@spizzamarozzi That is true. However, the company that did ALL the localisation for XCX is not doing it for XC2, it is a much bigger company this time. I personally could see XC2 being launched around the End of the year.
@crimsontadpoles Really? How much did the Zbox ONE and PS4 cost at launch? Around £500, almost double that of the SWITCH.
The Xbox ONE went down in history, as the first home console to have 5 OFFICIAL price cuts from Microsoft in its first year. Nintendo can always put the price down after 6-9 months. However, if you launch a brand new console/concept at a low price, you are sending out the message that the console is cheap, low power, etc....
We know that it is def. using a more powerful version of the X1 chip, if not the X2 chip. NVidia TV uses the X1 chip, which I use a lot. That already plays a lot of games very close to the looks and frame rate of the Xbox ONE. Depending on how much more power they have been able to get out of their GPU, and to a certain degree its CPU, but they are together, as it is a SoC Chip.
5 years in development, both Nintendo and NVidia have poured masses into developing the SWITCH, and quite rightly, want to recoup some of that cost. They could try and go for a loss-leader. Release it at around £199, and make up the difference in 1st party title sales.
Also, people are moaning about the price of the Pro=Controller. Have you seen the ORIGINAL prices for Xbox ONE and PS$ controllers? There is a PRO Controller now for the Xbox ONE that costs nearly 3130, but we don`t see people complaining about that.
Until we know everything about SWITCH, and what it can do, and what it will be able to do in the coming months, you really cannot say it is over priced.
A phone needs to be able to make and recieve calls and texts, anything else is just add-ons, and they sell for double, if not triple the price of SWITCH.
@Vix Really? Well, with Nintendo doing ALL the innovation over tha past few decades, and the other 2 trying to copy and usually failing badly, so what if Nintendo borrowed an idea for once?
@AVahne I assume you have seen the videos that compare their X1 chip, which is inside the Shield TV which I have? It shows that the X1 is around 30% less powerful in graphical terms than the PS4. Also, the Doom demo that is shown, the PS4 needed over 100w to render it, the X1 needed 10w. If the "highly customised" Tegra SoC is even half again more powerful than the original X1, it will put it graphically on par with the original PS4, obviously not their new one launching next year, Nvidia has invested massively in developing low power usage, but high end output mobile chips.
If it was to use the new X2 chip, which is rumoured to be 2.5 times more powerful than the X1, it would be able to achieve graphical abilities that even the PS4 can not achieve, especially as it is using their new Pascal Architecture.
@Turniplord Good point. They both use cartridges, and, and this is the big part, as long as the architecture is not too different, porting Switch games to the 3DS would be quite simple.
Obviously, playing the same game on the 3DS would be different, 3D effect, lower resolution, lower graphics and lower CPU performance, but it would still enable Nintendo to streamline their software divisions into virtually one market, thus enabling more, and hopefully better games from Nintendo.
@jwfurness You are correct. Also, you should look at Epic running the latest Unreal Engine using the X1 chip. ALL the Unreal Engine features were enabled, and Nvidia even added HDR, Speculative lighting and PhysX. Now, even if Switch does not use the X2 chip, it is likely the custom chip it does use is going to be a bit more powerful than the X1, which would bring its graphics capabilities more in line with the original Xbox ONE and original PS4.
The Z1 was equivalent to Nvidia`s GTX750ti, which is only slightly less powerful than what is currently inside the other two consoles.
@yomanation I DO know what I am talking about thanks. "GPGPU" is now the Industry standard for Graphics (gaming) cards. It is General Purpose GPU. Not only does it do all the graphical work, it also takes on a lot of the more intense CPU operations, freeing the CPU up, which allows it to run faster, and at a more constant speed.
Even if it is not up to PS4 standard, a handheld running games natively @1080p @60FPS has never been done before. Also, and until Nintendo tell us, if the base unit has its own Graphics chip to beef up the graphical capabilities, games could look and perform even better.
Nintendo never have, and probably never will try and compete with Sony and Microsoft. They have the money to create a behemoth that could out perform the other two. They create consoles to their exacting standards, knowing what they will be able to get out of the system. They have a lot of 3rd party support already, and no doubt more to come. The question this time, is if they can keep that 3rd party support.
As was quoted a few months ago on this site and Eurogamer, I think it was either Sqare Enix or Namco who said, "For porting games, NX is the easiest system we have ever used".
@Danrenfroe2016 Wrong. If they are going with a customised version of the X2, as it would not be running behind Android, Nvidia have already said, it could achieve another 30% overclock in power. From what we know of the X2, it is very close to what the current PS4 is capable of, graphics wise. You only have to look at the X1 vs PS4 vids to see how good the X1 is. The X2 is reportedly double the power, and using their latest Pascal technology, the same tech as my GTX1080 desktop card.
@yomanation If the report is correct, it will be using a CUSTOM Nvidia GPGPU, which uses there latest Pascal technology, the same as their desktop GTX10 series. Now, if, and I say IF, they go for a customised X2, as it won`t have to run behind Android, they could achieve as much as 30% more power. From the little we know about the X2, in terms of actual graphical capability, it is very close to the PS4.
