Update 23/05/16
Nintendo X Nvidia
Nintendo have joined forces with Nvidia according to Emily Rogers.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=203747904&postcount=1780
http://gamingbolt.com/nintendo-nx-nvidia-is-involved-with-the-consoles-future-rumor
OP:
Emily Rodgers/Arcade Girl has posted some interesting rumours relating to supposedly recent radical changes at Nintendo, one of which will allow them to speed up their first party output significantly. She also goes onto mention how the launch of games within NEX's first year alone will eclipse the amount of software WiiU managed within the past four years. She also states that Nintendo's aim is to exceed the first party software output it managed on previous console generations. She also debunks one aspect of a previous rumour from a verfied reddit user known as 10k, who claims his source told him the NEX controller will essentially be a dummy Vita allowing for remote play gameplay via WiFi.
"This isn’t some hyperbolic statement. This isn’t speculation nor blind optimism. These aren’t my personal fan wishes either. Furthermore, my negative feelings toward the Wii U have zero influence on any of the information mentioned below.
Here is what I’ve been told by my sources close to Nintendo:
The big fundamental focal point (and overall goal) behind NX is to vastly increase the software output from Nintendo’s first party teams and studios.
To accomplish this, the entire process of how Nintendo develops and produces software has gone through radical changes.
There is a new strategy that was put in place to create and release first party software at a faster rate.
Multiple unannounced Wii U projects were moved over to NX.
The NX could potentially see the highest output of first party software in the company’s history. (I’m talking about the entire lifespan of NX. Not just one or two years.)
Now, there are a few things that need to be mentioned here.
Reminder: A new process/strategy doesn’t necessarily mean that software won’t ever be delayed, or there won’t ever be gaps between releases. There is no “perfect strategy” that will prevent delays if a project requires more polish…or if a project just isn’t coming together as the company had hoped.
Also, the company does Nintendo Directs, so it’s unknown how much software will be revealed at E3 this year. For example: Bayonetta 2 wasn’t announced until three months after E3 2012. Games like Xenoblade Chronicles X, Yoshi Wooly World, and Wind Waker HD weren’t revealed until the January 2013 Direct — two months after Wii U launched.
So it’s possible that Nintendo may save some game announcements for later events after E3 (and after launch). I highly doubt that they will bust their entire load at E3"
NEX controller:
"A few days ago, I talked about whether the hardware rumors posted by NeoGaf’s 10k had any legitimacy. I said the NX gimmick described in 10k’s rumors were false. But I never confirmed nor denied whether the controller will have a screen or not. Will the NX controller have a screen? Maybe. Maybe not.
But the gimmick he describes about “using enhanced Wii U Gamepad streaming tech to stream games from anywhere” and “It’s basically a dummy Vita, with no processing capabilities, that won’t require a $200 add-on to experience remote play” is not correct.
The controller itself will not have any processing capabilities, it’ll essentially be a dummy vita. It’ll likely have basic OS functions to access the NX console from anywhere, like a tiny cpu. Nintendo will use enhanced Wii U gamepad streaming tech, and allow the controller to be taken anywhere, connect to the NX console at home (likely through Wi-fi or personal hotspots and the NX console will likely have to be in stand-by mode). Basically, it’s remote play built into the box and won’t require a $200 add-on to experience it. -10k
I showed this to my Nintendo sources, and they laughed. “The gimmick is made up. His sources lied to him,” they said. The gimmick that 10k’s sources were describing sounded like Wii U 2.
Even if the NX controller gets a built-in screen, why would the NX’s main gimmick — the hardware’s biggest selling point — be an enhanced, improved version of Nintendo’s worst selling console ever? Satoru Iwata said NX is not a replacement for Wii U and 3DS. Tatsumi Kimishima said NX is not the next version of Wii or Wii U — it’s something unique and different. Let’s not also forget that Kimishima warned that Wii U was too similar to the Wii.
And how exactly are these NX games going to “stream from anywhere” outside of your house…to this controller that “won’t have any processing capabilities”…? Will Nintendo provide some type of streaming service (that won’t require a monthly subscription) to make all of this magically happen? The information that 10k’s sources provided on the gimmick just didn’t make sense."
https://arcadegirl64.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/nxs-software-output/
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