It makes it even worse...Ah yeah, live-blogging the meetings isn't going to happen now, this is going to be a torture >.<
Reveal ? Or more something like:
We are planning to connect our nx console with mynintendo.
So you can manage your UI also on smartphones.
We will do a full reveal @e3, we have software available to show you what we can do with the NX We also have a good line-up. Release happens end 2016 in Japan first....
For me it's the same as no info![]()
I would suspect we'll get a release in English (like with the 3DS or Wii U) alongside their financial results on Wednesday. It will say they are going to launch NX in this fiscal year and that they will talk more about it at a time (either an event in May or at E3).
If NX launches this fiscal year, they're going to have to tell investors what to expect.So NX sales forecasts won't be in the briefing?
cant wait for this miraculous new development strategy that will make Nintendo able to get out one impressive HD game monthly.on the first year.
The first party output surely can´t be worse than what their competition is (not) delivering, despite beeing considered experts in HD development. I´,m looking at the sparse 1st party schedule and still unclear launch period for games like Horizon, Hot Shot Golf, Last Guardian etc..
My calendar = marked.Rösti;201729207 said:Nintendo's FY 2015 Financial Results Briefing is tentatively scheduled for April 28, 2016 (JST), 09.00 or 10.00 AM JST. This corresponds to Pacific time:
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The news conference should be on April 27 (JST) however. Usually at 10.00 AM JST. So just subtract a day from the above countdown for that.
My calendar = marked.
I'm Reggie for whatever happens...
Edit: secretly overhyped beyond imagination lol
Don't do this. We might just have to wait until E3 to hear anything substantial about the NX...
I'm trying, believe me... And for the most part steering clear of NX threads... But the hope and hype is real, it's like Nintendos second wind and I'm hanging on every bit of info. I'm a sad pandaDon't do this. We might just have to wait until E3 to hear anything substantial about the NX...
It takes a few days for English slides then a few days more for Japanese q&a then a week or so for English Q&A, so don't be too hyped about Wednesday.Well I guess we may know our first official thing on Wednesday, or wait until E3...sheesh this is painful
It takes a few days for English slides then a few days more for Japanese q&a then a week or so for English Q&A, so don't be too hyped about Wednesday.
It takes a few days for English slides then a few days more for Japanese q&a then a week or so for English Q&A, so don't be too hyped about Wednesday.
But some details will be available for us through some people who can speak japanese. For sure not everything but important things which are NX related.
But some details will be available for us through some people who can speak japanese. For sure not everything but important things which are NX related.
All that shit that never came out on that failed platform Wii U.
Oh it's gonna be so good on NX. So many games. Just like last time!
The other producers have 3rd party publishers on board though.
Doesn´t change anything regarding the actual 1st party output comparison.
It dangerously sounds like they're gonna ignore third parties again.
If true.
But who cares when there are plenty of other games? That guy you quoted was not comparing 1st party outputs at all, that's what you started.
Dont worry. From all the reports I've heard from pleased developers about how ridiculously easy the NX is to develop for I don't think third parties are gonna ignore THEM.
A lot of people care especially gamers that have a PC as an option, especially since more and more publishers, including Japanese publishers also bet on PC. 1st party output in many cases still means exclusive games and therefore it is indeed a very interesting topic and comparison to make.
I think people buy platforms for the games they want to play, regardless of whether they are exclusive or not. The choice of platforms also depends on friendship circles as the choice of platform defines on whom you can play with.
If someone wants to play GTA5 and has to decide on a platform, he will not care about whether Nintendo has more 1st party exclusives than Sony or Microsoft.
People also have the choice to play multiplats on PC with its well known benefits and without having to face a deliberate paywall for any basic online-gaming feature, and if there´s also interest for a console for its exclusive games or a system that has the benefit of portability paired with decent controll inputs, so be it. So please don´t be surprised if people make comparisons to make a personal decision.
The popularity of consoles compared to PCs does not only stem from exclusives, but also from the ease of use (simple plug and play, no installation required, no minimum hardware requirements)
We will have to wait until E3, you mean. The "best" thing we can hear this week is that NX will or will not be launching this financial year, with the usual gibberish why the NX will not fail like the Wii U and why it will be the leading console again.
And you have heard this from people within the industry that you know. Not just by reading rumor tweets or gaf?
Or, at least, it used to be that way.
Wii U says hi.
Or, at least, it used to be that way.
The popularity of consoles compared to PCs does not only stem from exclusives, but also from the ease of use (simple plug and play, no installation required, no minimum hardware requirements), and the direct connection to TVs. I very much doubt that most console gamers are really considering buying a gaming PC instead, even if PC games were better optimized.
The online gaming paywall has, for some reason, not been preventing users to play on consoles.
