AMD rumoured to be supplying the Nintendo NX console chip

[HEXUS]

And the AMD Radeon R9 Nano graphics card will launch next month.

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[directhex]

This wouldn't be unusual for Nintendo - AMD already supply the GPU for the Wii U (as they did for the Wii and Gamecube)

[OilSheikh]

Why doesn't Nintendo just die? No one sensible enough buys their consoles.

[abaxas]

Why doesn't Nintendo just die? No one sensible enough buys their consoles.

Obviously the Wii's selling more than the 360 or PS3, or the 3ds selling more than 50 millions units, makes the buyers total 'spactards'.

[directhex]

Why doesn't Nintendo just die? No one sensible enough buys their consoles.

They don't "just die" because they have enough cash in the bank to post losses for the next 100 years or so before "just dying".

[Biscuit]

Why doesn't Nintendo just die? No one sensible enough buys their consoles.

Nice...

I actually hope Nintendo manages to release a competitive console as more competition is always a good thing.

[watercooled]

People liking a different type of game doesn't make them 'not sensible' does it? Not everyone cares so much about MOAR POWAHH when it comes to video games, and Nintendo have some very popular and well-liked titles on their consoles. They might not compare on paper vs the other consoles but the graphics still manage to be very good - polygon count isn't everything. Indeed, they're still very popular consoles especially in Japan.

Their heavy-handed copyright control could use some work for PR though.

[DanceswithUnix]

I hope this time they have Mario Kart and Zelda games lined up for or close to the release date.

[shaithis]

Add me to the list of people that wish N didn't release another home console......I ain't buying another niche console yet I would like to play some of the N games......

Looks like we can all go back to dreaming for another 5 years!

As for N posting loses.....their handheld business will probably keep them afloat but I feel they will never recover the console market after the spectacular market-scrambler that was the Wii. They sold so many of them but unfortunately most were to non-gamers and now their image is tarnished as a supplier of ultra-casual games.......which is now mostly covered by mobile apps.

They will need to do something truly spectacular to turn the tables now.

[DanceswithUnix]

... that was the Wii. They sold so many of them but unfortunately most were to non-gamers and now their image is tarnished as a supplier of ultra-casual games.......

Couldn't the same be said of the NES back in the 80's? Maybe the GameCube as well.

The N64 was an interesting flexing of muscles, did it actually make Nintendo any money though?

[shaithis]

Couldn't the same be said of the NES back in the 80's? Maybe the GameCube as well.

The N64 was an interesting flexing of muscles, did it actually make Nintendo any money though?

Not IMO. Those consoles were not sold en-mass to people who never really gamed, while the Wii was. The Wii was so successful as it sold to people who would never have bought a console before and possibly never will again. It was the fastest console ever.....at gathering dust and/or making it to the second-hand market.

[DanceswithUnix]

Not IMO. Those consoles were not sold en-mass to people who never really gamed, while the Wii was. The Wii was so successful as it sold to people who would never have bought a console before and possibly never will again. It was the fastest console ever.....at gathering dust and/or making it to the second-hand market.

Hmm, possibly. I came across plenty of people where the NES was their first ever console.

Still, making the most advanced console available didn't do Sega much good with the Dreamcast did it, despite critical acclaim: http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewe...7&po=10,00.asp

[abaxas]

Aghghghg

Gaming is not about doing 100 hours a week on COD:27 Ghost hyperfighting 2 turbo DLC day 5 edition.

Gaming is about playing games. It might be monopoly,pictionary or GTA V, it's all the same.

Tech does not produce great games, if anything it has destroyed most of the market. The wii was cheap to buy, easy to develop for hence it had a huge range of games from shovelware through to some classics. Also the majority are rather crap with a controller, so motion controls made it easy for them.

Lets hope for a console with good games and accessible controls. If so, people will buy it.

[SilentAvian]

Why doesn't Nintendo just die? No one sensible enough buys their consoles.

Speak for yourself please. Explain what's so great on the other consoles, that isn't usually a multi-platform release to begin with? Nintendo at least despite limitations, can do a lot with limited hardware. Also that's very bitter to say, after the president has passed away recently.

Why doesn't Sony or Microsoft just drop out, and be like Sega at this point then? Oh right.. the fanboys who are so dedicated, to inferior hardware overall. </sarcasm> Point to originality that Sony or Microsoft has done, that's first party over what Nintendo has for itself.

A fair number of first party titles have either died, or gone multi-platform due to the ballooning costs for the "next-gen" graphics. Don't beat on a company, just because you dislike their decisions.

[shaithis]

Hmm, possibly. I came across plenty of people where the NES was their first ever console.

Still, making the most advanced console available didn't do Sega much good with the Dreamcast did it, despite critical acclaim: http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewe...7&po=10,00.asp

Of course there were plenty of people who had NES as their first console....it was one of the first consoles

Dreamcast was a failure due to piracy. Their protection was the biggest joke ever and it slayed them. Once everyone was creating their own ISOs, the developers left the machine alone to die.
There was also 3DO which died due to cost (no subsidisation via game sales) and lets not forget the Jaguar that died due to it's horrible architecture that developers wanted to stay away from...

So while the "technically best" hardware doesn't guarantee you success, the image of the console is important. The Wii and Wii-U have given N an image that the traditional console gamer will not like and the casual gamer has their mobile/tablet now.

[abaxas]

So what is the 'image' of a PC gamer?

My betting is an overweight diabetic with serious personal hygiene problems.