Nintendo NX To Be Region Free, Current Prototype Has 32GB of Internal Storage

According to new reports, the Nintendo NX will be totally region free. Its internal storage is 32GB, at least in the current prototype.

[Neonridr]

Region Free part is fantastic.. internal storage... not so much. Here's hoping there is at least a slot for expanding the internal memory. Hopefully a standardized thing like a SD / micro SD card.

[Alexious]

Yeah, internal storage would be just too small. Either that or they should increase it to 64GB for the final version

[fr0sty]

Internal storage will probably only be for OS, game saves, and maybe some cache to make loading and streaming faster. I imagine the game cartridges will be where they end up being stored, not locally on the machine. I'm sure it'll have expandable memory also.

[superchiller]

@ fr0sty - That doesn't seem likely. Where are digital games going to be stored if not in the internal memory (and of course a supplemental memory card)? Or do you think Nintendo just won't offer digital games at all?

[bow2yoda]

I would imagine that DLC and Digital games would be able to be downloaded to SD card or External HDD
kinda like wiiU

[yeahokwhatever]

maybe the game updates will be saved onto the carts themselves, and you could possibly have a cart dedicated for saving digital games onto. It would be cool to let your friend borrow your game, and they plug it in and start playing. its already up to date and installed on the cart so 0 installation/download time.

[UnHoly_One]

Yeah 64 GB would be enough to install 1 game.

Maybe.

(◔_◔)

[Phunkydiabetic1]

Pfff HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you think 64gb would be enough? Are you for real? People bitch about having 500gb in their systems.

[LOL_WUT]

64 Gb? LOL

People complained about the PS4's 500gb. Nintendo could easy offer the same amount if they stopped being cheap. ;)

[MurDocINC]

People complain about 500GB cause they're forced to install every game to keep up load times. NX is cartridge based which is faster than blu ray so it won't require installing games onto drive. 32GB is enough for updates and saves. For digital games it's not enough, but don't most console players prefer physical copy?

[indysurfn]

superchiller remember this from the chip suppliers, they can supply member cards with large capacities like current disc's(assumed 50-66 GB). That being the case they would not need to have a large hard drive because if you have a 40 gig game you would normally store on a Hard drive instead you store it on a fast loading Cartridge. They are no longer a few megs like in the 80's, they are tens of gigs cheap according to suppliers.

As far as digital games that's another story (usually they are small) but if you have a lot or a couple big ones.
Looks like they are going to have a hard drive, or sell us generic memory cards like PSVita? (just a option, though I HOPE NOT!)

[Null1980]

As someone who travels between Europe and the US often for extended periods of time, Region Free is a huge deal for me. About time, Nintendo!

[RosweeSon]

It's what helped make their handhelds so dominant it's only a good thing for it to be region free surely.

[CaptainObvious878]

Well at least they got the region free aspect right. They're not completely stupid.

But if the 32 GB of storage is true they might be mostly stupid.

I'll reserve judgment until they get around to revealing it.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

If you believe rumors, the last one showed a slot on top for an SD card.
So, you know, there's that.

[Neonridr]

drawings don't exactly have much weight.. I will wait to see an actual unit first. But like I said, logic would dictate there is some sort of slot, much like the 3DS.

[Intranquill]

Another leak of a supposed mock up of the dev unit showed a "SD card slot", so take that for what you will. I can't see them not going the SD route.

[RosweeSon]

Yeah 32gb isn't a great deal and I'd like to see it at least doubled but it is manageable all the major and bigger games get physical all the rest digital luckily the VC games take up MB's each most are 20-50MB even the bigger DS and N64 games are only 100Mb or so sure the Wii games are larger and surely the NX games will be pretty big, I'm sure external will be an option but would make a nice change to have a good 250gb in a console from Nintendo. Even my phone has 128gb haha.

[Fullmetalevolust]

I agree, region free will be a great selling point. They need a stronger presence in regions other than Japan and the US.
32 GB doesn't seem right unless they're trying to keep the cost low and provide two versions of the console.

[ChrisW]

32Gbs SD card only costs about $10 at any local store and I'm certain Nintendo could get them for 1/10th the price.

I'm certain they will go much, much larger capacity. Besides, it was said that this is a prototype.

