Comments on: Nintendo NX: Why Not Having An Optical Drive Could Potentially Work In The Big N’s Favor

By: Josh Blevins

Josh Blevins — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:52:00 +0000

I wont touch the system until they link my games to my account. I lost a 3DS and had to go through a painful process to retrieve my digital content. Not only that, but what happens to my content when they shut down the servers. Gone forever. Degrading my ability to enjoy the content i spend my well earned money on. I will stick to my 3DS where I can at least enjoy the games i’ve purchased in a physical format if this is true.

By: Mario Wii U

Mario Wii U — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 21:14:00 +0000

In reply to liamdools. That's the way!

By: liamdools

liamdools — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 14:28:00 +0000

weee

By: Mario Wii U

Mario Wii U — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 20:08:00 +0000

In reply to Donovan Tull. Devils Third is bloody terrific if you want a good m rated game!

By: Mario Wii U

Mario Wii U — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 20:06:00 +0000

In reply to liamdools. Not paid by Nintendo big fella, just excited if we get the cartridge back. Aren't you excited?

By: Dividesby_Zero

Dividesby_Zero — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 17:22:00 +0000

I’d also like to mention future BC when using carts. You can still use first gen, low speed SD cards in today’s card readers. As long as Nintendo keeps using the same interface, or interfaces that progressively improve (like USB 1.0 through 3.0), your Nintendo system that comes out in 20 years could still play the NX carts you’re buying as early as next year. Of course, this assumes the NX platform will persist that long, but you can still technically play Windows 95 games 20 years later.

I think the biggest concern would be API calls being deprecated. Applications written for older versions might not run correctly if those features are no longer present so those would need to be bridged at the operating system or virtual machine level.

By: liamdools

liamdools — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 16:59:00 +0000

Must you use that many emoticons, exclamation points, and are you paid by Nintendo?

By: A SNES Day Off

A SNES Day Off — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 21:53:00 +0000

In reply to Chris. NX isn't a replacement for the Wii U as Nintendo stated that they will be loyal to the Wii U customers and continue to support software. Think of the NX as a 'gradual' replacement rather than an immediate.

By: Dana W

Dana W — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 01:32:00 +0000

In reply to maxleresistant. Not for me it won't.

By: Kfal Balli

Kfal Balli — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 03:22:00 +0000

In reply to Tony. Yeah but this is Nintendo we're talking about. Keep in mind that buying bulk is always much cheaper.