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Ever since Nintendo confirmed the existence of the NX project, pie-eyed fans have been spreading rumors about what the company’s next hardware is and what it means for the future of Nintendo. Theories such as a 2016 launch date, the Wii U being officially dead, and the upcoming The Legend of Zelda game becoming an NX launch title are being wildly thrown about. The conventional assumption about the NX is it is a next-gen console that will compete with Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One in a way the Wii U seemingly cannot.
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Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
Codename NX is a dedicated gaming console. Why do some people not read what Satoru Iwata said? It's no wonder Iwata has gotten frustrated by how some of the gaming press misinterprets his comments. Here's the important part of his statement as follows:
"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.”
What we do not know is if NX is the next dedicated handheld, dedicated home console, or if the NX is actually a shared codename for both handheld and home console, but that does not mean it is a hybrid console as Iwata already told us years before that Nintendo would not be making a hybrid console.
Nintendo wants to maximum its profitability and increase its customer base between two platforms, not risk putting it all in one basket with one hardware platform. NX could just refer to Nintendo's unified architectural strategy in how it wants to make its next handheld and home console use a similar operating system and architecture.
Iwata even specifically points out that NX does not have a direct connection to Nintendo's new mobile games business.
Let's hope that whatever it is, it won't be weakly-specced hardware based around yet another gimmick, as all their recent hardware has been (DS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U). It's time for Nintendo to get back to what they used to be great at, producing solid gaming hardware and great games. They've really lost their way for over a decade, and they just can't afford more mediocre products with poorly integrated gimmicks anymore. If they can't even be remotely competitive when it comes to their gaming hardware, then they really should just go software only, and leave the hardware design to companies that are more experienced at it.
I predict... the SNES 2!!!
The WiiU competes with ps4 in terms of power games like M3DWORLD,PIKIMIN3,SMASH4,MK8,D E,XENONBLADEX,ZELDA,BAYONETTA2 , ect all compete with ps4 in terms of graphics easy,and I'm sure what ever Retro Studio's are doing with all that new talent will be crazy and Devils Third is meant to be unrecognizable now that's how much better it looks now all these games side by side to ps4 graphics will be equal if not better.
NX will use power8 cpu's and a RX200 series gpu if rumours are true so it will be on a whole new level to ps4/WiiU....
The power in WiiU is the edram when you use all of it and the ddr3 you get insane bandwidth it's leagues above ps4 in memory for graphics performance,not RAM thats just for assets in the game I'm on about bandwidth RAM the wiiu has by far the most.....
it could be the second in a row console from Nintendo that fails. Wouldn't it be crazy?