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IHS: Nintendo portable NX console to launch this year
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The 3DS upper screen is 3528mm² and 96,000 pixels, and the lower screen is 2875mm² and 76,800 pixels, so if you add the two together you have 6403mm² of screen real-estate and 172,800 pixels to work with.
A 5" 540p screen, by comparison, is 6946mm² and has 518,400 pixels. So you've got about 8.5% more physical space to display things on and a full three times the number of pixels, to allow sharper images and text.
Elfforkusu
Member
From my limited understanding, the 3DS could have had been backward compatible with GBA due to the DS silicon having GBA silicon.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
What size screen do you guys want on this doodad???
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
The more the merrier as the women would say.
Night Angel
Member
At least as big as my GS6 screen.
Ehh. That's too low on imagination, I say 27" 1440p.
The smaller, the better. I don't like big handhelds :[
All I want is for Nintendo to take the best aspects of the 3DS and make them better.
This looks awful.
No matter how you cut it I can't go back to a single screen.
Graphics Horse
Member
I think it won't be an accurate depiction, just use some of those ideas.
The bottom part having a flat edge and not being a screen will carry over I think, there's reasons for that given to house a backlight system. For that reason I think the entirely bezel free mockups won't be a reality, you either need one side to have one or a moderate one all the way around.
Probably nice place to house a camera, home button etc too.
Lord_Byron28
Member
I could see them adding buttons and triggers to it but I wouldn't be surprised if they did something similar to it. It'd also allow allow for Wii U backwards compatibility. For the handheld I could see them doing the same sort of screen on the bottom. Although I'm concerned about how this thing will affect the price of the system and the performance of the system (there have been some hardware limitations due to streaming video to the Wii U gamepad). Also how that would affect battery life of the handheld and controller.
Night Angel
Member
Somehow implying that wanting a 5" screen is somehow ridiculous or unrealistic given the current tech for mobile devices.
And fuck even the possibility of including a dedicated Amiibo reader on the handheld.
ShockingAlberto
Member
I think we'll get 3DSXL-sized screens at 480p..
Graphics Horse
Member
Screens plural?
How would that work for the NX Console? Two screens on the handheld wouldn't exactly allow for control parity unless the NX Console's controller has a screen on it.
Would be nice if it was a foldable screen spanning from top to bottom:
Could retain DS compatibility and clamshell design while not having a gap between screens anymore.
The tech is too expensive though.
Personally speaking, I'd rather see them iterate on the WiiU gamepad rather than drop the concept entirely.
A lot of people here hate the very idea, but a controller with a screen is still something that the competition doesn't have. It was just underutilized.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Its Nintendo , you might want to get mentally prepared for a year of nothingness.
FunkyDealer
Banned
Peculiar list of Pixels Per Inch
Gameboy - 82.79
Gameboy Pocket - 84.09
Gameboy Color - 92.78
Gameboy Advance - 99.46
GBA Micro - 144.22
DS - 106.67
DSi - 98.46
DSi XL - 76.19
3DS OG 2D/(3D) - 132.15 / (236.61)
3DS XL 2D/(3D) - 95.59 / (171.15)
2DS - 132.15
New 3DS 2D/(3D) - 120.23 / (215.26)
New 3DS XL 2D/(3D) - 95.59 / (171.15)
Wii U Gamepad - 158.01
PSP - 128.3
PSP GO - 145.19
PS Vita - 220
854x480p @ 5" - 195.93
1280x720p @ 5" - 293.72
Keep in mind the 3DS family has an aspect ratio of 15:9, not the standard 16:9 widescreen.
Gameboy - 82.79
Gameboy Pocket - 84.09
Gameboy Color - 92.78
Gameboy Advance - 99.46
GBA Micro - 144.22
DS - 106.67
DSi - 98.46
DSi XL - 76.19
3DS OG 2D/(3D) - 132.15 / (236.61)
3DS XL 2D/(3D) - 95.59 / (171.15)
2DS - 132.15
New 3DS 2D/(3D) - 120.23 / (215.26)
New 3DS XL 2D/(3D) - 95.59 / (171.15)
Wii U Gamepad - 158.01
PSP - 128.3
PSP GO - 145.19
PS Vita - 220
854x480p @ 5" - 195.93
1280x720p @ 5" - 293.72
Keep in mind the 3DS family has an aspect ratio of 15:9, not the standard 16:9 widescreen.
friskykillface
Banned
single screen please
the DS x touch screen era is over , BC though? eh this is much different than a console tbh
console you have to leave it plugged in or take it out and plug it in, takes time
handheld you can just pick it up and play , just like that
having the system screen be 3D for BC will hold back the system
if you take out the 3D screen "THIS ISNT TRUE BC rawrrr rawrrr" will be the outcry
the DS x touch screen era is over , BC though? eh this is much different than a console tbh
console you have to leave it plugged in or take it out and plug it in, takes time
handheld you can just pick it up and play , just like that
having the system screen be 3D for BC will hold back the system
if you take out the 3D screen "THIS ISNT TRUE BC rawrrr rawrrr" will be the outcry
I mean, I personally like the GamePad, but having a variant of it could very well drive up costs (as shown by the GamePad in relation to the Wii U).
