Nintendo's new console- NX- What can it be and what about the Wii U?

"We are just hearing of a shocking announcement from Nintendo that they will be working together with mobile giants DeNA on bringing Nintendo I.P’s to mobiles. But if that wasn’t enough, it appears that a whole new gaming console is in the works, codenamed NX. So what does this mean for the Wii U?"

Gameondaily discusses the new announcement and what it means for the Wii U

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Nothing. As they already stated it won't effect dedicated Nintendo platforms and no ports will be made.

[bouzebbal]

"What can it be and what about the Wii U?"
Wii U is going nowhere.
NX could be a hybrid 3DS with Android OS for example for an easier port over to mobiles or whatever.

It's clearly a third console that will co-exist with the existing
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Note that this announcement came almost end of March, end of the fiscal year. Nintendo are probably also trying to reassure and secure their investors.

[badz149]

Wii U is going nowhere? let's ask the Wii about that then. oh no...the Wii is DEAD!

[LOL_WUT]

It's a successor to the Wii U. NX as in whats NEXT from Nintendo "NEXT-GEN" I for one am excited hopefully they ditch the gamepad for something more traditional. ;)

[subtenko]

Nintendo as a company needs to change for me to go back to them. Bring back the days of the N64 and I'm back in.

[garrettbobbyferguson]

@Subtenko

The Wii-U has been the closest they've been in a while to the days of the N64/Gamecube. Not sure what more you can ask for.

[BC_Master_Haze]

^ I can really only ask for 3 things

1. A REAL gamepad (no gimmicks) the gamepad isn't near the comfort or control of the PS4 or XB1 controllers

2. No system gimmicks, no motion controls, unless integrated with VR

3. 1080p 60fps minimum

[Pennywise138]

@Lol_wut

Why do you hate the gamepad so much? It has the same buttons as a ps4 controller and has a nice big full touch screen on it. Not to mention 2 cameras. Sure it could be slightly more comfortable but that's getting not picky. I know a couple weeks ago I was sick so I downloaded legend of Zelda minish cap on it and I was able to play it on the touchscreen in my bed even with the system in the living room. I can't complain about that kind of flexibility.

[DragoonPoon]

@BC_Master_Haze

1080p 60fps would be up to the developers. And what do you mean minimum? I sincerely doubt you have a 4k TV. If so, I really hope you've got a nice PC to take advantage of it. Otherwise you've spent $10,000 on a TV that can play about 10 Blu-Rays per year at native resolution.

[chaoslh]

They just need a powerful system to play a lot of 1st party and 3rd party games, and a better online service thats it.

[UltraNova]

@BC_Master_Haze

"1. A REAL gamepad (no gimmicks) the gamepad isn't near the comfort or control of the PS4 or XB1 controllers

2. No system gimmicks, no motion controls, unless integrated with VR

3. 1080p 60fps minimum"

You already have the ps4 and xb1 for that (the last point is developer depended) do you really need another clone?

Nintendo as a company is in a race of one they need to be different and to 'innovate' more, plus their games are perfect for peripheral gimmicks.

(Personally, even if they get into VR I cant see me buying their solution for Mario or Pokemon VR and I surely wont buy it for just a single Zelda VR game!)

OT:

I believe this partnership with DeNA is to gain access to an established mobile OSs development environment and to have a partner with tablet/mobile hardware experience and existing infrastructure.

Therefore since we know they wont be dropping support for their handhelds and Wii U, I'm inclined to believe that Nintendo's NX system will be a tablet primarily focused on gaming catered exclusively by them with the aim of establishing an online market for their products that can be expanded to PC and other mobile platforms.

[Volkama]

Well they talk about a new subscription service (probably akin to PS Plus/Live Gold) that encompasses all of their platforms, so it won't be "nothing"....

