04/technology/nintendo-sleep

You could say the same about the Wii U every year though.
The Wii had 1 game in it's last year, the Wii U will be getting 4 announced ones from Nintendo if you're right, which seems a lot for a last year at Nintendo.

Personally i think the earliest you'll see the NX will be a Christmas 2016 launch. I reckon it might get delayed till 2017 though considering how little we actually know at this point. Plus still a few big titles happening for Wii U and I don't think they'll want to muddy the waters with say a new zelda for Wii U and oh we have a new console. Just my two cents.

That said they'd really need to start getting behind it now with teases etc at the big events to let people know 1. It's coming and 2. It's nothing like the Wii or Wii U.

Someone else said earlier they should shun the backwards compatibility part and I couldn't agree more. Not that i don't like having the option (I'll keep the Wii U) but I really would not want to see the new console linked in anyway with the old one as I think it would hurt sales rather than help.

They should give it like the Xbox one did down the line. Nice little bonus but not sold on that premise.

MilesMorales1 · 06-01-2016 10:30AM

Nintendo (7974.Japan/NTDOY) slipped 5% in Tokyo after Nomura Securities said the mysterious new console NX, to be unveiled this June, will cannibalize the existing sales of 3DS and Wii U.

According to analyst Junko Yamamura, Nintendo will make NX available by 2016 year-end’s shopping season. Nomura expects Nintendo to announce the “concept” sometime between March and May, unveil the actual console in June, and launch it between October and November. “We think the NX will start to boost operating profits in 18/3, when it will have been on the market for a full year and will have a line-up of software titles, which carry high operating margins.”

http://blogs.barrons.com/asiastocks/2016/01/05/nintendo-slips-nx-to-eat-into-3ds-wii-u-nomura-cuts-target/?mod=yahoobarrons&ru=yahoo

Sounds right to me. We got a direct in.... April last year? And we usually get one around that time anyway. I'd say we're looking at the middle of November anyway*

*pure speculation.

CiDeRmAn · 06-01-2016 11:54AM

Super Mario Galaxy 3 here we come!

murphyebass · 06-01-2016 01:41PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Super Mario Galaxy 3 here we come!

I still have to play the first two!

In my defence we've had 3 Mario games on he Wii U and I've played and loved all three of them, still loving Mario Maker.

Pac1Man · 06-01-2016 03:00PM

Imo the Galaxy games are better than 3D World.

murphyebass wrote: »

I still have to play the first two!

In my defence we've had 3 Mario games on he Wii U and I've played and loved all three of them, still loving Mario Maker.

Don't forget about the masochistic Super Luigi Bros.

GhostInTheRuins · 06-01-2016 03:35PM

I remember this and it got me thinking, If the nx is both a handheld console and a home console it seems unlikely to me that it'll use discs, which would make sense looking at that patent. What are the chances that there'll be no physical media at all and they'll go download only? Can't say I'd be happy if that was the case.

DARK-KNIGHT · 06-01-2016 03:55PM

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

I remember this and it got me thinking, If the nx is both a handheld console and a home console it seems unlikely to me that it'll use discs, which would make sense looking at that patent. What are the chances that there'll be no physical media at all and they'll go download only? Can't say I'd be happy if that was the case.

could be download only and heavily discounted games though... That would be great

Corholio · 06-01-2016 04:19PM

Don't think Nintendo would go download only, I would say such a move would have to be sort of implemented only after putting feelers to consumers etc, and haven't heard anything like that. It would be strange though if it happened having being criticised for sticking with carts in the N64 era and now moving to downloading. It's like 'Too slow Nintendo!'............to 'Too fast Nintendo!':p

sligeach · 06-01-2016 04:23PM

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

could be download only and heavily discounted games though... That would be great

Like their rip-off eShop?

DARK-KNIGHT · 06-01-2016 04:25PM

sligeach wrote: »

Like their rip-off eShop?

Rip off eshop?

Mario maker 39.99 on eshop or 59.99 in most stores

Pac1Man · 06-01-2016 04:32PM

I wonder what colour it will be?

Just imagine, there's probably somebody testing a prototype right now.

MilesMorales1 · 06-01-2016 04:37PM

Nintendo barely does digital as it is. The chances of any console going all digital is low for a good few years yet. It'll be physical media. Patents are just patents sometimes, mean nothing.

Black and or white. Or like the 3DS, black and that ugly blue.

sligeach · 06-01-2016 04:48PM

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Rip off eshop?

Mario maker 39.99 on eshop or 59.99 in most stores

For every Super Mario Maker there's SM3DW, Wind Waker and plenty of others priced at €60. Or NSMBU at €60 plus an extra €20 for NSLU. That's €80 total, I know it's secondhand but you can buy the double disc in CEX for €35 or cheaper off Adverts or similar sites.

I got Super Mario Maker at launch delivered for less than €50 and that has the artbook. And you know yourself it can be bought in Argos for €50, you said so on Adverts yesterday.

CastorTroy · 06-01-2016 05:03PM

Considering the number of shops that don't want to give shelf space to Nintendo as it is, I'd say they'd be even more reluctant if they have no physical games to sell. They would only be able to sell download codes and eShop credit

Iseedeadpixels · 06-01-2016 05:49PM

Digital only means no trade ins, wasnt the whole no 2nd hand usage the reason xbox fans where originally up in arms before microsoft bottled it.

