Disclaimer: Everything in this blog post is rumor until proven otherwise.  Please take everything with a grain of salt.

About seven months ago, I was told by numerous sources that the NX would be a very controversial system. Nintendo wasn’t interested in releasing a product that directly competed with today’s consoles on the market. Instead, they wanted NX to be welcomed as an additional console in hardcore gamer’s homes. It was even Satoru Iwata himself who admitted way back in October 2013 that Nintendo wasn’t very good at competing.

I have been researching and investigating the NX since January.

On May 13th, I shot down any rumors claiming that NX had x86 architecture or Polaris GPUs. I said the system was struggling to even reach Xbox One levels of power.

On May 15th, I asked NateDrake to send a message to NeoGaf that Nvidia was involved with Nintendo’s future hardware.

I don’t expect many things to dramatically change between the prototype and the final product. Furthermore, I believe NX will hit its March launch without any delays because it is ahead of schedule.

Disclaimer: Everything in this blog post is rumor until proven otherwise. Please take everything with a grain of salt.

Here is what you can expect from the final retail product:

• Custom Nvidia GPU chip
• Region Free (No region lock)  <– Confirmed this.
• Six inch (6.2 inch?) multi-touch screen (Heard nothing about a stylus)
• The touchscreen has 720p resolution. <— 100% Confirmed.
• 32GB of built-in internal storage
• SD card support
• Supports USB 2.0 and 3.0
• The dock has two 2.0 usb ports and one 3.0 usb port.
• The device is around 14 – 15 mm in thickness.
• The right analogue stick will be below the face buttons.
• Camera and microphone are not built into the NX portable device.
• Cooling is still a little noisy
• Detachable controllers (motion controls and next-gen vibration technology) <– Everything Laura Kate Dale said in her article was correct.
• Share / Social button that Laura Kate Dale posted is true.
• There are at least two shoulder buttons. I haven’t heard anything yet about triggers.
• Battery Life — Ehhh not great. I haven’t heard an exact number of hours, but it doesn’t sound great.
• Below PS4 and XB1 in raw power.
• Supports Unreal Engine 4 and Unity Engine.

I’ve heard that this is close to the final retail product. Take with a grain of salt because this is just a rumor.

Could Emily Rogers be right? Or is she a pathological liar? I guess we’ll find out soon!