A thread for All things Big N related.
Your thoughts on Tomorrow's Direct?
Your thoughts on What NX should be?
Game's you want to See Big N revive?
To begin. I'm hoping TP HD is real and revealed tomorrow
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A thread for All things Big N related.
Your thoughts on Tomorrow's Direct?
Your thoughts on What NX should be?
Game's you want to See Big N revive?
To begin. I'm hoping TP HD is real and revealed tomorrow
[QUOTE=Gryphon;1599925]A thread for All things Big N related.
Your thoughts on Tomorrow's Direct? I'm hoping TP HD is real and revealed tomorrow.[/QUOTE]
I'm a bit disappointed - I was hoping for more info on Zelda WiiU - I admittedly found out far too late that they wouldn't be talking about NX too.
[QUOTE=Gryphon;1599925]Your thoughts on What NX should be?[/QUOTE]
It should be a next-gen gaming-system with great net-connectivity, the abolishment of friend-codes, and somewhat greater graphical and systemic fidelity than the PS4 and Xbone. =)
Also, I'd LOVE to see them return to the NES colour-scheme - grey, red, black. That's pretty unique.
[QUOTE=Gryphon;1599925]Game's you want to See Big N revive?[/QUOTE]
Oooh...! So many.
[B]Startropics [/B]- this could be an awesome semi-sci-fantasy Zelda for them! : D They could also release less Zelda-games to scratch that itch. Seriously, Startropics has potential.
[B]Metroid [/B]- I've awaited a new 2D-Metroid for ten years now... and Other M was rubbish. I'm really hoping for a return to form for Samus now.
[B]Captain N[/B] - this would actually make a really cool game, all of Nintendo's properties collected into one, along with crossover guest-characters and levels.
NX-NEEDS to be graphically superior to PS4/Xbone-it really, in my opinion, needs to be a near 600Euro machine with great graphics, crisp sound, cinematic edge, host of modern app(Twitch, YT **********, movies, music, etc) a serious approach to online gaming with friends, party, mic support, etc while keeping a lot of what makes Nintendo special still alive too. BLU RAY!!! No more DVD-it's an obsolete technology-it's simply done.
But imagine for a minute Nintendo could use the full power of a PS4/PC for say a Zelda or 3D Mario game.....the graphics would be great, vibrant and have huge, near life like worlds but still in the classic Nintendo feel. Imagine a Mario game, like 64, with an open world the size of Skyrim-or even bigger like TW3....it would be amazing-that is where Nintendo need to be imo.....
Greater power will not only allow far superior visuals and larger worlds-but more complex challenging AI, puzzles, bosses etc.
If Nin' release the NX in say 2 years time and it's just about on par with Xbone/PS4-or even a little better-it will fail as hard as the WiiU did as people simply wont want to pay top dollar for a very small upgrade, just like 2012. They also can't rely on the biggest game on the NX being either Mario Kart and Smash Bors yet again-nuetrals are simply bored stiff of that as reflected in Nin's struggle to grow the fan base.
Nintendo really need something big with the NX-like it or not they are the lowest rung on the console/PC ladder right now with the WiiU and that's not where the biggest name in gaming should be. The over rely on ancient series that are beyond 8,9,10+ itterations and have little to no excitement for new fans and a lot of younger players.
I would also suggest NX stays away from gimmicks like tablet/motion, maybe look into VR depending how well that is recieved from the Rift, Hololens, Morpheus, etc. But get back to good old controller in front of screen gaming.....To some Nintendo was Mario and Zelda when they were kids-to me it was hardcore shooter sessions on Goldeneye, Quake, Doom, Perfect Dark, etc and games like Mortal Kombat...I look at Nintendo in stores today and where is that stuff....this is a part of N history left behind for ONLY the soft, cuddly stuff like Yoshi and Mario.....as an adult now all I was really able to truly enjoy on the WiiU so far has been Bayonetta 2-which was amazing and one of the highest rated games this gen....
I thought this years was going to be N all the way-blow the others out of the water with StarFox and Zelda-both delayed...okay fine still got Devils Third and Fatal Frame-both pretty much bomb and suck-no joke D3rd was one of the worst games I've ever played....the reviews on MC pretty much trashed Animal Crossing too...so this year has been a complete right off beyond Splatoon.
Rant over.
Shorter more palatable opinion...
Really excited for Zelda next year and want to get my hands on Xenoblade Chronicles too. NX needs serious investment from N brass and if done right could put N back on top.
Nintendo Badge Arcade is @#$%ing evil!
