There will not be a very good line up of games in 2012 for it but if it really is a true Nintendo console instead of a bad imitation of VR then almost every console dev today will go over to it because there sick and tired of making games that are limited to what they have now.

Personally hoping for a Super Smash bros online, and Metal gear making a reappearance on the Nintendo

Probably not. Even if it does get ported it will be released on PS3/PC/360 first.

I really do hope so...

"Nintendo's next home console is said to have high definition visuals and graphical power on a similar level to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. "


Well thats dissapointing...

No because of a couple reasons

Nintendo doesn't do really well with 3rd Party groups

You would need them to focus on porting this over to the new console, that takes time as the Devs need to figure out "Ok what's the limits on the hardware and what can we actually do with this console".

By Beth focusing on porting this over to the new console it would take away the brainpower for other projects so don't expect an Expansion pack or great DLC, you'll get good DLC but you won't get outstanding DLC.

Beth will probably want to start working on Fallout 4 after Skyrim so this wouldn't help them.

Would it be worth it money wise to port it over to the new console when the new consoles main audience genre is below the Mature rating.

I think the last point is the main one as to why it won't go over to the new console. The Medium audience genre for Nintendo is usually around 10-14 years old. Skyrim will be a mature rated game meaning in order to play it you'll either need to be 17 or take the crap route and have your parent buy it which if that's the case then the child might not be competent enough to handle the game. Not to mention that the parent in that situation will be skeptical because of the rating (Some parents are weird about that stuff).

Skyrim won't be ported, the console is released too late for that. But yeah, I think it might join PS3 and 360 for future games, e.g. Bioshock 3 or similar.

IGN is reporting it's supposed to be "significantly" more powerful than PS3/360.

It will be ported and will include the high res textures and any DX11 features the PC will have.

I doubt it, and I would be shocked if it had DX11 features.

I really don't see why not.

This isn't a constant.


What makes you think that it's Bethesda who's doing the porting and not Sony and Microsoft? Or Nintendo in this case...

The only thing that Sony and Microsoft provide is the system and the manual the rest is up to Beth.

Still, porting isn't exactly a major undertaking for a group of 100+ people. Probably just 1 or 2 guys doing it, and that's not a major limitation for future DLCs.

Considering Nintendo is trying to make their 3rd party developer relations stronger, I wouldn't be surprised to see Skyrim on their new console. Heck, I might even be interested in the new Nintendo if it has access to all of the best games (minus a few exclusives) plus their own lineup of classics.

Nintendo does have a legendary stable group with the Marios, The Donkey Kongs, The Legend Of Zelda's, etc but my major problem is the motion gaming crap. If I want to play a game I want to use a controller and unless you had a Gamecube controller for the Wii you had to use the Remote. Would this be worth it for Beth to go to the new console when the majority of the new consoles audience will probably be under the Mature Rating line.

The main controller is going to be a standard dual stick controller not a waggle controller.

With a Touch screen and by having that touch screen that will jack up the price as to how much it will cost to make Nintendo's new console. This also will jack up the price of what it is going to be worth Retail.

More money does not necessarily mean better games. Look at EA and Activision

And as much as I loved Nintendo, after the Gamecube I lost all hope in seeing games like TES being seen on Nintendo consoles... I'd hope that most avid gamers have realized that there's been a dearth of games like that on Nintendo platforms. I dont see why anyone would be disappointed or surprised to be honest. Most people I know dont own Nintendo consoles for top of the line gaming.

If Ninendo turns things around and focuses more on hardware, rather than gimmick, then maybe TES could fit (at least a port for Skyrim seems likely). But I'd rather not see BGS hinder their progress with systems that are behind.

To me, I don't feel it is likely that the game will be ported over. As for a release date for the system, all we know is a rumored '2012' which could be over a year after the release of Skyrim, if the date isnt pushed back further. Also, we don't know how compatible the game is with the new hardware; we're not entirely sure how the controller will work, if there's a screen on it or how that would work(is it a touch screen?), etc. It's entirely possible, but we're also talking a completely new gen here, the PS3 was still the same gen as the xbox360....Idk, I just don't see it being likely....

Beth isn't EA or Activision but you are correct. I think that Beth could easily make Skyrim for the Nintendo but would it be worth it long term and would the audience that Nintendo wants for the new console, would they buy this product. I would say no.

I'd say touch screens are becoming standard technology, and will be even cheaper when it comes to mass production in late 2012.

There is no way in hell that it's going to be a 6.2 inch screen like idiotic reporters are saying. Even at diagonal length with how screens are measured that is a HUGE ass screen for a controller. The 360 controller is at the widest point almost exactly 6 inches, so the screen is probably no more than 3.5 inches of the controller.

Maybe the console IS the controller, if you want to play 2 player, you need to buy a second system :happy:

Oblivion for the PS3 was released a full year after the PC and 360 release. The dev tools is rumored to be very compatible with other game systems, and even then the PS3 has some vastly different hardware than the 360 and PC and it still was ported. The controller is a standard controller with a touch screen on it so it would easily port controller wise. The Wii was technically in a gen of it's own, it had different core mechanics and had much weaker hardware. With the new console it put's it on level ground with the current consoles and even above it since it's going to be more powerful and can easily run Skyrim.

What I think bethesda should do (if its not TOO difficult) is put daggerfall and/or arena on the virtual console of the wii (that's XBL for nintendo). They can see how well the Elder Scrolls games sells there, perhaps gain some new fans, and port Skyrim to the next console if it seems like it could be profitable.

Of course, I'm sure there's better ways to conduct Market Research, I just want DF and arena on the virtual console... then maybe i can dust off my wii and play some oldskool ES on my television... that'd be nice. It'd be nice if Nintendo touched up DF and arena too, like they do with some of their other games on the Virtual console... mostly N64 though.

Depends on how much Nintendo is willing to pay for the port. Even then, the Devs might think that its too difficult to port the game, but that is what valve does. Don't really know that Bethesda would do that?