NX will launch in March 2017 globally, won't be at E3 (focusing on Zelda instead)
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blankempathy
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Too many people freaking out when there are so many questions without answers. I think I'll just wait and see.
This was actually my very first thought.
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Jotamide
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The Dreamcast had some decent 3rd party support from Capcom and Bamco. The Wii U had
ReyVGM
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Clearly you weren't around during the N64 days. That console was delayed for a full year, and Ocarina of Time was also delayed a bunch of times.
Annoying Old Party Man
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Guys, this thing is not coming in March.
I could bet right now that there will be no concrete news by the end of the year. They will just announce another delay, focus somewhat on mobile, release the first info on Jan/Feb, do the full blowout during E3 next year and release it November 2017.
I could bet right now that there will be no concrete news by the end of the year. They will just announce another delay, focus somewhat on mobile, release the first info on Jan/Feb, do the full blowout during E3 next year and release it November 2017.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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If they actually want to make money and sell this console they need to release it near the holidays. Making a system that only hardcore Nintendo fans will buy worked out great for them with wii u. As another poster said, way to miss releasing this holiday with all the major 3rd party games coming out as well. Just a terrible decision all around.
ArchedThunder
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If it isn't ready to show 9 months before launch then there is a reason to be worried.
Why would there be NX games when the console itself won't be there in first place?
Oh jeez. Was honestly not expecting this, mostly because of how barren their holiday now is. Might as well delay to 2018 so they can have Persona 5 as a launch title ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Actually what disappoints me most is what this means for their E3, I was expecting it to be filled with NX stuff.
Actually what disappoints me most is what this means for their E3, I was expecting it to be filled with NX stuff.
contologics
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Lol, you must be fun at parties. No need to despair like that bud, take it as Nintendo taking the time to prepare their games, bide their time, make necessary upgrades, prepare their servers for one of the best launches of all time. At the very least, with that long a wait I think they'll be decent at best. Sheesh.
Naked Prime
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So we can assume that major 3rd parties already knew this beforehand?
Considering they made Public statements about it on their twitter accounts...man, I dunno if that's a good idea.
AppleSeason
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Well, looks like I won't lose sleep to watching the E3 conferences Live. I wanted to stay for Nintendo's and see if they would finally disclose data about NX, but if it is going to be like this...
We have seen almost nothing of Zelda.
QuixoticNeutral
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A perfect storm of major organizational overhaul, underperformance of the Wii U, Iwata's untimely passing, cautious exploration of a mobile strategy at a very disruptive time in the industry, and the normal difficulties involved in a generational transition could very well have snowballed into a major interruption of the software production line and a first-party drought even worse than what we usually see at the end of a system's life. Even the 3DS first-party calendar has been a conspicuous blank: the game plan after Fire Emblem Fates was a whole lot of nothing other than a dead-on-arrival Metroid spinoff that never had a chance in Japan independent of any controversy, with Game Freak holding the fort with Sun/Moon.
Nintendo was set for a collision course with a major, catastrophic interruption of business, and it seems their strategy is to soak the damage all at once and recover in a big way on their own terms, rather than suffering through it with a cadaverous drip of software that wouldn't exactly qualify as momentum.
Graphics Horse
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Why not? The whole thing they've been saying since 2013 is how mobile tech and stationary tech is coming closer together.
If the next portable can't act like a 'brother' of the Wii U, what hope does it have against a console 10x more powerful than the ps4k or whatever people will be expecting by next week.
Captain Smoker
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Exactly.
They already announced it was a 2017 release, so why are you so surprised that it's now listed as a 2017 release in a document?
SinCityAssassin
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I feel the need to quote this back to the newer pages. Might be Space World revived.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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day 1 for me but march 2017 is bad. 2017 nx, ps4k and maybe a next-gen xbox? microsoft did cut the lifespan of the og xbox and i assume they do the same with the xbone. this could mean the nx will be underpowered like the wiiu and wii. even if ps5/nextxbox release in 2018 that means the nx has only about 18 months third party support. i really think the nx needed to release in 2016.
OrbitalBeard
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This has slowly become my attitude over the past five years. It really started to manifest itself during the last six months or so.
It's really weird to admit it, but I honestly don't think I'm a Nintendo fan anymore.
lol that sounds really dramatic..it's honestly not a big deal but it still feels odd.
blankempathy
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Most likely They'll have their own big event with plenty of reveals which wouldn't be ready in time for e3. People freaking out because they think only e3 can be used as a platform for these type of reveals.
pixelation
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Ermm... in this dire times (for them) only the Nintendo faithful watch the three house thingamadigs, they NEED to show their next console at the big stage, not down at the cafeteria where they just preach to the choir.
Truth.
If you really think about it, it's more like companies taking away announcements from E3 and creating their own platform for it. Vita wasn't announced at E3. PS4 wasn't, Xbox One wasn't and now the NX will try it outside E3. Software publishers are pretty much doing the same thing like Activision and EA...