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

If it's something that locks online multiplayer behind a pay wall, I'm not paying for it.
I'll stick firmly to my past gen consoles, PC games, and single player games, if Nintendo tries to force me to pay in order to play online.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

they didn't say it was a subscription service

it just a service for now

[breakpad]

new console again ?? then whats the purpose of buying the Wii U ?? just to play Bayo 2 and the upcoming Zelda....if they make the new system on par with the current ones (PS4-Xone)and completely bc compatible (Wiiu and Wii) ..it may have a point and be a good choice to buy

[RINGOELGRINGO]

Bloody hell I only got the Wii U last year and now a new console. Even though they say that the Wii U will stick around we all know that it'll get forgotten about months after release of the NX, which has to be a response to being so far behind the competition.

I also have a feeling that this may delay Zelda now so that it can be a cross platform title and launch on the new console.

Don't like the mobile games plan either, they'll more than likely be free to play and charge you £5 just to get a mushroom, or worse yet to jump.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

It sounds like you didn't read the other article detailing all of this stuff and are jumping to a lot of false conclusions, my friend.

Let me clarify this for you:

#1 Nintendo isn't abandoning the Wii U for this new console. Their new Club Nintendo replacement program that they're developing will support the Wii U, and they've stated, specifically, that they are going to see the Wii U through to the end of its full life cycle, which is a minimum of 5 years at this point.
All we're getting next year is some details about it. Earliest we'll see a release is probably Holiday 2017, if that.
So you're not being abandoned.

#2 Refer to #1. There's no way they're going to do that when they've built Zelda U from the ground up specifically for the Wii U, and have stated that they will continue supporting the console.

#3 No. There won't be any ports of games from the bigger consoles, meaning you aren't going to see a microtransaction-filled version of Mario Maker or Super Mario 3D Land, or anything of the sort.
There was a meeting not too long ago where an investor suggested Nintendo do just that.
Nintendo basically looked at them with scorn and laughed them off.

[RINGOELGRINGO]

I get where you are coming from and I wholeheartedly hope that you are right.

The only thing I will say is about the Zelda title comment. Twilight Princess was a Gamecube exclusive at first but once the Wii was announced the cube version was delayed so that Twilight Princess could release at the same time. Plus in most countries it was the Cube version that arrived late (only by a few weeks) so you can see my trepidation that this may happen again.

Plus I wasn't suggesting that we would see ports of established games, rather new titles. Everyone one knows that f2p titles on mobiles are more profitable then games they buy outright. Mario games are expensive titles that keep their value and I just can't see Nintendo selling a full AAA Mario/Zelda for a fiver.

[Baka-akaB]

I dont think they'll launch that new console without major titles like they did with the Wii U . So i greatly doubt that at least one major Wii U title wont suddenly become a cross platform project like Twilight Princess , to help them

[voodoochild346]

Mellow out. Do you realize how long consoles are in development until they are even announced? You have until 2017 at the earliest...

[_LarZen_]

And finally Nintendo games on mobile and tablets!

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Again, you aren't going to see Pokemon Red on your androids and Iphones.
At most, you'll see smaller games like Pokemon puzzle games made specifically for mobile users.

[_LarZen_]

Yeah it's going to be games designed for mobile/tablet gaming. Not ports of existing games.

And that's a good thing.

Hoping for a 2D platform game and a Mario Kart type of game would be cool.

EDIT: But then again. Square Enix have ported some of their JRPG games over til phones/tablets. So seeing games like Zelda ported over could happen..

EDIT2: I know Square Enix isn't Nintendo. It was an example. And how do you know what type of games they will launch? You work at Nintendo or DeNA?

[_-EDMIX-_]

ummmmm sure. Until you do right? I'm sorry but its clear Nintendo is doing this for money, I'm not sure why anyone feels they will just safe guard their "Favorite" ips JUST because...

Every Nintendo IP will likely see a mobile game because of this. I see no reason why not. It legit sounds like wishful thinking.

Mind you...its cheaper and easier to port then to create from the ground up.

To say they won't port with no real logical reason makes just no sense.

"I know Square Enix isn't Nintendo. It was an example"

Its a great example! A publisher starts doing mobile games, begins porting titles over and creating mobile titles.

Folks can say "Nintendo isn't Square" but fact remains that they are a company that just made a huge deal to bring ips over to mobile to make money.

