UK retailer TESCO has added the Nintendo NX to their website in anticipation of its upcoming launch and also added a price: £349.99 to be exact (~$450 USD). It has since been removed, but could be an indication of what the system will retail for at launch or it could just be a placeholder.
For comparison, the Wii U’s premium set launched for $100 less, at $350. Fans may want to start saving now if TESCO’s page was accurate or at least in the ballpark. We also know that Foxconn, a giant Chinese electronics manufacturer, is testing NX production already.
What do you think? Too pricey?
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im first. i think.
well, if it is combining the world of home and portable console, then it seems about right. I mean you would spend about the same buying both a Wii U and a New 3DS XL
i think it’s good combining both wii u and new 3ds xl together is a good thing
Lmao the state of this
”I have some info about these boats”
Magikarp boat will take you to the Kanto resort, where you can battle several NPCs who show up there randomly. Red, Blue, Leaf, the gym leaders, E4 and Lance. Oak will give you one of the starters
Steelix submarine will take you to the Johto resort, where you can battle Ethan, Lyra, Gym leaders, E4 and Archer. Professor Elm will give you a Johto starter
Huntail ferry will take you to the Hoenn resort. Brendan, May, Wally, gym leaders, E4 and Steven can be battled and Prof. Birch gives you a starter.
Whiscash ferry takes you to the Sinnoh resort, where Lucas, Dawn, Barry, gym leaders E4, Cynthia and Cyrus can be battled. Prof. Rowan gives you the starter.
Wailord line takes you to the Unova resort, which is split in two islands, Black Island and White Island. The Black Island NPCs include: Hilda, Hilbert, Cheren, Chili, Cress, Cilan, N and Alder and the elite 4.
White Island NPCs include: Nate, Rosa, Bianca, Hugh, Iris, Zinzolin, Ghetsis. Prof. Juniper and her father are also on this island and will give you a starter.
Kalos doesn’t have a resort, instead after collecting 50% of the Zygarde Cells and shown them to Dexio and Sina, they will offer you to travel with them to Southern Kalos Island which will have a couple of new towns, a forest and a cave where 50% Zygarde resides. After capturing Zygarde, several NPCs will appear in Sunnete City and can be battled like on the other resorts. The NPCs include: Calem, Serena, Trevor, Shauna, Tierno, gym leaders, elite 4, Diantha, Lysandre and AZ. Additionally, Sycamore is also present and will give you a Kalos starter.
Oh yeah, refresh https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f6e24d44978c16e4999ae64e1a09b35dc8ca7c06dc2faeb174d71737a4d19a9d.jpg
I want it to be real so bad
Ehh ”it all comes together, in Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon”
Would be cool, but sounds fake.
Also, Cyrus is in the Distortion World and Lysandre is presumably dead, so idk how they’d be on these islands.
Its the games’s 20th anniversary, this actually sounds more plausible to me than shit like Solgaleo and Lunala have a pre-evolution
No one said they had pre evos… Here at least
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnexplainedRecovery
So a Hoenn Pokemon is going to take you to a Sinnoh resort?
Do they hate Finneon that much? lol
Faker than Iron Pyrite.
i hope it turns out to be true
Faaaakkke!!! Why on earth would they make us go to every region and fight every Villanous boss, Protagonist, Champion, E4, and every Proffesor gives you a starter.
And the game that all comes together sounds like a final game when it’s confirmed that Pokemon will have a game for the NX next year a few months after reveal so Fake definitely fake.
It’s worth noting that companies do not price their consoles by saying, “ok we well it’s £350 in Europe, so according the US exchange rate we have to sell it for $450 in America.” I’m expecting the NX to be no more than $400 but likely $350 in the US.
Are you mad? Dollars are less tant euro or pounds… so fuck off and work more to save money
Lol oh my. Actually I’m just a guy with an accounting and econ degree who understands there is more that goes into the price of something than just exchange rates. I don’t feel entitled to any price point on any product. I’m just stating my expectations.
State of you mate. Deactivate
So…this would include a home console *and* a handheld? Because I guess that would be reasonable. £250 for the home console, £100 for the handheld.
Tbh I was hoping that if future Pokemon games come to a handheld NX, that I’d be able to buy it separately because I haven’t had interest in a Nintendo home console since the N64 :/ (also I don’t have £350 for games lol)
In this modern day, systems don’t run that cheap. If the NX were a handheld and console; the handheld will likely be around $200 and the console around $300 to $350.
Yes…I said that the console would reasonably be $300-$350…I just wrote it as £250. I iz British ^^
I just figured if the total price was £350 and the console part was worth £250, then the handheld is worth what’s left…£100. I wasn’t saying they couldn’t reasonably release the handheld separately and price it higher. Of course they could.
Its most definitely a placeholder. If they put less, say 200. they’d have to honor that price even if the NX ends up being 250 or so.