[uth11]

If internal storage is true, it means this won't be a graphical powerhouse/PS4 killer

[Loktai]

it's years late to kill ps4. it won't even be an xbone killer.... all it can do is try to cut a share of the market now that the other consoles hype has died down. ... at least until the new machines. wii U I think failed to do just that. .. but they may have a better chance this time around

[Segata]

You can bet on a SD card. Wii,3DS,Wii U all have a slot for one. Nintendo is not about to do a Vita memory card.

[TRGMatt]

32gb screams dev kit, to me.

[Frisky]

32gb? Here's another rumor about the console that I hope doesn't come out to be true.

[Gemmol]

how is it bad if the system use cartridge, nothing will be saved on the handheld unless you plan to download games and if thats the case.......128 gb sandisk card on amazon is 35 dollars

[joeorc]

@Gemmol7m ago
[how is it bad if the system use cartridge, nothing will be saved on the handheld unless you plan to download games and if thats the case.......128 gb sandisk card on amazon is 35 dollars]

Like you just said, it's really not a bad choice to have 32 GB of internal storage if your system has already a cartridge port as well as a blank media slot to boot..say if the design is sorta t like a over size 3DS in design but a tablet instead.

Powerful Arm chipset or a Nvidia Tegra, 4GB of system Memory , using a subsystem big little configuration.. With having a New online Nintendo store with HDMI through a dock or also from the device itself..and if it also had the Tegra Store with running Android APK's and the Android OS is forked by Nintendo like Amazon did for its Fire tablets and devices.

That 32 GB internal is quite a bit..with OTG or external USB hosting in most all Smartphones and tablets being built already in today's devices plenty of storage options could exist for Nintendo , I mean they already use SD cards anyway in Wii and the larger or newer DS line of Handheld game systems..hell even the game carts was duplicated to hold a SD card port..yes that was mainly for piracy purposes, but it showed it could be done.

Storage was never really an issue for Nintendo, because many times their games are low storage requirements for their software in the 1st place.

[yeahokwhatever]

if the new nintendo runs android games and allows indie devs to make stuff easily(NOT LIKE APPLE), then I'll be primarily a nintendo gamer for the first time in my life.

[rainslacker]

Means the system may not be that digitally focused though. Carts are great, but digital distribution is picking up enough steam, particularly in mobile devices, that some may wish to have more storage or a way to expand storage easily.

Carts only go so far on keeping options open, so either options with more storage available, or ways to expand storage through SD Cards or external hard drives(less likely for a portable) should be required to include more consumers.

SD Cards are a big likelihood though. Hopefully nothing proprietary like the Vita.

[Loktai]

joe,

storage space hurt Nintendo so badly in support during the n64 era that even with the half measure of going with a proprietary disk for the game cube that system suffered as well. storage is one of the main things that will keep third party, especially multiplat AAA games off the machine.

[pcz]

Nintendo are the most tight fisted company in the world, of course it's true

[Summons75]

You do realize that if both the handheld and games being on carts rumor is true than there is nothing wrong with 32gb storage right? 1)Games would be on cart and not require space. 2) You don't need 5000000000TBs of space for handheld games to begin with. I have a 32gb card in my 3DS and I haven't come close to hitting the max and I buy digital a lot for 3DS. Plus if that's only internal and there is an SD slot to boot then *gasp* that's more storage. I don't see. I never once saw anyone cry that the 3DS could only go up to 32gbs. I don't see people crying because most phones are 16-32gbs.

[nevin1]

@Summons75

What about people who prefer digital?

[2pacalypsenow]

IF nintendo is going to have 3rd party support, most of the 3rd party games will be 30+ gb.

[_-EDMIX-_]

This is actually how I'm seeing it

[InTheZoneAC]

my vita has 32gb and I can't keep everything on it(which is all games btw)

my 3ds has a 32gb card because the 4 or 8 in it was too small

my wii u with 32gb has an external hdd for ONE game because the few games I have for it(which are all downloaded) maxed it out

32gb is way too small for anything

[_-EDMIX-_]

Except that most of the rumors are not even saying it's a console most are saying it's a handheld...

[joeorc]

@EDMIX-_24m ago
[Except that most of the rumors are not even saying it's a console most are saying it's a handheld]

Exactly, and if those Rumors happen to be true, this message N effect could open up the Living room game console market with a absolute flood of mobile developers & Publishers making Games for this thing..lol

Do people not understand how many publishers and developers are Mobile games for Smartphones & tablets? There is a hell of a lot of them..and Nintendo making such a system that plays to their development and publishing strengths can net Nintendo Somthing the OUYA tried to do as one of its goals , but failed , while Nintendo could really end up doing ..