I'm sorry but Nintendo and Square still have the same goal of making money.

I see zero reason to not start porting titles over. For anyone to really question whether or not we'll see ports is a joke, its more like what won't get ported over.

[Hoffmann]

Michael Pachter must celebrate today.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

No, Square Enix isn't Nintendo.
If you see a Zelda game of any sort ported, it's not going to be a full out Adventure game; it's gonna be a mini-game-esque experience that core gamers will likely ignore.XD

@ Hoffman:

Pachter wanted Nintendo to ABANDON consoles for mobile development, and to put full-blown Pokemon games from older consoles onto phones.
That's not happening, so his celebrations are premature, if they happen at all.XD

[caseh]

@_LarZen_

I wouldn't be so happy about that considering the company they are getting into bed with.

DeNA don't have the best of reputations with people who play their games. I won't go into it but anyone who has been playing Defender of Texel for the past two years will know exactly what I mean.

[dubal-e]

I think it means we are all overreacting.

[crazysammy]

How do you feel about Jay Cutler being your QB?

[dubal-e]

Aint the greatest feeling in the world but it'll be ok

[Agent_hitman]

Oh please don't ditch the Wii U gamepad and instead revolutionize it.

[LazyMinion]

That's not a bad idea. Maybe it's something like a stand alone tablet that can work with the Wii U.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

I mirror those thoughts.
The Game Pad is the best controller I've ever had.
If they trimmed it down a bit in weight and size around the sides and back, it would be perfect.
They don't need to regress back to tiny controllers with no additional functions outside of face buttons and small amounts of motion feedback.
Let them keep the Game Pad design around and improve upon it so that their next system takes advantage of it, too.

[Concertoine]

Theres no reason to invest more money on a product that they cant adequately explain. It'll just confuse the gamers all over again. They should just have support for the local streaming tech, and make it compatible with the Gamepad that's out.

[-Foxtrot]

No they need to have a traditional controller this time

Lots of people have been buying the pro controller and the gamecube adapter so I think it shows you something

Gamepad support yes but it shouldn't be the next consoles feature. Plus it will keep costs down

The Gamepad is a marmite controller

[Kalebninja]

yeah, i'm over getting a new type of controller each time. look at the gamepad, ever since the amiibo's updates came out my gamepad doesn't work with smash, hyrule warriors and most likely wont work with any other game that supports amiibo's. They to give us a normal controller next time and make the current ones compatible.

[_-EDMIX-_]

???? Or....or...they can just keep all of them. I see no reason why they can't just make a better one and just keep the pads.

[scark92]

Nintendo need to slow down :(

[SteamPowered]

Nintendo hasnt been doing so hot lately. They need to start making some serious moves. The Wii U was out a year ahead of X1/Ps4 and never really got any serious sales numbers under their belt.
Another mobile device is not what nintendo needs right now ie) New Nintendo 3ds.
So Nintendo should redouble their efforts if anything because they are heading down a woeful path at the moment.

[scark92]

Understandable, but in regards to having a 'New Nintendo 3DS' is what I am referring to, a new console would be surprising, maybe well needed.

[fatneal]

its gonna be portable so maybe some tablet made by nintendo with its own special os that can run other popular apps...might be subscription based...maybe you can play games from nes and snes through a streaming service...maybe they also make short movies like the pikmin series available through this service

[leahcim]

I really hope nintendo drop the "wii" name from its new console.

[AWBrawler]

i imagine it will be like an ipod. not quite a smartphone, but has access to smatphone apps and comes equipped with an official miiverse app.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

It's not a console.

[bunfighterii]

A smartphone? Or maybe one of these lifestyle devices they talked about.

[Ark_]

That lifestyle device they talked about is very possible.

[WESKER2015]

hopefully a new gaming console to rival the ps4 and xbox one, if its a nice gaming console with third party support and no gimmicks i will buy it, excellent, cant wait to hear more

[11eleven11]

Nintendo will never make a PS hybrid, that's for sure. It would be a shot in it's own leg.

[Coachkeys]

MOBILE based... bad reporting, bad comprehension.

