Titel : Nintendo's next console will let you play anywhere, with anyone, reports say
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Nintendo's next console will let you play anywhere, with anyone, reports say
Nintendo's next game console will be a powerful tablet that allows gaming on the go while also connecting to a television for big-screen experiences, new reports indicate, but the most surprising rumour concerns how the machine will handle multiplayer.
Citing "a number of sources" within the games industry, Eurogamer reports that the screen on the new device will sit between two panels of buttons and control sticks — which is standard for a gaming handheld — but that the panels will be removable for impromptu two-player gaming sessions. The panels are wireless, so moving from solo play to multiplayer while on the go will apparently be as simple as disconnecting the controls and passing one to a friend.
When playing at home the machine can be inserted into a dock that will display games on your TV, the reports say, with the dock presumably also powering and charging the device. It would stand to reason that more traditional controllers will be used with the console in its docked mode, although that was not mentioned in the reports.
It has been previously reported that Nintendo's new machine — which the Japanese company has publicly acknowledged with the codename "NX" — will use cartridges as a game medium rather than discs. Static media makes sense given the portable nature of the device, and this has been reiterated by sources in Eurogamer's article.
No further details are given on the size or shape of the cartridges, but it can be safely assumed they'd be more akin to a DS game or SD card than those of the hefty old Super Nintendo. Buying games by download from an online store is also likely to be supported, as it is on Nintendo's current platforms.
Of course a mobile device is unlikely to match a high-end PC or current generation video game console for sheer power, but the reports indicate the machine's performance may be surprisingly solid.
The sources say that NX development kits run Nvidia's Tegra X1 chip, a powerful mobile processor currently found in Google's Pixel C tablet and Nvidia's own gaming set-top box the Shield Android TV. While the latter device has been proven to outperform game consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, a separate Eurogamer article speculates that Nintendo could end up with even better performance since its device will not run Android. The NX may even end up running the as-yet-unavailable Tegra X2 for more power or better battery life.
Regardless, if the reports are accurate, gamers can likely expect graphical fidelity somewhere below the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but above that of their predecessors.
The design of this supposed console may seem quite weird — and it's understandable that some might have been hoping Nintendo would make a "normal" console like that from Sony or Microsoft — but if Nintendo is moving in a completely different direction it would fit perfectly within the company's recent history.
While Sony and Microsoft were bringing powerful new traditional consoles to market in the mid 2000s, Nintendo was pushing the seemingly absurd, low-power, motion-controlled Wii. When Sony countered the Game Boy line with a sleek, high-tech portable device, Nintendo was already putting out the chunky DS, a damn near unbreakable clamshell whose dual screens and passe stylus made analysts scoff. Yet these two systems roundly outsold their competitors.
What's more, Nintendo gave up the battle to be the singular destination for hardcore gaming a long time ago, and it's difficult to imagine it could attract FIFA or Call of Duty players now. Instead, for the last 10-to-15 years Nintendo has been all about attracting a wide fanbase with ways to play that aren't possible on other systems, and engaging software based on those new paradigms.
The company's next massive game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, is confirmed to be coming to NX, and rumours have indicated Nintendo will repackage its biggest Wii U games for the console, including Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart and Splatoon (all of which could make great use of those wireless multiplayer pads).
Nintendo has said it will launch the NX in March 2017, while Eurogamer's report says the company will unveil the console's real name and form factor in September, alongside a marketing campaign that emphasises high-fidelity gaming on the go.
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