Eurogamer published an interview from someone at Nintendo. According to him, there will be no more showing of, or talking about NS from Nintendo until next year.
Of course it is a TIMED exclusive, seeing as Android has over 1,8 billion users World Wide, with over 200,000 NEW activation's every day. Apple has around 11% of the mobile market, Android has over 80% of the market. Nintendo would be fools to ignore the massive Android user base.
What worries me is, it seems they are very excited about how many people have already registered, which is understandable. If this Mario Run game goes on to make millions, share holders are going to be asking Nintendo to create more, bigger and better mobile games, simply for the quick revenue.
If they play their cards right, and have thought about this properly, they can run their mobile division along side their home console division. As someone has already stated, the mobile games can be plastered with adverts for their home console. Adverts like, "If you like this game, you can play an even better version on (NX), on with Nintendo". It could be great advertising, if done right.
@Kage_88 I actually have a Wii U, from day one in the UK, November 30th 2012, and have over 250 games on it. So no, I do NOT want to see the demise of probably the most innovative and best games developers in the World.
You said 98% of gamers, are people that play games on PC's, such as my once,? Which I am very glad to say, blows the Xbox ONE and PS4 out of the water when it comes to amount of games, and how much better they play AND look.
So, in future, before making an invalid comment be CLEAR on what you actually mean, if you can.
A true open World, survival, shooter experience, with both texting AND Voice Chat, running on 5 year old tech. Seriously, what were you expecting, Next Gen features and visuals.
Seriously, I am just grateful the Devs have bough this out on a Nintendo system, and at the moment, the right system. Being able to play this in many different places is another great feature.
As For Unity getting battered. there have been some fantastic games released, which have used all, or parts of the Unity System: City Skylines, Ori and the Blind Forest, Republique Re-Mastered, Endless Legend, Never Alone, Odd world:"New`n Tasty, Shiftlings...etc...etc.
@gatorboi352 Not quite 98% of gamers. If you check back to early into 2016, Eurogamer and Edge magazine both did write-ups about how PC gaming has risen over 230% in the last 2 years.
It is estimated, around the World, to be over 400,000,000 PC GAMERS. Not just people who from time to time play the odd game of Tetris or something, but True Gamers, who put a lot of hours in each and every week.
About 2 weeks ago, I went to re-download XCX to start playing it properly. It downloaded, bit failed to install, with the error code: 105-3733.
Anyway, after Nintendo told me they had never heard of the error, and were sending it to their HQ in Germany, he told me to factory reset my console, and format my hard drive. Bearing in mind, it had over 200 games on it.
That done, I went to the e-shop, went to download a title, same thing happened. And it has been happening to virtually ALL titles that are larger than around 2gb. In the end (this afternoon), I have decided to send it back to Nintendo to have a look at it. They blamed it on me switching over to BT Infinity 2 and the Smart Hub 6, saying the Wii U is not compatible.
They have told me, it may cost £119.00 to repair, if a fault is found.
I do believe, after 30 or so years, and having my Nintendo with me in various war zones around the World, this will be the LAST Nintendo product for me.
What ever NX turns out to be, I think I will stick to PC gaming.
@Ikramali @Ikramali The most IMMATURE comment a person can say is, "You should NOT be playing that game, you should be playing this game". Seriously, you only play games with a rating of 18 and above or something?
@TheRedCap30 Yes, quite true, we did give you America to be honest. If it wasn't for Britain, America would be a very different place than it is today.
Just cannot understand why you took our language, and chopped and changed it so much, it is a wonder you still call it ENGLISH.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE We ALL know, well, those with a brain cell at least. The American`s took our language, and ruined it for themselves. Just as they took our Law System, and again, butchered it to meet their own stupid standards.
@rjejr That what you are talking about, was the gutter press, and so called "insider experts". This is FACT from Devs.
Also, why would they put three fans into EARLY Dev. kits, when they are totally not needed. If it is the X1 they go with, as they won`t be running behind Android, they can code-to-the-metal, to get another 30%or so power from the chip.
If, however, it IS the X2, then the fans would certainly make more sense. Also, the fact the X2 goes into FULL production next month (September), does add even more weight to the theory as to why Nintendo delayed launch until March 2017. They would not want to miss the 2016 Xmas rush, unless it was absolutely necessary.
@rjejr Out of sheer curiosity then. How do you explain some Devs who have early Development Kits, who have stated it contains the X1 chip, but is being cooled by 3 fans, which it most certainly does not need? The three fans would suggest that possibly, Nvidia`s new X2 chip could be used in the final build of the console.
@manu0 Then, just like PSN, you did not get it for free. you have to pay for Xbox Live, like PS4 users pay for PSN.
Up until about 6 years ago, it used to cost Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo to allow players to play online, that is not the case any more. the cost is now negligible, so you are paying towards the games you THINK you are getting for free.
@Alshain01 AMD is certainly NOT killing Nvidia when it comes to its Graphic Cards. AMD recently announced their latest GPGPU, which will cost around £300. Nvidia then went and stumped them by announcing the GTX 1080, 1070 and 1060. The GTX1060 gives 980ti power for the same price as AMD`s latest offering, which is still using their old architecture. Nvidia has a brand new architecture, and their X2 chip is rumored to be nearly as powerful as a GTX980. If they code to the metal, that could easily go up to matching the 980ti, which is much stronger than both The Xbox and PS4.