I'm going to leave that here.
Now if you'll excuse me, there's a Mewtwo badge I have to throw money at.
Pokemon console game, probably an mmo. I'm not buying a handheld nintendo, you can print money.
^Yes a real Pokemon RPG would be great. The console potential is huge to evolve the series....needed for years now.
[video=youtube;UkCAvIDYZUo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkCAvIDYZUo[/video]
Nintendo had a good Thanksgiving
Target reported their online sales were their biggest in history and the 3 biggest sellers were the ipad, apple watch and the Wii U
Mincecraft is coming to Wii U next week
Mario Galaxy 1 is on the US eshop now
[QUOTE=L.R Johansson;1604812] and Other M was rubbish..[/QUOTE]
Other M was *excellent* in every way, except for story. The story and cutscenes were kinda rubbish. But the levels, the enemies, the movement and mechanics, the design, all of that was excellent. I absolutely loved every moment of it that was live gameplay and not Sakamoto's faltering attempts to turn Samus into some kind of... whatever.
[QUOTE=gobSIDES;1619305] needs to be a near 600Euro machine[/QUOTE]
No way. That would be suicide for them.
The reason people buy consoles instead of PCs is all about affordability and deployability. They want something cheaper that they don't have to screw with. You plug it in, wait for some updates, then start playing. Any high price point ruins the dynamic. Nintendo consoles are always the cheapest (and should be) because Nintendo's fans are fine with the cartoony look and don't really care about realistic/lightmapped/volumetric/bloom as much as other fans do.
What Nintendo needs to do is stick to it's strengths. Ignore the stupid gimmicky controllers, and just focus on making really good First-party titles.
That's what sells for them. Not third-parties, not core gamers, not weird control methods (save for the Wii's bizarre outlier success at first)
Lots of Mario titles. Lots of Zelda-related stuff. Lots of Metroid. Lots of Pokemon. That's what prints money for them, and they need to stick with that and let it print money for them.
I'm not sure how many people here play the Pokemon games but all year starting next month legendary Pokemon will be available via Gamestop and the Nintendo Network. Now while many people may already own some of these Pokemon I'm excited.
[url]http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mythical_Pok%C3%A9mon_to_be_distributed_throughout_2016[/url]
[QUOTE=Endless_Legend;1722098]Other M was *excellent* in every way, except for story. The story and cutscenes were kinda rubbish. But the levels, the enemies, the movement and mechanics, the design, all of that was excellent. I absolutely loved every moment of it that was live gameplay and not Sakamoto's faltering attempts to turn Samus into some kind of... whatever.[/QUOTE]
Because that part was handled by Team Ninja.
Nintendo been screwed up "Metroid" from day one on the SNES.
1. Blonde Eastern European ( Russian ) Samus. Seriously a huge amount of the fan base never seen Samus before or knew she was a she at all. In Japan the commercial aired via an actress playing a fully clothed Samus. Which ruined many ideas.
2. Samus has underwear. Again SNES Samus censored her nudity when she exploded out of the suit. So they just censored anyways. However it has been found on various cartridges this censoring is not there at all. As Nintendo explained she was suppose to be naked under the suit ( as the suit is organic material ).
.....
About Other-M. It was colorful and all but basically another "Metroid fun-house" As with Fusion. They just brought back all the enemies to life and that was the excuse. Cloning, research among other ideas. Also the game controls are mostly automatic as well.
Seriously Samus is suppose to be the super-bad Boba-fett/Jango-fett but Other-M made her look like a super-rape-victim aboard a ship of horny disgruntle men. Even one scene where she is being talked down by a commander or even being run-down by a vehicle is just childish and stupid. Team-Ninja ruined it. Nice visuals.
When we Samus, she is like looking at Master Vega/Bison walking down the hallway of Shadowloo base. Not some sorta random space grunt.
..............
Nintendo is just fine. They make money of peoples children until they realize they could be doing something else with there time and money. But sucks them in long enough to make money off them. In fact Capcom is open about the kind of people who actually buy there products.
[QUOTE=Endless_Legend;1722098]Other M was *excellent* in every way, except for story. The story and cutscenes were kinda rubbish. But the levels, the enemies, the movement and mechanics, the design, all of that was excellent. I absolutely loved every moment of it that was live gameplay and not Sakamoto's faltering attempts to turn Samus into some kind of... whatever.[/QUOTE]
I disagree in regards to the gameplay, in a franchise that invented a genre based around exploration and back-tracking, having a game that was a linear corridor after linear corridor with no chance to backtracking is not my idea of fun, I thought the environments were nowhere near as captivating as they are in the previous games, especially compared to Super Metroid or Metroid Prime, I also found the combat incredibly simple and I just kinda went on auto-pilot after a while, I also found a lot of the designs to be completely unmemorable, only things I remember is [spoil]Baby/adolescent Ridley[/spoil], and the Gravity Suit changing from Purple to some kind of of glow, neither of which I was a fan of.