There is pretty much while Microsoft & Sony for the most party try to gather the PC and console developers that develop for x86 and console architecture.

Nintendo could grab even more of the 3rd party Smartphone & tablet developers & publishers for their platform for the Living room , because one device supports both their mobile & now gives them a living room platform that is a main gaming console company is offering to them.

That is if a few caveats on the Rumor happen to be correct & True.

[MoveTheGlow]

Of all of the weird things Nintendo has done hardware-wise, storage has been surprisingly open. You're talking about a company that allowed you to just hook up an external HDD via USB and use *that* for storage on the WiiU. This is why when Nintendo released their 3DS's with a paltry amount of HD space but allowed for standard SDHCs, it didn't matter, because we just upgraded to 32gb for next to nothing. That's way cheaper for everyone than having either proprietary memory formats (Vita) or internal memory only (iPhone).

If they stick with only 32gb in their provided format of storage space - and I don't think they would, this is possibly just an internal storage limit with external expansion - this will still be just fine if they're 1) supporting cartridges for those of us who can't upgrade storage space (kiddos) or don't want digital-only media (us physical media holdouts and those of us without broadband), and 2) keeping their storage standards open, while allowing for more than 32gb of space (highly likely).

The region-free part is much, much more promising. Good Lord, I hope this is true.

[Imp0ssibl3]

I had much higher hopes for the technical specs of this console. Nintendo seems poised to disappoint again.

[Neonridr]

guess it depends if you were hoping for a standalone home console or a handheld/console hybrid.

[Alexious]

True, a hybrid console has more limitations. I hoped for a standalone home console, honestly

[-Foxtrot]

@Alexious

That's basically why a hybrid console was not a good idea. Just more limitations...not just for them but for third party devs and us.

[hiawa23]

I think many of us was finally hoping for a standalone Nintendo console that would rival the Scorpio, Neo, spec wise and would play our favorite Nintendo franchises. I have zero interest in a handheld or hybrid, but I wish Nintendo well.

[Gemmol]

like i ask the person above how is it bad if the system use cartridge, since nothing will be saved on the handheld unless you plan to download games and if thats the case.......128 gb sandisk card on amazon is 35 dollars

[iplay1up2]

If BOTW looks better on NX, I will be happy, not like overly though. I really just wanted a home console, I like my TV set up 60inch 4k subwoofers etc, it is great for gaming! So I just hope NX games look really good on it. Wii games do not look so great , but Wii U games MK8, SSB, Xenoblade X, look really good!!! Gosh Nintendo give us screen shots!

The way NX sounds though it might be super portable, I lug my Wii U to the Boys and Girls club, its a bit of a hassele, I know its probably a hand held hybrid, Hopefully with some power, and ease to take with you!

[joeorc]

@Imp0ssibl31h ago
[I had much higher hopes for the technical specs of this console. Nintendo seems poised to disappoint again]

Well I can understand your frustration in that point, but from Nintendo and their perspective , if indeed this is a hybrid Mobile and Living room console, Nintendo can gain many 3rd party developer and publishers to look at Nintendo's platform as a priority for their type of hardware that they mainly code for.

Today's mobile Developers for Smart device's are dealing with higher end embedded small systems with not just one Processor on a single die..it's now clusters of processors..with mobile GPU's able to push HD quality gaming ..now that's not as robust as say a high end PC is now..but think about this..within the last 19 years mobile has moved from Single core processors with less than 600MHz to now groups of Processors with clock rates into the GHz range..with clock rate of the connection bus in 850MHz and higher!

We're not dealing with low frequency clock rated processing any more even in Mobile we are now Multi-Core with clustering like a Beowulf Clustering but now even on a mobile level!

Think about this these smart device Mobile developers now could very well have a living room game console platform that now caters to their choice in hardware that they code for, but now their would be a well known company like Nintendo providing such a platform for them!

Think big smartphone game developers & publishers out of Japan, China, or publishers like King, Gameloft.. Etc
But now working on making an Exclusive with Nintendo co-op the deal.

@Foxtrot33m ago
@Alexious

[That's basically why a hybrid console was not a good idea.]

I think that depends on how you look at it, many say well one of the main weakness of Nintendo's is hardly any real strong 3rd party. Support.

