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I figured I'd go ahead and create a thread for this since this is rumored to be coming out at the end of 2016.
It's not a secret that the WiiU has been a resounding commercial failure. So it's not surprising that Nintendo is expediting the release of it's next console. Most of the information circulating around Nintendo's mysterious new console is speculation and rumors. However there are bits and pieces of information that we know.
Nintendo NX Wiki Guide - IGN
Nintendo NX: Everything we know about Nintendo's new mystery console | TechRadar
The "NX" was first mentioned by Satoru Iwata during a press conference in Japan in early 2015...
Also, Iwata said Nintendo's new membership service would play a key role in the "NX."
More insider information...
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4e2otLh8jw[/youtube]
Nintendo files patent application for cloud gaming devices - NeoGAF
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIAowJnEAPQ[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr8dpCKktCQ[/youtube]
It's not a secret that the WiiU has been a resounding commercial failure. So it's not surprising that Nintendo is expediting the release of it's next console. Most of the information circulating around Nintendo's mysterious new console is speculation and rumors. However there are bits and pieces of information that we know.
Nintendo NX Wiki Guide - IGN
Nintendo NX: Everything we know about Nintendo's new mystery console | TechRadar
The "NX" was first mentioned by Satoru Iwata during a press conference in Japan in early 2015...
"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". It is too early to elaborate on the details of this project, but we hope to share more information with you next year."
Also, Iwata said Nintendo's new membership service would play a key role in the "NX."
Nintendo, together with DeNA, will jointly develop a new membership service which encompasses the existing Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems, the new hardware system with a brand-new concept, NX, and smart devices and PCs, and Nintendo will be the primary party to operate this new membership service.
Unlike the Club Nintendo membership service that Nintendo has been operating, the new membership service will include multiple devices and create a connection between Nintendo and each individual consumer regardless of the device the consumer uses. This membership will form one of the core elements of the new Nintendo platform that I just mentioned.
More insider information...
Though I cannot confirm when it will be launched or any other details of the system, since I have confirmed that it will be a dedicated video game platform with a brand new concept [as stated during the initial announcement] it should mean that we do not intend it to become a simple replacement for Nintendo 3DS or Wii U, he told investors in a now translated Japanese Q&A.
When it comes to how dedicated game systems are being played, the situations have become rather different, especially between Japan and overseas.
Since we are always thinking about how to create a new platform that will be accepted by as many people around the world as possible, we would like to offer to them a dedicated video game platform with a brand new concept by taking into consideration various factors, including the playing environments that differ by country. This is all that I can confirm today.
What all of this means is of course open to debate. Does Iwata intend for the NX to exist on the market alongside 3DS and Wii U? Some have predicted that the new machine will serve both as a home console and handheld which by definition would see it replace both existing machines.
Or does Iwata instead mean that the NXs brand new concept is so different to the existing hardware that it will not compete in the same space?
And what of the comment When it comes to how dedicated game systems are being played, the situations have become rather different, especially between Japan and overseas? This presumably references the growing mobile sector which in Japan has had a far bigger impact on the struggling console market. Does this mean Nintendos new machine will be more mobile than console focused.
With no new details expected at E3 next month, dont expect any answers in the immediate future.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4e2otLh8jw[/youtube]
Nintendo's new game console is scheduled to enter mass production at the end of the first quarter 2016 and despite the fact that the Japan-based company is targeting to ship 20 million units in 2016, the device's upstream component suppliers expect shipments to only reach around 10-12 million units. Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly has been chosen to manufacture the device, but the company declined to comment on its clients or orders.
The new console is estimated to enter mass shipments in the second quarter. In addition to Foxconn, suppliers such as Foxconn Technology, Macronix, Pixart Imaging, Coxon Precise Industrial, Nishoku Technology, Delta Technology, Lingsen Precision Industries and Jentech will also supply components for the device.
Digitimes Research expects Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4 to achieve shipments of 13 and 18 million units, respectively in 2016, and if Nintendo's new console is able to ship 10 million units in the year, the company will then be able to maintain its competitiveness in the market.
On June 3, 2014, Nintendo Co., Ltd filed in the US via the USPTO a patent application titled "Supplemental Computing Devices For Game Consoles". It describes certain supplemental devices that a game console may utilize to increase the speed or quality of a user's gaming experience (in a cloud gaming context primarily); the device may provide processing and/or storage resources to game consoles to assist these game consoles in executing a game or performing other tasks (viewing or editing photos, watching videos, etc.) on the game console, among many other things. I find this quite peculiar, so let's dig into it. Here's the abstract and a few excerpts, and as usual the images (in very high quality this time). Interesting parts bolded/underlined.
Additionally, there is a foreign reference to a European patent by Deutsche Telekom AG for "Method and system of using networked virtual machines of mobile devices in the cloud to provide mobile applications and services". There's also some prior art to Nintendo's filing, but it's currently not available via USPTO's PAIR.
Nintendo files patent application for cloud gaming devices - NeoGAF
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIAowJnEAPQ[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr8dpCKktCQ[/youtube]
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