I will give it one thing though, Samus felt really nice to control, that's one thing I always liked more about the 2D games, Samus just always felt faster and more agile than in Metroid Prime, where she felt a bit more clunky, I mean, it worked well for the kind of game Retro wanted to make, but I always did kind of want a 3D Metroid that had the feel of the 2D games, and Metroid: Other M delivered on that front, but that is the only plus I will give it.
So I been playing some awesome Super Mario Maker and been playing the courses people make as well as the "Event Courses" which people make. Anyhow folks , I was wanting to know how you played the older event courses. Because I like getting those cool figures at the end on the map. I have the last like 10-20 of them and would like to get from 1-100 at least.
[QUOTE=SUPERECWFAN1;1727598]So I been playing some awesome Super Mario Maker and been playing the courses people make as well as the "Event Courses" which people make. Anyhow folks , I was wanting to know how you played the older event courses. Because I like getting those cool figures at the end on the map. I have the last like 10-20 of them and would like to get from 1-100 at least.[/QUOTE]
Only certain event courses give costumes. You otherwise have to play the 100 Mario challenge. You can get 20 from the easy mode then have to go to the normal and hard
[QUOTE=Gryphon;1727622]Only certain event courses give costumes. You otherwise have to play the 100 Mario challenge. You can get 20 from the easy mode then have to go to the normal and hard[/QUOTE]
Ok...I will do that tomorrow I guess. I played the 1 challenge and I guess its why it only let me go back so far.
[url]http://nintendoeverything.com/rumor-bandai-namco-working-on-several-nx-games-smash-bros-a-launch-title/[/url]
Rumor: Bandai Namco working on several NX games, Smash Bros. a launch title
One of the latest stories that has came out about the NX is ....it won't be more powerful than the PS4 or X-BOX One. Instead it will run close to those systems power wise which has had people do this reaction....
[video=youtube;XZxzJGgox_E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZxzJGgox_E[/video]
Because the big complaint is Nintendo needs the NX to hit big since the WiiU has failed to do good sales wise. That the company will fall further behind Sony and Microsoft in the console wars.
That came from a survey that turned out not to have correct info
So many NX rumours are floating around constantly, it's barely worth paying attention to in my opinion. We'll find out more at E3; until then we'll be plenty busy with Star Fox, Pokkén Tournament, Twilight Princess HD or any of the bazillion RPGs they're releasing for 3DS soon.
Might pick up a new game soon though, I'm thinking Splatoon, Yoshi or Captain Toad - they all look so fun!
[QUOTE=SUPERECWFAN1;1761697]One of the latest stories that has came out about the NX is ....it won't be more powerful than the PS4 or X-BOX One. Instead it will run close to those systems power wise which has had people do this reaction....
Because the big complaint is Nintendo needs the NX to hit big since the WiiU has failed to do good sales wise. That the company will fall further behind Sony and Microsoft in the console wars.[/QUOTE]
"People" don't understand the market, then, if that's their reaction.
Nintendo falling behind was never about the system's lack of power. Nintendo fans don't care about power. The Wii U fell behind because [I]there were no games for it for the first two years. [/I]
Nintendo made the mistake of believing the lies that the rest of the industry told them, that they needed third-party support. So Nintendo deliberately delayed releasing most of their first-party franchises for the first year that the Wii U was out, to give the third parties time to release theirs.
Trouble was, then alot of third-parties back out and decided not to develop games for the Wii U at all. Which caused sales to crater (because hardware sales are driven by titles and content, not power) which then caused the remaining third-parties to pull out. Nintendo was left alone in the cold with nothing ready to ship. THEN they experienced problems and delays for their First-party games (which they were now trying to rush to market) which caused almost nothing to come out for the second year.
What Nintendo should have done from the beginning, what they had always done successfully in the past, was go-it-alone. Screw third parties, and just dump a ton of cash into lots of great First-party titles.