Yeah, this is a good point too. Hindsight is 20/20. I likely wasn't paying too much attention about all these other factors in the equation. =/
-Mutsukki-
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The thing I'm most confused about is how are we even going to get excited about the NX if we know absolutely nothing about it for basically an entire year. They obviously know the Wii U has a really small user base. Nintendo can't be this dumb, no company can, especially when there's already a perfect example of why you shouldn't show stuff just right before release (Sega Saturn). They're either lying about a March release or something weird is going on
StoneSarge89
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Skipping E3 is pretty strange IMO, especially if they want to get some hype going.
If PS4NEO and XBone.5 are both spring 2017 I believe Nintendo will cement its position as a niche console with no chance of ever becoming mainstream.
It would be like another MMO ever reaching WoW levels due to the technological advances competitors have on marketing, the online communities already present and all the 3rd party support.
If PS4NEO and XBone.5 are both spring 2017 I believe Nintendo will cement its position as a niche console with no chance of ever becoming mainstream.
It would be like another MMO ever reaching WoW levels due to the technological advances competitors have on marketing, the online communities already present and all the 3rd party support.
FantasticMrSnake
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I only hope is not only in white.
Orniletter
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This thread has been an absolute goldmine to weed out those whose "opinions" I don't want to read and fill my ignore list.
Anyway, it's obvious NX wasn't ready for holiday 2016. It's obvious they really wanted it out this year.
So Nintendo delaying their system to ...apparently....not repeat the same mistakes they did with the 3DS and Wii U equals "not getting it".
Most Nintendo threads have been absolute shitholes ever since E3 2015 where they lost against a kickstarter, a remake and a game stuck in development hell for over a decade, which all won't be out until 2017 at the earliest. Don't cry when they are deemphasizing the venture you've all raked them over the coals for before.
Anyway, it's obvious NX wasn't ready for holiday 2016. It's obvious they really wanted it out this year.
So Nintendo delaying their system to ...apparently....not repeat the same mistakes they did with the 3DS and Wii U equals "not getting it".
Most Nintendo threads have been absolute shitholes ever since E3 2015 where they lost against a kickstarter, a remake and a game stuck in development hell for over a decade, which all won't be out until 2017 at the earliest. Don't cry when they are deemphasizing the venture you've all raked them over the coals for before.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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I was 23 when Zelda U was first revealed!!!
i got a Wii U and intend to buy Zelda on there
Unless Nintendo puts other games i want on NX and force my hand i ain't touching it.
Only New Mario Kart and Monster Hunter can do that. All the Wii U ports mean nothing since i got the ones i wanted
tali'zorah84
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Why is this not in the thread title? Seems like a reveal event is indeed coming, probably just later in the year so that there's a smaller gap between reveal and release. Perhaps around September to match TGS?
Dark Cloud
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Everybody will cool off. E3 is not the end all in this age. Sony did its own event and Ms did too. Nintendo already confirmed they're revealing it later this year so they'll probably do their own event.
No NX presence in E3 doesn't really changw their plans on NX, I agree. It will be ready when it is ready. And E3 is kind of a crutch now, it's not as useful as it was years ago but still a good PR opportunity for companies like Nintendo.
Missing E3 is a giant PR red flag mess they dug themselves into.
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2016...Zelda-along-with-annual-earnings-1102529.html
Here's the full press release... I'm just quoting the NX/Zelda/E3 stuff, not the mobile.
Here's the full press release... I'm just quoting the NX/Zelda/E3 stuff, not the mobile.
Saw it coming. So much for a 3.whatever year lifespan for WiiU.
I suggested this might happen a few times but people really shouted it down. I especially thought the 3DS wouldn't get replaced until a normal end of a cycle, being 6 years or so. And this seems to confirm both predictions.
Next I think we find out in a year that Zelda WiiU is for WiiU and ain't coming to the NX as a port or anything other than backwards compat. Rumors been wrong as hell about the NX man.
A 3 year lifespan for Wii U would be a holiday 2015 release for NX lol. A few months difference from Holiday 2016 to March 2017 is negligible when concerning the Wii U's lifespan.
Fess
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Why do you do this? I was already depressed, now I want to cry, being a Nintendo fan has never been more depressing
I don't even know why I should watch E3 this year, no NX, everything great shown for PS4 will likely run on PS4K which I won't buy, and XB1 games will be better on Win 10 which I don't want to install because of the crappy legacy games compatibility. (This right here. Seems they're more than ever willing to write off Wii U as a huge failure with another year of drought in favour of being ready to put all important resources into the NX launch. I'd think that might be a better strategy than rushing your launch for holiday with a lacking line-up (Wii U), seemingly also competing vs. established competitors (PS4/XO) that can prop up a huge holiday boom and also potentially new competitors (PS4K etc.) that could easily steal your thunder.
With a launch in March they might not have the mindshare of a holiday launch, but they'll have way more control and focus while propping up a bigger software lineup over the year, to get a great first holiday boom and build up some sales for 3rd-Partys aiming for their fall releases 2017.
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