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Hardly a redisgn though, just smaller forms. You mean NES mini right? Which isn't the same thing as a NES, as can only play so many games.
 
Wow, never knew they existed.

But as above, they don't do anything different. So waiting for a redesign (3DS style) isn't worth it IMO.
 
Zatoichi.uK said:
I'm still not buying that the switch will come in around £200 to £250 with a game, especially given Nintendo said they wouldn't be making a loss on the hardware. I hope I'm wrong.

I'm also surprised the Wii U is still commanding the price it is given no-one will buy one shortly.
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Well you can already pre-order one without a game for a smidge under £200 with pre-order price guarantee (i.e. you still pay the original price if the price goes up). And forget the WiiU, I'm shocked that Nintendo are still flogging new model 3DSs for close to £200 (Switch price)... it seems like the most obvious ripoff right now considering what the Switch will offer for almost the same price.

Sugnid said:
V.2?!!

Really? Wow. Console isn't even out yet and you're happy to wait another 5-6 years?

Each to their own I guess.
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The Running Man said:
They will refresh with better screen and battery before too long.
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This. The original model 3DS had terrible battery life so the 3DS XL was needed. That said it took them several iterations for them to add a 2nd analogue and even now it's still not a proper 2nd analogue... this is what Nintendo always do with their handhelds. Remember the GBA SP and then Micro? I think there were even more versions of the GBA too.

Oh and one of the reasons Nintendo changed a bit more on new 3DS models was an attempt at trying to fix their security, which of course made things worse instead. Keep an eye out on screens too, Nintendo initially had nice IPS screens on the first batches of new 3DS and then swapped them for inferior TN screens on later batches. Who's to say they won't try it again with the Switch.
 
Zatoichi.uK said:
I must admit, 18 levels seems kind of short. Still buying though and expect it's got a fair bit of replay value if you chase high scores I guess.
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It is a bit on the expensive side, but I hardly buy anything on my iPad anyway so that will make up for that.

The funny thing is if the game was a Switch exclusive I probably would not buy it. What makes it intriguing to me is playing a Mario game on my iPad :D
 
IIRC the VITA done it too, OLED screens to start with.

It's a nice selling point, and then a good money saver after where most people won't notice or it's too late and buy anyway.
 
mahius said:
And forget the WiiU, I'm shocked that Nintendo are still flogging new model 3DSs for close to £200 (Switch price)... it seems like the most obvious ripoff right now considering what the Switch will offer for almost the same price.
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I was going to mention the 3ds as I'm getting a bit hype for Nintendo again and thought I might be able to bag a cheap 3ds. No chance it seems, which was a little annoying as the US got the $99 version. I'm not sure if this is inferior to a standard 3ds in some way though.
 
Kreeeee said:
Usual redesign? They've never done that with home consoles before.
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Is it a home console or a handheld this time round? Some kind of hybrid, sure, but I'm leaning more towards the latter. Especially considering Nintendo's success with handhelds vs. home consoles recently - it makes more sense to focus on this. My hunch it will fall into the regular upgrade cycle we're seeing more and more of these days. Either way, i'm waiting on the games to come out first this time. Too many of my Nintendo consoles have gathered dust in recent years.

Having said that - it will just take a return to form and the release of one, truly great game to change all this! Last one, in my view, was SMG2. Ball's in your court, Nintendo.
 
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EDIT : Says switch exclusive, but its also for pc. These will be most likely pc graphics. But gotta admit, that unreal engine is great.
 
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Will definitely pick one of these up once a decent library of games has ammassed and screen/battery improved in it's first refresh.

malachi said:
Because it wouldn't make sense to have a Mario game which isn't on a Nintendo platform :confused: Especially if it turns out to be a big hit.
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It's designed for tap screen one handed play on phones to break into the mobile market. Obviously not coming to the switch in any form.
 
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The US patent application for the Switch(or a version of it) is public, some interesting bits:

  • Active cooling fan operates in both 'portable mode' and 'console mode', but faster in 'console mode'.
  • "The information processing device 1 can display, on the TV 6, images of a higher resolution than in the portable mode" (Designed to output higher resolution while docked)
  • IR camera/transmitter inside right joy-con.
  • The console unit, and both Joy-cons controllers all have motion sensor features, designed to work best when together.
  • Both joy-cons have additional L & R buttons on the inside edge, for use when detached
  • "Record button" (like a share button) present on left Joy-con below direction buttons (the square one)
  • There's a slot on the bottom for "e.g., an SD card" (looks like micro SD)
  • Custom controller grips and controllers (joy-cons) mentioned

There's some other interesting stuff in the patent, like a VR headset (HMD) that the console unit can slot into - that may never be a thing we see though.

http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...d=PG01&s1=15/178984&OS=15/178984&RS=15/178984 (click the images button for detailed patent images)
 
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Tried mario, well made for sure but for me doesn't offer much over other games of it's type and have sort have had enough of that new mario bros art style :( not sure I'll buy it for now
 
Nintendo Switch Gets Tegra-soc With Maxwell GPU

The Nintendo Switch would be using a Tegra-soc with Maxwell GPU according to two anonymous sources at GamesBeat. The choice for an 'older' architecture would have been made to be able to produce the product faster.

The sources at the game division of VentureBeat say will Nintendo Wii replacement as soon as possible and not bring the risk that competitors already a similar hybrid console on the market:

Nvidia introduced its new Pascal architecture earlier this year, but that technology is not ready for the Tegra chip going into the Switch. The custom Maxwell Tegra (which uses a 20nm process as opposed to the more efficient 16nm process of the Pascal) in the machine is still powerful enough to play Nintendo-style games that rely on quality art over horsepower, but don’t expect Switch software to match the graphical fidelity of the highest-end PS4 games.

The choice of Maxwell means that the Nintendo box will likely be a lot cheaper than other brand-new consoles (which typically debut at $400 to $600) at the outset. The Maxwell graphics will be embedded in the ARM-based Tegra processor, which is an all-in-one chip, with both processor and graphics on the same piece of silicon. Like the Advanced Micro Devices chips in the PS4 and Xbox One (those consoles have accelerated processing units, or APUs), the single chip consumes less space, uses less power, and costs less than having two chips in the system.

Hardcore gamers and tech fans will likely be upset that Nintendo won’t be using Pascal graphics. That gives Microsoft and Sony room to proceed with their tech arms race. Sony has already launched the PlayStation 4 Pro machine with 4K-like graphics and virtual reality with its PlayStation VR headset. And Microsoft promises true 4K graphics and VR with its upcoming Project Scorpio, debuting for the holidays in 2017. But others may find that the Nintendo Switch is more than adequate for what they need. To give you a sense, we expect the Nintendo Switch to be more than 1 teraflop in performance, but far less than the 6 teraflops that Microsoft is promising for Scorpio. The PS4 is around 1.8 teraflops, and it has much better memory bandwidth performance as well compared to the Switch.

The Shield set-top box that debuted in 2015 has an Nvidia Tegra X1 processor with eight 64-bit ARM cores and a 256-core Maxwell GPU. That machine debuted for $200 with a Shield controller. That machine was capable of 4K 60-frames-per-second graphics, but it used Nvidia’s cloud gaming service to run high-end games such as Dying Light (a first-person zombie game that features a great deal of climbing and jumping around an urban setting). The set-top box could tolerate a higher heat profile, and the Nvidia Shield tablet that debuted in 2014 had a Tegra K1 processor with four CPUs and 192 Kepler graphics cores.
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http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/nintendo_switch_gets_tegra_soc_with_maxwell_gpu.html
 
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