They're doing that now, and the Wii U is selling a lot more (although still not well, due to very poor/nonexistant marketing of the Wii U, and also because it's name sucks and confuses the casual buyers who can't tell it apart from the Wii)
The system's power doesn't matter. The NX doesn't really even need to be any more powerful than the Wii U. What it needs is [I]titles[/I]. [I]Lots of [B]first [/B]party titles. [/I]
With the recent development of Puni-chan, and the different Zygarde forms, I'm curious how they will integrate this into future Pokémon games.
Also, it's February and we haven't gotten any news on major announcements for the franchise. It's the 20th anniversary! Come on, Nintendo/Gamefreak!
There is a 41 minute Nintendo direct starting in 15 minutes
[video=youtube;ukIX1DrkfqI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukIX1DrkfqI[/video]
Thanks Gryphon! Some cool stuff in there. The new Paper Mario looks gorgeous, Tokyo Mirage Sessions Sharp FE looks absolutely ridiculously over the top (so naturally I'm interested) and honestly, Metroid Federation Force will probably end up okay. Not the kind of Metroid I'm interested in personally, but I doubt it will be bad.
I'm not fully getting Star Fox Guard though, looks like that's either digital or a pack-in for a limited release with the main Star Fox Zero? Looks like a cool version of tower defense.
Personally I love my Wii U. Sad it didn't do better then it did, its a solid system in my book. Hopefully the NX will get off to a stronger start.
Anywho, been playing a lot of Pokken Tournament lately and been enjoying it, also looking forward to the release of Hyrule Warriors Legends on the 3DS this Friday!
[QUOTE=GreenLanternRanger;1881480] Anywho, been playing a lot of Pokken Tournament lately and been enjoying it, also looking forward to the release of Hyrule Warriors Legends on the 3DS this Friday![/QUOTE]
How would you think Pokkén would rate for someone who isn't huge on fighting games? I've played a fair share of Smash Bros, but could never really get much fun out of Mortal Kombat/Capcom vs SNK and stuff. Considering to try it again with Pokkén though because, well because Pokémon! Just not convinced yet I wanna spend 60 bucks on it.
[QUOTE=TotalSnorefest;1882556]How would you think Pokkén would rate for someone who isn't huge on fighting games? I've played a fair share of Smash Bros, but could never really get much fun out of Mortal Kombat/Capcom vs SNK and stuff. Considering to try it again with Pokkén though because, well because Pokémon! Just not convinced yet I wanna spend 60 bucks on it.[/QUOTE]
Well I would say the game is abit more complex then smash in terms of controls but not so hard that you wouldn't be able to enjoy it. If that makes any sense.
[QUOTE=GreenLanternRanger;1882637]Well I would say the game is abit more complex then smash in terms of controls but not so hard that you wouldn't be able to enjoy it. If that makes any sense.[/QUOTE]
Awesome, thanks! Yeah it's just I don't have the patience/time to learn endless button combos like many fighting games almost demand. Glad to hear this isn't hugely complicated, I'll give it a go soon! Particularly curious how Suicune plays, being a quatroped and all.
Got my copy of Hyrule Warriors Legends today. Pretty fun game IMO, easier then the Wii U version.
Can we talk about games exclusively released to Nintendo systems but are developed by other companies?
I'm a huge fan of the Metroid style Castlevania games, and with the exception of [I]Symphony of the Night[/I], they all belong to handheld Nintendo systems.
So apparently Miitomo will launch in the U.S. and Europe this Thursday.
[url]http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/29/nintendos-miitomo-has-a-release-date[/url]
[url]http://www.gamespot.com/forums/system-wars-314159282/your-daily-nx-rumour-has-arrived-grab-salted-popco-33060961/?page=1[/url]
New NX rumors
[QUOTE]I stumbled across a New user on Reddit called 'desmotor' - claims to be another Nintendo employee from NOA marketing. So i couldn't resist asking some questions. The threads are quite recent so if you enjoy the rumormill, i encourage you to jump on the bandwagon.
Here are some highlights from what he has said already:
- Says previous leaker/colleague was embarrassingly fired.
- His colleagues know he is leaking stuff but Nintendo won't find out who he is. He won't take the risk like Trevelyan's source by proving his validity to the internet. He is doing for the 'fun and told you so factor'. Apparently Nintendo doesn't treat him well considering what he does, and things have gotten worse since the Trevelyan leak (a.k.a. SupermetalDave64), and he has no respect for them. Those leaks are the only ones which have been legit btw.
So, first off,
A media event will be announced in mid April. Event in late April after Starfox Zero Launches.
And... here we go again guys,
- 'Nintendo Reach' a.k.a. NX will be a staggered launch with console holiday 2016 and handheld mid 2017. Comes with a standard controller similar to the Pro.
