Nintendo has designed a new console that doesn't use discs

Nintendo is expected to reveal its next console, codenamed the 'NX', next year, and a recently published patent filing might give us our first hint of what to expect.The patent, filed for in February and published in August (then surfaced on Neogaf), reveals the design for a system that does not include a disc drive, though does include input for a memory card and support for an external HDD.While that might agitate some gamers, who knows - maybe Nintendo will make its entire back catalogue avai