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Nintendo Switch presentation – Every announcement and trailer on one page

Published on by Chris Scullion6 Comments

zelda-botwWell, it finally happened. Nintendo finally lifted the lid on the Switch and revealed all the juicy details.

The problem is, it did it in Japan. Which meant here in the UK we had to get up at 4am to see it.

Yer man Scullion did it. Because he’s a maniac. But there’s a real possibility you didn’t. Maybe you had work or school the next day, or maybe just “fuck that”.

The thing is, if that’s the case and you’ve just woken up and are ready to head out, you don’t have time to watch an hour-long presentation.

Enter yer man Scullion (not like that, you deviant). Continue reading “Nintendo Switch presentation – Every announcement and trailer on one page” →

Nintendo NX: What I want to see

Published on by Chris Scullion14 Comments

Today Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata revealed during a presentation that the next ‘dedicated game platform’ from Nintendo was in development.

Naturally, the main response to this should be “no shit”.

The official Nintendo NX logo. Um, probably
The official Nintendo NX logo. Um, probably

Video game hardware doesn’t just appear out of thin air, it takes an extremely long time to develop and perfect. PS4 lead architect Mark Cerny once confirmed that his console, released in November 2013, was in development as early as 2008.

So yes, of course Nintendo’s working on new hardware. We all knew that. What we didn’t know was its (code)name and when it’s coming out.

Today’s announcement at least answers part of that. The new system has been codenamed the Nintendo NX and is due to be properly revealed in 2016, which – given Nintendo’s usual routine – means we’ll probably see it on shelves in 2017.

What we still don’t know is whether the NX is a handheld or a home console… or even the much-rumoured hybrid system that acts as both.

In fact, here’s the full extent of what was actually said about the NX:

Iwata chat

Not a lot to go on, I’m sure you’ll agree. Still, that hasn’t stopped the gaming press jumping on it with some deciding, among other things, that it’s a new home console designed to replace the struggling Wii U (i.e. the console everyone who has one loves and everyone who doesn’t thinks is shit).

I’m not about to get into speculation, because that’s just daft and frankly unprofessional, but what I will do is share a list of things I hope the NX implements.

In short, if I was in charge at Nintendo and the NX was my dream system, here’s what I’d want Nintendo to do with it. Continue reading “Nintendo NX: What I want to see” →