"This is the name of Nintendo's new console - From what I have seen the logo is stylized in a variety of ways - One of them is stylized in a 90's Nintendo fashion and the other in a Wii/DS style -The marketing is split between hardcore gamers and Casuals."
- Is not backward compatible with Wii U but games will be ported to NX through a Reach setting and Wii U setting.
- The OS is one and the same for the console and held, sort of like Google chrome being used on different devices. Some games are shared.
- Is cartridge based, similar in size to 3DS carts, but more rectangular. Carts that can be used on both devices and have red and blue markers. Carts only on console have a blue marker and handheld only carts have the red marker.
- Handheld is about the size of the bottom screen of a 3DS XL with a freeform display which will be marketed as "The full immersion" display. it has some form of head tracking.
- Only major things online being pushed in regards to online are Voice chat, cloud saves and My nintendo missions.
- It lies in between The XBONE and PS4. Powerful and affordable.
NX will be launching with flagship titles The Legend of Zelda - The Fields of Dawn & a new 3D Mario dubbed Mario Underground (title TBD)
"Takes place in Truffle Kingdom underneath our familiar setting -You can explore this Kingdom to discover "Tunnels" to levels and "Gem" coins -it has all the Mario world's we have come to know and love but with a subterranean twist to each - A new Crystal Power up which lets Mario turn into a drill to tunnel around and for him to shoot projectiles -This is probably the most Story centric mainline game yet with the familiar crew meeting their Truffle Kingdom counter parts. -Bowser is playable. - "A graphic I saw showed a cross section of the Mushroom Kingdom then subworld then the Truffle kingdom."
Also,
- A new Animal Crossing is in the works.
- Retro Studios is making a 2017 holiday title dubbed Nintendo's All Stars (title TBD) and is an action RPG.
Well, what do you reckon SW? Worth a discussion providing that plenty of the old Sodium Chloride is at hand!
He has a few threads on the go so here's the forum link (on my phone btw so somebody could fix the link if the want).
[url]https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoNX/More[/url] info:
UPDATE:
- What Kimishima said about it being a totally new experience was a load of crap. NX is pretty traditional apart from the carts and handheld console interaction.
- Split marketing - casual (handheld) and core (console and console+handheld)
- Reach setting adjust the game to be able to play without the gamepad, Wii U setting requires the game pad and plays like a normal Wii U game.
Will ship with controller, console and 5 virtual console games, there is also a bundle that comes with 'MiiWare.'
- Scrollable wheels and haptic analogue are used for Drilling with the crystal power up in Super Mario UNDERGROUND and power up switching.
- Doesn't know what architecture is being used.
- No info on SCD
UPDATE 2:
- Ubisoft's, EA's and Activision's yearly titles aimed for Launch.
- Console @ $350.
- Handheld Launches in the Spring of 2017 @ $199.
- High Budget and Retro styled ad campaign, using red and blue as color themes. No gimmick advertised in relation to the console.
- Handheld graphics described as 'jaggy Wii U games'
UPDATE 3:
He only seems to be be answering PM's at the moment, so i asked him to clarify a few things and here are the answers he gave:
- Mario is sort of like octo valley from splatoon just expanded.
- All stars is very amiibo heavy but you can buy characters for around 5 bucks.
- Virtual console is being heavily marketed.
- Reggie hosts the NX media event a sneak peek of Mario and Zelda will be shown there.
- E3 is a conference with prerecorded footage being filmed in a couple of days.
- Nintendo and I think this thing will do well and probably surpass xbone.
If you have any questions that haven't already been answered i can try to get them answered via PM... bear in mind he says he's in marketing so he doesn't know specifics about power etc. [/QUOTE]
So Miitomo came out today. Anybody else download it yet? If so what do you think?
A new reddit user has come forth claiming to be a dev on an NX game
[url]https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoNX/comments/4cnkr8/i_am_a_developer_working_on_an_rpg_for_the_nx_ask/[/url]
From the bits of info we have
Not a Japanese game, will likely be revealed in April, definitive console edition and an rpg
About the NX
Very marketable name
NOT backwards compatible
If the rumors of a ps4.5 are true then it will be equal to NX ( this was the part that I thought will get a lot of attention)
The most powerful console the dev ever worked on.
