IGN NVC Podcast talks NX Rumors:
http://gonintendo.com/stories/265262-ign-discusses-nx-rumors-things-they-ve-heard-from-developers
Peer has heard these detachable controllers communicate via IR
The following info comes from IGN's Peer Schneider...
- detachable controllers are low budget...cheap like the Wii Nunchuk
- Peer has heard these detachable controllers communicate via IR
- these detachable controllers are for travel play and aren't your main method of gameplay input
- Just Dance 2017 on NX means there's a way to measure what you're doing while dancing
what i don't like and what seems like another half-measure is that the controllers will communicate with IR when connected. I think they they should connect through RF, so that they can be detached and used in many different ways, even ways that they didn't intend in their currently being developed games.
They should be able to be detached and used as motion controllers for JD 2017, or attached to the screen in at least 2 different configurations (gamepad and 3DS modes)
It would be nice if both halves functioned like a wiimote, so that we can rid ourselves of all the old wiimotes and all the hardware from previous systems.
But my thinking is very attached to the idea of the mock-up posted previously. That could all change based on what Nintendo actually has cooked up (or I could just be disappointed because the mock-up seemed better in theory)
I like the idea of this new system being a "reboot". Hopefully that means more than just starting back at cartridges, and more meaning starting everything from scratch, disconnected from the Wii & Wii U hardware all together (chip family upgrades, etc etc), and beginning anew on this unified software approach.
I'mnot a big fan of "cheapness" when it comes to the controllers, especially if it means they are all basically shells w/ minor motion like the nunchuck. They atleast need full gyro capabilities for that full independent motion control, which can still work as an accurate pointer with no expensive cameras needed.