The New Nintendo NX System Might Not Have A Disk Drive?!

Just a few days ago a new patent filed by gaming giants Nintendo back in February 2015 pop'd up online and was discovered by NeoGaf. Now, everybody knows about Nintendo's plan for a new gaming system titled the "NX" but nobody has any details on what it could include, However,  this patent found online could be a major clue for what to expect.

The main featured listed in the description of the product is the lack of an optical disk drive, meaning Nintendo could be going down the road of digital downloads only which I really hope is not the case. Most gamers hiss and snarl at the term "digital downloads only" and they're 100 per cent right too as this will cause massive problems for those without stable internet connections including yours truly! But somehow I don't quite think psychical media is completely out the door for the new console but rather in the shape of SD cards similar to that of the DS. Below is a picture of what Nintendo have described with most of the features revealed and it does list a slot for SD cards but doesn't explain what size or type of card it's designed for leaving me with hope this is their replacement for CD's.

Patents are a tricky thing to look at and speculate about as there is no way of telling if this is even for Nintendo's new console and could be designs of a much later planed version or maybe a digital only edition of the WiiU for those not able to afford the regular console? The patent does go on to explain about the controller and it does sound a lot like the WiiU gamepad but this could just be a returning feature despite all the hate for it.

I wont go on about every tiny little feature listed and will leave that to you guys to look at and speculate what you think they're being used for so be sure to leave me some comments below and get a conversation going.