@ThanosReXXX Well said, and no fanboy or stupid comments.
As for financial status, Nintendo now has around $20 billion in reserves. And Bloombergs of America stated not too long ago, Nintendo would have to DRASTICALLY fail the next 5 generations of consoles, before they would have to start selling off properties and/or IP's, however, their shareholders would never allow it to get to that point anyway.
As Peter Molyneux once said, "Ignore Nintendo at your own peril'.
@rjejr We already know that some of the bigger devs have EARLY DEV kits, Square Enix, Bandai, Ubisoft. It is quite reasonable that Nintendo are sending out these kits in priority order.
Also, we also know that any dev. that does have access to NX will have signed a very strict NDA. For all we know Two Tribes may well have a kit, or certainly know some of the specs alteady, but are unable to comment at the moment.
I would rather wait a bit longer for what I would hope, will be the definitive edition, than a version that is locked at 30FPS, which is bad for a shoot-em-up, or a version which has chaotic FPS.
@rixard Europe got the game last week I think it was, and we got the UPDATED version.
I have been playing the game soley on the Game Pad, and am enjoying it a great deal. I hope they release some add-on DLC with new levels, characters and possibly some mote game modes.
All in all, a fantastic game, and the pricing is about right.
@Kevlar44 Totally agree. Add that to the report Bloomberg came out with last year that stated, Nintendo would have to DRASTICALLY fail the next FIVE (5) generations of consoles, before they would need to start selling off assets.
That would never happen though, as share holders would not allow it to happen.
Zombi U had a development time of just over 6 months. As of the end of April this year, sales of the game were around 850,000 copies. At roughly £40 a copy, that equates to approx. £34,000,000.
Taking off publishing costs, and what they had to pay Nintendo, and Ubishafted still came out with a rather hefty profit. It was so large in fact, they even started making a sequel, but stopped after 2 months, due to low console sales.
@JaxonH Totally agree. We ALL have our own preferences when it comes to what games we like to play.
Seriously, the most CHILDISH thing a gamer can say to another gamer is, "You should not be playing that game, or using that system. You should be using this and playing that'.
I have been playing games for over 30 years. I have had Xbox and Platstation. They both go for all out power. No innovation what-so-ever. They juat copy what Nintendo spends money and time on developing.
Look at Microsoft.... who would want to be an Xbox ONE owner right now? You have a smaller, but slightly more powerful version coming out soon, then on top of that, they have yet another console launching, dedicated to playing 4k games. Talk about messed up and having no idea what you want to do.
I KEEP seeing people put up posts saying, "So, is it a hand held or not?".
As I have said MANY times, if you look back on this VERY site, and a few other sites, Namco Tweeted a couple of months ago, "NX is a HOME console first and foremost". Also, Square Enix Tweeted, "What we have been able to do with early dev kits, need immense power and latest cutting edge tech".
Pretty sure it IS a home console, but also pretty sure it will have some kind of off-tv play ability, or a seperate hand held that comes with the system, or able to buy as an add-on.
@JpGamerGuy90 If you look back on this site, and find the Tweet that Bandai did, stating, 'NX is a HOME console, first and foremost', then you will know that it IS a home console.
I do believe that there will be an off-tv device of some sorts. Giving us the Game Pad for Wii U, Nintendo really spoiled us, and they would be making a huge mistake to go backwards.
However, when a few so called 'AAA' gsmes releasesd, the Xbox ONE was sitting st around 4 million sold, and the Wii U was at around 9 million, but still got none of the games.
Developers did not know for SURE if the Xbox ONE sales were going to inctease a bit more or not. At the timr, a msssive chain in the U.K. called CEX, had taken in so many Xbox ONE's, they refused to take any more, as they were unable to shift them on to other customers.
@A01 The trouble is, it is ONLY Nintendo that has the guts, money and incentive to try different things.
The President of Sony stated a few months ago, 'The gaming industry NEEDS Nintendo. For its great games and for its ability to look forwqrd in terms of how players actually play games'.
Both Sony and Microsoft look to Nintendo for innovation. Four player capability (Nitendo), rumble feature(s) (Nintendo), TRUE off screen play that WORKS (Nintendo).
When you are the ONLY one doing that kind of stuff, you are going to make a mistake here and there. I think Nintendo has learned a lot from the Wii U. For a company steeped in culture, they are making quite substantial headway in a relatively short time period.
@DoctorOverbuild The Single Player is pretty good, but you have to admit, the multi-player is actually DOG TURD. How they could have messed the multi-player up SO badly is beyond me.
If you don`t mind forking out £30 for a single player game, then yes, it is worth it.
@liveswired Very LONG term profits maybe. The other 2 thirds of the Microsost Corpotation cannot keep bailing the Console Division out, it just isn't good business practice.
Maybe this is one of the reasons that Microsoft has hinted that the Xbox ONE will be their last console.
@peeks Please, eill PS4 fans FINALLY realise, you are NOT getting games for free.
