Chinese Nvidia Shield TV with Nintendo games may actually be running a GameCube...

Chinese Nvidia Shield TV with Nintendo games may actually be running a GameCube... xda-developers Jan 31, 2018 1:25 AM • by Doug Lynch Chinese Nvidia Shield TV with Nintendo games may actually be running a GameCube/Wii Emulator Nintendo has been stuck in its ways for decades. In recent years, though, it's been more willing to experiment. It released a Mario game for third-party platforms, for example, and teamed up with NVIDIA in China to bring select GameCube and Wii games to the NVIDIA Shield TV. The NVIDIA Shield TV has long been advertised as an Android TV device for video gamers. Sure, it might stream and play a variety of media, but its gaming controller and game-centric services like GeForce NOW imply that it's aimed at the gaming crowd. That's why it didn't come as a shock when Nintendo announced it was bringing titles like New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, PUNCH-OUT!!, and Metroid Prime to the Shield TV in China. But from a technical perspective, it wasn't clear how the company pulled it off. There's now evidence to suggest that NVIDIA shipped a GameCube and Wii emulator on the Chinese Shield TV. Details of the discovery come from ResetEra, where community member dragonbane uncovered a few performance quirks in the Shield TV version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. There aren't any graphical issues in the port, according to the report, and the framerate was locked at 30 frames per second (FPS) throughout most of the game. Furthermore, loading times were comparable to the popular GameCube emulator Dolphin. But oddly, it was impossible to replicate two "notorious" and well-documented crashes on the GameCube version of the game on the Shield TV. A subsequent dump of the APK revealed a native executable with the telltale strings of an emulator — including a GameCube function, "OSPanic", called by the game when it encounters a critical error: Source: dragonbane "[The code] leaves pretty much no doubt that the executable […] is in fact a GC emulator," dragonbane wrote. "A GC emulator that runs one of the most demanding games on the Cube [ very smoothly on the same hardware as the Switch. Something tells me this emulator wasn't created to just emulate 2 Nintendo games on a niche console in China." Assuming the APK's the real deal, it's not clear what plans Nintendo might have for a GameCube/Wii emulator. In any case, it's an incredible discovery. Source: ResetEra Android Advices Jan 10, 2018 10:12 AM • by Jennifer CENTRiC L3 Smartphone with 5″ HD Display & 3050mAh Battery Launched in India In the last couple of months, we have seen very few smartphones launches in the Sub Rs. 10,000 price range. Now, a new smartphone from CENTRiC Mobiles called CENTRiC L3 is launched in India. The latest CENTRiC L3 is priced at Rs. 6,749 and offers great value for money specifications. At this price, the device comes with a polycarbonate shell and we can't complain much about that. The CENTRiC L3 will be available in Quartz Grey and Raisin Black color options. On the front is a 5-inch IPS Oncell display with HD (1280 x 720 pixels) resolution. There is also a 2.5D curved glass laid on the top. It also includes a 64-bit MediaTek MT6737 quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz and it comes coupled with Mali T720MP GPU. There is 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. The CENTRiC L3 includes a dedicated MicroSD card slot for expanding the storage upto 256GB. It runs on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. The device also supports dual SIM dual standby and offers VoLTE and ViLTE connectivity. In terms of optics, there is a 13MP shooter on the rear with LED flash and a 5MP shooter on the front for selfies. Both the cameras can record videos only upto 720p resolution. It is backed by a 3050mAh non-removable battery that is rated to give up to 23 hours of talk time and lasts up to 80 hours in standby mode. Beneath the display is the front-facing fingerprint sensor. The CENTRiC L3 also includes 3-axis accelerometer, proximity, and light sensors. It measures 141 x 70.5 x 8.6 mm and weighs 143 grams. Connectivity options include 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM Radio, GPS, USB OTG, 3.5mm audio jack, and a MicroUSB 2.0 port. Instead of the capacitive navigation buttons, the smartphone comes with on-screen buttons. Compared to other smartphones in this price range, the CENTRiC L3 offers a bigger battery and better cameras. Let us know your opinion about this new CENTRiC smartphone by leaving a comment down below. This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2018 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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