Nintendo NX handheld update: New details on hybrid as 2016 release date is revealed
THE NINTENDO NX release date looks set for 2016 following a recent update, while new launch lineup details have also been revealed.
UPDATE ONE: The Nintendo NX is set to include a hybrid controller that will integrate with your TV through a special NX HDMI dongle, according to new reports.
It will do this by using an evolved version of the Wii U’s streaming service and will have the ability to use Bluetooth technology to connect with any compatible device, including smartphones.
The way in which Nintendo have built the NX makes it an easy to port to device, meaning fans can expect games to arrive that had earlier launched on PS4 and Xbox One.
In terms of power, the Nintendo NX is also allegedly closests to the Microsoft next-gen console, while the device itself will boast full haptic feedback, which can simulate recoil from a gun or shake when a character hits a wall.
None of this information has been confirmed by Nintendo, who have been cautious about sharing any new details of their device even with developers.
Ori and the Blind Forest director Thomas Mahler recently discussed his frustration of being unable to plan for the future because of this secrecy, telling fans online: "This is actually the [single] most annoying thing for every dev out there
"We also talked to Nintendo and got absolutely nothing - I'll never understand that.
"And just to be clear, it's not just Nintendo, every hardware manufacturer is treating their dev kits and their unreleased consoles like they're the second coming and are insanely secretive about it to a stupid degree in today's time. It's not even that the hardware isn't finished (duh), but you could at least give me the goddamn specs, so we'd know what to build sh*t for!"
"With Nintendo not having any dev kits out there at this point and probably even wanting to sell it in 2016, I can already guarantee that they'll just not have any software support, since nobody can just jumble games together in less than a year. I mean, you can, but it'll be garbage."
ORIGINAL: The new console from Nintendo is still shrouded in mystery and although it has apparently been demoed at at least one expo, the Japanese games giant continues to play things close to its chest.
New information on the device has surfaced this month, predicting that it will indeed be launched in 2016 with the new Zelda game.
The new details come from “an internal US marketing budget” which concludes that both the new Zelda title, which will also launch on Wii U, and NX console will arrive in holiday 2016.
Similar reports have predicted other dates in the past but this one also included information connected to the newly announced Pokemon Sun and Moon game before its official announcement, giving it a more substantiated feel.
The codename given for the new title was provided in the recent report as “Niji”, this was recently spotted as a logo file name on the official Pokemon website.
It has since been changed to "sun-moon-11-en" leading some to believe that more should be made of the earlier details revealed by the same source.
This doesn’t confirm the Nintendo NX rumour but does put it together with other information that looks to have been proved correct.
Other reports this week suggest the NX will benefit from a revitalised partnership with games publisher EA.
According to a new source, EA are eager to work with Nintendo on the NX, having already been supplied with a dev kit and being one of the first outside publisher to receive one.
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It claims a meeting has been set for next month to flesh out what is to come from the new console and how Nintendo plan to win back the support of Video Game fans whose main focus is sports titles.
E3 looks set to be the place where fans will finally learn some concrete facts about the Nintendo NX and hopefully more on the official launch lineup.
A new analyst report has warned that the Nintendo NX release date set for 2016 would prove a challenging market with the planned launch of VR headsets.