You psy either a monthly or yearly subscription. Thst is not to pay for online gaming or psrty chst, as has been proven msny years ago, it costs basically NOTHING to give you thoee services.
The monry you psy helps Sony pay publidhers an amount of money, so thry csn give you the games. Worse still, you don't even get to choose whst games you get, you are told.
Nintendo does not chsrge for online gaming.
Sorry for bad grammar, typing on my phone whilst on train.
Microsoft HAS to get Minecraft on as many different systems as possible. With the extortionate amount of money they paid to aquire tne game, they have no other choice.
By the time Xbox ONE launched, Minecraft had sold around 90,000 copies on the 360. At 10 pounds per copy, that is 900,000 U.K. pounds. How on Earth did they ever think that they were going to sell enough copies, to recoup the 2.1 billion they paid is beyond me.
Worst still is, tbe Console Division had to BORROW tne money from the other 2 thirds of Microsoft.
Sure, there is a massive fan base out there (not my kind of game). But Microsoft's Console Division will be waiting a very long time before it even comes close to making back their outlay, never mind a profit.
@DiscoGentleman Exactly. the people that do this kind of thing, are hackers basically. They are also the same people that DDOS companies (like MS and Sony).
I would imagine most people who work in the game creation departments at Nintendo have a lot to do, and would find it hard to create such exploits. there is also the fact that they would loose their job and income if caught doing so.
As for Nintendo putting out VC titles. Neither you or I know hoe hard (or simple) a process it really is. I would imagine, if it was SO EASY, we would be seeing a LOT more VC titles. There has to be a reason why we don`t get 3,4,5 or 6 titles a week. I am pretty sure Nintendo are not deliberately keeping these titles back, the income they would get from them would surely make up for what ever expenditure they laid out.
With the ever dropping prices of SD storage cards, it is quite possible they could use those. You can now store over a 1TB on a singe card, for a relatively small price.
@Mr_Zurkon You need to check out the history of Sony and their consoles. Yeah, they made so much profit from the PS3, they just felt like selling off almost two thirds of their entire business.
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Re: Guide: Nintendo Switch Launch Games & Release Dates 2017
@spizzamarozzi That is true. However, the company that did ALL the localisation for XCX is not doing it for XC2, it is a much bigger company this time. I personally could see XC2 being launched around the End of the year.
Re: Ubisoft Confident Switch Can Be A "Bridge" Between Home Consoles And Mobile
@crimsontadpoles Really? How much did the Zbox ONE and PS4 cost at launch? Around £500, almost double that of the SWITCH.
The Xbox ONE went down in history, as the first home console to have 5 OFFICIAL price cuts from Microsoft in its first year. Nintendo can always put the price down after 6-9 months. However, if you launch a brand new console/concept at a low price, you are sending out the message that the console is cheap, low power, etc....
We know that it is def. using a more powerful version of the X1 chip, if not the X2 chip. NVidia TV uses the X1 chip, which I use a lot. That already plays a lot of games very close to the looks and frame rate of the Xbox ONE. Depending on how much more power they have been able to get out of their GPU, and to a certain degree its CPU, but they are together, as it is a SoC Chip.
5 years in development, both Nintendo and NVidia have poured masses into developing the SWITCH, and quite rightly, want to recoup some of that cost. They could try and go for a loss-leader. Release it at around £199, and make up the difference in 1st party title sales.
Also, people are moaning about the price of the Pro=Controller. Have you seen the ORIGINAL prices for Xbox ONE and PS$ controllers? There is a PRO Controller now for the Xbox ONE that costs nearly 3130, but we don`t see people complaining about that.
Until we know everything about SWITCH, and what it can do, and what it will be able to do in the coming months, you really cannot say it is over priced.
A phone needs to be able to make and recieve calls and texts, anything else is just add-ons, and they sell for double, if not triple the price of SWITCH.
Re: Here's Your First Look At The Nintendo Switch User Interface
@Vix Really? Well, with Nintendo doing ALL the innovation over tha past few decades, and the other 2 trying to copy and usually failing badly, so what if Nintendo borrowed an idea for once?
Re: NVIDIA CEO Talks Up 'Incredible' Nintendo Switch
@AVahne I assume you have seen the videos that compare their X1 chip, which is inside the Shield TV which I have? It shows that the X1 is around 30% less powerful in graphical terms than the PS4. Also, the Doom demo that is shown, the PS4 needed over 100w to render it, the X1 needed 10w. If the "highly customised" Tegra SoC is even half again more powerful than the original X1, it will put it graphically on par with the original PS4, obviously not their new one launching next year, Nvidia has invested massively in developing low power usage, but high end output mobile chips.
If it was to use the new X2 chip, which is rumoured to be 2.5 times more powerful than the X1, it would be able to achieve graphical abilities that even the PS4 can not achieve, especially as it is using their new Pascal Architecture.
Re: Xbox Bosses Praise The "Bold Vision" Of Nintendo Switch
@Turniplord Good point. They both use cartridges, and, and this is the big part, as long as the architecture is not too different, porting Switch games to the 3DS would be quite simple.
