"On a scale of 1 to 10, it's a 12!"
12/12 Games
  • Home

 No Discs Necessary For Nintendo NX?

8/23/2015

Comments

 
Picture
A patent application Nintendo filed back in February, presumably for their next console, was published yesterday. One of the more interesting details about the patent is that the gaming system it describes does not feature an optical disc drive. That means no game discs. Period. A substantial break from the status quo of the last three gaming generations.

On the other hand, as digital game sales continue to increase and physical sales steadily decline, the eventual disappearance of game discs seems to be more and more of an inevitability. Nearly all of the Wii U games that have been available in a disc format are also currently available on Nintendo's digital storefront. The same goes for PlayStation and Xbox. Perhaps Nintendo won't be alone with this new strategy.

The patent also describes a controller with a screen, much like Nintendo's current Wii U GamePad controller. Whether or not this is indicative of backwards compatibility with digital Wii U titles is unknown at this point. Based on past history, though, there's probably a pretty good chance of it.

Despite these intriguing new bits of information, very little is still known about Nintendo's next foray into the console business. The only other facts that Nintendo has disclosed about the device is that it is currently code-named "NX", and that more information about it won't be forthcoming until sometime next year. Until then, this will all continue to (mainly) be a speculation game.
[Original Image: Takimata]

[Source: NeoGAF]
Comments
comments powered by Disqus


    Categories

    All
    12/12 Retrospectives
    12 Best GOTY
    6 Favorite Games
    Apple
    Coming Soon
    E3
    Game Changers
    Games For Dads
    Games To Play When...
    GOG
    Humble Bundle
    Nintendo
    PlayStation
    Reviews
    SEGA
    Site
    Steam
    Xbox


    Archives

    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015


    About

    12/12 Games is the
    place to come if
    you're looking for a
    fantastic mix of
    gaming news,
    ​reviews, nostalgia,
    and more.


Home

Contact

Copyright © 2015