A new source exclusive to Dual Pixels, who also reached out this time for us on Reddit, has informed us to share this exciting news. Dual Pixels would like to publish what we label as a "leak" of the controllers of Nintendo's next generation.
Imagine how much that is going to cost on its own. I can't see them offering them in shops like the Game Pad. Then you have third party devs which, just like the Game pad, will not want to waste development time on a multiplatform game to add features for it.
Again it's probably fake but if it was true good lord Nintendo.
Is there actually any physical "A, B, X, Y" buttons on it or are they crappy touch ones like a mobile.
I don't see how people could defend Nintendo this time if this turns out to be true.
Yeah. I thought the NX will have great 3rd party support based on another rumor in the past. But if this is its controller, I don't see how games like Fallout 4 or even Call of Duty could be played.
Come on Nintendo, stop trying to force trends and start thinking more about functionality.
Although I do doubt that this is really the NX's controller, I'm no expert but I don't think an almost pure touch screen controller could survive through initial testing. With mechanical buttons you don't have to look at the controller since you can feel the buttons, but with touch screen, that's impossible.
It looks kind of real... I can see the B button in its correct position but I cannot see the A, X, and Y buttons. You can also see a tiny LED display showing some kind of counter in green/red color near cord connector. I can see the numbers. The other end of the cord is censored so as to not reveal what it is connected to. There is also a bumper/trigger on the left side. You can see the bulge and curve. I think I also see 2 speaker slits and a camera in the white portion under the B button. However, why is most of the face all chrome plated/colored??
Finally, it looks almost exactly like the patent filed by Nintendo itself which can either mean that it is real or that somebody copied it exactly for a hoax. Looks quite detailed and real to me but who knows. People can pull off some quite detailed hoaxes to gain attention.
looks like someone just took the patent and mocked up their own controller. terrible. why would you have buttons in the screen taking away from what you can see? it's like a bad android/ios screen.
What about the rumors that this system is implementing 3d tactile rendering on the touch screen? Wouldn't that mean that this controller could create a traditional button layout like a standard controller?
before your doom opinions, wait until we see what NX trully is. tbh i like the "different" approach Nintendo gives their consoles. I find no excitment in buying a console to play the same games as on the console i already own. difference is great.
why nintendo are doing this to their selves ? are completely clueless ..who the damn is convenient to look at his controller when he plays games?? Havent the Wii U example gave you a good demo that having a screen on your controller is by default a fail ?? if it is true is lame and except the first hyped sales will sink immediately also if it isnt and they choose a conventional controller like the others they already have lost precious time on the market with PS4 just dominating the place ..i really cnt think smthing good that could happen for Nintend right now ..and i m for those who i see (i mtrying to) positively and even spend money on every Nintendo home console
@Griever I can see some form of buttons to. I winder if they are under the screen but maybe raised. Hard to tell from this pic though. I am going to call this fake or not something Nintendo are looking at releasing or I would hope not as I am not sure what to think of it.
What if... (and this is a big "what if") the buttons were on the back?
When you hold a controller, generally it's your thumbs that do all the face button work. But in this case your thumbs deal only with the sticks on the top. thus leaving your fingers to be positioned to press buttons that would be on the back.
It would be a tad weird at first but if you really think about how you hold a controller... your fingers could be put to use besides shoulder / trigger buttons.
@darthv72 I agree with you but I think this pic is a fake. If it did have most of the buttons on the back of it i do think that would be a big game changer.You would be able to use all your fingers at the same time and have a lot quicker response time instead of 2 fingers and to thumbs. It would be the closest a controller could come to competing with a mouse and keyboard. It would be great for playing Mario Party or fighting games. Plus it has touch screen ,this would be an amazing controller!
I have to agree. I actually like the Wii U tablet-controller, but it does have real buttons. I don't think I'd like this thing at all as I hate touch screen buttons for main control use. For maps and menus or typing it's fine, but when jumping or attacking I want the precision that only real buttons can offer. Thankfully this is probably fake.
@Utalkin2me I agree.Throwing controllers in the Nes,Snes era was more common. Old controllers could take a beating and still work good. Now days controllers are 3x as expensive and break easy. I won't throw a $50 controller but god damn it i drop my Xbox one controller all the time!It is too slippery smooth especially when i have been drinking.
who is going to want what is basically going to be a glorified game boy with a hdmi out?
dont get me wrong, the device will obviously sell to fans, i might even be interested, but im a nintendo fan. but from a mass consumer appeal point of view? no, i really dont think the NX is what people want.
If it fails then that's it it's over. They can't just rely on their handhelds forever things will get even more stale quickly and most of their franchises play better on the big screen.
They'll go the way of SEGA
I'm just scared instead of making games for Sony/Microsoft they'll be stubborn and make exclusive games for mobile.
It doesn't look fake, look at the patent that was registered by Nintendo back then, IT LOOKS REAL, and that sucks, I'll just stick to my XB1/PS4/PC, Nintendo is out of gaming.
I agree it looks fake, there is nothing about this picture that doesn't scream photoshop, the pad itself looks at least it's made, but the "touch screen" looks photoshopped to me.
@pcz Agreed that it's a fake. The proportions look out of whack, the build looks shoddy, the screen looks like it's a laminated photo... no. Look at that black button on the bottom! That is a black iPhone/iPad home button. No way. This guy wasn't even trying.
Re: everyone else, patents are there to make sure someone else doesn't take their idea. They're not final design docs, and they shouldn't be; heck, they're often descriptions of tech that never makes it into the system.
No one with a shred of foresight would "tout" that patent as the real deal. Someone just took that patent and replicated the sketches. It's a sham and a half. A ShamWow, if you will.
The only way this is good is if the system itself (if there is one) is more powerful than the PS4 (or equal), has a traditional controller, and this is your ability to take any console on the go immediately.
For exmaple. I am playing Dark Souls 3 and it looks as good as PS4 but has shorter load times. I got 5 minutes b4 I gotta bounce. Wait. I just unplug this baby, pause the game and bring it with me. Then, on my car ride, I keep playing.
If real....
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