JUST SHOW THAT DAMN THING ALREADY
We have rumors, tweets, discussions and even a bloody song about this thing and none of us have any official footholds
Its being canceled, just revealed by Miyamoto and Reggie on Snapchat
Well I guess that 350$ I’ve been saving for about 3 years will stay in the drawer until something comes up
TBH when Tesco revealed the PS4 price before it was officially unveiled, it too was pricey (I think about £450.00 which is apx $650 USD) but it maybe a place holder. But to be fair, as I always say, unless that console has more than 3 games I want, then I’ll buy it, and for now the only games I see I would want is the planned Pokemon games (I assume Gen 8) and The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild (which I can also get for my Wii U).
But personally if it is a Handheld/Console hybrid that can play A Breath of the Wild (a game that will also be on the Wii U game mind you) I am impressed, so I do have high hopes for this generation of Nintendo games. I just hope its Backwards compatible with physical and digital 3DS games as well as backwards compatible with digital Wii U games. Would LOVE to play Wind Waker HD on the go.
Why Generation 8 so soon? I think it might be Diamond and Pearl remakes. But that’s just me. Also, I doubt backwards compatability is happening to the handheld or console.
True, but lets see how it goes. And I say Gen 8 as I assume next year GameFreak will release the last set of Pokemon games (main gen 7) on the 3DS before moving on to the next handheld (for reference I’m using Gen 4 and Gen 5 being on the DS as reference).
I feel like S/M is the last Pokemon Games on the 3DS. With the Pokemon CEO saying that Pokemon games will be on the NX. I’m quite sure GameFreak is already making games for the system.
You know, I felt the same way tbh. But I do kinda hope we have one more Pokemon game as a last hurrah for the 3DS, I mean Nintendo seems pretty intent with having it around as the are trying to us it as a way to heal the wound left by the Wii U by bringing over Yoshi’s Woolly World and Mario Maker to 3DS.
All games within the same generation are usually on the same console. Since the potential DP remakes will still be a part of Gen 7, I see them being on the 3DS.
Although having said that since the original DP were on a DS system, they may wait till Gen 8 for remakes, or the least likely option in my opinion, put them on the NX as part of Gen 7.
It could be that, but I think they will follow a trend started with Gen 4 e.g. Gen 4: Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum then Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver (Remake on newer hardware e.g. the Nintendo DS). Then Gen 5 with Pokemon Black and White then the second paired games of the same Generation but new plot with Pokemon Black 2 and White 2. Then Gen 6 hops to the Next gen portable (The Nintendo 3DS) with Pokemon X and Pokemon Y as main games with Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (With the remake on newer hardware e.g. the Nintendo 3DS) as the remakes.
If they follow this pattern then we MAY (its a guess) see a follow up to Pokemon Sun and Moon on the 3DS as a Gen 7 title (maybe paired or so) and MAYBE we will see a Gen 8 with a paired remake of the Gen 4 games, once again, on newer hardware which would be the NX.
That’s what i’m expecting to be on nintendo nx in gen 7
yep i’m expecting diamond and pearl remake to be on nintendo nx and coming out in 2017, i wonder what they’ll do to celebrate diamond and pearl 10th year anniversary, since the game was release in september 28 2006, and september 28 2016, is almost here, i wonder what they’ll do?
$450 is rather steep. I could see it being around $300 to $350 in the West. I’d say the price is a place holder. Like I said before, Nintendo is running out of time to reveal the NX. It’s almost October and no sight of the console other than the quotes from Pokemon CEO and Ubisoft.
The thing with this is, they don’t usually compensate in Europe. A n3DS here is 200 bucks, when I was in Germany, a n3DS was 200 euro. They have the tendency to just take the same price and charge that in Europe. PS4s were 399 euro, I’m sure you get my point. It may or may not be a place holder, but, I don’t think we should assume the converted price is the correct price.
$450? It better be laced in gold.
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This is the greatest thing that has ever thing’d 😀
I immediately thought this when I saw the Z-Move
This made me laugh so hard haha
This is kinda amusing to watch, especially when you hate Pikachu.
Oh that reminds me
Yesterday at best buy they were demoing the Playstation VR Helmet
and i gotta say it was pretty dang cool
i played Battlezone and i gotta say VR is different when it slaps you in a cockpit of a moving vehicle
And i thought the helmet world would fry my eyes but it felt more like a “dark enclosed mini movie theater for 1”
Which gave me a devilish and almost taboo idea
VR Life&Styles Sim type of game Example: Animal Crossing VR
my brother thought that would be good but he fears that people of a weak constitution would live inside their VR helms
Man, I’m jealous. VR looks so cool
Sooo I’m going to need some of you to just breath and calm down. Console prices are literally always listed as the same number but with different currencies. For example, the price of the PS4 at launch was listed as:
$399.00 US
$399.00 AU (the Australian dollar is different)
€399.00
£349.00 (because the sterling is so much stronger than the dollar)
So listing it as £349.00 does not mean the US price will be $450. It more than likely means a $350.00 US price tag. Don’t believe me? Look up the international prices of the last two console generation launches for each company and you’ll see.
i’m cool as a cucumber
i has a job and like 2k (minus 600 for my new computer) saved up 350$ from Graduation doing nothing, plus my tip jar with 80 something dollars, my quarter jar has over 120$ and mah birthday is coming in 2 weeks so i’m rich bitch!
