GamerBolt: "The word on the street is that Nintendo is actually working on a new console. Moreover, this isn’t going to be some mere throwback or another handheld, but an actual, fully-fledged Next Generation machine."
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.
Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.
Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
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To all these writers that want to see a new home console in 2015; yes, Nintendo is effectively producing new pieces of hardware, but you easily won't see the first one until 2016, most probably the handheld.
I wish they would make a console version of pokemon already with updated graphics. There alot of potential in a fully realized console world. I'm not even a nintendo fan, but I would seriously consider if they have something like that.
Nt one single referance to support his claim and thearticle is full of unfounded speculation. Not worth the read..
Of course they are, so are Sony and Microsoft. They always start making consoles years in advance. There's nothing new here.
Here's an idea. Obviously, I don't know numbers so it may not be feasible but it's an idea nonetheless. And the one I wanted them to make initially.
Nintendo has the advantage of seeing how this gen had begun and what's important. Make a new console to run side by side with the wiiU...kinda like their handhelds. Bit this is the meaner, big brother version. It is solely a beast of a machine. No gimmicks, nothing cute, just raw mother-trucking power.
Simultaneously, hire some company to make a new fps IP...fully fleshed and amazing. Make sure all 3rd party companies are on board. And price it at $400. MS and Sony can't upgrade their consoles now, and Nintendo can make a more powerful machine than both. Get the jump while this gen is young. Become the new king.
Online is very important, but it doesn't need all the bells and whistles off the bat, simply workable. Let the raw power stand on its own.