October 20th Nintendo NX Event

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Yep, tomorrow at 9am CDT!


Name: Nintendo Switch
Description: Tablet with module controllers and a dock station for your TV
Release: March 2017








Update: Sorry for the confusion, 9am CDT
FYI Red Dead Redemption 2 at 10am CDT
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To clarify, Nintendo sent out a tweet basically saying they are going to drop a sneak peek of the NX tomorrow. Supposedly a short video.
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Gonna see concept and that's about it I'm betting.

Betting no price or release date. Just that it's a hybrid device with detachable controllers that lets you game with friends on the go.
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9am
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koadie
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Is there a link to watch?
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30 minutes
Pman17
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Nintendo Switch
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Pman17
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Holy Cow Skyrim!!!
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Looks good
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Stupid name. Looks good though. I guess Nintendo wants to believe that their company name should be the foremost brand on the device, because no way they're sticking with "Switch" as the name.
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Holy crap, Nintendo knocked that concept out of the park! That looks fantastic!!! If they are incorporating the large 3rd party games with their classics that could be pretty friggin fantastic.
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Definitely getting one! I travel a lot each year and live at work half the year. Will be nice to have.

I wonder what the dock is like. Would be nice to have multiple docks. I can keep one at work, one in the living room and one in my room.
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Alright, I was ready to dismiss this out of hand, but that looks awesome.
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Headphone jack... Nintendo still remains behind the times.
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Average Joe said:

Headphone jack... Nintendo still remains behind the times.
Not sure if serious....
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Looks pretty fly.
Average Joe
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Not in the least bit.
chipotle
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well...time to sell my wii u
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Average Joe said:

Not in the least bit.
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Looks cool, definitely interested. Good battery life will be the key.

Curious to see where Nintendo decides to "cut corners" to save money or to keep the price down.
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I like that it seems like Nintendo is trying to keep with both its Gameboy and console roots. There's no way that this will be able to compete graphically (or in VR) with the new Xbox's or PSwhatevers, but this certainly will find its niche. Any whispers of pricing yet?
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They'll probably cut on memory. 8 or 16 GB internal and MicroSD will be required for downloads. Games will be in cartridges. Being a tablet, we're not getting much power graphics wise. Hoping for some performance boost with the dock. Wouldn't be surprised if it ran off of Android.

Otherwise, best tablet for gaming vs the freemium crap we we have on iPads and Androids.
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Supposed leaked specs on Reddit:

Quote:

CPU:
Four ARM Cortex-A57 cores, maximum 2 GHz
L2 cache, 2 MB
64-bit ARMv8
Crypto extension enabled
GPU:
NVIDIA second-generation Maxwell architecture
256 CUDA cores, maximum 1 GHz
1024 FLOPS/cycle
Texture: 16 pixels/cycle
Fill: 14.4 pixels/cycle
Main memory:
Capacity of 4 GB
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
VRAM: shared
System Memory:
Capacity: 32 GB, Maximum transfer rate: 400 MB/s
USB
USB 2.0 and 3.0
Video Output
60 fps, at a maximum of 19201080 pixels
Or 30 fps at 38402160 pixels
The screen:
6.2" IPS LCD, 1280720 pixels
Capacitance method, 10-point multi-touch
RebAg13
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Is that good?
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Looks weird but I'm a Big N Completionist and have all their systems and will get this one too.
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I'm a Zelda completionist. I'll only buy it if there's Zelda. Hence I don't own a Wii U
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MW03 said:

Alright, I was ready to dismiss this out of hand, but that looks awesome.

Same. That looks badass.
A is A
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Jim01 said:

I'm a Zelda completionist. I'll only buy it if there's Zelda. Hence I don't own a Wii U
This.
koadie
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rebornaggie2013 said:

Is that good?


I was thinking about asking the same question.
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3rdGen2015 said:

Supposed leaked specs on Reddit:

Quote:

CPU:
Four ARM Cortex-A57 cores, maximum 2 GHz
L2 cache, 2 MB
64-bit ARMv8
Crypto extension enabled
GPU:
NVIDIA second-generation Maxwell architecture
256 CUDA cores, maximum 1 GHz
1024 FLOPS/cycle
Texture: 16 pixels/cycle
Fill: 14.4 pixels/cycle
Main memory:
Capacity of 4 GB
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
VRAM: shared
System Memory:
Capacity: 32 GB, Maximum transfer rate: 400 MB/s
USB
USB 2.0 and 3.0
Video Output
60 fps, at a maximum of 19201080 pixels
Or 30 fps at 38402160 pixels
The screen:
6.2" IPS LCD, 1280720 pixels
Capacitance method, 10-point multi-touch

So that seems consistent with the Nvidia Tegra X1 - same chip powering the Nvidia Shield.Many thought they'd be using the new X2 chip, but those numbers don't seem to match up with what is known about the X2 "Parker" so far.
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Interesting that it uses a Maxwell GPU rather than the far more energy efficient Pascal GPU. Guess they started working on this well before Pascal was ready.
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Ahh, that makes sense that it is basically the Shield tablet.
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tamusc said:

Interesting that it uses a Maxwell GPU rather than the far more energy efficient Pascal GPU. Guess they started working on this well before Pascal was ready.
I prefaced it with "supposed" because based on what I've been reading, there's no way that it has a Maxwell GPU.

The big worry I have for this is the cooling. I don't know how much cooler Pascal runs, but Maxwell GPUs run pretty hot IIRC. So will they be able to get away with passive cooling or does it have fans? If it has fans, how loud are they?
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