MilesMorales1 · 06-01-2016 05:53PM

Considering how much of the world still doesn't have consistently decent internet either, I'd be awful surprised is all. Could be cartridges or game cards, but I doubt it, probably discs.

Corholio · 06-01-2016 05:59PM

Get ready with the salt....

http://blogs.barrons.com/asiastocks/2016/01/05/nintendo-slips-nx-to-eat-into-3ds-wii-u-nomura-cuts-target/

"According to analyst Junko Yamamura, Nintendo will make NX available by 2016 year-end’s shopping season. Nomura expects Nintendo to announce the “concept” sometime between March and May, unveil the actual console in June, and launch it between October and November"

Pocoyo · 06-01-2016 06:07PM

Nintendo the family console the N64 was the best machine for its time ever made. wCw/nWo revenge/golden eye etc
I predict they will bring back a cartridge based system only it will be all wireless as the controllers will be connected to the box by two meter long bamboo sticks in homage to donkey kong!!

You heard it here first!!!

MilesMorales1 · 06-01-2016 07:52PM

N64 controller is so bad though.

Mr.Saturn · 06-01-2016 07:59PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

N64 controller is so bad though.

True. It did, however, open up room for one of Hori's sexier offerings.

Pac1Man · 06-01-2016 08:00PM

And the GameCube controller is overrated.

Oooh controversial!

MilesMorales1 · 06-01-2016 08:01PM

Think it depends on the game. I've never played a proper FPS with the gamecube controller really, since metroid doesn't really count.

Mr.Saturn · 06-01-2016 08:09PM

Pac1Man wrote: »

And the GameCube controller is overrated.

Oooh controversial!

I'd consider it the perfect controller if the d-pad did not act and look like it was a last second addition. It's in an awkward position and, if you're over 2 years old, your thumbs have already outgrown the thing.

Hori, of course, had another sexy solution for the GCN's not-insignificant 2d offerings.

I've turned into an accidental Hori shill.

CiDeRmAn · 06-01-2016 09:29PM

Pocoyo wrote: »

Nintendo the family console the N64 was the best machine for its time ever made. wCw/nWo revenge/golden eye etc
I predict they will bring back a cartridge based system only it will be all wireless as the controllers will be connected to the box by two meter long bamboo sticks in homage to donkey kong!!

You heard it here first!!!

Nope, nope, nopedy nope!

The N64 came in a distant second to the Playstation and maybe even behind the Saturn.
The N64 had some genre defining exclusives, Mario 64, LoZ OoT and MM, Goldeneye, Waverace 64 and FZero X on an Ntsc machine but then you begin to run out of ideas.
The Saturn had the likes of Panzer Dragoon Zwei and Saga, Daytona, Sega Rally, Burning Rangers, Nights, and excellent conversion of Quake, Radiant Silvergun and tons more.
The Playstation was simply peerless at the time, mountains of good games and, in the mid 90's, the one to own.

Unless your liked Wrestling games, in which case stick with the N64!

In retrospect, only the Saturns output remains really good, most 3D efforts on the PS and N64 have really dated while the 2D stuff the Saturn was good at remains as good today as it was then.

murphyebass · 06-01-2016 10:31PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Nope, nope, nopedy nope!

The N64 came in a distant second to the Playstation and maybe even behind the Saturn.
The N64 had some genre defining exclusives, Mario 64, LoZ OoT and MM, Goldeneye, Waverace 64 and FZero X on an Ntsc machine but then you begin to run out of ideas.
The Saturn had the likes of Panzer Dragoon Zwei and Saga, Daytona, Sega Rally, Burning Rangers, Nights, and excellent conversion of Quake, Radiant Silvergun and tons more.
The Playstation was simply peerless at the time, mountains of good games and, in the mid 90's, the one to own.

Unless your liked Wrestling games, in which case stick with the N64!

In retrospect, only the Saturns output remains really good, most 3D efforts on the PS and N64 have really dated while the 2D stuff the Saturn was good at remains as good today as it was then.

Myself and mates had the ps1 and saturns etc at the time but we all went to the guy with the n64's house.

Goldeneye
Later, perfect dark
Mario kart
Wrestling games.

Ps1 and Saturn both had great games but weren't 4 player consoles really.

CiDeRmAn · 06-01-2016 10:38PM

No they weren't, given the N64 had 4 controller ports it made it easier to play 4 player.
And Goldeneye and Perfect Dark were superb multiplayer titles at the time.

But I would still prefer playing Doom, via link cable, with my PS.
Or Wipeout 2097.
Perhaps playing the original Tomb Raider on it's launch console, the Saturn, along with Nights and Sega Rally.

murphyebass · 06-01-2016 11:15PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

No they weren't, given the N64 had 4 controller ports it made it easier to play 4 player.
And Goldeneye and Perfect Dark were superb multiplayer titles at the time.

But I would still prefer playing Doom, via link cable, with my PS.
Or Wipeout 2097.
Perhaps playing the original Tomb Raider on it's launch console, the Saturn, along with Nights and Sega Rally.

Sega rally was the only game that used to get us to the Saturn. It has some great fighting games but none that we really played at the time.

Personally I loved the likes of ridge racer and tekken 3 but again we didn't play these as we were too busy playing goldeneye and Mario kart for the most part.

No need for multitap, just bring your controllers and plug in. It was brilliant.
I loved the n64 but you're right in saying it hasn't aged well.

Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

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