Obviously, playing the same game on the 3DS would be different, 3D effect, lower resolution, lower graphics and lower CPU performance, but it would still enable Nintendo to streamline their software divisions into virtually one market, thus enabling more, and hopefully better games from Nintendo.
Re: Xbox Bosses Praise The "Bold Vision" Of Nintendo Switch
@jwfurness You are correct. Also, you should look at Epic running the latest Unreal Engine using the X1 chip. ALL the Unreal Engine features were enabled, and Nvidia even added HDR, Speculative lighting and PhysX. Now, even if Switch does not use the X2 chip, it is likely the custom chip it does use is going to be a bit more powerful than the X1, which would bring its graphics capabilities more in line with the original Xbox ONE and original PS4.
The Z1 was equivalent to Nvidia`s GTX750ti, which is only slightly less powerful than what is currently inside the other two consoles.
Re: Talking Point: The Nintendo Switch May Divide Opinion, But It's Made a Splash
@yomanation I DO know what I am talking about thanks. "GPGPU" is now the Industry standard for Graphics (gaming) cards. It is General Purpose GPU. Not only does it do all the graphical work, it also takes on a lot of the more intense CPU operations, freeing the CPU up, which allows it to run faster, and at a more constant speed.
Even if it is not up to PS4 standard, a handheld running games natively @1080p @60FPS has never been done before. Also, and until Nintendo tell us, if the base unit has its own Graphics chip to beef up the graphical capabilities, games could look and perform even better.
Nintendo never have, and probably never will try and compete with Sony and Microsoft. They have the money to create a behemoth that could out perform the other two. They create consoles to their exacting standards, knowing what they will be able to get out of the system. They have a lot of 3rd party support already, and no doubt more to come. The question this time, is if they can keep that 3rd party support.
As was quoted a few months ago on this site and Eurogamer, I think it was either Sqare Enix or Namco who said, "For porting games, NX is the easiest system we have ever used".
Re: Talking Point: The Nintendo Switch May Divide Opinion, But It's Made a Splash
@Danrenfroe2016 Wrong. If they are going with a customised version of the X2, as it would not be running behind Android, Nvidia have already said, it could achieve another 30% overclock in power. From what we know of the X2, it is very close to what the current PS4 is capable of, graphics wise. You only have to look at the X1 vs PS4 vids to see how good the X1 is. The X2 is reportedly double the power, and using their latest Pascal technology, the same tech as my GTX1080 desktop card.
Re: Talking Point: The Nintendo Switch May Divide Opinion, But It's Made a Splash
@yomanation If the report is correct, it will be using a CUSTOM Nvidia GPGPU, which uses there latest Pascal technology, the same as their desktop GTX10 series. Now, if, and I say IF, they go for a customised X2, as it won`t have to run behind Android, they could achieve as much as 30% more power. From the little we know about the X2, in terms of actual graphical capability, it is very close to the PS4.
Re: Talking Point: The Nintendo Switch May Divide Opinion, But It's Made a Splash
Eurogamer published an interview from someone at Nintendo. According to him, there will be no more showing of, or talking about NS from Nintendo until next year.
Re: Say Hello to the Nintendo Switch, a New Concept for Gaming
@Megapokepaul Or, it could be new stuff they have been working on, as new Add-On content for Splatoon.
Re: Rumour: New Beyond Good & Evil Title Set to Be A 'Semi-Reboot' and NX Exclusive
If it indeed turned out to be a Nintendo exclusive, there would be a LOT of backlash from PS4 and Xbone users, just like with Bayonetta 2.
It is ok for them to have exclusives, but Nintendo is frowned upon by so called "Gaming Experts".
Only time will tell.
Re: Super Mario Run Notification Sign Ups Reach 20 Million
Of course it is a TIMED exclusive, seeing as Android has over 1,8 billion users World Wide, with over 200,000 NEW activation's every day. Apple has around 11% of the mobile market, Android has over 80% of the market. Nintendo would be fools to ignore the massive Android user base.
What worries me is, it seems they are very excited about how many people have already registered, which is understandable. If this Mario Run game goes on to make millions, share holders are going to be asking Nintendo to create more, bigger and better mobile games, simply for the quick revenue.
If they play their cards right, and have thought about this properly, they can run their mobile division along side their home console division. As someone has already stated, the mobile games can be plastered with adverts for their home console. Adverts like, "If you like this game, you can play an even better version on (NX), on with Nintendo". It could be great advertising, if done right.
Re: Nintendo 64 Classic Turok 2 Is Getting The Remake Treatment
@Kage_88 I actually have a Wii U, from day one in the UK, November 30th 2012, and have over 250 games on it. So no, I do NOT want to see the demise of probably the most innovative and best games developers in the World.
You said 98% of gamers, are people that play games on PC's, such as my once,? Which I am very glad to say, blows the Xbox ONE and PS4 out of the water when it comes to amount of games, and how much better they play AND look.
So, in future, before making an invalid comment be CLEAR on what you actually mean, if you can.
Re: Weirdness: Desperation for NX Details Even Makes an Old Forum Post Interesting
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Oh God, not ANOTHER system they have ruined??? Will it ever end?
TO BE CONTINUED...........
