Kav

This is why I think having a hybrid is better than having a dedicated handheld system and dedicated home system. You can still produce those different type of games but advertise them accordingly, as I say below. I think they'd use a cartridge based format for the games which could go in both the home unit and the handheld. So the thing with a hybrid would mean that you produce one game and not two versions of the same game as you would with separate handheld and home consoles. It should be positioned as a second console... but second in that it'd be your primary handheld too, if that makes sense. If it's the right price it'll sell. I think this would get the best out of Nintendo as developers too as they'd not be having to switch focus from one machine to another.

Why do you think it'd do more damage? This is one of the big reasons why I think it makes sense. But Serebii, what's to stop them producing handheld types games, with the mindset that these will push the portability aspect of it, as well as producing the home console titles with the mindset that these will push the home console aspect of it? There's nothing to say they can't do that. You just advertise each type of game differently... a handheld type game; advertise people playing on the go. A home console type game; advertise people playing at home on the TV. You just have the added bonus of playing the handheld type on your TV and the home console type on the go, if you want to. Having a hybrid would also position it as a great 2nd console. People would buy an Xbox or Playstation with the NX acting as both their second console and a handheld. I see this as the best way for Nintendo to grow in the market and become competitive again. It positions Nintendo quite well in some respects.

What do people believe/theorise the NX will be then and what are you reasonings and also thoughts as to how it could get Nintendo back in the game? I can't see anything other than a hybrid selling well, or even reasonably, for Nintendo at the moment. As much as I try to think what they could do and how they'd push it, nothing other than it being a hybrid gives me reason that it would sell.

Zelda WiiU RIME No Mans Sky SFV Uncharted 4 Firewatch All I can think of off the top of my head whilst at work.

It depends how expensive it would be... Oculus Rift has just been announced at £500. I can't see Nintendo doing VR for a good while yet, if at all.

Oculus Rift is good, but it's not £500 good.

You know me Ronnie, I took the BT adverts a little too much to heart when I was young... "It's good to talk." :p Without 3rd Parties I just think that Nintendo's fanbase will continue to shrink, I don't think there's a chance of it growing. If Nintendo had all the 3rd Party games that the other consoles had I'd not have bought my PS4... would you still have bought yours? Maybe so, but I've the feeling many people that have bought another console felt their hand has been forced, like I have. That I game almost exclusively on my PS4 now thanks to these 3rd Parties is one of the biggest things turning me away from the NX. If it ends up not getting 3rd Party games I don't think Nintendo have enough titles to justify me buying one of their consoles again... definitely not if their stance on online gaming doesn't change!

I don't mind all too much as long as a standard controller would be the main controller for the system. It needs the same number of buttons and functions as the other consoles' controllers... I'm looking at you, analogue triggers! They just need to have it as in-line with the other consoles as they can to help the 3rd Parties. Hell, it definitely needs a decent Hard Drive! Can't believe I forgot about that!

The OS is the biggest thing for me. If it doesn't have Party Chat, it doesn't get bought. I then hope it's architecture is similar to the other consoles, not just power-wise, but similar build. Also, I'd rather them do a traditional controller in line with other consoles too. This will all allow for easier & less costly porting of 3rd Party games, which Nintendo do need!

I don't see how he doesn't get that the more exposure it gets the better... as long as it's positive (which I don't think you can guarantee with Nintendo anymore).

@Serebii, it basically boils down to this: delivering the info twice is better than delivering it once. Even if only for it being just in case someone misses it the first time.

It's the feeling each give you. Don't underestimate it's importance. With a conference, even though you're not there, you have the feeling you're sharing in the experience because of the crowd reaction. In a Direct you don't have that. You lose that feeling of sharing the experience and that's a problem.

They can but it wouldn't be to their best interest as there are people who would want to watch both live. So do the Conference first for the hype and then the Direct for the follow-up. They can be close together, but shouldn't be at the same time. Also, doing two things at the same time will lead to confusion for some people again. The press will want to cover both, so if the way the messages are delivered are different then differing stories from the press will cause confusion to the public. Whereas if you do the conference first, let the press do their thing to push hype on the public and then do a Direct, the press will report on the Direct with knowledge and an idea of what the system is already, so they can contextualise it based on what they saw in the conference... the press would therefore convey it better to the public.

Because they can approach the delivery of the information in a different way, one that may be more focused on a fun level to appeal to other people, for example... and let's face it, the more they distribute the info the better, so long as it's a clear message they're putting out. They simply have to garner hype for thing or it will flop just as badly, if not moreso, than the WiiU has!

I think a Press Conference is needed. Nintendo needs to garner not just attention toward the NX, but hype towards it. They need the Press to be excited about it and a PC will give this much more than a Direct will... as @Serebii states, it's pretty much only a psychological difference but Nintendo are out of favour with too many people psychologically, so they need to generate hype for the Press for them to then spread. A PC followed by a Direct would be best.

I've seen it countless times but my girlfriend hadn't seen it, so we sat down and watched The Shawshank Redemption. I'm sure everyone knows how good it is. She loved it of course, cried her eyes out at the end.

Urgh, annoying!

I prestiged again last night, permanently unlocked Ghost. Now to unlock everything all over again... urgh! Haha The more I play this, the more custom classes I want. I just wish you could unlock them all more quickly!

There is one very big reason @Serebii... the NX. The NX is reason enough to think they've stopped WiiU game production and are working on NX game production.

That is awful! Only Zelda WiiU interests me. I'm glad I've still got Xenoblade CX to get (need to clear my PS4 backlog first) but really, I can't see me switching my WiiU on for an age now!

Yeah, General Hux hammed it up so much, far too much... he was awful. Just terrible.

That's fair enough @Hero\-of\-Time, but the grind is done to a degree in Monster Hunter that it still feels thoroughly entertaining... whereas other games (Destiny in particular) it can be absolutely shockingly bad! ...that's still all subject to opinion, I do appreciate.

Monster Hunter never really feels like a grind though. Epsecially so as I make use of every single weapon category in the game and don't just stick to one. When it becomes to feel grindy I do stop though.

Grinding is shit. It's the sole reason I stopped played Destiny. The grand in the game is like no other... utter tripe design!

I've not touched Zombies yet, I'll give it a go and try figuring it out with you when we're both on. I was given a tip about controls yesterday that I took up and found it's for the best, although it took getting used to as I played... change the controls to the button layout "bumper jumper tactical". It swaps the jump and tactical grenade buttons, so L1 becomes jump/thrust and X throws your tactical. It also swaps R3 and O, so you crouch/slide with R3 and melee with O. Given that melee isnt a 1-hit kill anymore I find this useful. What it allows is that you can keep aiming whilst jumping and thrusting as you don't have to move your thumb off the right analogue to do so. After you get used to it, it's very handy!