Lmaooo you don’t know how hard I just laughed bruh!!! I really hope that last phrase was the reference that I think it was!
I almost literally died laughing , thanks for that :3
That’s what I was saying. This price is likely a placeholder in the first place. Also, it’s likely they just put it through Google’s price conversion. The NX in the West is likely $300 to $350 dollars.
Exactly, people panic about things far too quickly lol.
Don’t forget the £:$ ratio has dropped since then.
450? Wow, ok… Hm… yeah that’s a lot. This is probably a place holder though so hopefully it won’t be as much but wow
How the hell is Mega Swampert not Water/Fighting?
Because Blaziken already has the Fighting-type.
Also, Water/Ground is a better type combination.
Its literally the blue Pokemon version of Popeye.
At least we know it’s high end… But my ps4 was $400- ,-
Ok lads! I’ve reached the Pokemon League in Alpha Sapphire. I just beat Wally. This is my current team, but I’m not gonna challenge the league yet, want to do a bit more exploring first.
Swampert
Salamence
Gallade
Aggron
Cradily
Slaking
Thoughts??????
Cradily <3
You have nice coverage. Has slaking been frustrating to use?
Not really, Truant prevents it from attacking consecutive turns but it has good endurance so it doesn’t really take a lot of damage
Does it make the battles feel monotonous though?
No
Maybe I’ll use one some day
I just caught two Snorunt so I might replace one of Cradily/Slaking with either Glalie or Froslass
How are you training all these Pokemon?
Trainer’s Eye+Lucky Egg
Gotcha. Gotta love the lucky egg
And Exp.share obviously
Sharpedo
Nah, he’s got Swampert, although Sharpedo is awesome.
Sharpedo is better. I had Swampert AND Sharpedo on my team. ?
I haven’t had Sharpedo in a while. I do like both of them though
Ok so I decided to start Pokemon Heart Gold and have made it to Ekrutek City, and have just beaten Morty. So I need help with a Water Pokemon on my team, but I prefer it be only Johto Pokemon (even an evolution of a gen 1 to gen 2 Pokemon). So here is my current Team:
-Pikachu @ Lv. 23 (Lonely Nature): Thunderbolt, Iron Tail, Double Team, Thunder Wave
-Bayleef @ Lv. 23 (Lax Nature): Magical Leaf, Sunny Day, Synthesis, Reflect
-Houndoom @ Lv. 25 (Lonely Nature): Dark Pulse, Fire Fang, Bite, Will-o-Wisp
-Heracross @ Lv. 24 (Adamant Nature): Brick Break, Bulk Up, Strength, Horn Attack
-Golbat @ Lv. 23 (Naughty Nature): Areal Ace, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray
Any help with a water type Pokemon would be great, thanks 😀
I would do Lapras or Cloyster. Ice will be really helpful for Lance. Plus I just love those guys. Slowking could be another option
Personally I’m trying to avoid using Pokemon found in Gen 1, and try to stick with a team of Gen 2 with my fav Pokemon starter. But I was curious about Slowking. Any tips on how to use one?
Personally I’ve never had a slowbro :/ I’m not much help
Ah well that’s fines XD. I’ll figure out a water Pokemon sooner or later. I might see how hard a Remoraid is and catch it, as I hear Octillary is decent.
I always liked Octillery, although they’re pretty slow
How about Quagsire? I really like how its only weak to one type, and that being Grass, and that its a Ground type, meaning I get STAB Earthquake and Surf.
Although I hate its design, its typing would be beneficial to your team.
If you can get a Relaxed Quagsire it won’t lower it’s Special attack. Or any speed lowering nature since ot is so slow already. Quagsire is a great choice.
Kingdra is fun
Kingdra, Slowking ot Quagsire are decent choices!
Little tip for those who’re playing ORAS, and are looking for a Dusk Stone (Honchcrow=life) there’s a trainer on Mt. Pyre called Hex Maniac Valerie whose Trainers Eye battle resets every time you exit and re-enter Mt. Pyre. She has a 5% chance to give you a Dusk Stone as reward for defeating her.