Nonetheless, I agree with you that it's correct that people will consider exclusives when making a decision on which console to buy. But even more they will consider which games in general are available. If I want the new Mario game, I would buy a Nintendo console. But when I want the new GTA, I would not go for it as it's not available. If this generation has shown anything, the pure volume of first party output does not matter much. Otherwise the Wii U would be the market leader.
It´s not a popularity contest to me, I really couldn´t care less about this aspect, a non shallow comparison is just a tool to make an informed decision, knowing what´s more popular without context really is pretty useless and shallow to me. It doesn´t help that software-wise, for games like GTA, CoD etc. among most other 3rd party games, there already is the option to get a non gimped version of the same games on PC. That the mainstream chooses the "cheaper" alternative instead is really besides the point.
Think I'm getting what you are talking about now, I believe we were both talking about different things. For YOU the 1st party lineup is most important as you can also play 3rd party games on PC, is that what you mean? I was merely pointing out that the importance of the 1st party lineup appears to be negligible to the general gamer with other factors having higher importance.
Guess we both didn't quite realise this, sorry.
The fact that Vulkan is almost definitely the basis for NX's graphics API makes the odds of it being difficult to develop for extremely slim imo, though there's a bit more to it. If it really is using that, we could see a really awesome situation where Vulkan support on PC is accelerated by NX, which in turn will cause more Vulkan PC games to be ported to NX. I'd also imagine that DICE would be in love with Nintendo for using it.
There is no doubt that 3rd party software have advantages in getting mindshare, just to make a specific example. A multiplatform game with decent marketing budget, can get coverage in magazines that cover news for PC-only, PS-only, Xbox-only and gaming in general magazines, which can lead to widespread word of mouth. Games with huge marketing campaigns have the backing of big 3rd party publishers and on top of that extra marketing deals with 1st party publishers. The marketing campaigns for the top grossing games is incredibly huge compared to almost all 1st party games, they basically brute force their way into success.
But success alone can´t be the only aspect of a topic, especially in a thread that´s rather direct and game related imo, I really doubt that she only thought about the financial aspect.
"Emily Rogers: Why you should be excited about NX’s software output"
This is all very nice and speculative. But he said he heard from pleased developers. That's what i'm interested in.
This is all very nice and speculative. But he said he heard from pleased developers. That's what i'm interested in.
cant wait for this miraculous new development strategy that will make Nintendo able to get out one impressive HD game monthly.on the first year.
If you mean like a AAA style game, Nintendo rarely makes those. They do put out many more than 12 usually very good or better games per year though, across HH and console, and if you look at the DS upscale thread, I'd say those HH games look good in HD to begin with. Regardless, I don't think Emily's rumor said anything about impressive HD games, at least not in the way it seems you're indicating, but if I'm misreading what you're saying, my apologies.
She actually stated several times that Nintendo makes games of all scales and not everything has to be Xenoblade or Zelda.
Yeah, I know. Don't believe it until an anonymous dev says it, though. We heard the exact same line about Wii U over and over, but then the truth came out... And I say anonymous because we heard BS from devs about it being easy when talking about the games they were making for it.
Might be the last of its kind in that regard. Don't know how Nintendo would get around required installs for games of PS4/XBO levels of size and complexity, minus the cartridges possibility that brings it's own share of issues. :/
No we didn't hear that very often back in the day when the Wii U was short before launching world wide. We heared that the CPU was a huge problem and weaker than the one of the 360 or PS3 so ports were hard to handle.
Only very few developers said tht the Wii U is easy to develop for so the IGN articke qasn't a big surprise back then.
But this time we don't know anything from anyone.
That's a good question. I know Nintendo has been lauded for their tiny file sizes for most games this gen, but I understand the power of their consoles is far lower than PS/X. But, were The last gen PS/X systems already at much higher file sizes for games than Wii U is? If so, that might indicate Nintendo will at least have smaller file sizes or required installs vs. the competition. And a second question, with carts isn't it possible there would be no required install at all?
If NX launches this fiscal year, they're going to have to tell investors what to expect.
I'm not expecting huge NX info, just confirmation that is is coming out this year (or this fiscal year at least) and maybe an announcement of when they will talk more.
Anyone know if that type of info would be in the prepared presentation, or the investor briefing?
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/120427/02.htmlWe will showcase the final format, and discuss the details and the software lineup for this year at E3 2012, which will be held in Los Angeles in the United States in June this year.
Also, in the week after the E3 show, we would like to organize an opportunity where we can showcase the same to the Japanese wholesalers and financial analysts who cannot attend the E3 show. The people in our appropriate sections will let you know as soon as we have settled on further details.
Please also be advised that, as we did for previous platforms that were launched in the year-end sales season, we will announce the launch date and price in each market sometime after E3.