[Just more limitations...not just for them but for third party devs and us]

But say if Nintendo now starts to play to their strengths of Handheld gaming, taking the 3DS type of mobile gaming but now offering Such mobile smartphone & Mobile smart device publishers a way into the living room for the Mobile chipset environment of development and games publishing..Nintendo could gain Exclusives by default by creating a system like this.

[TheColbertinator]

I hope not on the storage. 256GB minimum

[-Foxtrot]

32GB

That's a joke...right?

[SpaceRanger]

Maybe it's for the handheld portion only? With possibly more GBs in the docking station.

Just my speculation, and hope really. No way is 32GB enough going in to this gen.

[MasterCornholio]

If its truly a hybrid handled/console they can't shove a 2.5 inch HDD into it. So 32GBs of internal memory makes sense. Hopefully the dock offers more.

[gamerb6]

No your a joke. This is whats called a "rumour". I like how you miss out the part about it being region free.
Typical hater, focus on the negative, ignore any positive. Your a very sad sly fox with no life.

[-Foxtrot]

God do you always spit your dummy out. Like a kid having a temper tantrum.

If true then I'm going to enjoy how you spin it around.

I'd take more memory then it being region free but being region free should have happened years ago yet you make it out to be some huge victory.

[gamerb6]

lol pot kettle black, truth hurts huh. lol
If false and it has 500gb, watch you ignore it as usual and look for something else Nintendo related to hate on.

God your like a broken record.

[-Foxtrot]

The truth hurts...REALLY?

The majority of things people say you THINK are "hating" on it are usually formed because of the truth, that Nintendo is so stuck in the past.

Then when you see someone write that and state it on here you get enraged and attack them for it. At least they focus on the topic at hand and don't resort to direct personal attacks over an opinion.

I mean you say "your like a broken record" when EVERYONE of your comments are white knighting Nintendo and attacking people when they don't agree with you.

Man you are hilarious

[captainexplosion]

WTF are you guys even talking about? If the NX is 500GB it should either be ignored or criticized for only having 500gb. And the NX shouldn't get credit for being region free. Only criticism if it wasn't region free. You guys will really give Nintendo credit for anything.

[gamerb6]

How can you possibly form truth based on rumours and hear say? Your logic is idiotic to say the least, just because you try and pass off your opinions and rumours as fact doesn't make it so and you just come across as salty.

It's not hard to see that your fake truth is based on hate. Im not enraged, I've never known anyone to stalk a company like you so I find it quite amusing if anything. Lol
What did they do to you that was so bad? Poor baby, there there, here's a hug, let's hug it out lol

You spend your whole life attacking Nintendo and they don't even know you exist, how sad. d;o)

Everyone of your comments are attacking Nintendo, don't get mad at me because you differentiate the difference between fact and rumour.

Your failed attempt to attack me for simply stating the fact that this article is a rumour and your treating it as fact due to hate for Nintendo. Smh

[MetroidFREAK21]

Jesus... If this is true (the 32GB storage I mean) I'm just done with Nintendo, and it proves they haven't learned anything...

[Segata]

As a handheld tho and the carts themselves are 32GB and knowing Nintendo will make carts double that for 3rd parties like they always do. Since Wii every system they put out has been very open about letting you expand the memory. SD cards in Wii and 3ds and Wii U plus Wii U let's you attach a 2TB HDD and my 500GB Wii U HDD is far from full. Nintendo optimizes better anyway. Carts do not need installs like disc games do. It will be fine.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Boy, you Nintendo fanboys are so blind... Nintendo does not realize that is nothing in terms of space. I'd have to buy 31 of these things to equal the amount of space I have on my base Xbox One... It's laughable you think 32 GB is plenty... And what if I don't want to spend the extra money to expand my storage? So what? I'm relegated to 3-5 games? If any AAA games decide to come to NX, storage will be a major issue. Most games that come out are over 40 GB... Do you see the flaw? I shouldn't have to pay extra money just to store saved data. There should be enough when I buy the blasted machine from the start. (Current) Nintendo doesn't get it. They never will, unless they change something. It's foolish to run to their defense when they have made mistake after mistake.

[Segata]

My name is SEGAta and I have a Saturn avatar. I own every console from Sony SEGA and Nintendo and MS consoles NEC and others. You want to sling name calling like Nintendo fanboy fine but it shows you just want to bash something and go with the crowd. This is just the front room. Not the second room where all the retro consoles are. But hey I only play Nintendo right? That's what Fanboys do only play one companies systems and hate everyone else. yes I'm sure you only see Nintendo consoles in the pic. http://i.imgur.com/NHIe8OV....