[browngamer41]

The internet before today- "Oh Nintendo you need to make a unified account system, Nintendo you should expand your reach and release your properties on mobile devices, Ninty your console is underpowered if you released a new more powerful console I'd be all over that...

The internet after Nintendo pretty much announces all that-" oh wtf Ninty, slow down-you're turning into Sega"

[antikbaka]

nintendo, in the worst japanese tradition, is very prone to changes and needs of modern market. Thay will fail 2 consoles in a row this time

[MoveTheGlow]

The predictions the author makes are pretty good, if talked about quite a bit already. I really like the 2nd one, and only the 2nd one - a handheld console that's just a little better than the WiiU in processing power, therefore controlling game asset production costs just a bit, that you can plug into a TV and get in 1080p or possibly 4K, depending on the year of release. You'd have a heavily usable device with developers who enjoy making games for it beyond Nintendo, with their portable know-how.

It's a realistic plan. They can say they're looking into VR and roll it out a little later. I mean, they're justified in holding back on VR, as the author notes via Virtual Boy.

I just hope that in the interim, Nintendo can get its online infrastructure together. One ID, multiple devices, a usable interface, etc.

[MNGamer-N]

I think a Home / Mobile system hybrid would be sweet. I'm sure I'll buy it , whatever it turns out to be... so I'm excited to hear more about it.

[SmokingMonkey]

It's a watch!

/s

[Spotie]

A gamin' watch?

[quantae06]

The console isn't coming out until 2017. They are announcing details next year so expect a 2017 release. Nintendo announced the Wii U in 2011 and it released in 2012.

[DarXyde]

It won't be replacing Wii U. And for the record, it is extremely unlikely that the next console will be any variant of the Wii name; Wii is about as traditional as NES to SNES. Microsoft will keep making Xbox, Sony will keep making PlayStation. Nintendo has gone outside of Wii plenty of times. It ends there and I'm thinking that applies now.

This isn't directed at everyone (you know who you are), but why do some of you even care? Quite a few people on this site wrote off Nintendo as being stuck in their ways with no new IPs and nothing holding interest or kiddy. Why do those people suddenly care whatever NX is?

As for traditional controller, give Nintendo some credit for really trying to step out of their comfort zone. I love PlayStation and I'm glad the DS4 is a great controller, but the changes between Xbox and playstation controllers over the years are remarkably subtle when compared to Nintendo bringing in new designs every generation. If they go traditional, I hope they still strive for innovation. But for the record, the Game pad really doesn't feel unusual. At least not to me.

[64commando]

Specs confirmed: intel pentium, 512 mb RAM, 12 GB HDD.

[user78405]

its time for Microsoft throw the towel, because you are now at the corner due to high sales of PS4 and angry Nintendo...DOOMED FOR XBOX BRAND
its going gets lot worst for Microsoft when SONY breaks 30 million and 40 million in one year away and nintendo going to release next N64 that will cut through Xbox One fans

[Ck1x]

So has anyone thought about this? This information about Nintendo making software for mobile and the NX platform all came out today. Also there is a special Korea only Nintendo Direct scheduled for March 19th... I'm going to gamble and say that Nintendo has some tie in with Samsung on the new hardware and will announce at least that soon!

[counselorterry]

8K,300fps,virtual reality holodeck confirmed!

[Father__Merrin]

I can't believe ppl are awaiting a new Nintendo home console, the wiiu has utterly failed and will soon skid off the scope. I'm happy I got shutoff mine when I did

[Whitey2k]

Theres a few things Nintendo. Should do and that is for One drop
making a console thats just as powerful as ps4 n xbone they need to build thats better and second of all better chat and none with this friend codes bulcrap

[ShinyCatnip]

I'm very interested in seeing how this goes forward, especially because as a WiiU owner who loves the system, I truly hope they don't decide to just give it up.

[AJBACK2FRAG]

Hmmmmm...?

[Ninte]

because my laptop broke im using the wii u a lot for the internet and the gamepad for me is giviing my wrist problems thats why im hoping to either ditch the gamepad or do something else.