Would you rather get backwards compatibility or get remakes with new features?
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Dark Eevee
Pokemon Master
Towns Folk
Well some games are already great and I think that backwards compatibility should be a thing. But some games should also get a remake, but that is for older games. But it should be backwards compatible with the wii, wii u and 3ds. It would be so cool to play great wii, wii u and 3ds games on the new console. But I can't wait to see new info on the nx.
MindzEye
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Towns Folk
Backwards compatibility is the dream, but re-releases are the expectation.
On the one hand, having a console with BC can attract other players with old, lost, or destroyed consoles to buy this fancy new one instead of shopping for older ones; on the other, if both consoles play the same things, and if there isn't too much for the NX on launch-day, there wouldn't be much of a reason to buy it. (That's just my lifetime of experience tho, I'm not speaking for erybody here.)
On the one hand I'd really like there to be BC on the NX, as this will allow me to redo my immediate gaming past; but on the other, installing this onto the NX will no-doubt take time: if they haven't already had BC in mind, that may be time they can't make up for. I'm loyal enough to wait for it if it's happening, but I wonder who else will?
On the one hand, having a console with BC can attract other players with old, lost, or destroyed consoles to buy this fancy new one instead of shopping for older ones; on the other, if both consoles play the same things, and if there isn't too much for the NX on launch-day, there wouldn't be much of a reason to buy it. (That's just my lifetime of experience tho, I'm not speaking for erybody here.)
On the one hand I'd really like there to be BC on the NX, as this will allow me to redo my immediate gaming past; but on the other, installing this onto the NX will no-doubt take time: if they haven't already had BC in mind, that may be time they can't make up for. I'm loyal enough to wait for it if it's happening, but I wonder who else will?
Marc
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^ This, although I highly doubt the NX will be backwards compatible with Wii and/or Wii U games.
I want to see developers work on brand new games, not ones I've played from ages ago just for us to remember the experience. Sure, at times it can be fun but I'd like to see the time invested in new stuff to prevent less new game ideas from being developed which the console will need.
TheYESDragon
Find Your Warrior
Towns Folk
Doesn't backwards compatibility depend on what kind of architecture the NX uses? For example, Wii U used PowerPC whilst most other big companies use x86. Assuming Nintendo want to try and sway the big third-party developers to NX, it would be in their best interest to use x86, but that would probably remove backwards compatibility, or at the very least, make it incredibly hard to put backwards compatibility into the system.
Regardless, I would still love to see it backwards compatible with the Wii U as I haven't had a chance to play any Wii U games and I would most likely buy an NX in the future, so that would be nice. Remakes/ports or whatever would also be nice if it's easy to do, but the main point is that I would like to play some Wii U games on the NX and I don't really care about how it is done.
Regardless, I would still love to see it backwards compatible with the Wii U as I haven't had a chance to play any Wii U games and I would most likely buy an NX in the future, so that would be nice. Remakes/ports or whatever would also be nice if it's easy to do, but the main point is that I would like to play some Wii U games on the NX and I don't really care about how it is done.
TheSpiritedWarrior
Never gives up a fight
Towns Folk
Yeah, the architecture can be quite different, so I doubt there will be any backward compatibility.
Remakes are possible though, and I am sure quite a few titles will be remade on the Nx. It will certainly be much harder with a different architecture, meaning that there will probably be just a few remakes of Wii u games. Mario Maker and Splatoon are great potential remakes that I would like to see.
HeavensNavi
I'm Not A Pikachu
Towns Folk
It depends for me. I have a Wii U and I'm probably going to get the NX when it comes out. I think that backwards compatibility is a must have in the gaming industry as a whole. I'd totally get a XB1 if I had 360 games (and a 360 in itself) but I don't, and that's keeping me back. Same with the PS4, but that doesn't have it for PS3 games. It does have older games in the store though. This brings me back to the NX. I'd probably be very turned off if the NX didn't have backwards compatibility with Wii U games. I'll still buy it, as I always buy the new Nintendo consoles. I'd rather get backwards compatibility because not all games get remade. There are a lot of games that haven't gotten remakes on the Wii U that could use the HD on it. I'm all for backwards compatibility, but if they remake a lot of games, I probably won't be turned off as much as if they didn't have any remakes.
28142
Nintendo 3DS Legend
Towns Folk
Backwards compatibility so that I wont need to buy new versions of the same game (even if it does have more features). If they where going to do new versions with more features then why not just roll out free dlcs or updates? :/
The only excuse I'd accept for if they do new versions is if the hardware is too different. But even then for example the 3ds can run really old ds games, so I don't see any excuse nintendo can make. Even the wii could play Gamecube disks.. So yeah, I think there will be backwards compatibility as Nintendo is known for doing that.
The only excuse I'd accept for if they do new versions is if the hardware is too different. But even then for example the 3ds can run really old ds games, so I don't see any excuse nintendo can make. Even the wii could play Gamecube disks.. So yeah, I think there will be backwards compatibility as Nintendo is known for doing that.
