Koei Tecmo's President Seems To Think NX Is A Home Console First And Foremost

Hmmm, can't determine too much from THAT... roll on 2016

no one can guess Nintendo, that's what it makes fun though. just hope they don't leave us till e-3 to find out what the heck this thing is and what games are coming to it.

Well he is the head of tecmo koei, so his studios most likely have devkitsvand he's most likely seen them and the product design, especially if NX is releasing this year.

It has to be a home console. That was never in doubt. The Wii U is all but finished so if the NX was not a replacement, Nintendo would be out of the home console market.

Let's just hope it is a basic console at a reasonably competitive price that rivels or is more powerful than the Xbox and PS4 and is gimmic free. Or it will fail.

@zool
lol as if it would fail only because it's not that powerful like its competitors consoles.

Power doesn't make a console.
XBONE doesn't sell well too, right? Gamecube didn't sell well, dreamcast didn't. The Wii was selling better than the ps3 and x360. which one had more power?

Am I missing something? I didn't see anything about him mentioning or really even hinting that the NX could e a home console. He calls the NX a "machine" which could imply anything.

I look forward to reading further articles that keep us updated as to when anybody in the industry uses the letters N and X consecutively.

Nintendo is aiming for a completely new experience, it's neither a home console or a handheld.

A lot of people within the industry will have been briefed on the NX long before now if Nintendo want any kind of third party support for launch.

@ChromXsome The Wii was a success because it appealed to non gamers. Granny who could operate a TV remote could play the Wii. All the keep fitters (with the balance board) bought into the Wii. But the gamepad did not work and Nintendo lost 90% of Wii buyers who did not want the Wii U.

Nintendo should go back to basics and put games first not gimmics. A less powerful machine with gimmics and Amiibo's will be as successful as the Wii u not the Wii.

@mjc0961 wow I am dumb. I meant 2016 my bad. But yeah point is he's most likely seen NX.

@mjc0961 I think the gamepad was third pillar and should have been abandoned after the first year and just gone back to a pro controller.

... Clutching at straws guys?

The only thing we know is that it's not going to be a hybrid of a handheld and home console. So therefore it could be either.

Reggie himself has referred to NX as a 'home console', so this is nothing new, really.

Nothing to see here

Considering that things like Monster Hunter use the X moniker to mean "Cross" I'll still be stunned if this isn't going to be NintendOS, and run across a range of devices and make games compatible across environments. I assume there will start out with a new portable (especially to grip the Japanese market, and continue their dominance in the one place it remains uncontested: handhelds) and then bring on the home console the next year, followed by other devices like phones and/or tablets if they're feeling bold (considering companies like Amazon got crushed in the phone market, however, I hope Nintendo doesn't bother to try, but who knows). Anything shy of an OS-driven platform and I'm going to think Nintendo is insane. Making their own core OS will mean permanent software compatibility (with maintenance here and there, of course), eternal virtual console releases, and that they can release new hardware whenever they want without a single software drought, meaning they can take more hardware risks without it ruining them for 5 years. It just makes too much sense.

I figured out everything! Lol... This is a non story...

@MarioPhD That's essentially what Microsoft is doing and right now with an operating system that can be scaled across different platforms. And from what Nintendo showed to a shareholders press release either during or just after they announced the NX, a diagram shows something similar.

It's been said by the current President of Nintendo that NX doesn't mean anything, and if it did then Iwata never told him. Could just be 2 letters that sounded good together. The Wii U had the codename Project cafe so it doesn't necessarily mean anything.

Well, in the context that they were talking about home consoles, one MAY think NX is a home console. Personally, I'm still in the boat that it's definitely a replacement for WiiU, "third pillar" or otherwise and until I am proven wrong, I'll stick to my guts.

Maybe I read both the question and the reply wrong, but I don't see where it confirms it will be a home console first and foremost. I just read that it will maybe help with the perception that home consoles aren't doing so well.

For me, I'm left exactly as confused about what NX will actually be as I was before I read the article.

Nintendo has already called it a new home console pretty much. There have been many Nintendo devs (and even Reggie) that have kind of slipped up with it.

This quote is ancient. PS4 surpassed 2 million in sales a long, long time ago. Unless it's a typo and should be 20 million.

Ring in the new year with NX news Nintendo! Come on, you know you want to.

@Burning_Spear I think he's talking strictly Japan sales.

@ChromXsome PS4 is most powerful this gen and look how much better it's doing compared to the competition.

All you seem to need for a successful console is lots of power as well as being able to trust the first party company. If NX releases in 2016, Nintendo's failed the latter before the console is even released.

Nxoomed!

