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[oti]

"revealed"

It's not "revealed" until Nintendo gives us the specs sheet or somebody opens that thing up.

Get the hell out of here with that.

That's what you're focusing on?

This thing sounds like it's made for yearly or bi-yearly hardware interations.

 

[klier]

"revealed"

It's not "revealed" until Nintendo gives us the specs sheet or somebody opens that thing up.

Get the hell out of here with that.

You just don't like what's being revealed.

And neither do I, but still.... this is likely true.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Going to be interesting to see third party games on this thing. I wonder what's that going to look like going forward.

 

[Nikodemos]

Well, they sold a lot of DS-es with N64 era graphics, so I guess they don't really care about specs.

N64 graphics across two 3'' screens with 256x192 resolution was a huge performance jump in an era when people were mostly playing colour versions of Snake, Arkanoid and Tetris on their mobiles. Even the N-Gage (the most powerful mobile phone of the era) only had a 2.1'' 176x208 display.

 

[SgtCobra]

Surprise surprise, Nintendo is not going to compete directly with Microsoft and Sony. Gonna wait for the official confirmation (if ever) though.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Could this mean a $199 launch price?

 

[Rushersauce]

Going to be interesting to see third party games on this thing. I wonder what's that going to look like going forward.

Non existant.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Shocking. No really.

 

[Ricerocket]

Geez, really low clock speeds while mobile. Almost not surprised because Nintendo does value low power usage for their devices lately.

And it's supposed to run with an active fan in the device?

 

[zoukka]

Just what I expected. It's absolutely hilarious see people being disappointed. I guess they missed the last 10 years of Nintendo.

 

[Mashing]

Disappointing for 3rd parties I'm sure. We should all be used to underpowered systems from Nintendo. They always want to sell the system at profit.

 

[Possumowner]

I'll wait for Nintendo to actually give us specs,but if true this better be cheap

 

[kraspkibble]

I feel like something doesnt add up - especially if this is getting Skyrim Remastered...i dont see Bethesda being interested in this if it were as weak the article suggest.

it's bethesda though. it might run but i wouldn't expect great performance. they don't have a problem releasing games that have terrible performance.

 

[LordKano]

I feel like something doesnt add up - especially if this is getting Skyrim Remastered...i dont see Bethesda being interested in this if it were as weak the article suggest.

Yeah, it's getting Skyrim remastered, Dragon Quest XI and so on. It can't be a portable Wii U, facts are denying that.

 

[hishoax]

What did you guys expect from a console that's a hybrid? The fact that it'll be a portable console and run games that look as good and better than Wii U games is still an incredible feat.

 

[Rolf NB]

Is it more or less powerful than people were expecting?

Exactly as expected.

 

[……forgetit]

I'll wait for Nintendo to actually give us specs,but if true this better be cheap

They'll never do that

 

[zeromcd73]

im fucking crying

 

[jonno394]

Disappointing but fully expected. I'll still be there day 1, this isn't a device I was planning to play Third party multiplats on, that's why I have a PC.

 

[MuchoMalo]

Why the hell does it need fans then?

I guess the X1 throttled far more than we thought.

 

[Rodin]

Welp. I was wrong. It really is just a portable Wii U and bumped-up one when docked. Can we officially call NateDrake a fake now? This really is just where the successor to the Vita would land. Skyrim will chug on this. It's weaker than the PS3 by a huge margin when portable.

It's fucking shit, but it isn't weaker than PS3. Architectural advantages are a thing.

Could this mean a $199 launch price?

I certainly hope so, because i'm not paying a penny more. I don't like overpriced stuff.

 

[royox]

Any explanation for non-engineers? When you mean "low" you mean "not even a Ps4" low or "not even scorpio* low?

 

[kraspkibble]

What did you guys expect from a console that's a hybrid? The fact that it'll be a portable console and run games that look as good and better than Wii U games is still an incredible feat.

yep. i don't care how it compares to a PS4/XB1. if it's a decent improvement over the Wii U i'm happy.

 

[Marmelade]

Nintendo being Nintendo
I don't know why some people set themselves up for disappointment like that

 

[sfedai0]

This thing better be dirt cheap. Seems like Nintendo has accepted that they'll be a secondary purchase rather than a primary go to console.

 

[Interfectum]

Ouch.

 

[wild wild rice]

Going to be interesting to see third party games on this thing. I wonder what's that going to look like going forward.

Doesn't sound like we need to worry about that.

 

[jett]

Their sources also confirm X1/Maxwell.
I think that's that.

