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[Galava]

That size seems realistic and still having great view of the screen.

 

[Sjefen]

cant be real, it looks so uncomfortable.

 

[KojiKnight]

This looks horrible. But I won't be surprised if this is in fact the real thing and wouldn't put it past Nintendo to again release a controller without thinking about the multiplatform titles of 3rd parties.

Pro controller for multiplats my friend. Quite a lot of people think the Wii U pro controller is the best controller on the market, and Nintendo has already had backward compatibility with the controllers for 3 generations, why not 4?

 

[hemo memo]

I keep coming back and look at that image and if this is a fake it's a damn well done one. A premium fake.



This sophism is about to be retired:

http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2016/03/09/goodyear-eagle-360-spherical-tire.cnnmoney/

Time to learn new cliches.

The future:

 

[Azure Dream]

This is no way a real thing. the shape of the screen is not even possible.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/7/7511317/sharp-free-form-display-nintendo-ces-2015

Nintendo chasing display tech is what lead to the glasses-free 3D on the 3DS.

 

[Candescence]

People keep saying this... but how exactly are people holding the controller in a way that completely blocks it?

Looks to be about 30% or so of the screen. Still quite a lot, but may be that way due to limitations of technology on shaping custom screens. Or there is a Nintendo-like way to hold or play this where that bit of screen is viewable.

And, really, the areas near the sticks are probably meant to be peripheral areas rather than the main viewing area, so blocking such a small area probably isn't a big deal anyway.

 

[BratmanDu]

I'm with Vreelak on this..It's a faaaake!

 

[Acosta]

Looks awful and fake, so no.

 

[_PsiFire_]

The only wasted part of the screen is where your thumbs actually block it.

If they changed the shape so you could see more above the sticks you could have some very useful HUDs displayed there. Great for HANDHELD gaming.

Probably fake but if not, would be good as a prototype only.. The layout sucks and lack of buttons are no good unless they use Tactus screens.

 

[E-phonk]

IF this is real, I don't understand Nintendos insistence of putting a screen on the controller.

it's the handheld. Handhelds need screens.

 

[OléGunner]

Well it seems a pretty bog standard controller really. If it had haptic feedback, the buttons in a way could be customisable. So instead of getting a square/x button for throwing grenades, third party dev could have a grenade button , so a button that as a grenade decal on it .

It keeps a traditional format but as the potential to make things a lot more accessible for newer gamers or non- gamers. Kind of best of both worlds.

Anyway... this is all in the realms of speculation.. on a mock up that is most likely fake.

I wouldn't call it a bog standard controller but I get a feel for what you are saying.
Still feels a little weird and reminiscent of Waggle/tablet fever with the Wii and Wii U.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Nintendo would never get away with the middle of the screen being obscured by a huge plastic hinge.

I think the main issue with the sticks is that they seem to be one solid piece. I don't see how these things can actually move. Which is why I suspect it's really just a fake mockup.

hmm... found this video recently via a rosti thread I think. They are a subsiduary of a nintendo supplier.

http://youtu.be/b68S0d_qZpY

 

[Orniletter]

This looks horrible. But I won't be surprised if this is in fact the real thing and wouldn't put it past Nintendo to again release a controller without thinking about the multiplatform titles of 3rd parties.

Nobody said that it's the controller of the console.

This might very well be the 4DS/ NX handheld if it's not fake. Not to mention that prototypes =/= final hardware (they might add handels, let you change the right stick for physical buttons etc)

It's literally a more round Vita with a bigger screen. You people and your kneejerk reactions when something even slightly new comes along.

 

[KojiKnight]

Nintendo would never get away with the middle of the screen being obscured by a huge plastic hinge.



hmm... found this video recently via a rosti thread I think. They are a subsiduary of a nintendo supplier.

http://youtu.be/b68S0d_qZpY

That looks promising... though I wonder about it's durability... also I think my children would try and eat it.

 

[maxcriden]

Any news or strong evidence overnight as to whether this is at all legit?