The price at this point isn’t too surprising. Retailers almost never post the actual prices for stuff like consoles this far in advance. We haven’t even seen the freaking thing yet. A lot of times retailers just start with a price that’s on the higher end as it keeps the people that pre-order super early from getting deals that would be ridiculously cheap. I’m sure the actual price won’t be as expensive as this. It’ll most likely drop at least $50 if not a little more. That said if the NX is really as great as they say I’d expect it to be about the PS4’s price range. Maybe a little cheaper, but not by much.
you do know that it’s a placeholder price right?
Did you even read what I wrote………..?
So we’ve finally run out of Pokemon things to talk about?
Very well then, if you need me I’ll be in Markarth drinking Skooma and pickpocketing people.
Skyrim belongs to the Nords!
Argonian master race!
Fur is better than scales 😛
Never! Reptiles ftw
me i’m loving my new Enhancement Shaman (Which is a Melee spec with elementally charged weapons)
They finally added some Earth based attacks (Boulderfist, Sundering and Lava lash)
Hrm, well that’s not Skyrim related…
I’ll be in the mostly dead Battleborn fandom now, ttyl
Whiterun is a tourist trap 😛
stay away from Riften, that’s the domain of Edea, queen of thieves. she’s a brute I tell you, and some say she disappears in the blink of an eye….then your coin purse, or worse, your sweetroll goes missing!
*owns Honeyside*
This could be a problem…
This better be a placeholder price, because i’m going to pay $400 for nintendo nx, i already paid for $350 for Xbox one, $130 for HD TV and the rest of game $30 a piece (because i got it online), i’m expecting $200 like the new nintendo 3ds XL
If you’re expecting that low of a price then you’re expecting a sub par product……..It’ll likely be around the price range of the Xbone and PS4. IF it’s really as good as they say it is anyway lol
I’m all about saving my money instead of spending it all willy-nilly like it’s nothing, but if that price is going to be high, then i’ll stick to my new nintendo 3ds xl
That’s fair, but I’ve never really liked when people say that consoles should be cheap just because they can’t afford it. I’m not attacking you or anything it’s more of a general opinion rather than aimed at you directly. I get not everyone is able to buy everything, but it is what it is. The main consoles are gonna be on the more expensive side lol
that true, but it’s a placeholder price for now
It’s a home console. A successor to the Wii U. There will be a coinciding handheld for it but this isn’t it. If you expect a console with power rivaling the Ps4 and Xbone for $200 then you need to re-evaluate yourself.
it’s a console for kids too, do you think their parents would pay $400 for nintendo nx
The last gaming device my parents bought was a GameBoy color for Christmas when I was little. If I want something I work for it myself.
Also I work at Toys R Us. We have parents coming in ALL THE TIME to buy a new Xbone or Ps4 for their kids. We sell at least two of each consoles a week. Trust me if a kid wants it these days, their parents will buy it for them. Besides, Nintendo has been teasing the NX as a console as powerful as the Ps4 and Xbone. Because of this they always have deals struck for more mainstream games and companies. I think $400 is fine. I certainly wouldn’t pay +$300 for a Wii U that had lackluster power and games.
well not me, if it was around $300 i wouldn’t paying for it, but it’s a placeholder price and they marked the nx in december 31st 2016, which is a mistake, both the price and date are placeholder until they come up with the official price and date of the release, but i highly doubt it would cost this much, it’ll probably make the kids loose interest of the game if it cost to much
Does anyone have an extra roughskin gible they’d be willing to part with?
i gots plenty of those nibblers
Could I maybe have one, please?
now i have this one that female, gentle, Rough Skin and carrying Outrage
or Female
adamant
Iron head and Outrage with rough skin
Buuuut that’ll cost a little more
That’d be fine. I’m not sure I have anything particularly good in return though..
fine whatever i’m heading online
Are we friends?
i prefer the term subordinate or meat shield
Whatever terminology floats your boat
alight i guess i don’t have you listed
one sec…..
4038-5998-9262
FC: 0173-1523-2707 (Kris)
an Onix eh?
does it have anything decent?
Uh well it was French and I wasn’t sure if you masuda or not..but if you do it might help you out I guess. Idk. It was a ground type too so I felt it would be less offensive than other things I could have offered. -shrugs-
Thank you, by the way
fine that Gible better be put to good use (You”ll just owe me a something something in SM)
and if it ends out a bulky Stealth Rocker there will be Hell to be paid
I think I’m just aiming for some sort of jolly garchomp..I don’t really have too much planned out. But I can try to help you out in SM if you need something. Are you getting both versions or nah?
I do love it when I catch a legendary/mythical with a Quick Ball in the first turn 😀
that’s because the legendaries catch rates were all increased. in x/AS, I did that to xerneas, zygarde, mewtwo, kyogre, rayquaza, deoxys, the regi trio, and rarely did it not work on hoopa’s rings. I really liked the challenge of capturing them before this happened.
Sort of took me 25 Ultra Balls before I got Entei though, XD