The only way it's prior is a Direct. Too late for invites now I would think if it's a live event.
Gaf, is it really happening?
WSJ said:Industry watchers said cartridges were a reasonable choice for Nintendos next-generation system, code-named NX, because the company targets a wider range of consumers than Sony or Microsoft. Nintendos core fans include small children, who might scratch discs but find cartridges tougher to damage. Cartridges also allow games to load faster, are harder to copy and can be mass-produced faster than discs, they said.
NX cartridges will likely have the same form factor and size of the 3DS ones, who knows, perhaps they'll manage to make them even smaller
Nintendo has a history of altering cartridge form factor when backwards compatibility is broken and all the rumors so far point to NX not being compatible with 3DS cartridges.
I envision people thinking your going to blow into a huge cart with a Breath of the Wild sticker on it and clank it into a huge ass port on the handheld lol.
A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.
This was the most interesting part to me
I think the general consensus before was that discs could be mass-produced faster, but that's obviously not the case anymore if WSJ is reporting it.
Where do you think the name Breath of the Wild comes from?
A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.
Although there actually is a difference between a vinyl and a cd or mp3.
Even the bloody Vita uses carts lolWhy do people think NES, SNES and N64 when confronted with the word cartridge lol, the GBA, DS and 3DS use carts. I envision people thinking your going to blow into a huge cart with a Breath of the Wild sticker on it and clank it into a huge ass slot on the handheld lol.
And yet most human brains ignore it and build the correct sentence instead ; )Edit: LOL i just noticed the typo in the image.
Or they havent sent them yet? Press usually only needs 3 weeks notice and September just started.Unless the invites are under NDA.
A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.
Where do you think the name Breath of the Wild comes from?
Lol, you mean the obnoxious whine from the spinning disc, the rail going haywire when searching for data, or the now no longer optional install times when first inserting a disc?
Or do you mean the actual heat it produces?
A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.
Yeah. Carts are too digital and the games are too cold feeling. Blurays are much more analogue.A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.
A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.
I actually hope they won't go the smaller route. I'm beginning to feel they're too small. Think how it would be easy to loose one if it was micro-sd sized... I doubt people think DS/3DS carts are too big.when the ones that NX will use will be at least like the 3DS ones if not even smaller?
How do you target wider range of consumers without Blu-Ray compatibility etc?
Yeah, they're spelled differently
The only way it's prior is a Direct. Too late for invites now I would think if it's a live event.
Nintendo wasn't gonna add Blu-Ray compatibility, anyway (licensing fees & whatnot).How do you target wider range of consumers without Blu-Ray compatibility etc?
How do we know invites haven't already been sent, but they're NDA'd to hell and back?
lol, I'll admit my mind goes there too.Why do people think NES, SNES and N64 when confronted with the word cartridge lol, the GBA, DS and 3DS use carts. I envision people thinking your going to blow into a huge cart with a Breath of the Wild sticker on it and clank it into a huge ass slot on the handheld lol.
Going digital on 3DS has been pretty pleasant so I'd probably do the same for NX. What I am excited about is possible native support for SDXC cards! I mean, you could use them already on 3DS if you reformat the file system and do some folder shenanigans but the less friction the better.
Not going to happen in my opinion.Prior to TGS? Like, in less than 2 weeks? After PS Neo announcement?
Not going to happen in my opinion.
It's speculation from analysts. It doesn't seem to be any credible 'rumour' per se. I'd suggest just being patient right now.
The only real problem I see is UFS may well be the next "standard" in flash storage media over the next year or two, as it has far greater read/write speeds than even high-end SD cards. Once that happens, microSD could be seen as a positively archaic feature.
Nico said the reveal would happen around September 20th. September 22 seems to be a good date and it's around the time fall season starts.Not going to happen in my opinion.
How do we know invites haven't already been sent, but they're NDA'd to hell and back?
A real shame. There is a warmth you get when playing a game off a disc that you can't really replicate with flash based storage.