 

[2+2=5]

Nintendo definitely need a new handheld some point soon.

The reality of the matter is that Nintendo can't support two separate platforms, anymore (especially with mobile thrown into the mix).

I would be more than ok with the handheld sharing the same games of the home console, i just want a standalone handheld(with buttons).

 

[I'm Spartacus]

As someone who had to get a replacement WiiU pad at a cost of around £90 inclusive, the pad being the reason (anchor) why the WiiU is still holding it high price and unable to fall, they are really going to release another pad which will inflate cost through cutting edge tech (and not to mention a huge amount of fragility) and likely keep the price high for the whole platform for some time to come?

I call bullshit

 

[Stike]

Nintendos design strategy feels to me like they just come up with random stuff of what they think might work out, but the track record is rather hit and miss:

Gold: Wii motion controls
Gold: DS double-screen
Fail: WiiU gamepad

This pad design is consistent with the premise of always trying to innovate and strike gold, and each of the above examples has been "wtf'd" by the community when it was first sighted.

It is obvious NX tries to innovate something never before. Let's see what the real innovation is, because "screen on the controller" itself can't be the killer feature. We had that before with WiiU and smart phones...

 

[Majine]

Yeah, okay.

This matches my expected reaction to what NX is.

"wat".

 

[beril]

I think the main issue with the sticks is that they seem to be one solid piece. I don't see how these things can actually move. Which is why I suspect it's really just a fake mockup.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

it's the handheld. Handhelds need screens.

If that's just a handheld, fine. I would still prefer a normal screen instead of that thing but then again I don't care about handhelds, soooo.....

 

[Oersted]

Pro controller for multiplats my friend. Quite a lot of people think the Wii U pro controller is the best controller on the market, and Nintendo has already had backward compatibility with the controllers for 3 generations, why not 4?

Because NX will be a cut from the Wii brand.

Any news or strong evidence overnight as to whether this is at all legit?

None.

 

[KojiKnight]

Because NX will be a cut from the Wii brand.

And this would preclude it from controller backwards compatibility.... why? The gamecube wasn't a member of the Wii brand, wii still had BC with it's controllers. All they'll do is rebrand that controller as simply "Nintendo Pro" controller or something like that.


Also by the same token there isn't any information available that this isn't legit. No one has stepped forward saying it's fake in the industry, no one has died of ninja attacks though either.

 

[Peterc]

If this is true, I think it is just a prototype.

Btw, what are all the black squares on it?

I also see transparant B button and arrows on it

 

[Deleted member 10571]

Everything of this screams "fake", why do people believe this again? I feel like I missed something here.

 

[Oersted]

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/7/7511317/sharp-free-form-display-nintendo-ces-2015

Nintendo chasing display tech is what lead to the glasses-free 3D on the 3DS.

We don't see glass in the image

And this would preclude it from controller backwards compatibility.... why? The gamecube wasn't a member of the Wii brand, wii still had BC with it's controllers. All they'll do is rebrand that controller as simply "Nintendo Pro" controller or something like that.


Also by the same token there isn't any information available that this isn't legit. No one has stepped forward saying it's fake in the industry, no one has died of ninja attacks though either.

Wii brand is finished. No need for compability.


Its a obvious fake.

 

[Agent Gibbs]

EDIT:

Well shit now i'll never unsee that

 

[Nesther]

Everything of this screams "fake", why do people believe this again? I feel like I missed something here.

Most people don't seem to believe it, but it's still fun to discuss.

 

[Breakfast at Noon]

If that is real.. good god, so damn uncomfy.

 

[maquiladora]

When this turns out to be real, the wall of shame from the doubters will be bigger than anything Trump can dream of.

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

If it's big enough it won't be that uncomfortable. Probably won't be more uncomfortable then a PSP.

 

[E-phonk]

Everything of this screams "fake", why do people believe this again? I feel like I missed something here.