@WebHead honestly I knew what you meant. I read comment as this coming year. People on the internet tend to be a little pedantic at times

Concerning the article, they did ask about home consoles and the guy mentioned NX in the same breath that of the PS4,so there's that. Also, I'd reckon Erikawa hands are tied in mentioning point blank in what kind of machine the NX is, hence his wording. But still nothing to see here, even if it's nice that we get to hear new bits of info.

I think people are missing the point. It's not that he said it was a 'machine' that's important, it's the context of the question and answer that pretty much say it's a home console (or primarily a home console) + he would likely know given their ties.

No it's not concrete, not even close, but I believe it's more news-worthy than a lot of the other NX rumours that have had column space.

@zool If your referring to the controllers, they aren't gimmicks. Wii and Wii u introduced exceptional new ways to experience gameplay. This was put to great use by some companies. Ubisoft in particular (Red Steel 2, Zombie u). The game pad has also been used brilliantly with the ports of Deus Ex and Batman Arkham City. It's a shame this wasn't utilised more by other developers, given all the potential.

It will be interesting to see what new tech will be used for the NX. Whatever it turns out to be, I hope more third parties will make impressive use of it.

The fact that the word is in quotes is in line with the ambiguity, so no hint of the sort. Nintendoeverything.com also jumped in this yesterday, which is unlike them.

You made a whole article out of nothing.

@MadAussieBloke You're back?!!!!

@MadAussieBloke Look who it is! Good to see you again mate.

It's still a home console even if it's a hybrid, what are they going to call it in interviews? The next handheld home console from nintendo?

@zool So if it has Amiibo support, it will fail? Nintendo has sold 30 million Amiibos in a year. Also, it will have a unique feature to it. It will not be a clone of another console.

@amiiboacid but has it sold 30,000,000 games?

@Peach64 depends on when launch is. I'm still betting on 2017 if people are just getting dev kits and Nintendo want AAA launch titles that take up to 2 years to make.

@Morph if it's a hybrid it will be only in the way the Wii U is, and maybe only slightly further in the same direction.
Unless they use gamepad memory for loading VC titles, or have GB's of storage in the gamepad, I can't see a hybrid happen g the way people want.

When asked about "consoles" he mentions PS4 and NX. No mention of handhelds.

@MadAdam81 why not though?

@MadAdam81 Leaks of the Xbox One Dev kit started to emerge about 18 months before it launched plus Square Enix let slip 2 games were coming to the NX which I think are 2016 titles on the PS4 though could be wrong.

Can't wait for the reveal when all the talk about what NX is rapidly changes to talk about who we think will be and who won't be buying Nintendo's latest crazy invention and if Ninten still doomed

@MadAussieBloke Was wondering if the MAB was gone for good

I wanna say duh, without saying duh, but it's extremely clear that this is "at least" a home console, whether it's more remains to be seen.

@MarioPhD Ok, we'll go with your plan.

Truth is, that ANY SYSTEM that unifies a company's handheld and domestic console markets, will in fact be primarily a Home console. Regardless to whom or what, it is inevitable that it would be primarily a Home Console. Some of us have PS Vita's or the New Nintendo 3DSXL, or whatever, and use them mostly as our primary game system while at Home. So, what constitutes a home system? The fact that it hooks up to a TV, and that's about it. So, if a 3DS hooked up to a TV, one would treat it as a Home Console. We saw Nintendo testing the waters with this through the use of 3DS as a controller in Smash Bros for Wii U, as well as "gamepad only" options for some games. So, the fact of the matter is, that saying "Koei Tecmo's President Seems To Think NX Is A Home Console First And Foremost" is the same as saying "Coca Cola's President Seems To Think Burger King Is A Burger Place First And Foremost"
I mean, true, BK also sells fries, and drinks, and smoothies, and nuggets, but they're a burger place.
So, yeah, true NX will be many things, but it's a Home Console.
My apologies to Tecmo's president, but stating the obvious won't fuel up the hype train, but hey it might keep it running at least.

@Damo Don't know if you read replies and/or answer them. Nothing in that commented suggested he was asked about home consoles. The question was about ''consoles'', the ''home'' part had been edited in by the author, but that wasn't part of the original question that was asked.

Handhelds aren't machines?

@MadAussieBloke good to see you back. I look forward to your lighthearted trolling.

The most important thing I got from this quote is they are on board. One down and many more to go.

He doesn't state anything other than PS4 is PS4.

You people are grasping at nothing, not even straws.

The first NX piece of hardware is most likely a console as it is has been rumored, leaked and hinted at.
I mean 3rd parties have had development kits for almost a full year now if rumors and leaks are right.

This article is as bad a Pachter.

@Damo Oh sorry, didn't see that part. That's definite proof for sure!

At this point I think the only people in denial are the ones who keep insisting the NX is -not- a home console in some capacity.

