To deny the fact that Nintendo Wii U is not failed to deliver on its guidance of the Japanese company hopes, is just silly. The Wii U went on sale in late 2012 and is today sold worldwide with a circulation of about 13 million boxes. For comparison, the PlayStation 4 was released a year later, but has sold about 40 million consoles. Given the fact that next for Nintendo, things can become even more sad, the only correct solution would be to launch a brand new gaming platform. But what will it be?
Wii U “not shot” for several reasons. First, within the presentation at E3 that the console showed the public is so indistinct that many consider it just an accessory to the previous Nintendo Wii. This misconception, according to many market analysts, has seriously hurt the sales of the console, when it arrived in stores. People simply did not give this event enough attention. One serious miscalculation of the advertising Department, responsible for the presentation, and here’s the sad result.
Another reason for the failure of the Wii U was its technological backwardness from competitors in the face of PS4 and Xbox One. Just think – 2 GB of RAM when the competition to 8 GB. Nintendo has always believed that the console does not have to be powerful, but should instead offer users exciting new possibilities of interaction with games. With the Nintendo Wii this reception was a great success, and consoles with motion controllers have sold more than 100 million boxes. But in the case of the Wii U and its controller, equipped with a screen, the second time to enter the river at Nintendo failed.
Third, another serious nail in the coffin of the Wii U was the lack of console support from major third party studios. Major publishers like Ubisoft, EA, Take-Two initially something developed for the console, but then, realizing that it is sold very badly, turned most of their projects. The already released exclusives for Wii U like Rayman Legends and Zombie U moved to the platforms of competitors, to recoup development. And Nintendo could do nothing except pull his dying console on their shoulders, providing them with new games.
Me personally, actually, it’s a shame that the Wii U has not gained the deserved popularity in the world. It’s a great console with innovative controls and good library of games from Nintendo and other studios. Yes, of course, the graphics are not as impressive as on PS4, but not a single graphics hungry gamers. And so in terms of fun gameplay from the game designers Nintendo has always been a full order. But against the laws of the market cannot be denied, therefore, history is expected to the final. The Japanese company has made no secret of the fact that this year will present to us the successor to the Wii U.
What will the next Nintendo console? In the Network she is known under the code name NX (I suspect that this is an abbreviation of New eXperience), and, apparently, Nintendo is once again going to surprise us with an original approach to human interaction and video games. On the new platform, virtually nothing is known, despite the fact that major game publishers have already received DevKit console at their disposal and hard at work on new games for it. But let’s try to piece together all the rumors that can be found on the Internet today.
So, push will be that we will again see the screen in the game controller of the new consoles. Alludes to this patent, which was registered on 10 December 2015. Take a look at the illustration from the patent is below, and you will be able to imagine what awaits us in the near future. Earlier in the leaked rumors that Nintendo was in talks with Sharp for the supply of non-standard form displays. It seems that an unexpected idea of Japanese engineers really can come true. The truth here is how it will be handy during the game.
If this is not enough for you, here is a rather curious photograph which was published in a Network the insider of the gaming industry. As you can see, the similarity of this controller with the Nintendo patent is just amazing. Next to the controller, the photographer placed a sheet of paper with the words “You will say WOW!”, alluding to the fact that the console is really capable of surprise. Of the controls on the controller are visible only two analog sticks and two triggers on the upper face. Near the right stick on the screen you can see the touch button “”. In General, the screen controller you can see a shot of the demo running on Unreal Engine 4. Experts have studied the photograph on the subject of the installation or use of computer graphics and found nothing suspicious. The picture is real.
What about the power of the new console? The information is very contradictory. Some insiders claim that the NX will be powerful than the PlayStation 4, while others excitedly screaming that Nintendo decided to release the most attractive budget console that will be able to afford even a very poor family. Who to believe – time will tell. But something tells me that the leadership of Nintendo is one faced with power shortage and the second time on the same rake I will try not to step.
As for the games starting lineup for the NX on the Internet is also full of different information. Many are inclined to believe that the next game in the cult series The Legend of Zelda, which was developed for the Wii U, will be released for NX, but with more impressive graphics and new features. It and is clear: holders of Wii U will not mind, and a new platform to push sales. Another rumor is that NX will get an improved version of the famous fighting game Super Smash Bros. Wii U. Also for NX may well look to games like Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy VII Remake, as well as many other upcoming multi-platform projects. And yet ran the rumor that the continuation of the wonderful game Beyond Good and Evil from the game designer Michel Ancel will be exclusive to the new consoles of Nintendo.
The console will run under the operating system OS Nintendo, which will allow the console to connect to any mobile device that supports Bluetooth. Apparently, players will be able to answer calls and SMS messages, without interrupting the game directly from a game controller or make video calls using the TV screen (where the camera will be built – it’s unclear). The analog sticks of the controller is equipped with a system solid feedback return, which will allow you to experience the nuances of what is happening on the screen. And yet, according to one rumour, the console can be connected to the TV wirelessly, thanks to a special HDMI dongle.
That’s all we know about the new console Nintendo NX today. Stay with us and we will try to keep you informed of any news on this topic. In the early summer of this year, will host the annual E3, in which we will tell much more about NX. So you should have patience and believe in the best.