Oh and PS4 often does 40GB installs filling up the drive fast. But hey I should not have to buy another drive but I can't hook up an external drive on PS4 I have to install a whole new HDD and reinstall everything which is surely not a time consuming pain in the as. Gee which so much harder to insert a SD card in a 3DS or just hook up a external HDD I already had to my Wii U. Wow yeah boo hiss Nintendo. Sony did it right yes thank you for showing me the light sir.

[DillyDilly]

32 gig ? Get with the times Nintendo

[Summons75]

think handheld brah. Don't need much storage when all the games are on the cart play you have SD cards. Why haven't you complained about the 3DS having a 32gb SD card limit? Because that size is just fine for handheld games? Thought so. Entitled brats these days.

[Neonridr]

yes but digital game sizes are getting bigger. Especially if the handheld can do 720p. Gotta figure digital games can get upwards of 10GB at that point. 32GB of internal storage is not really going to suffice at that point.

[DillyDilly]

I dont have a 3DS so why would I complain? Im a console & PC gamer

[DillyDilly]

& if Nintendo really does bring back Cartridges & wont even give us a Digital option for games I wont buy the NX anyway I'll happily wait for an emulator & if there is a digital option for games no question about it Nintendo needs more storage

[_-EDMIX-_]

@neo- "yes but digital game sizes are getting bigger"

I like how you just never read what he stated and began posting...

If it's a handheld I don't believe those sizes are relevant because it's very unlikely you're going to be having a bunch of third parties bringing over PlayStation 4 and Xbox One size games over anyway.

[Neonridr]

@EDMIX - because the 3DS has an SD card that you can always swap out. We don't know if the NX has anything like that. Logic would dictate that sure they would have some sort of expandable storage, but until it's confirmed that becomes pure speculation. I brought it up because he said you don't need much storage with games being on carts. But that's not true if you factor in digital downloads. How big will Breath of the Wild be? Have to imagine like 10+ GB easy.

Not everyone buys physical media, especially when dealing with handhelds.

[TheUndertaker85]

You're thinking handheld while the topic is home console.

I suppose if you want handheld experiences on a home console...

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Neo -you are correct in regards to somebody choosing to download the majority of their titles. Maybe they have an option to swap out the internal drives.

I retract my statement

[Neonridr]

@EDMIX - yeah who knows.. maybe the docking station that the unit will connect with will have a HD attached to it or something.

Just reveal the darned thing Nintendo. We either want to lose our minds with excitement or draw the torches and pitchforks...

:P

[MasterCornholio]

Region Free!!!!

I really hope that's true because I like importing games.

[WheatBread]

Lets not forget that this is a handheld. 32GB is fine.

[superchiller]

No, it isn't. Stop making excuses for Nintendo's bad decisions. For anyone who cares about digital games, 32gb of internal storage is a joke.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Not when it also supports SD cards and additional storage options.
Quit being such a damned troll!

[Summons75]

Someone who can think logically!

[captainexplosion]

I have a 128GB memory card for my Vita and even that isn't enough. Then you take into consideration that the games will be bigger than Vita and this is also a home console and 32GB is even more pathetic. It should have at least 500GB and even that is small.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

Looking at the situation rationally is the equivalent to being a troll, if you're criticizing Nintendo. We should all know that by now.

[Axonometri]

really...

[criticalkare]

So when are they ever gonna reveal this console?

[2pacalypsenow]

It better be more than 500gb of internal storage 32gb is pathetic.

[Relientk77]

Um why only 32 gigs? Don't we need a lot more space

[Segata]

Handheld. Carts don't need installs plus Nintendo is very open to expanding memory with SD cards and HDD you provide. Even with 3DS they provided a free SD card. This is also probably to keep costs very very low. All signs point they want this device VERY cheap for people maybe even 200 bucks seeing how people complained Wii u cost too much.

[SegaSaturn669]

32gb, i thought this was gonna NOT be a failure like the wiiu...

But this sort of shows the scale of the games. Some PC/PS4/XB1 games now are larger than 32gb.-- This, if true, sort of cements the idea that it will be more accomodating for mobile style games.

The thing that excites me about nintendo is the prospect of gaming without load times.

[Segata]

I was unaware the PS4 is a handheld

[SegaSaturn669]

well now you are enlightened.

[melonfarm3r]

*

[Big_Game_Hunters]

"32 GB storage" thats a mistake.