As usual, the Nintendo faithful were being too hopeful for their own good.

 

[Vashetti]

I'll wait for Nintendo to actually give us specs,but if true this better be cheap

Nintendo don't give out specs.

 

[Trago]

Those clock speeds when in handheld mode are low. Damn.

 

[Vic]

Any explanation for non-engineers? When you mean "low" you mean "not even a Ps4" low or "not even scorpio* low?

Lesser performance than the Xbox One.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Welp. I was wrong. It really is just a portable Wii U and bumped-up one when docked. Can we officially call NateDrake a fake now? This really is just where the successor to the Vita would land. Skyrim will chug on this. It's weaker than the PS3 by a huge margin when portable. This is not a current-generation machine.

I'm sorry to all of the naysayers I argued with. You were right. I'll never be optimistic about Nintendo again.

What on earth is this hostility towards a member of the GAF community?

 

[outunderthestars]

I'm used to expect the worst when it comes to Nintendo's hardware power.

This.

 

[LastOne2100]

Could this mean a $199 launch price?

No chance at this, with a screen, multiple complex controllers, etc. 249 minimum, likely 299.

 

[The Omega Man]

Less powerful than a Tegra at full power dock mode.
Portable mode 40% less powerful than when docked.

LOL Nintendo pls

 

[Rodin]

Any explanation for non-engineers? When you mean "low" you mean "not even a Ps4" low or "not even scorpio* low?

2.5x Wii U, less than 1/3 of Xbox One.

Their sources also confirm X1/Maxwell.

I think that's that.

Do they say anything about the SM number? It's 2 right?

 

[illmatic22]

I buy Nintendo hardware for Zelda, Smash Bros, Fire Emblem etc.

I'm sure they'll look fine and be as good as ever. I tend to play third party games on other platforms anyway.

 

[Purest 78]

Nintendo Bringing Shit Hardware is anyone really Surprised?

 

[MuchoMalo]

Yeah, it's getting Skyrim remastered, Dragon Quest XI and so on. It can't be a portable Wii U, facts are denying that.

Skyrim is a last-gen game with better textures (and Switch is a last-gen console with more RAM) and DQXI probably isn't based on the PS4 version.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

yep. i don't care how it compares to a PS4/XB1. if it's a decent improvement over the Wii U i'm happy.

If it is a Wii U portable and a pumped up Wii U while docked, I'm totally fine with it. As long as the price is good, obviously.

 

[chadskin]

Lower clocked than the Shield TV when docked? Oof.

 

[orochi91]

That's alright with me.

As long as it handles Nintendo exclusives well, then I'll have no issues with it.

My PS4 Pro/PC can handle everything else.

 

[Durante]

Any explanation for non-engineers? When you mean "low" you mean "not even a Ps4" low or "not even scorpio* low?

A portable PS4 could never be called "low".
What we are talking about here -- if accurate -- in portable mode is more like a Wii U with a faster CPU and more flexible GPU than anything else.

 

[Vashetti]

Any explanation for non-engineers? When you mean "low" you mean "not even a Ps4" low or "not even scorpio* low?

This isn't even OG XB1.

 

[BigEmil]

It's fucking shit, but it isn't weaker than PS3. Architectural advantages are a thing.



I certainly hope so, because i'm not paying a penny more. I don't like overpriced stuff.

Yeah and when you compare 2017 hardware to 2005 hardware newer tech and architecture optimisation and stuff it's definitely more stronger than last gen consoles

 

[Eolz]

Fucking hell that's a lot worse than the worst predictions here.
Good for a next gen handheld, awful for a wiiu successor.

 

[Persona7]

It's a custom chip alright.

 

[Neoxon]

What on earth is this hostility towards a member of the GAF community?

His sources claimed that the Switch would use the Pascal architecture.

 

[mieumieu]

Welp. I was wrong. It really is just a portable Wii U and bumped-up one when docked. Can we officially call NateDrake a fake now? This really is just where the successor to the Vita would land. Skyrim will chug on this. It's weaker than the PS3 by a huge margin when portable. This is not a current-generation machine.

I'm sorry to all of the naysayers I argued with. You were right. I'll never be optimistic about Nintendo again.

the problem of skyrim on PS3 mostly has something to do with memory. it would not be a problem with the Switch.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Lol Nintendo.

(That would be 153 GPU GFlops in portable mode)

Oh man, some people in the Switch specs thread are going to have a meltdown over this. Utterly convinced that it was going to be at least 500+ GFLOPS.

Wii-U speculation thread 2: Electric boogaloo.