Re: Ice Station Z Is Bringing Open World Zombie Horror To The 3DS This November
A true open World, survival, shooter experience, with both texting AND Voice Chat, running on 5 year old tech. Seriously, what were you expecting, Next Gen features and visuals.
Seriously, I am just grateful the Devs have bough this out on a Nintendo system, and at the moment, the right system. Being able to play this in many different places is another great feature.
As For Unity getting battered. there have been some fantastic games released, which have used all, or parts of the Unity System: City Skylines, Ori and the Blind Forest, Republique Re-Mastered, Endless Legend, Never Alone, Odd world:"New`n Tasty,
Shiftlings...etc...etc.
Re: Nintendo 64 Classic Turok 2 Is Getting The Remake Treatment
@gatorboi352 Not quite 98% of gamers. If you check back to early into 2016, Eurogamer and Edge magazine both did write-ups about how PC gaming has risen over 230% in the last 2 years.
It is estimated, around the World, to be over 400,000,000 PC GAMERS. Not just people who from time to time play the odd game of Tetris or something, but True Gamers, who put a lot of hours in each and every week.
Re: Editorial: Losing It All - When a Wii U's External Hard Drive Dies
About 2 weeks ago, I went to re-download XCX to start playing it properly. It downloaded, bit failed to install, with the error code: 105-3733.
Anyway, after Nintendo told me they had never heard of the error, and were sending it to their HQ in Germany, he told me to factory reset my console, and format my hard drive. Bearing in mind, it had over 200 games on it.
That done, I went to the e-shop, went to download a title, same thing happened. And it has been happening to virtually ALL titles that are larger than around 2gb. In the end (this afternoon), I have decided to send it back to Nintendo to have a look at it. They blamed it on me switching over to BT Infinity 2 and the Smart Hub 6, saying the Wii U is not compatible.
They have told me, it may cost £119.00 to repair, if a fault is found.
I do believe, after 30 or so years, and having my Nintendo with me in various war zones around the World, this will be the LAST Nintendo product for me.
What ever NX turns out to be, I think I will stick to PC gaming.
Re: Video: Nintendo Releases Showcase Video for Paper Mario: Color Splash
@Ikramali @Ikramali The most IMMATURE comment a person can say is, "You should NOT be playing that game, you should be playing this game". Seriously, you only play games with a rating of 18 and above or something?
Re: Video: Nintendo Releases Showcase Video for Paper Mario: Color Splash
@Captain_Gonru "Dork"? Very funny, pretty much what to expect really.
I would bother to type an" intelligent " response, but fear it would be a waste of time. Plus, I have to go and replace the" aluminum " on my shed.
Re: Video: Nintendo Releases Showcase Video for Paper Mario: Color Splash
@TheRedCap30 Yes, quite true, we did give you America to be honest. If it wasn't for Britain, America would be a very different place than it is today.
Just cannot understand why you took our language, and chopped and changed it so much, it is a wonder you still call it ENGLISH.
Re: Video: Nintendo Releases Showcase Video for Paper Mario: Color Splash
@SLIGEACH_EIRE We ALL know, well, those with a brain cell at least. The American`s took our language, and ruined it for themselves. Just as they took our Law System, and again, butchered it to meet their own stupid standards.
Re: Nvidia Formally Ditches SHIELD Tablet Successor, Reinforcing NX Reports
@rjejr That what you are talking about, was the gutter press, and so called "insider experts". This is FACT from Devs.
Also, why would they put three fans into EARLY Dev. kits, when they are totally not needed. If it is the X1 they go with, as they won`t be running behind Android, they can code-to-the-metal, to get another 30%or so power from the chip.
If, however, it IS the X2, then the fans would certainly make more sense. Also, the fact the X2 goes into FULL production next month (September), does add even more weight to the theory as to why Nintendo delayed launch until March 2017. They would not want to miss the 2016 Xmas rush, unless it was absolutely necessary.
Re: Nvidia Formally Ditches SHIELD Tablet Successor, Reinforcing NX Reports
@rjejr Out of sheer curiosity then. How do you explain some Devs who have early Development Kits, who have stated it contains the X1 chip, but is being cooled by 3 fans, which it most certainly does not need? The three fans would suggest that possibly, Nvidia`s new X2 chip could be used in the final build of the console.
Re: Report Points to Nintendo NX Manufacturing Ramping Up in Q4 2016
@Sindark Nvidia have been saying their new X2 Chip will use the same architecture as their new GTX 1080, 70 and 60 PC Graphic cards.
According to them X2 will be around the same as a 960-980 in terms of raw power.
Re: Review: Tumblestone (Wii U eShop)
@manu0 Then, just like PSN, you did not get it for free. you have to pay for Xbox Live, like PS4 users pay for PSN.
Up until about 6 years ago, it used to cost Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo to allow players to play online, that is not the case any more. the cost is now negligible, so you are paying towards the games you THINK you are getting for free.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo NX Deal Is A Vindication Of Nvidia's Shield Program
@Alshain01 AMD is certainly NOT killing Nvidia when it comes to its Graphic Cards. AMD recently announced their latest GPGPU, which will cost around £300. Nvidia then went and stumped them by announcing the GTX 1080, 1070 and 1060. The GTX1060 gives 980ti power for the same price as AMD`s latest offering, which is still using their old architecture. Nvidia has a brand new architecture, and their X2 chip is rumored to be nearly as powerful as a GTX980. If they code to the metal, that could easily go up to matching the 980ti, which is much stronger than both The Xbox and PS4.
