But it's not going to be a negligible amount - it's a modest screen sure - but it's housed in a gamepad with battery gyro audio buttons sticks wireless transmitter etc etc add in labour and add on tax and shipping etc - that gamepad is going to account for a fair chunk of the rrp.
Nintendo's new console - Nintendo NX
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But it's not going to be a negligible amount - it's a modest screen sure - but it's housed in a gamepad with battery gyro audio buttons sticks wireless transmitter etc etc add in labour and add on tax and shipping etc - that gamepad is going to account for a fair chunk of the rrp.
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I actually seem to vaguely remember Sony came out and said they were making profit on the consoles not long after launch this time around. One of the benefits to using off the shelf parts I suppose. The screen will add to costs, but I wouldn't have thought it'd be massively more expensive for them than making a DS4 would be for Sony.
I think it's speculation to make that statement. All Nintendo have confirmed is that they are working on a new 'dedicated game system'. I'm also not sure where Eurogamer gets enough info to suggest this is a home system. Still think Nintendo could be working on a handheld.
Once upon a time Nintendo announced the DS as a third pillar along with the GameBoy and GameCube. Of course we never saw another GameBoy.
Screen aside, that's all similar tech to what's inside a Dual Shock 4.
Ultimately it's partly down to Nintendo's unwillingess to work with retailers to actually sell the console that has caused them to lag so far behind. Sony and MS have both helped retailers out in dropping prices (temporarily) and selling bundle deals whereas for the most part, Nintendo just expects their stuff to sell at the price they set. No surprise that none of their brands are particularly well represented in many stores these days.
The official announcement from Nintendo on Eurogamer simply acknowledges this new hardware.
UPDATE: Here's Iwata's quote on the NX, translated officially by Nintendo:
As proof that Nintendo maintains strong enthusiasm for the dedicated game system business, let me confirm that Nintendo is currently developing a dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept under the development codename "NX". It is too early to elaborate on the details of this project, but we hope to share more information with you next year.
I guess this is the console X86 win AMD were talking about a while back:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18643091
If it's AMD powered, it's unlikely to be less powerful than Xbone or PS4: They'll use an off the shelf APU/SOC, which will be more advanced than those two machines. Might cut back somewhere in the spec, but it'll certainly be competitive
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18643091
If it's AMD powered, it's unlikely to be less powerful than Xbone or PS4: They'll use an off the shelf APU/SOC, which will be more advanced than those two machines. Might cut back somewhere in the spec, but it'll certainly be competitive
I'd like to see a more powerful higher spec console that will last me the next 5 years with a better Wii U style gamepad i.e higher res, capacitive screen much longer range so I can actually use it in another room. I swear I'd use my Wii U much more if the range of the pad was longer.
It doesn't have to be literally 1 machine for the handheld & home console.
What they might do is unify them on the same architecture (probably ARM or x86, which would have the advantage of making ports easier for 3rd parties too).
Then release a handheld & a home machine that run the same games & benefit from having a 1st party library twice as big because everything comes out on both.
They could even have the home machine be more powerful - have a low & high setting like we do with PC games but only for their own internal development use, so if you run the game in the home console it's got better res & textures etc but you can play it in either.
There's quite a lot of permutations possible.
What they might do is unify them on the same architecture (probably ARM or x86, which would have the advantage of making ports easier for 3rd parties too).
Then release a handheld & a home machine that run the same games & benefit from having a 1st party library twice as big because everything comes out on both.
They could even have the home machine be more powerful - have a low & high setting like we do with PC games but only for their own internal development use, so if you run the game in the home console it's got better res & textures etc but you can play it in either.
There's quite a lot of permutations possible.
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I haven't even picked up a Wii U yet. 
Agreed,if it is a home console and it comes out say holiday 2016 then it will have to compete with the slim xbox one and ps4,which at that point will both be priced at $300/£230-250
The move to 14nm next year along with architectural improvements from Amd's k12/newer GCN,they could create a system in similar size/power consumption as the wii u whilst being as powerful as the ps4.
Don't think they would sacrifice performance to xbox one levels and have the whole resolution downgrade fiasco that has cost microsoft millions of units.
So far in the 2 years that the XO/PS4 has been launched there hasn't been a single must have game on either system for me to warrant buying one so if nintendo can get 3rd party parity on there next home system along with there first party titles i think they could have a winner on there hands.
The main problem with the wii u is that they released it just 1 year before the 'next gen' systems from microsoft and sony and for nintendo's next system to really thrive they will need 3rd party parity,the gamecube and wii u has proved they can't survive off there own software only.
Then again it might not be a home console,but i can't see nintendo producing another handheld if there going to have teams dedicated to mobile games ,nintendo has small development teams and there's no way they could pump out nintendo quality titles for mobile, a dedicated handheld and a home console.
All in all i actually think this is a positive move and i can't wait for some proper high quality exclusive mobile games...will have to wait and see if they can deliver.
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Why would Nintendo not having joke specs for their console suddenly mean we have 3 identical consoles?
Nintendo have always innovated via the controller, the Wii was nothing special, the Wii U is nothing special, the difference is the control scheme.
What's so bad about wanting proper multiplatform support but also having Nintendo games on a Nintendo console?
Do we always have to have some overpriced and underpowered console to somehow be different?
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Of the three there's only Nintendo that produce first party games that I'm really interested in, but there are other non exclusives on the other consoles that I would like to play , I think that's the general view here.
Nintendo have walked an odd path, the other two have virtually mirrored one another barring spec battles, how many times have people asked "should I buy XBone / PS4?" Nintendo doesn't get much of a look in because it lacks 3rd party support, maybe Nintendo know that the next console they release has to do big numbers or it's their last.
If there were 3 identical consoles with the same power, same features, same third party support priced at or around the same mark I'd pick Nintendo each and every time.
Have to love the article on Eurogamer saying Nintendo have given up on the Wii u with a title like Nintendo admit defeat on the Wii u.
Really?? I've got a Wii u. Not a bed machine to be honest. Mario kart 8. Great fun. But still. Eurogamer really do stick the boot in don't they?
Anyhow, whatever Nintendo is cooking up. I'm intrigued to see more.
Really?? I've got a Wii u. Not a bed machine to be honest. Mario kart 8. Great fun. But still. Eurogamer really do stick the boot in don't they?
Anyhow, whatever Nintendo is cooking up. I'm intrigued to see more.
Did you read the article? It was anything but sticking the boot in. They actually seemed quite affectionate toward it
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Honestly you really seem to have an axe to grind when it comes to Eurogamer. You've accused them previously of being pro-Microsoft too. I'm a regular visitor of their site and find their articles a LOT better than the trash on IGN & Gamespot. The past few times you've mentioned them negatively it doesn't even seem like you've put the effort in to read the articles either.
I did read it. It was the title I was referring to, as mentioned above - click bait title. It's not a good way to attract a reader with a title such as a company has itself admitted defeat.