@Operative No, we're just not ruling out the possibility that it's a handheld system. The severals dozens, if not hundreds, of ''NX is home console, here's proof'' are all like this. There's no absolute proof. ''NX and PS4 are mentioned in the same paragraph, therefore NX is a home console.'' That's gotta be a joke...

@ChromXsome the Xbox one is selling very well, it only looks bad because the PS4 is selling brilliantly. Dreamcast was technically the weakest console of its generation and we all know a very large percentage of people who bought the Wii weren't gamers.

The only way another relatively weak console will sell is if it's a budget price which was the Wii u's mistake. The reality is that the NX, if a home console is going to have a hell of a job getting a foothold against what will be 2 very established competitors. The PS4 especially has a mountain of top exclusives next year and will also be launching VR. Nintendo has a big job on their hands and I really hope they pull it off, I don't understand why they haven't given any details and I don't believe this nonsense about hiding ideas from the others. Personally I can't wait to see what it is

@carlos82
Actually that isn't true.
Xbox One hasn't hit 15M yet and the last numbers Microsoft gave out were 10M sold.
Microsoft quit giving out Xbox One numbers when it hit 10M sales, because it was selling so badly.

So far Xbox One hasn't hit 15M and is barely ahead of the Wii U in total sales.

Xbox One is at ~12M sold now, with Wii U just passing ~11M.

Xbox One and Wii U hardware aren't selling well by any metric
Though they both are selling loads of games, with a higher attach rate than PS4.

The main groups who bought Wii are:
Social gamers
Lapsed/2D gamers
Non Gamers
"Casual" gamers
Women
Kids/families
Nintendo fans

This is based on NPD.

There hasn't been any measurable number of "hardcore" gamers on any Nintendo systems since NES.

Also don't expect PSVR to sell well, since it costs as much as a console according to Sony and uses PS Move as the main controller.
Other VR is horrible expensive while using motion controls as the main input.

Add ons typical don't sell well when cheap, they sure won't sell well at a high price.

That's strange because I seem to remember reading that as of November, Xbox had passed 15m sales, meaning that it is selling better than 360 and also selling well. Even if the Wii U had matched it's total, clearly there is around a 33% difference in their time on the market. Also in America Xbox is more than a match for PS4, just apparently nowhere else in the world.

I don't expect PSVR to sell brilliantly, the point I was getting at is if they are launching a console for that market, then it will be very difficult to get noticed with so much focus elsewhere. As you pointed out the majority of those Wii owners have moved to mobile/tablet games and I doubt they will be back.

@carlos82
Microsoft announced it has shipped 15M Xbox Ones to retail.

Last year Microsoft has shipped their 13th million Xbox One to retail

Microsoft haven't given sales data for Xbox One in 2 years, just revenue for the whole Xbox family.

I never said anything regarding to what happened to Wii user base.
Though Sony says the lots of Wii and Xbox 360 owners are buying PS4s as are shooter fans.

As of 2015 all the sales trackers, IDC and the rest say that 2013 was the peak year for mobile phone sales.
They say 2015 has sold less smartphones than 2014, which was flat compared to 2013.

Also app purchases have been slowing too.

Tablet sales are also down again for the 3 straight year by significant amount yet again.

No one knows why tablet sales have been significantly shrinking each passing year since 2011.

Yeah mobile and tablets aren't healthy as everyone seems to think, same goes for PC sales.

I'm pretty sure Nintendo's next step is going to be a hybrid that uses cloud computing for the handheld version, at least that's the impression I got when I held the U Pad for the first time.

The question is, will it have a variety of good games at launch? Will it be backwards-compatible, to keep the old customers? Will it attract developers small and large? Will it be a good all-rounder? Having good games and support is what gets people to buy games and consoles, which in turn brings in more developers. ...

@WebHead we all knew what you meant. 2016 is not likely 2017 is what he meant was likely

Their next home console has to be the same power or more than PS4. They need that 3rd party console support the Wii U lacked. As for the portable, it should be a seperate device (that's basicaly a weaker version of the console and both running under the same OS).

Q) What do you make of Erikawa's comments?

A) I don't really feel this confirms anything. Whilst the NX was mentioned in the same context as the PS4, it was merely referred to as 'machine'. Honestly, whilst the NX is more than likely a console system, until Nintendo themselves give official confirmation, everything is either rumour, speculation, or simply not guaranteed.

That said, Koei Tecmo supporting Nintendo's next system will always be pleasing to me. I can start hoping to be able to play Dead or Alive 6 on the next Nintendo console.

NX is going to be Nintendo's next home console; their next 'handheld' by default will be mobile phones, with there being no successor to the 3DS. That's pretty much how it seems.

I'm quite optimistic about NX. Nintendo made a huge mistake with the Wii U but I doubt they'd make it twice. Home consoles I think are going to improve.