Re: Take-Two Interactive CEO is a Believer in Nintendo and the NX
@ThanosReXXX Well said, and no fanboy or stupid comments.
As for financial status, Nintendo now has around $20 billion in reserves. And Bloombergs of America stated not too long ago, Nintendo would have to DRASTICALLY fail the next 5 generations of consoles, before they would have to start selling off properties and/or IP's, however, their shareholders would never allow it to get to that point anyway.
As Peter Molyneux once said, "Ignore Nintendo at your own peril'.
Re: Exclusive: RIVE Delayed for Wii U and Could Switch to NX, Two Tribes Tells Us Why
@rjejr We already know that some of the bigger devs have EARLY DEV kits, Square Enix, Bandai, Ubisoft. It is quite reasonable that Nintendo are sending out these kits in priority order.
Also, we also know that any dev. that does have access to NX will have signed a very strict NDA. For all we know Two Tribes may well have a kit, or certainly know some of the specs alteady, but are unable to comment at the moment.
I would rather wait a bit longer for what I would hope, will be the definitive edition, than a version that is locked at 30FPS, which is bad for a shoot-em-up, or a version which has chaotic FPS.
Re: Metroid Prime: Blast Ball Gets Surprise Release, for Free, on the 3DS eShop
@Grumblevolcano No it is not a Demo. They have released the FULL version of one of the mini games in the full game.
There are NO restrictions on this game. Solo play, local multi-player and full online multi-player.
Re: Dual Core Has Just Gotten a Significant Update in North America
@rixard Europe got the game last week I think it was, and we got the UPDATED version.
I have been playing the game soley on the Game Pad, and am enjoying it a great deal. I hope they release some add-on DLC with new levels, characters and possibly some mote game modes.
All in all, a fantastic game, and the pricing is about right.
Re: Patent Reinforces the Prospect of Nintendo NX Having a Portable Handset
@Kevlar44 Totally agree. Add that to the report Bloomberg came out with last year that stated, Nintendo would have to DRASTICALLY fail the next FIVE (5) generations of consoles, before they would need to start selling off assets.
That would never happen though, as share holders would not allow it to happen.
Re: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Switched Development Direction After Six Months
@Dakt Your statement is wrong.
Zombi U had a development time of just over 6 months. As of the end of April this year, sales of the game were around 850,000 copies. At roughly £40 a copy, that equates to approx. £34,000,000.
Taking off publishing costs, and what they had to pay Nintendo, and Ubishafted still came out with a rather hefty profit. It was so large in fact, they even started making a sequel, but stopped after 2 months, due to low console sales.
Re: Delays With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Due to Physics Engine and Dual Release Decision
@JaxonH Totally agree. We ALL have our own preferences when it comes to what games we like to play.
Seriously, the most CHILDISH thing a gamer can say to another gamer is, "You should not be playing that game, or using that system. You should be using this and playing that'.
I have been playing games for over 30 years. I have had Xbox and Platstation. They both go for all out power. No innovation what-so-ever. They juat copy what Nintendo spends money and time on developing.
Look at Microsoft.... who would want to be an Xbox ONE owner right now? You have a smaller, but slightly more powerful version coming out soon, then on top of that, they have yet another console launching, dedicated to playing 4k games. Talk about messed up and having no idea what you want to do.
Re: Nintendo Outlines Key Goals to Ensure NX Success
I KEEP seeing people put up posts saying, "So, is it a hand held or not?".
As I have said MANY times, if you look back on this VERY site, and a few other sites, Namco Tweeted a couple of months ago, "NX is a HOME console first and foremost". Also, Square Enix Tweeted, "What we have been able to do with early dev kits, need immense power and latest cutting edge tech".
Pretty sure it IS a home console, but also pretty sure it will have some kind of off-tv play ability, or a seperate hand held that comes with the system, or able to buy as an add-on.
Re: The Nintendo@E3 2016 Miiverse Community is Live and Full of Unrealistic Expectations
@JpGamerGuy90 If you look back on this site, and find the Tweet that Bandai did, stating, 'NX is a HOME console, first and foremost', then you will know that it IS a home console.
I do believe that there will be an off-tv device of some sorts. Giving us the Game Pad for Wii U, Nintendo really spoiled us, and they would be making a huge mistake to go backwards.
Re: IronFall Invasion Studio Is Bringing RISE: Race The Future To Wii U, 3DS And Nintendo NX
@Wexter Dragon Quest HAS been confirmed as an NX title. It was confirmed about 6 weeks ago.
Re: Third Party Developers Share Their Hopes For Nintendo NX
@Kriandis Well, it is over 12 million now.
However, when a few so called 'AAA' gsmes releasesd, the Xbox ONE was sitting st around 4 million sold, and the Wii U was at around 9 million, but still got none of the games.
