27-07-2016 20:17
UK trade publication MCV has reported that the forthcoming Nintendo NX platform will be cheaper than many have anticipated. We heard a report from Eurogamer yesterday that suggested the platform is a portable console with detachable controllers and a docking station. MCV has also heard from a source who has had hands-on experience with the device who claims that “It feels like a bit of a novelty.”
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We finally have a pretty firm idea of what Nintendo has in store for the upcoming NX.
As revealed by an extensive pair of reports from Eurogamer yesterday, the console is a portable/home system hybrid. The unit has an integrated screen with a controller plugged into either end. When on the move the screen can be propped up and controllers connected for two (or more?) player fun, while at home it can link to a base station for TV play.
The innards appear to be based on Nvidia’s Tegra mobile chipset. Whether it’s the existing Tegra 1 or the upcoming Tegra 2, this means NX will not compete with the likes of PS4 and Xbox One in the power race.
Nintendo is doing its own thing. Again. And history shows this can lead to both glory and failure.
Most of this NX news is largely in line with the steady stream of rumours we’ve been seeing about the machine all year, although Nintendo’s choice to partner with Nvidia certainly is a surprise, as are the ramifications.
Here’s what we think may be the advantages and disadvantages of Nintendo’s chosen approach:
THE PROS
Nintendo’s support for 3DS has been a lot better. Is that why 3DS has outperformed Wii U? That’s a complicated question, but it’s been a big plus for the device, even if ultimately 3DS has also fallen short of Nintendo’s expectations.
Regardless, Nintendo’s decision to unify its home and portable output will definitely result in one thing – more Nintendo games more often. Even if third parties stay clear of NX, Nintendo should be positioned to offer unprecedented output for its new console – providing Tokyo doesn’t shift all its developers over to mobile projects.
THE CONS
Pokemon Go has just proven the potential for break-out mobile games success, and now Nintendo wants to try and convince gamers to carry around an entirely new and separate device for portable gaming? The joy of packing your iPad for a trip is that you’ve got with you a wonderfully capable games machine that’s also the best internet browsing experience and essentially a fully fledged computer. Even if the NX gaming experience is top-notch, you can be pretty sure Nintendo’s OS and browser and Twitter app and who knows what else won’t be.
By the same token, that 200 hours you’ve put into COD multiplayer in the early hours of the morning is not an experience you’ll want to take with you on your morning commute.
This poses a real challenge for Nintendo. Its machine is designed for games both on the go and on the sofa, but it’s going to be hard to design titles that are ideally suited to both places. And if you’re left developing games best suited to one or the other, than the entire point of the NX starts to feel a bit flimsy.
Nintendo has definitely proved time and time again, however, that it can make its comparatively underpowered hardware punch well above its weight. Well, it’s going to need to do that again if it wants the NX to be a real home console competitor. Surely 1080p output for its Tegra chipset is the absolute bare minimum requirement here.
MCV has spoken to one person with hands-on experience with the machine. Their assessment? "It feels like a bit of a novelty."
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Artículo completo:
We finally have a pretty firm idea of what Nintendo has in store for the upcoming NX.
As revealed by an extensive pair of reports from Eurogamer yesterday, the console is a portable/home system hybrid. The unit has an integrated screen with a controller plugged into either end. When on the move the screen can be propped up and controllers connected for two (or more?) player fun, while at home it can link to a base station for TV play.
The innards appear to be based on Nvidia’s Tegra mobile chipset. Whether it’s the existing Tegra 1 or the upcoming Tegra 2, this means NX will not compete with the likes of PS4 and Xbox One in the power race.
Nintendo is doing its own thing. Again. And history shows this can lead to both glory and failure.
Most of this NX news is largely in line with the steady stream of rumours we’ve been seeing about the machine all year, although Nintendo’s choice to partner with Nvidia certainly is a surprise, as are the ramifications.
Here’s what we think may be the advantages and disadvantages of Nintendo’s chosen approach:
THE PROS
- Unified development
Nintendo’s support for 3DS has been a lot better. Is that why 3DS has outperformed Wii U? That’s a complicated question, but it’s been a big plus for the device, even if ultimately 3DS has also fallen short of Nintendo’s expectations.
Regardless, Nintendo’s decision to unify its home and portable output will definitely result in one thing – more Nintendo games more often. Even if third parties stay clear of NX, Nintendo should be positioned to offer unprecedented output for its new console – providing Tokyo doesn’t shift all its developers over to mobile projects.
- Price
- A simple message
- Avoids competition
THE CONS
- Competing with tablets
Pokemon Go has just proven the potential for break-out mobile games success, and now Nintendo wants to try and convince gamers to carry around an entirely new and separate device for portable gaming? The joy of packing your iPad for a trip is that you’ve got with you a wonderfully capable games machine that’s also the best internet browsing experience and essentially a fully fledged computer. Even if the NX gaming experience is top-notch, you can be pretty sure Nintendo’s OS and browser and Twitter app and who knows what else won’t be.
- Different games for different markets
By the same token, that 200 hours you’ve put into COD multiplayer in the early hours of the morning is not an experience you’ll want to take with you on your morning commute.
This poses a real challenge for Nintendo. Its machine is designed for games both on the go and on the sofa, but it’s going to be hard to design titles that are ideally suited to both places. And if you’re left developing games best suited to one or the other, than the entire point of the NX starts to feel a bit flimsy.
- Horsepower
Nintendo has definitely proved time and time again, however, that it can make its comparatively underpowered hardware punch well above its weight. Well, it’s going to need to do that again if it wants the NX to be a real home console competitor. Surely 1080p output for its Tegra chipset is the absolute bare minimum requirement here.
- Haven’t we been here before?
MCV has spoken to one person with hands-on experience with the machine. Their assessment? "It feels like a bit of a novelty."
- Where’s the new?
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