[superchiller]

It may not be, this is Nintendo we are talking about after all. They're well known for being stingy with specs and features.

[Aenea]

32GB could be enough if the physical games you buy don't need to be installed on it. Tho I still hope you can add more with SD cards or external hard disks.

[joeorc]

@Aenea15m ago
[32GB could be enough if the physical games you buy don't need to be installed on it. Tho I still hope you can add more with SD cards or external hard disks]

Yes exactly, as you stated think about this when as an example GrandTheft Auto : San Andreas was released on disc for the PS2 how much space did the game require?

Now of course games production size has increased, but in Mobile not as much in size need for storage requirements as your PC or Console system..now not to say mobile games cannot be large..but consider this point GTA: San Andreas is open world sandbox game and it works now on mobile chipset..today something like GTA: 4 or 5 could be run on something like a Tablet or smartphone like that on a mobile system, and that the very fact of GTA: 5 was released on these new system we have now..Show that a mobile platform could infact be viable now for such type of gaming.

Now of course not obtain the high end things these new systems can do right now, but new mobile chipset are being advanced at such a fast pace it would not be too long to catch up to current console level within a short period of time.

[TheUndertaker85]

GTA SA PS3 is 2.1 GB. PS4 is 3 GB. 360 is 2.05.

That however is an over decade old game which released two console generations ago.

How about we try something newer?
GTA V PS3 is 17.2 GB. PS4 is 41.8 GB. Xbox 360 is 16 GB and Xbox One is 52.39 GB.

[Tobsesan]

Nextgen Gaming will be theire after 2-4 more Nintendo Consoles

[Artemidorus]

32Gb? Sounds like the mobile games are coming

[superchiller]

The Wii U was crippled by its pitiful internal storage (among other issues), it looks like the NX is heading in the same direction. Why can't Nintendo stop being so cheap, and actually offer a competitive, feature-rich product for the money? They just never learn.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Bullshit.
Everyone has external storage for their consoles these days, even on PS4, let alone Wii U, if they are serious gamers that have a huge collection.
This wouldn't be crippling in any sense of the word.

[slavish0]

U r like the chick that gets treated like shit but keeps defending the guy hitting her 😭

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

@ slavish
The view must be great from that glass house of yours.

[Segata]

I have a 500GB HDD hooked up to my Wii U. Still 400GB left. My PS4..100GB left. 50 games I own for Wii U and 20 for PS4. If anything my PS4 is crippled.

[TheUndertaker85]

You know how to tell when people are bluffing? This is one of those times...

PS4 nor PS3 allow games to be stored on an external drive.

Xbox 360 and Xbox One do however.

[Cyb3r]

I might be wrong but if the NX uses cartridges then they wont need big storage devices because cartridges don't need to be installed and they also have builtin memory for storing saves. But then again you need a lot of space for digital content so I guess you guy are right about 32GB being too small unless you can use external hard drives like the Wii U did.

[InTheZoneAC]

32gb of storage is telling me the game file sizes will continue to be fairly small compared to ps4/xbone games. Either way it needs to be 64gb minimum as 32gb will fill up fast, I would say within 6 games it's maxed.

[Spikeantestor]

This is only a problem if the game disks/carts are Blu-rays or some equivelant. If Nintendo chooses to make its medium much smaller than it may no be an issue.

So if this is true, I'd say the thing to worry about is not that you'd run out of space for games but that 3rd parties won't be able to fit thier multiplat games on Nintendo's chosen medium. This would suggest that Nintendo has already given up on getting support from anyone but themselves. Now THAT is scary.

[dotwithshoes]

rumors and speculation until Nintendo officially announces it in the next 3-4 weeks.

[King_Lothric]

I really have no hopes for the NX. That way, Nintendo will not dissapoint me when they reveal it.

[Scatpants]

I think it would be awesome if it had wireless output to TV with some kind of HDMI dongle. I'd much prefer that to a dock or just plugging an HDMI into it.

[dragongod64]

If this system is as strong as there saying it is going to be then it needs the memory to handle all the games that are coming out for it. 500 gb min system memory. I am not buying a nother week system and i don't think you should eather. Stop leting them rip you off. There are too many good game out there too take this any more.

[colonel179]

People getting disappointed by the NX rumors were expecting a home console, but it seems that Nintendo is actually doing the successor for the 3DS and not the Wii U. But why not? The Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS have been much more successful than Nintendo 64, GameCube and Wii U. It's just logical that Nintendo wants to focus on the handheld market more than they do on home consoles.