Developers did not know for SURE if the Xbox ONE sales were going to inctease a bit more or not. At the timr, a msssive chain in the U.K. called CEX, had taken in so many Xbox ONE's, they refused to take any more, as they were unable to shift them on to other customers.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo's Next Generation Handheld Is Codenamed "MH"
On this very site, some months ago. It was either Square Enix or Bandai Namco who tweeted, " NX is a HOME console, first and foremost'.
Make of that, what you will.
Re: Third Party Developers Share Their Hopes For Nintendo NX
@A01 The trouble is, it is ONLY Nintendo that has the guts, money and incentive to try different things.
The President of Sony stated a few months ago, 'The gaming industry NEEDS Nintendo. For its great games and for its ability to look forwqrd in terms of how players actually play games'.
Both Sony and Microsoft look to Nintendo for innovation. Four player capability (Nitendo), rumble feature(s) (Nintendo), TRUE off screen play that WORKS (Nintendo).
When you are the ONLY one doing that kind of stuff, you are going to make a mistake here and there. I think Nintendo has learned a lot from the Wii U. For a company steeped in culture, they are making quite substantial headway in a relatively short time period.
Re: Fire Emblem Fates Makes a Double Impact on the UK Charts
@DoctorOverbuild The Single Player is pretty good, but you have to admit, the multi-player is actually DOG TURD. How they could have messed the multi-player up SO badly is beyond me.
If you don`t mind forking out £30 for a single player game, then yes, it is worth it.
Re: Microsoft's Phil Spencer Says Minecraft Partnership With Nintendo Has Been "Great"
@liveswired Very LONG term profits maybe. The other 2 thirds of the Microsost Corpotation cannot keep bailing the Console Division out, it just isn't good business practice.
Maybe this is one of the reasons that Microsoft has hinted that the Xbox ONE will be their last console.
Re: Rumour: Sources Go to Battle Again Over Nintendo NX Power
@peeks Please, eill PS4 fans FINALLY realise, you are NOT getting games for free.
You psy either a monthly or yearly subscription. Thst is not to pay for online gaming or psrty chst, as has been proven msny years ago, it costs basically NOTHING to give you thoee services.
The monry you psy helps Sony pay publidhers an amount of money, so thry csn give you the games. Worse still, you don't even get to choose whst games you get, you are told.
Nintendo does not chsrge for online gaming.
Sorry for bad grammar, typing on my phone whilst on train.
Re: Microsoft's Phil Spencer Says Minecraft Partnership With Nintendo Has Been "Great"
Microsoft HAS to get Minecraft on as many different systems as possible. With the extortionate amount of money they paid to aquire tne game, they have no other choice.
By the time Xbox ONE launched, Minecraft had sold around 90,000 copies on the 360. At 10 pounds per copy, that is 900,000 U.K. pounds. How on Earth did they ever think that they were going to sell enough copies, to recoup the 2.1 billion they paid is beyond me.
Worst still is, tbe Console Division had to BORROW tne money from the other 2 thirds of Microsoft.
Sure, there is a massive fan base out there (not my kind of game). But Microsoft's Console Division will be waiting a very long time before it even comes close to making back their outlay, never mind a profit.
Re: A Wii U Homebrew Channel Opens Up New Possibilities for Some Cheeky Gamers
@DiscoGentleman Exactly. the people that do this kind of thing, are hackers basically. They are also the same people that DDOS companies (like MS and Sony).
I would imagine most people who work in the game creation departments at Nintendo have a lot to do, and would find it hard to create such exploits. there is also the fact that they would loose their job and income if caught doing so.
As for Nintendo putting out VC titles. Neither you or I know hoe hard (or simple) a process it really is. I would imagine, if it was SO EASY, we would be seeing a LOT more VC titles. There has to be a reason why we don`t get 3,4,5 or 6 titles a week. I am pretty sure Nintendo are not deliberately keeping these titles back, the income they would get from them would surely make up for what ever expenditure they laid out.
Re: Rumour: ROM Chip Maker Macronix Drops Hint Nintendo Could Be Abandoning Optical Storage For NX
With the ever dropping prices of SD storage cards, it is quite possible they could use those. You can now store over a 1TB on a singe card, for a relatively small price.
Re: Rumour: ROM Chip Maker Macronix Drops Hint Nintendo Could Be Abandoning Optical Storage For NX
@Grumblevolcano Did you not read the tweet from Bandai Namco that was posted on this site a couple of months ago?
They stated, 'NX is a HOME CONSOLE first and foremost'.
Re: Launching NX Next Year Is The "Proper" Thing To Do, Says Nintendo Boss Tatsumi Kimishima
@Danrenfroe2016 I am sure Bandai stated that they have now gone over to x86 architecture, finally ditching Power PC.
Re: Launching NX Next Year Is The "Proper" Thing To Do, Says Nintendo Boss Tatsumi Kimishima
@Mr_Zurkon You need to check out the history of Sony and their consoles. Yeah, they made so much profit from the PS3, they just felt like selling off almost two thirds of their entire business.
Re: Launching NX Next Year Is The "Proper" Thing To Do, Says Nintendo Boss Tatsumi Kimishima
@Yorumi Making money, and making a PROFIT are two different things. Check your facts first buddy.