Although any rumors before the official announcement should be based on salt, a new batch of Nintendo NX hardware rumors are being rounded off from sources that have leaked correct information in the past. Geno had previously leaked new Pokémon forms and Microsoft’s Illumiroom project, and talked to Dual Pixels, and discarded a lot of hypothetical hardware information about Nintendo’s upcoming hardware. Although this may be a pile of rubbish, the following contains all the information. It is worth mentioning that most of this information is indeed consistent with what I have heard from other sources: –
- The NX has a wireless HDMI dongle that attaches flush to the back of the device.
- You can pull it out and insert it into any display with a normal sized HDMI output.
- NX uses an evolved version of the Wii U’s streaming tech to display in HD on the TV screen.
- Analog controls for movement have small motors in them for full haptic feedback. If you control a character and hit a wall, the sticks move away from the wall to simulate hitting it.
- Bluetooth synch with tons of devices, including smartphones and tablets.
- You can answer phone calls and display text messages from your phone onto NX screen(s).
- Closest in terms of hardware spec to the Xbox One.
- All tech uses the exact same hardware layout as the PS4 and Xbox One.
- Any game that can run on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One can easily run on the NX with near-zero modifications.
- This is even more true if the game runs on Android OS or Unreal Engine 4.
- One 3rd Party dev says “It’s the easiest device we’ve ever developed for. You just take your code, compile it and it works.”
- Look to Pokémon Go to get an idea of the type of social features that will be in NX.
- Strengths of the device are its usability and ease of use.
- Operating system, named NintendOS, is very powerful and has so many modern features of mobile operating systems.
- Nintendo is trying to be very careful in showing it off for fear that it would be mistaken as running Android.
- Very strong networking functions, as it ties into multiple devices and services.
- This allows for a very competent and pervasive eco-system designed to constantly involve the consumer’s life.