It is a disappointment that every time people want to see a Zelda game with the highest possible graphics, as well as other games, but it won't happen anytime soon (or ever, it seems).

Thinking of NX as a handheld successor, even if it does have the perk of connecting it to the TV, it will be much more comforting, and less disappointing, since it's seems to be a huge portable advancement over the 3DS. Maybe one day Nintendo goes back to full-fledge home consoles. It seems that Sony is giving up on handhelds, and Nintendo is giving up on home consoles. However, both have had terrible experience it their respective markets.

[quent]

Good news, also interested in those 32gb carts, if it will be possible to save game progress on them as well.

[Gwiz]

32GB sigh.. Okay!! minor setback to me personally.Hopefuly the system packs a decent punch.

[ziggurcat]

32GB of internal storage? way to keep up with the times, nintendo... still stuck in the 90's, i guess?

[Marugo]

The nx will end the console war

[superchiller]

Well, at least it will remove Nintendo from the "console war", I'm sure that's what you meant.

[CrimsonWing69]

I'm curious, what'd they learn from the Wii U? Because the storage size was 32GB and that was a massive complaint. The competition offers internal storage up to 2 TB. What world does Nintendo live in that 32 GB is enough storage for games nowadays?

Yes Region free is great glad they got with the program... now how about everything else?

[FallenAngel1984]

A console having less than 100GB of onboard storage in 2017 or forward is completely unacceptable

[dparente74]

This shows they really are'nt trying to compete or can with the big 2. Nintendo online store is a joke and i guess they still hate the fact that online is a thing. 32g internal storage is a joke which means no AAA downloads. This is gonna be bad....

[gedden7]

The internal memory is not a problem because the games are on cartridges. Yes people will want to install games but Nintendo has historically allowed people to use a external hard drive for storage

[NohansenBoy]

Yes, good, Nintendo still doesn't seem to be learning. k itsnotlikepeoplewantgamecube2. 0oranything

[noksucow73]

That's not enough jiggabytes!!

[TXIDarkAvenger]

I hope the region free thing is true. That would be amazing.

[melonfarm3r]

Most dev-kits are region free so I'm not sure what the relevance is.

On an unrelated note - man, is the N4G community a toxic place. The comments section is just full of schoolyard bickering. Little bitches.

[life28]

What are they smoking in Nintendo....most mobile phones today have more storage than gaming console?

[LAWSON72]

If it is small handheld do some of you expect a HDD or maybe 2.5 SSD? 32gb with an SD card option is fine IMO. The system just clearly wont be digital only. A good question to ask though if they are tackling smartphone market are people willing to accept buying physical games. I think not, if that is their plan I think tech wise, at least at this time, is not the greatest idea.

Something that could work
The docking station has fast transfer data rate along with solid storage 1TB (expandable), while handheld has 32GB+SD making possible to transfer a few big games at a time easily when needed. Sounds cool in theory, but it is Nintendo and probably not the cheapest idea. Combine this idea with the already existent store downloads from the internet and technically all your games are in reach despite storage shortcomings.

At this point if rumors are real, this system is a huge gamble especially if their is no special features behind this dock. I really wish Nintendo would just say something already.

[Mr Marvel]

This must confirm the cartridge theory if there's only 32Gb of internal storage. (Maybe used for saves only?)

You couldn't fit a recorded fart on 32Gb these days, so this couldn't be for actual game data surely.

[Runechaz]

32 gb of internal storage... what a joke....

[jay2]

only good thing is reagion free.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

The carts do most of the storage. Don't freak out about the size.

[superchiller]

You forgot about digital games.

[Chronoman3]

Sounds so good

[spoilerjerk]

My goodness, usually when rumors come out on any console there is some good mixed with some bad... NX has just been one bad thing after another. I don't need something as powerful as Scorpio/Neo but 32GB of storage? My god, what a nightmare. Couple that with all the rumors like another hybrid tablet/controller setup and specs worse than vanilla Xbox One this thing is going to be a train-wreck.

[hirobrotagonist]

needs at least 250 gb...come on Nintendo. Stop releasing last gen hardware. I already have a bad feeling about this system.

[slavish0]

Does Nintendo not want 3rd party support at all? Unless they don't require game installs or they have huge cartridge space that u can download patches and updates to, I just don't understand. R they not supporting digital downloads either?