It implements a lot of the known patents/rumors.
- sharp free form display
- looks like a nintendo patent from last year
- has scrollable triggers

It could be fake, but I personally think there's a good chance this is real (as a proto type, not as the final consumer version).
I also don't think it'll be that uncomfortable to hold. I managed the Wii Classic Controller just fine and this seems to be about the same size.
I would assume it's the handheld version though, not the main controller of the console NX.

 

[Lé Blade Runner]

Well shit now i'll never unsee that

Ah... Ahahaha... And now, neither can I. Chrome-Stewie!

 

[Oersted]

It implements a lot of the known patents/rumors.
- sharp free form display
- looks like a nintendo patent from last year
- has scrollable triggers

It could be fake, but I personally think there's a good chance this is real (as a proto type, not as the final consumer version).

-misses glass

- was not a design patent. Nintendo has multiple differently designed patents out, because the focus was on the features not the design.

 

[RipperGrim]

One of the shittiest controllers I have seen. Most certainly fake.

 

[KojiKnight]

Wii brand is finished. No need for compability.


Its a obvious fake.

This controller being a fake or not has nothing to do with controller backwards compatibility... It makes no sense for them to cut controller BC when they've been maintaining it for so long.

 

[doofy102]

I think it's real. It might be a prototype. But that's more or less the NX controller.

 

[Orniletter]

If that is real.. good god, so damn uncomfy.

It would essentially be a normal controller if they'd add handles, like in the patent.

The position of the analogue sticks would be leagues better than Vita's too.

Like I don't even think this is true, but man, it looks perfectly fine with some modifications.

 

[Oersted]

This controller being a fake or not has nothing to do with controller backwards compatibility... It makes no sense for them to cut controller BC when they've been maintaining it for so long.

The giveaway, besides the design, that this is fake is that the redditor is hellbent on telling everyone he/she is a developer.

And doing it for so long is not an argument. It isn't worth it anymore, the sale numbers are very clear about that.

 

[Putosaure]

Backward compatibility will be tough, especially if it's supposed to be the portable unit.

 

[ASIS]

What is that game on the controller?

 

[benjammin]

I really hope this is a fake, for Nintendo's sake

 

[KojiKnight]

The giveaway, besides the design, that this is fake is that the redditor is hellbent on telling everyone he/she is a developer.

And doing it for so long is not an argument. It isn't worth it anymore, the sale numbers are very clear about that.

This post tells me 100% you didn't even read what I wrote when you replied to me, so I think I'm done trying to discuss things with you.

 

[Azure Phoenix]

People keep saying this... but how exactly are people holding the controller in a way that completely blocks it?

Looks to be about 30% or so of the screen. Still quite a lot, but may be that way due to limitations of technology on shaping custom screens. Or there is a Nintendo-like way to hold or play this where that bit of screen is viewable.

I never said completely block, I said your hands will be over the parts of the screen that extend past the analog sticks, as your edit shows. There is no point having a super expensive custom shaped screen because you're gaining nothing by extending it under where your hands will always be covering.

That's the crux here, that screen wouldn't be cheap and it isn't offering anything worthwhile.

 

[Sidewinder]

What is that game on the controller?

Battlefront

 

[KooopaKid]

How does haptic feedback feel? Can it simulate "clicky" buttons? Is it expensive?

 

[Oersted]

How does haptic feedback feel? Can it simulate "clicky" buttons? Is it expensive?

You have a smartphone? They tend tend to vibrate, for example when you use the digital keyboard to give you feedback. Like that.

 

[JoeNut]

"you will say wow" on the post it note, haha

 

[Orniletter]

The rocks you can see on the "NX device" look very similar to the rocks in Zelda U's Game Awards footage.

 

[E-phonk]

There is no point having a super expensive custom shaped screen because you're gaining nothing by extending it under where your hands will always be covering.

That's the crux here, that screen wouldn't be cheap and it isn't offering anything worthwhile.

I don't think sharp ever talked about the manufacturing price of those screens? They demoed it for cars/dashboards etc. It might be more expensive than traditional screens, but we actually don't know.
For sharp it might be benificial to have an order of +30m screens