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According to Nintendo, they are holding their Nintendo Direct stream on November 12^th at 10:00 PM GMT/23:00 CET. Nintendo’s new president Tatsumi Kimishima, former president Satoru Iwata tragically passed away earlier this year, was the one who announced this stream and rumors across the web have indicated eight games that will likely be discussed.

THE GAMES EXPECTED TO BE DISCUSSED AT NINTENDO DIRECT

One important aspect to be pointed out is rumors across the web have indicated that the Nintendo NX, Nintendo’s newest upcoming console, will most likely not be talked about. Nintendo has said in the past that they are still focusing on the Wii U and the 3DS and that the NX will not be further commented on until E3 in 2016. However, the games that are being rumored to be discussed should make this stream well worth it. There are four Wii U games and four 3DS games that could be in store for the stream. The Wii U games include: Mario Tennis Ultra Smash, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival, and Star Fox Zero. The 3DS games include: Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Bros., Hyrule Warriors Legends, Fire Emblem Fates, and Yo-kai Watch. If all of these games do indeed get touched on in the Nintendo Direct stream, then this stream cannot be missed any Nintendo enthusiasts.

PATIENCE FOR THE NX

All Nintendo fans around the globe all want more information on the Nintendo NX, but patience is a virtue and Nintendo Direct will reportedly not be covering it. Nintendo is doing the right thing and still paying attention to the Wii U and 3DS. It needs to be remembered that the Wii U was only released 3 years ago and cannot afford to be completely abandoned already. If Nintendo released too much information about the NX then it can be assumed that they are giving up on the Wii U. The 3DS will no doubt remain popular because it has not had the hate that the Wii U has had. It is understandably hard to remain patient about Nintendo’s newest console because they have always made top-notch products and the thrill of a new console cannot be replicated. However, the games that are rumored to be talked about in the Nintendo Direct stream should more than make up for the time it will take for Nintendo to talk about their NX.

Nintendo Direct: 8 Games Expected to be Discussed

%A recent #USpatent was filed that indicates #Nintendo may be nixing an optical disc drive for its new NX console.% - http://clapway.com/2015/08/22/nintendo-dropping-disc-support-nx-109/

Nintendo doesn’t understand gamers. Nintendo has archaic online policies. Nintendo is dying.

These are all sentiments that frequently fly around gaming forums any time the 125-year-old gaming company is brought up. No, that’s no typo. Nintendo was founded in 1889, and many people forget how innovative the company has been, even in recent years.

Admittedly, the Wii U has been a bit of the flop, but the company seems to be hard at work on their next console, codenamed NX, and recent US patent was filed that indicates the company may be completely nixing an optical disc drive.

US PATENT #20150231511

Forum members on NeoGAF stumbled across a US patent filing application (20150231511) that was filed by Nintendo Co., LTD.

A lot of the information inside the application is pretty boring to read through. It describes what most people would believe to be a typical console. But the first first point of the article gives away one of the most interesting pieces of information in the entire document:

“A stationary game apparatus, comprising: an internal hard disk drive storing a program and/or data; a communication unit transmitting/receiving a program and/or data via a network; and a processor executing a program stored in the hard disk drive to perform game processing, wherein the game apparatus is not provided with an optical disk drive.”

The “stationary game apparatus” could mean a lot of different things. Maybe stationary means the user won’t be carrying it around with them like a handheld. However, the last sentence states that the console will be missing an optical disk drive, which means one of two things: either Nintendo is going back to cartridges, or they’re moving to a completely online format.

Another interesting find shows that the controller will include a display unit, which sounds like the gamepad for the Wii U.

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NOT HAVING A DISK DRIVE ISN’T A NEW IDEA

NeoGAF commentators made a few interesting points: this patent doesn’t have the NX named in it, the patent isn’t reflective of a final product, and this isn’t the first time a console manufacturer has considered ditching the optical drive.

Fans were vehemently against Microsoft’s initial decision to omit a disk drive in the Xbox One. Not everyone has access to the internet, not everyone has a blazingly fast connection, and plenty of people have data caps. Console manufacturers also have a nasty habit of limiting hardware storage to officially branded hard drives, and charging obscene premiums for these products, so all of this makes sense.

Fan reception about Nintendo’s patent has remained neutral so far.

MORE ABOUT NINTENDO NX

Nintendo’s plans to keep a display-based controller is odd since third party developers rarely made use of it, and support seemed forced at times, even in some of Nintendo’s first party games. This may be a move to maintain backwards compatibility, it may be a brand new controller, or it may be a sign that Nintendo will finally combine handheld with console.

All of this is pure speculation, however. Nintendo said they won’t be willing to talk about the NX until sometime in 2016. Regardless, things are beginning to get interesting with the NX. Nintendo was the first to introduce motion controls, maybe they’ll be the first to lead us into a completely digital world.

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