Here are quotes
"*It is more powerful than the PS4 by any sensible metric. Overall, it is at least slightly more powerful
*12GB on ours. A substantial portion may not be available to games (we can only go as high as 6GB right now)
*1TB embedded HDD, pretty sure this is not the case for the consumer version, though
*I'll tell you it's not x86 (but you can probably guess what it is)"
Connectivity with mobile devices seems to be the goal.
"Our devkit uses discs. At least one controller has a screen, albeit there are at least two separate kinds of controllers. More powerful than a PS4, but these things are naturally hard to quantify, there are so many things to keep track of. I will say, there is no single metric where the console is weaker than the PS4. At worst it matches it. Development is extremely easy, no obvious bottlenecks on the hardware. Our game is a port."
"There are scrolling shoulder buttons. They are the L and R buttons. They depress too. We are using them for weapon and spell switching (though we are programming remapping for controls, too). The scroll buttons are my favorite part of the controller, to be honest, they are a sensible and practical evolution for controllers. We're just using the screen for inventory and maps. Nothing special. We might do Remote Play on the controller, but we are waiting on Nintendo for guidelines on that, I believe."
"I know nothing about the handheld- if it exists, we weren't shown it. I know there is at least one extension port on the devkit, I don't know what that is for. There is no 'new way to play,' that's just marketing speak. It's a fairly traditional console with some sensible evolutions. From what I can gather about targeted specifications for the retail release, I think Nintendo may have some AR gimmicks, but they are definitely not the central point of the console to the best of my knowledge."
"Nintendo plans a Q2 reveal of the console, that is honestly all I know (we've been told to have a trailer and demo build ready, to be deployed at short notice any time starting April)"
"I couldn't tell you anything about what games Nintendo has planned.I know they had a meeting with the upper management, and I think that their own lineup was discussed in that meeting, but the most I hear is that Nintendo will have 'a good lineup.' Which, I mean, that goes without saying, right? The online is definitely far better this time around. In general, it seems like we can 'plug in' (so to speak) loads of online features into our games without having to worrying about whether the backend even supports them, that we never could on Nintendo systems before. There's not much online functionality in our game, but even basic features that were missing before are present here."
"I couldn't speak to what the final OS will be like at all. Right now, it's a hog. I think 6GB is reserved for it. It seems to run mostly fine. It resembles Android the most- a very bloated Android."
"*The touch screen is capacitive. Very high quality, in my experience.
*I think this version of the game is definitive, at least on consoles. It looks the best, performs the best, and has extra content included.
*We're pretty excited about it. We have never worked on a Nintendo system before (by which I mean specifically my team), and we are pleasantly surprised
*I do not wish to speak of the name
*It is a powerful, flexible traditional console, with very minor gimmicks that don't get in the way. Very unlike Nintendo, at least the Nintendo of the last 15 years."
"There will be a new Nintendo console out this year. As of right now, we have a launch window for December, and I am pretty sure we are aiming to be a launch game."
"The OS seems to be fully accessible while the game is running. I can confirm that multitasking is a thing. The devkit can interact with Android and iOS tablets and phones, as well as PCs and Macs (I specifically tested for a Mac). From what I have been able to gather- and this part is strictly speculation- I think that the console will be able to construct a full profile for you by having you just pair up with a smartphone or tablet or PC, without you having to set one up."
"You can do this with games, although obviously, you need to have the other device programmed to be able to communicate with the console. In simple terms, games with smartphone apps will be able to instantly connect with their apps on phones or tablets, without nonsensical logins and pairings and synchronizations, and what not."
"It's a marketable name. Not like Wii U, which was inherently a terrible one. This is my final answer for now! I'll make a new thread (or bump this one) when I return!"
"It's flat out the most powerful console I have ever worked on, with no bottlenecks."
"Uh, I'll make this my last answer for now: if the PS4.5 is real, I think it and the NX should be reasonably matched."
"Interactive achievements are a thing. They're not EXACTLY like achievements, they're more like challenges (or 'missions'), but we're implementing them like achievements. "
After falling for the controller fakes I don't believe anything anymore.
The "dev'-leak" actually sounds more reasonable - mainly for one reason only: the lack of a cartridge-system.
A cartridge-system just isn't economically feasible today - they cost of making itty-bitty compact cartridges that can actually fill up 1080p -games is simply unreasonable! To compete with Xbone and PS4, Nintendo needs Bluray - that means data-sizes from somewhere around 12 - 25 gb! It's possible, but this would make Nintendo-games more expensive than their competitors - and Nintendo can't afford to do that these days.
Though, I will say this - if what the dev'-leak says ends up being true, then that would be awesome, as that's basically what Nintendo have needed to do for some time now.