31st October 2015, 10:50 PM
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1125479
Rumor has it that it's supposedly 'powerful' and compares to modern PCs, but we'll see... and with a system that looks like it well might release next year, mid-generation really, I wonder how much success Nintendo will have at drawing in third parties, who have of course almost entirely abandoned Nintendo over the past few generations. If they release another system that's more powerful than their last one but not nearly as good as the other "real" next-gen consoles, whenever those release in years down the road, why would publishers care? Of course, if there is a long gap between NX and the next system maybe they'll get SOMETHING, but there was a decent-sized (one year) gap with the Wii U and it got them not a whole lot.
So yeah, the key is a good concept, good first-party software, and good marketing. Succeed and you'll force third parties to support you, like how they eventually released stuff on the Wii even if it wasn't all of their best games. So... what will it be? Console? Handheld? Console-handheld hybrid? How powerful? And when will it release? Who knows, but it's interesting to think about.
Of course though, the sad part is that if it really does release next year and is a home console, that means it'll be the first time a Nintendo TV console didn't last for a full five-year generation. It's too bad that that seems likely to happen, but with Wii U sales where they are it was probably inevitable, unfortunately.
One other thing I will say is that I hope the rumors of a console with no disc or cart support don't happen. Download-only consoles are awful for a lot of reasons -- rights, ownership, resale, used games, etc. Consoles are a locked market in a way PCs are not, digital-only does not work on consoles like it does on a computer.
Rumor has it that it's supposedly 'powerful' and compares to modern PCs, but we'll see... and with a system that looks like it well might release next year, mid-generation really, I wonder how much success Nintendo will have at drawing in third parties, who have of course almost entirely abandoned Nintendo over the past few generations. If they release another system that's more powerful than their last one but not nearly as good as the other "real" next-gen consoles, whenever those release in years down the road, why would publishers care? Of course, if there is a long gap between NX and the next system maybe they'll get SOMETHING, but there was a decent-sized (one year) gap with the Wii U and it got them not a whole lot.
So yeah, the key is a good concept, good first-party software, and good marketing. Succeed and you'll force third parties to support you, like how they eventually released stuff on the Wii even if it wasn't all of their best games. So... what will it be? Console? Handheld? Console-handheld hybrid? How powerful? And when will it release? Who knows, but it's interesting to think about.
Of course though, the sad part is that if it really does release next year and is a home console, that means it'll be the first time a Nintendo TV console didn't last for a full five-year generation. It's too bad that that seems likely to happen, but with Wii U sales where they are it was probably inevitable, unfortunately.
One other thing I will say is that I hope the rumors of a console with no disc or cart support don't happen. Download-only consoles are awful for a lot of reasons -- rights, ownership, resale, used games, etc. Consoles are a locked market in a way PCs are not, digital-only does not work on consoles like it does on a computer.