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gcunit

So the Basic is being discontinued...

So the NX is not replacing the Wii U...

So the Project Cars bloke has heard rumours of a tech announcement from Nintendo at E3...

May I now present to you...

...the New Nintendo Wii U!

  • Improved processing capability
  • Larger SSD
  • Something else worth mentioning
  • Project Cars for Wii U confirmed!
  • Gamepad sold separately so that existing owners can upgrade without forking out for another gamepad.

Who's with me?

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CaviarMeths

3 million Wii Us still sitting in warehouses says no, probably not.

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Discostew

Ain't gonna happen.

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Jacob717

gcunit wrote:

So the NX is not replacing the Wii U...

And the DS didn't replace the GBA.

Jacob717

jariw

gcunit wrote:

So the Project Cars bloke has heard rumours of a tech announcement from Nintendo at E3...

Wasn't it more like the bloke had no clue of what Nintendo has said about E3?

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skywake

jariw wrote:

gcunit wrote:

So the Project Cars bloke has heard rumours of a tech announcement from Nintendo at E3...

Wasn't it more like the bloke had no clue of what Nintendo has said about E3?

Yup, to quote the source of said "news" story directly.....

I take it with the game selling so well, the WiiU version should be getting polished up

I can't say too much but we're awaiting E3 with baited breath.

Ian, you have no idea how happy you have just made me

Don't read wrongly into that... OK I'll come clean. At the moment we're running at about 23FPS on the WiiU. We're awaiting/hoping for more of a hardware announcement at E3.

Ah.... So I take it you are hoping the NX is a new home console releasing kind of soon? I fear you may be disappointed as I'm pretty sure I read somewhere Nintendo aren't going to be talking hardware at E3 this year

Honestly, unless we really cut the looks back I think we're looking to Nintendo's next console.

Do you have any idea when we will have clarification on whether it is heading to the Wii U or not?

I suppose if they don't announce something at E3 or soon after we will have a go at it.

I think it's fair to say they know as little as we do. And just like some of us they're jumping to conclusions about what the NX is and when it'll be out. I don't think that's confirmation of any sort. If anything the whole conversation seemed pretty damn vague.....

Edited on by skywake

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UGXwolf

Jason723 wrote:

gcunit wrote:

So the NX is not replacing the Wii U...

And the DS didn't replace the GBA.

To be fair, while the DS was intended to be a third pillar, it was still a handheld which ultimately defeated the purpose of the GBA. The NX, on the other hand, we know absolutely NOTHING about other than that it's called the NX, it's something hardware related, and we're not gonna learn more about it until next year. We don't even know if it's a handheld or a console (or both) yet. Literally all we really know is that it exists and it's Nintendo's next hardware-related advance.

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gcunit

jariw wrote:

gcunit wrote:

So the Project Cars bloke has heard rumours of a tech announcement from Nintendo at E3...

Wasn't it more like the bloke had no clue of what Nintendo has said about E3?

Who knows quite how he said, and whether he was telling the truth or not? Could easily have been a deliberate hint...

Edited on by gcunit

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skywake

gcunit wrote:

Who knows quite how he said, and whether he was telling the truth or not? Could easily have been a deliberate hint...

I think it's pretty damn clear that they don't have a clue. All they said was that they were having trouble with the Wii U port and that they were hoping for something to come out of E3. They wouldn't know anything. If Nintendo was telling devs as small as that about what their immediate plans were we'd have a lot more info about what the NX is.....

The Basic is being discontinued because it's the least popular SKU on a platform that's not selling that well. The NX probably isn't replacing the Wii U but it could be because we know jack about what it is truth be told. The Project Cars bloke wants to hope that the NX is a Wii successor because they're having difficulty with the Wii U port. None of this points to a Wii U revision, infact the abandonment of a SKU and the belief that the NX is more likely a portable suggest the complete opposite.

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Bolt_Strike

UGXwolf wrote:

Jason723 wrote:

gcunit wrote:

So the NX is not replacing the Wii U...

And the DS didn't replace the GBA.

To be fair, while the DS was intended to be a third pillar, it was still a handheld which ultimately defeated the purpose of the GBA. The NX, on the other hand, we know absolutely NOTHING about other than that it's called the NX, it's something hardware related, and we're not gonna learn more about it until next year. We don't even know if it's a handheld or a console (or both) yet. Literally all we really know is that it exists and it's Nintendo's next hardware-related advance.

Even when we know absolutely nothing about the NX, a successful third pillar is going to be very hard to achieve. They'd either need to come up with a completely new environment besides home and mobile or create some type of revolutionary new hardware function that's never been done before. Either way, it'd be difficult to pull off. More than likely what they're going to come up with is going to have some type of mobile functionality which cannibalizes 3DS or some type of home functionality that cannibalizes the Wii U. Or possibly even both.

