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After months of waiting and rumours Nintendo has finally revealed the NX, which is now known as the Nintendo Switch. The three minute video showed off the new console, revealing that it is indeed a cross between a home console and a hand held device. A tablet like device can …
Read More »‘Nintendo NX will be a major event’ says GAME
GAME boss Martyn Gibbs says Nintendo’s comeback next year will be a ‘major event’. Nintendo plans to debut its NX console in March 2017 and the UK retail boss is optimistic following the reception to Pokmon Go on iOS and Android. In terms of looking forward, we are positive because …
Read More »Pokémon boss confirms Nintendo NX hybrid design
Meanwhile, Ubisoft CEO enthuses about potential of new handheld/console device
Read More »Nintendo NX may have detachable, customisable buttons
New information about upcoming portable/console hybrid gleaned from updated patent
Read More »DFC: ‘Largely ignored’ kids market could be key to Nintendo NX success
Nintendo needs to set its sights on the under 12 kids market in to make the NX a hit. That’s according to research firm DFC Intelligence, who says that children under the age of 12 have been ‘largely ignored’ by Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. The outfit says …
Read More »Miyamoto explains Nintendo NX E3 no-show
Nintendo’s famed designer Shigeru Miyamoto has shed some light on why its new console was not shown at E3 2016. Speaking to investors, Miyamoto said – as translated by Twitter user Cheesemeister3K (below) – that the firm was worried about giving away too much information early for fear of imitators. …
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild proves NX will have buttons, may not have screen
Eiji Anouma hints at control system for Nintendo’s mysterious new console
Read More »Just Dance 2017 confirmed for Nintendo NX
Ubisoft announced a new entry in its Just Dance franchise during its E3 conference last night. The game will be released on all major platforms – including a digital launch on PC for the first time – this October. Just Dance 2017 will also be coming to Nintendo NX as …
Read More »Rumoured delay for Nintendo NX to add VR
But sources suggest upcoming platform will still be console/handheld hybrid
Read More »Nintendo: NX will not be sold at a loss
Nintendo has reiterated that it will make money on each NX unit sold. The firm traditionally makes money off of its hardware business, in contrast to its rivals which loses money on the consoles in the hope they’ll make the money back from the software. However, with Wii U – …
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