There's been a lot of speculation surrounding exactly what the Nintendo NX is going to be.
A recent article on
EuroGamer gave some interesting insights.
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I'm thinking it could be similar to a modern N64 Transfer Pak, but instead of just the cartridge you plug in the whole 'GameBoy.'
For those not familiar, the Transfer Pak allowed you to play GameBoy games on your TV.
Viewing this concept through a modern lens, things get interesting.
Taking a look at Nintendo's patents that were filed a while ago, it seems this process could be wireless.
My guess is that the 'Supplemental Computing Device' holds an external CPU/GPU.
This could be used to upscale the handheld NX games to high resolutions and frame rates.
However the 'Game Console' is a portable handheld that can be taken anywhere.
I'm thinking the NX is two separate but combined platforms, which represent handheld and console.
The 'handheld' portion of the NX could be replacement for the 3DS.
The 'console' portion of the NX could be a replacement for the Wii U.
Nintendo could even modularize purchases: perhaps you could buy the handheld version separately for a cheap price.
However, if you want a high performance console-like experience, you buy the console extension with the handheld.
For example, maybe Zelda Breath of the Wild runs in 720p@30FPS on handheld, but 1080p@60FPS with the console extension.
All of this makes sense considering the Wii U, but imagine if the Wii U controller was also a portable handheld.
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What are your thoughts on the NX?