Details appear to have leaked about the upcoming Nintendo NX console, saying that it is a high-powered handheld which can plug into a TV docking station, features two detachable controllers, will use cartridges and is less powerful than current-gen hardware.
Eurogamer (which claims a number of sources) says that Nintendo's pitch is simple - that you can "take your games with you on the go". That's borne out by the reported design, a high-powered handheld that can be controlled either by using controllers attached to either side, or in detached form for use in local multiplayer.
The central processing will be housed in the handheld itself. There is also a TV docking station which seemingly provides a link to an external display, not the extra processing power that's been rumoured in the past.
As such, this doesn't seem to be quite the "hybrid" console many expected - although Eurogamer does say that the rumours of a return to cartridge-based physical games are true.
Reportedly, the console will be powered by Nvidia Tegra X1 mobile processors. In a separate article, Eurogamer's Digital Foundry says that the NX will beat the performance of last-gen's Xbox 360 and PS3, but will be less powerful than PS4.
However, a separate - and perhaps less reliable source - tells Digital Foundry that the NX could actually use the upcoming Tegra X2 processor. The X2 is essentially an unknown quantity at this point, meaning there is a chance the NX could be more powerful than the current information suggests.
Like the Wii U previously, Eurogamer has been told that Nintendo isn't chasing graphical parity, but attempting to offer something different to the current console selection.
Other rumours include the fact that the new console won't support backwards compatibility with older Nintendo games due to the change in processing hardware, and that an official unveiling could take place in September (coinciding with the Tokyo Game Show expo).
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