Fourth Storm
Member
I'll throw my prediction in:
1 540p Free Form display with 4" 16:9 viewing area unobstructed (5" including the screen area around the buttons). Dual analog sticks. Mouse wheel shoulders and no more than 2 face buttons. Dpad, I'm 50/50 on.
1 540p Free Form display with 4" 16:9 viewing area unobstructed (5" including the screen area around the buttons). Dual analog sticks. Mouse wheel shoulders and no more than 2 face buttons. Dpad, I'm 50/50 on.
Wouldn't that limit the NX Platform's control options, especially on the off chance that Nintendo gets more third party support than just Japan? No reason why they can't do 4 face buttons.
Fourth Storm
Member
They'll release a variety of shells and specialty controllers while making the Wii U Pro controller and Gamecube adapter also compatible. The handheld form factor probably won't have those grips.But also, most of their games use two or 3 primary action buttons. Virtual buttons and the scroll wheels provide other options along w/ the gyro (and possible IR sensor since PixArt may again be involved).
I see it as an evolution of the Wii Remote.
FunkyDealer
Banned
Such a use of free-form display would likely be unnecessary and expensive. Keep in mind you'll be constantly obstructing the screen with your hands, so why bother spending precious processing power on unseen pixels?
And there's no way it'll have just two facebuttons.
Highly unlikely. This is based off WiiU architecture not DS/3DS. Likely a complete break from the DS line. I would not be expecting dual screens due to the software needing to be cross compatible across handheld and console. The NX handheld is the iPhone to the NX's consoles iPad. Same games. That really makes the dual screen nature highly highly unlikely.
Fourth Storm
Member
Did you read the patent? There are a variety of applications for such a display, besides sheer immersion. The idea is that your hands would cover the buttons/stick and all you would see in front of you is screen. It also provides the opportunity for on-screen prompts.
They'll be making moves to get the casual gamer back. I'd rather not get into whether people believe that's possible or a good idea. It's what I think they're doing, though.
Then what about games like Zelda & Xenoblade which use every button? Again, there's no good reason to ditch the other two face buttons.
minameissteve
Banned
And lose compatability with all of the great DS and 3DS software? No thanks.
Fourth Storm
Member
Those games were perfectly playable with a Wii Remote and Nunchuck. Surely you can imagine some of the commands being mapped to virtual buttons.
The last thing they want to do is clutter up their controller again. That puts them right back in Gamepad territory. If they want mass appeal, the platform needs to be easy to understand. Mario needs a run button and a jump button. That's it.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Sure but I'll take a solid single screen over 2 lesser.
To the people saying dual screen how do you explain the games being cross compatible with the console exactly as is? This isn't a stand alone handheld device like 3DS.
One of the few concrete things we know about NX is the software will be shared across both platforms similar to how iOS and Amdroid software are cross compatible on their respective phones, tablets, and set top boxes.
One of the few concrete things we know about NX is the software will be shared across both platforms similar to how iOS and Amdroid software are cross compatible on their respective phones, tablets, and set top boxes.
How would two buttons clutter up the controller? And again, it's not just Mario that Nintendo has to consider.
Mithos
Member
All I want is for Nintendo to take the best aspects of the 3DS and make them better.
Stop placing speakers where you will cover them with your hands people.
PdotMichael
Banned
I'm still a fan of that very old PSP2 fan mockup.
The most important aspect would be that it would still maintain the touchscreen as main control option.
Most of the other designs would basically kill it, which is looking at the Japanese market with its large female audience quite unlikly that it would happen.
The most important aspect would be that it would still maintain the touchscreen as main control option.
Most of the other designs would basically kill it, which is looking at the Japanese market with its large female audience quite unlikly that it would happen.
I think something like this would be the best solution. I liked the double screen with the DS series. But in this time, people would prefer more something like this.
The shoulder will be scroll buttons + includes AR functionality. the controller front will maybe have an extended display like this:
But only to extend the display, not to show you important elements from the game. The screen will be touchalble, but not replace the regular buttons.
The rest of mockups will not work.
Huh. Looks a lot like the PSP Go. Was this before or after that, I wonder?
RealityCheque
Banned
You'll have 480p and you'll like it.
One GAF insider did say that the resolution would be "higher than you'd expect, lower than you'd hope", which led us to speculate that the native resolution for the NX Handheld would be 540p.
NippleViking
Banned
All I want is for Nintendo to take the best aspects of the 3DS and make them better.
This is a close approximation to what I would like. One large screen, with a clam-shell design to protect it.
A few ideal changes:
Change the position of speakers so that they aren't covered by hands
Add a DPAD and 2nd analog stick (the second analog stick is a must)
Do something more elegant with that central real-estate. I don't want dual-screens again, but would gladly take them over an obnoxious 'amiibo port'.
Wirelessly charged stylus?
+ Add scroll-wheel shoulders
Then I'm mostly happy. Personally I don't care for 3D and would not mind seeing it dropped, but it's one of the few features that Nintendo can leverage against smartphone gaming - arguably their biggest competitor in the handheld/mobile space - so I can see a point in retaining it.
PdotMichael
Banned
I think the concept is based on hat PSP GO design.