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Nintendo NX coming 2016??

Japan-based Nintendo is planning to launch its next-generation games console in 2016 and has recently asked its supply chain partners to start pilot production in October, at the latest. The console will be manufactured by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), but Pegatron Technology is aggressively trying to snatch some of the orders, according to sources familiar to the plan.

Pegatron and Foxconn both declined to comment.

Nintendo in March announced its plan of releasing Nintendo NX in 2016 and has started visiting its supply chain partners recently. The orders are expected to be finalized in February or March 2016 and mass production will start in May or June 2016, while the console's official launch may take place around July, the sources said.

Nintendo reportedly is looking to ship 20 million Nintendo NX in the first year. The shipment volume of Wii U is estimated at two million units in 2015, according to Digitimes Research.

Component suppliers such as Foxconn Technology, Macronix, PixArt Imaging, Coxon Precise Industrial, Nishoku Technology, Delta Electronics, Lingsen Precision Industries and Jentech, are also expected to land orders from Nintendo for the new console, the sources added.

source:digitimes

Don't know how I feel about this, this could work if they have Zelda game at launch similar to how the Wii launched, and they damned better not abandon the Wii U as soon as this launches.

parang 4 years lang ang wii u a. iniwan kasi nila agad yung wii.

sana region-free na ito tulad ng plano ni satoru iwata.

Makes sense to have DQX on NX.

Nintendo has filed a patent application for a “stationary” games console – thought to be the Nintendo NX – with the USPTO, it has recently been discovered.

Nintendo’s claims apply to a “Stationary Game Apparatus, Game Apparatus, Game System, Recording Medium and Speed Control Method”, which includes a “controller with a display screen” as well as “Speed Control Processing”.

Interestingly, the synopsis goes on to state that “the example system is not provided with an optical disk drive for reading out a program and/or data from an optical disk,” while later in the document, a description reads: “[the internal hard drive] can store therein the game program and the game data”. Does this mean that the Nintendo NX could be the first major home console to go digital-only?

FIG. 1 shows “an example non-limiting block diagram illustrating a configuration of a game apparatus”
FIG. 2 shows “an example non-limiting block diagram illustrating a configuration of a controller included in a game apparatus”.


source: http://powerupgaming.co.uk/2015/08/21/n ... ical-disk/

- He received a bunch of patents (some of them are publics now), info about what Nintendo is planning and a list of games potentially in development (some of them may or may not have been cancelled), third parties included
- NX is a platform, not tied with a single device
- Wii U is still in the picture thanks to good software results for games like Splatoon, will still be the main home console in 2016
- 3DS is a bit old, they’re planning of replacing it. Some games will still come out on it, but big projects are being moved on portable NX
- With NX, Nintendo wants to create a platform where they can develop software for multiple devices with ease, from the home console to the portable to smartphone and tablets. They’ll have a big catalogue available for multiple platforms, with cross buy, cross saves and cross play, similar to what Microsoft is doing with Xbox One and PC thanks to Windows 10 (that allows to play many Xbox games on PC, which is also getting a bunch of ports from Xbone). Each platform will still have exclusive games

