Kevin Callahan, the individual that speculated the heavily rumored Diddy Kong Racing 2 would be headed to the Wii U or 3DS, is now talking about Nintendo's next game system, the NX, and the furthered development of Diddy Kong Racing 2.
Callahan is suggesting that Diddy Kong Racing 2's development has been shifted from the Wii U (or 3DS) to the NX game system. He went on to say that the NX game system will release in 2016 with the incredibly low price of $149.99.
Apparently the development kit for the NX is based on the Wii U's devkit, simply with 'higher memory bandwidth and a more balanced CPU.'
This rumor comes in hot on the heels of last week's interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of a number of iconic Nintendo games like Mario,Donkey Kong,Star Fox, The Legend of Zelda and more, where he revealed what he believed to be the downfall of the Wii U: confusion on what the console is and the price.
Miyamoto revealed that when it came to the Wii U things got a little expensive, but things could be rectified with the NX. "Unfortunately with our latest system, the Wii U, the price point was one that ended up getting a little higher than we wanted." He went on to say that Nintendo is striving to "create a system that is both unique and affordable."
What Callahan is suggesting falls in line with Nintendo's fears of an overpriced game system, but the NX's price seems a bit low for a home console.
As for Diddy Kong Racing 2, there was a sequel in the works – back when the Game Boy Advance was Nintendo's big system, but since then there have only been rumors. The rumor for Diddy Kong Racing almost has some credence with Nintendo filing a trademark for Diddy Kong in Europe this month.
That could be hope speaking though.
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