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Grumblevolcano

gcunit wrote:

jariw wrote:

gcunit wrote:

So the Project Cars bloke has heard rumours of a tech announcement from Nintendo at E3...

Wasn't it more like the bloke had no clue of what Nintendo has said about E3?

Who knows quite how he said, and whether he was telling the truth or not? Could easily have been a deliberate hint...

True, it could be that Nintendo only said no NX news so Splatoon sales wouldn't be cannibalized and that infact there is NX news at E3.

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GrailUK

Grumblevolcano wrote:

gcunit wrote:

jariw wrote:

gcunit wrote:

So the Project Cars bloke has heard rumours of a tech announcement from Nintendo at E3...

Wasn't it more like the bloke had no clue of what Nintendo has said about E3?

Who knows quite how he said, and whether he was telling the truth or not? Could easily have been a deliberate hint...

True, it could be that Nintendo only said no NX news so Splatoon sales wouldn't be cannibalized and that infact there is NX news at E3.

More like he is trying to sugar coat what he is saying so he doesn't tarnish the reputation of his own company. GET REAL!

Edited on by GrailUK

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Grumblevolcano

GrailUK wrote:

Grumblevolcano wrote:

gcunit wrote:

jariw wrote:

gcunit wrote:

So the Project Cars bloke has heard rumours of a tech announcement from Nintendo at E3...

Wasn't it more like the bloke had no clue of what Nintendo has said about E3?

Who knows quite how he said, and whether he was telling the truth or not? Could easily have been a deliberate hint...

True, it could be that Nintendo only said no NX news so Splatoon sales wouldn't be cannibalized and that infact there is NX news at E3.

More like he is trying to sugar coat what he is saying so he doesn't tarnish the reputation of his own company. GET REAL!

I think it could be either, remember when Nintendo said Smash 3DS was going to be in summer 2014 or Zelda U and Xenoblade X in 2015...

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gcunit

If it wasn't obvious from the start, this thread was intended in good humour so let's try and keep the chatter friendly.

Just because Nintendo won't be talking about NX, this doesn't mean they can't announce a 'New Wii U'.

You guys had me at blood and semen.

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GrailUK

Grumblevolcano wrote:

GrailUK wrote:

Grumblevolcano wrote:

gcunit wrote:

jariw wrote:

gcunit wrote:

So the Project Cars bloke has heard rumours of a tech announcement from Nintendo at E3...

Wasn't it more like the bloke had no clue of what Nintendo has said about E3?

Who knows quite how he said, and whether he was telling the truth or not? Could easily have been a deliberate hint...

True, it could be that Nintendo only said no NX news so Splatoon sales wouldn't be cannibalized and that infact there is NX news at E3.

More like he is trying to sugar coat what he is saying so he doesn't tarnish the reputation of his own company. GET REAL!

I think it could be either, remember when Nintendo said Smash 3DS was going to be in summer 2014 or Zelda U and Xenoblade X in 2015...

I admire your optimism but they say they have the game running at 23 fps. I say (clears throat)

"SCREENSHOT OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN."

They lost a lot of good will here.

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GrailUK

But on subject. Rumours say the NX is going to be a hybrid. I am hoping it will be a hybrid of a home console and a coffee percolator. That would be the future!

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CaviarMeths

GrailUK wrote:

But on subject. Rumours say the NX is going to be a hybrid. I am hoping it will be a hybrid of a home console and a coffee percolator. That would be the future!

No they don't.

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UGXwolf

@Bolt_Strike Might wanna re-read my comment, there. I never said that the NX was going to be a third pillar. I said the DS was intended to be one. We have absolutely no clue what the NX is other than a hardware advancement that won't even be discussed until 2016, and even then, you have to question how much you can trust the sources (I dunno, I think Iwata is pretty trustworthy, for the most part. Just because he's been wrong doesn't mean he's outright lying. Things happen, often upending development or delaying production.)

Also, why are people saying Xenoblade X isn't coming out in 2015? I've seen absolutely nothing to suggest that it isn't. In fact, the game is already out in Japan, isn't it? Stop being all doom and gloom. Delays happen due to development presenting unforeseen problems, not because translation was slower than expected.

@CaviarMeths Rumors DO say that. Just the problem that they're rumors and generally come from sources with dubious credibility and sometimes even people with absolutely no reason whatsoever to know more than anyone else. (And by "sometimes" I mean almost all of the time.)

Edited on by UGXwolf

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CaviarMeths

On hybrids, it's just a bad idea anyway. Companies should want to expand their product line, not contract. There's a reason why Apple still makes iPods even though an iPhone is basically just an iPod that can call and text. And even after bleeding money for years, it was only with great reluctance that Sony finally sold off its failing PC division.

Which was a sad day. Both of my Vaio laptops are fantastic products.

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