[TwilightSparkle]

Off topic but i think they'll call it nintendo go or n-go -_- but as for the storage thingy i expect that from nintendo so its no biggie to me *shrug. But i cant speak for everyone else. Just give me my zelda on the go. And Metriod and im good. Oh any multi color choice.

[SierraGuy]

Internal storage wouldn't be an issue if games are on cartridges.

[superchiller]

Like many others who keep mentioning cartridges, you forgot about digital games.

[SierraGuy]

Digital downloads are not the future...and if Nintendo offers them like someone else mentioned you could easily add external storage. I couldn't imagine downloading a lifelike or filmic 128 GB game over wifi, not for another 15 years in a timely manner. And trust me when I say this they (128 GB games) are coming and Sony will also abandon disc technology.

[superchiller]

"Digital downloads are not the future"

You do know that many games are released only digitally on consoles (including the Wii U)? So would you prefer to just ignore all those digital only releases? If so, you're missing out on a lot of fantastic games.

[JunMei]

Happy about the memory. I like having the control to buy my own external drive without being forced to pay a premium for memory that I'm just going to replace, anyway. Besides, I already have a few externals lying around.

[opinionated]

i dunno how I feel about that internal HDD. I kinda like the idea of picking your own external storage if it drastically reduces the price of the console. I have like 5 external HDDs laying around that I could reformat.

[plmkoh]

32GB...it's looking more and more like a mobile SoC

[Mrveryodd]

i just saw a $29 phone with 32 gig in it ..... Nintendo you need to do better .

[Runechaz]

Yeah a Wii U 2.... Fail !

[gamer7804]

i hope this isn't true, internal storage is extremely important, anything less than 500gb would be nigh unusable this day and age.

[mahmoods26]

Not the worst thing. If they're going with the cartridge format read access speeds should be as high as flash storage so the need for internal storage is negligible unless someone wants to buy all their games online, in that case they can probably just buy a usb and expand it that way.

[Segata]

Wii U discs hold 25GB per layer like Blu Ray. Splatoon is 1.8 GB. Mario 3d World also 1.8GB. Largest Wii U game is XCX at 22GB. Carts do not need installs. NX carts standard will be 32GB and Nintendo often makes larger capacity carts down the road so maybe even 64GB. They are good at letting you expand memory with SD cards and HDD. Good optimization. So nothing to worry about but haters and trolls will make a mountain out a molehill and ignore the great news about region free like DS.

[ZeekQuattro]

Whats crazy is that its a rumor about a prototype.... I wasn't aware that all prototypes represent the final product. This is another rumor and it probably is about the handheld part of the NX. Nintendo has released a handheld and a console since the NES. I very much doubt Nintendo is going to stop doing so with the NX but rumors are catnip on here especially if it paints Nintendo in a negative light.

[mastershredder]

Sure.....Nintendo said Region Free with the "Revolution" (Wii) and they made quite the effort backpedal and to remove that ability on that system.

Nice to see Nintendo is still living in the past with storage space options. Memory is incredibly cheap these days. Nintendo is not going to be using anything "cutting edge" in that realm as to keep costs down, but 32 Gigs is a laughable at best.

Seems more like they really, really want a successor to the DS and the Wii U..in their console. The old patents that they had during the Revolution era painted a heavy picture of a console behaving more like a DS...which is pretty much where the Wii U came into play..it sounded neat on paper but as the Wii U and the the next chapter have progressed, however I am not impressed nor feel that Nintendo magic that they once harnessed. Sorry guys!

[rocketpanda]

Region free, wow 10 years late to the party. I guess better late than never.

[Segata]

DS is region free and 3DS is region free for DS games.

[RoseSapphire]

If you release a system with less than 1TB of memory at this point, you're an asshole. Which basically puts everyone into that category.

You can't push digital content and not have a fair amount of storage.

[Vithar]

already failed

[Deadpooled]

Region Free... Awesome!

[gedden7]

Why cant the update be updated right to the cartridge???

[adaminoregon]

Wow, 32 gigs. We can almost download one modern game. Good going Nintendo.

[IceKoldKilla]

It stays like this, it means (storage aspect) that they don't intend the system to store much at all. The other consoles allow for all games to be downloaded from their respective online stores, allow for movie rental/purchase, DLC, etc. I'm fine with this though because it means more physical, less digital. But at least an option to expand storage like many of you are saying, would be perfect.

[Nintendo-or-Nothing]

We will see