Nintendo Announces Next Gen Hardware, Code-named “NX”

Nintendo announced earlier today that their IP’s will be making their way to Smart Devices – likely including The Legend of Zelda. While these are planned to be brand new games, Nintendo didn’t want people left with the impression they are giving up on their dedicated hardware platforms. As such, Iwata has announced a new next generation platform code-named “NX”. We don’t know for sure, but it’s rather safe to assume this will be their new handheld platform. No details were announced for it, however Iwata did note that they will be talking about it (and likely unveiling it) next year:

“Nintendo has decided to deploy its video game business on smart devices but it is not because we have lost passion or vision for the business of dedicated video game systems. On the contrary, now that we have decided how we will make use of smart devices, we have come to hold an even stronger passion and vision for the dedicated video game system business than ever before. Nintendo has made this decision because we have concluded that the approach of making use of smart devices is a rational way for us to encourage even more people around the world to recognize the great value of the wonderful game software available on our dedicated game systems.

As proof that Nintendo maintains strong enthusiasm for the dedicated game system business, let me confirm that Nintendo is currently developing a dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept under the development codename “NX.” It is too early to elaborate on the details of this project, but we hope to share more information with you next year.” — Satoru Iwata

Let the speculation begin as we can truly start to talk about our desires for Nintendo’s next platform.

Source: Gamnesia