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Re: Nintendo to announce new console by end of fiscal year

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Post by steviedotboston »

mattl wrote: post #50
pests wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you forget the Game Boy era or even the DS days where 3-7 models of each were released?

There’s 2 versions of the NES (plus two versions of the Famicom) The SNES saw a smaller version released later The Gameboy saw Pocket, Light, Color variants. The GameBoy Advance had a flip model and a later variant with a better lit screen. The Wii saw a few cost reduced models that lacked GameCube and WiFi. The Wii U was released in two different versions with less storage on the white model. The Switch has the Swit…

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Re: Nintendo to announce new console by end of fiscal year

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Post by pupppet »

TrueSlacker0 wrote: post #34

I just hope they learn how to make controllers. They lost me as a future customer purely because of the controllers. They are hands down the crappiest controllers I have ever used. I'm on our third set for each of 2 switches for my kids. Then I got screwed in the purchasing part because it turns out you can buy licensed controllers that don't have batteries so they have to be connected to the switch, then I learn the…

Agree 100%, I've sent off 3 pairs of controllers twice now and they're back to drifting. Those Joy-Cons aren't cheap either.

Re: Nintendo to announce new console by end of fiscal year

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Post by jimbobthrowawy »

mattl wrote: post #50
pests wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you forget the Game Boy era or even the DS days where 3-7 models of each were released?

There’s 2 versions of the NES (plus two versions of the Famicom) The SNES saw a smaller version released later The Gameboy saw Pocket, Light, Color variants. The GameBoy Advance had a flip model and a later variant with a better lit screen. The Wii saw a few cost reduced models that lacked GameCube and WiFi. The Wii U was released in two different versions with less storage on the white model. The Switch has the Swit…

Some of those devices you describe were different consoles and not just variants.

Gameboy color had games exclusive to it that wouldn't run in a gameboy, the DS/DSi/3ds were different consoles, even if few DSi exclusive games were released.

Re: Nintendo to announce new console by end of fiscal year

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Post by jimbobthrowawy »

kemayo wrote: post #9
teruakohatu wrote: post #2

It would be madness to pivot away from the successful Switch hybrid handheld/docked console but Nintendo have done crazy things in the past. There have been rumours that the reason for Nintendo DCMA takedowns are to clear the emulation field for the next-gen console. The Dolphin emulator was able to emulate the Wii two years after release.

There was a comment in the results call where Furukawa was asked whether it was a whole new console-type or another Switch, and he said "Switch next model is the appropriate way to describe it", so it sounds like they're staying the course on this one.

I saw someone post a chart yesterday showing their profit per year, inflation adjusted.

They've made more profit since the switch launched than they have since they released their first video game in the 70s. Hopefully they get the naming right with this one, unlike the WiiU.

Re: Nintendo to announce new console by end of fiscal year

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Post by mattl »

jimbobthrowawy wrote: post #53
mattl wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There’s 2 versions of the NES (plus two versions of the Famicom) The SNES saw a smaller version released later The Gameboy saw Pocket, Light, Color variants. The GameBoy Advance had a flip model and a later variant with a better lit screen. The Wii saw a few cost reduced models that lacked GameCube and WiFi. The Wii U was released in two different versions with less storage on the white model. The Switch has the Swit…

Some of those devices you describe were different consoles and not just variants. Gameboy color had games exclusive to it that wouldn't run in a gameboy, the DS/DSi/3ds were different consoles, even if few DSi exclusive games were released.

Yep, but part of the same line often and I’m sure I missed some devices out. The 64DD for example.

The point is that Nintendo has basically always done this.

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