May 16, 2016 - Nintendo's president, Tatsumi Kimishima has reiterated that the Nintendo NX is an entirely new console for Nintendo, and will not follow the conventions of the company's currently released hardware.
Speaking in the same interview that revealed Nintendo is considering entering the film business, he made clear that not only does the company see it as a brand new project, but one that will outperform the Wii U:
"The NX is neither the successor to the Wii U nor to the 3DS", said Kimishima (as translated by NeoGAF user GSR). "It's a new way of playing games, which I think will have a larger impact than the Wii U, but I don't feel it's a pure replacement for the Wii U."
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