- NNID is tied to the single device, but it will allow to share details between platforms, like friend list, contents, local coop games, etc. Thanks to the new membership program (the successor of Club Nintendo), we’ll benefit from the new Nintendo policies in terms of rewards
- They’ll show the portable in spring 2016, will be out for the end of the year or spring 2017 max. Specs will be higher than PS Vita but nothing mindblowing, screen resolution should be 540p, considering 720p if costs go down. BC with 3DS was problematic
- Wii U successor will not have an optical drive, which will be optional. It will sync with the portable (not obligatory). Specs won’t be super high, but close to PS4/X1 (doesn’t know how much, like with the portable this is still subject to change anyway). Cross games will look better on the home
- Nintendo is focusing a lot on the anti-piracy system
- Big focus on the OS as well. They hired people that worked for Google on Android, the guys who worked on the Gamecube OS and Wii U browser are there too. Optimized versions of the same OS for every NX platform (think, again, W10), each with its set of specific functions. Updates will come out at the same time, they’re focusing on making the OS blazing fast on every platform
- The home console can connect with the portable to send to it its own version of the games you buy, will use the same tech as the Wii U-Wii U Gamepad streaming to do that, or the internet connection
- The home will have bc with the Wii U. Gamepad should be compatible as a controller, considering selling it standalone. Can connect with the portable for offtv and bc. WiiMote compatibility is being considered too. As for support, since the new home won’t have an optical drive, they’re considering an external one. Also being considered NNID/eShop bc for titles bought on the eShop. Seems they’re considering digital games sharing too, but this bit is not perfectly clear
- The portable will have its own internal memory, which will be expandable
- There will be a complete overhaul of online infrastructures, but Nintendo is determined to hold successful operations as Miiverse, extending it even further and making it a central hub for communications by developers and a meeting place for players. It will be even more interactive with the ability to upload videos and screenshots in an integrated system and not dependent on the game
Voice chat and interactions between users will be revisited too, much will depend on the users age though, to protect the minors
- The home will be out 6-12 months after the portable, creating the “NX system” that will allow Nintendo to better use their resources in games development
- They approached third parties during E3. Capcom, Square-Enix, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts already have devkits. Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Sonic, F-Zero and Metroid are in development, doesn’t know if these are main episodes or spin offs. Zelda is currently a Wii U only title due to high development costs, but they can reconsider to have another big game at NX launch
- Prices will be low, 200-300€ (for the home?), considering a bundle with both for no more than 500€
Many of these things will be discussed in future Nintendo Directs, which will have a different host in every market if Nintendo can’t find a new CEO by october
- A new 3D Mario will be shown, along with a new Zelda trailer. Retro moved their project on NX, will not be unveiled before 10-18 months
- They’ll talk about a new “Club Nintendo”, which will be in full function with NX
Considering making agreements with phone carriers in order to better manage applications like Miiverse, Club Nintendo and the ability to purchase software by phone. Some of these will be out by March 2016.

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sana compatible pa rin yung cart ng ds/3ds sa portable nx

Sounds exciting

...malaking sugal to sa nintendo pag totoong pure digital yung NX.

Nintendo has begun distributing software development kits for its new hardware, code-named NX, according to sources of the Wall Street Journal.

The development kit is being used by third-party developers to modify existing games for the platform or create new ones.

Wall Street Journal’s sources, cited as “people familiar with the development plans,” said Nintendo would likely include both a console and at least one mobile unit that can be either used in conjunction with the console or taken on the go for separate use. The same sources also said Nintendo would aim to put “industry-leading chips” in the NX units after criticism that Wii U’s capabilities weren’t up to par with its competitors.

Nintendo plans to fully introduce its NX hardware next year.

source: http://gematsu.com/2015/10/wall-street- ... CAdFLGG.99

Medyo excited ako dito ..naging fan na rin nung nagka 3ds hehe

kutob ko ipapattern sa wiiU to....

Nabasa ko sa mga dating Nintendo news, 1 division na lang ang console at mobile, so mas magiging linked na ang 2 systems na yun. Buti nga ngayon, 1 Nintendo ID na lang sa Wii U at 3DS.

grayfox17 wrote:kutob ko ipapattern sa wiiU to....

Why? What makes you say that?

The Wii U by all metrics is a commercial failure. Why would they pattern it after the Wii U? Miyamoto even went on record to admit that they took the wrong approach to the Wii U.

...may nabasa ako kasing lakas daw to ng mga high end pc? buti naman di na magpapahuli sa graphics ang ninty.

Stepback kasi yung Wii U pagdating sa innovation kumpara kay Wii.

Time to put aside, $400 for the NX, mas mabuti ng sobra ang itabi kesa sa kulang hehe

sana announce nila yung MH5 sa NX...GANDA NUN!

Can't wait to see the launch games lineup. At please lang, lagyan ng trophies/achievements.

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