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Nintendo going mobile and code name NX platform
Nintendo held a press presentation today and news is uh...interesting...
First off Nintendo has partnered with DeNA (makers of everyone's favorite "pay to win/freemium" category of games) for mobile gaming. Nintendo already teased at this type of game with Pokemon Shuffle, but now it's official and Nintendo IPs will be coming to smartphones and tablets near you. Nintendo claims this is merely to expand their brand and they will still remain in the dedicated gaming system market. Speaking of dedicated gaming systems, Nintendo has announced code-name NX. They haven't given any details yet (whether will be a Wii U/3DS successor or something else entirely). They did however announce a new membership service which will be compatible on all platforms plus the new mobile market. END NEWS BEGIN RANT Oh goodie, the one of very few companies that didn't have to sink to the "pay to win" category has made it fully official (I considered Pokemon Shuffle more of a "testing the waters" game). Other companies handling your favorite characters like Mario and Link, what could possibly go wrong? It worked out great with Philips and the CDi..... Also really, ANOTHER system already? I know product development for new game system takes a few years so best to get started but do you really need to start revealing it already? The Wii U is what 2 years old now and we just got the New 3DS. Gah Last edited by Yoshi648; March 17, 2015 at 10:26:51 AM. |
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Meh, I'll just gloss over the mobile crapware. I tried Pokémon Shuffle and felt incredibly dirty playing it and stopped rather quickly. Anything similar is sure to go on my ignore list with great expediency. I've already seen enough stupid city-builder Farmville clones, as I've talked about at great lengths recently.
As for the new project, it sounds like the next Nintendo handheld rather than a new console. After all, the New 3DS was just a stopgap system like the Game Boy Color and DSi. Regarding the integration thing, I doubt that has anything to do with Steam. I think they're just saying that the service will be accessible on many platforms. Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; March 17, 2015 at 11:40:41 AM. |
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