NX will launch in March 2017 globally, won't be at E3 (focusing on Zelda instead)
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Godzilla's Left Toe
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My guess yes.
SolidSnakex
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If that's the direction they go in then they need to remember what made the Wii so appealing. The immediate entry level price was an obvious huge plus for it. The controller being easy to pick up and play for people who never played games before or rarely played them. And games that immediately showcased what that controller was capable of. They need to hit all those points just like they did with the Wii.
The Giant
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Until the NX reveal event later in the year.
Because everyone betting on 2017 saw the March release date coming, right?
I saw so many Holiday 2017 posts in these past few months. While I'm very disappointed it's March 2017, Q1 2017 was, indeed, the latest I was expecting the console to release.
The real question now is whether it will ultimately be delayed till November 2017. March release date may be their way of telling investors that the current FY has a chance of not being an outright disaster, but if they are not ready to show NX in the coming months, it seems like right now it is at least 18 months away from launch.
El_Cinefilo
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I'm not a hardcore Nintendo fan (haven't played Wii or WiiU) but I'm more likely to buy one in March because my money isn't tied up with Christmas presents for people and I've had time to get some saved up.
Having said that I firmly believe I'm totally in the minority compared to people who would buy it at christmas and launching in March is a bad idea.
I fully expect them to announce at the end of they year that it's delayed until fall 2017 and they'll tell you all about it at E3 2017.
You're gonna have to drop Wii U & get an NX at some point though, right?
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VolticArchangel
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A no-show at E3 sounds bizarre tbh. Unless there's a better marketing strategy in place for the release window (which is highly doubtful), why skip the world's biggest trade show for consumer electronics, when launching your new product line? (nor would they just conecntrate on other shows like TGS, Gamescom, PGW etc) Obviously they know better, but it just leads folk to speculate stuff like big third party houses not being ready to show their lineup in a playable state, among other things. There's a 9 month window until release, perfect opportunity for everything they could imagine in regards to just announcements. Specs, design, architecture. Show a bunch of WIP first party stuff, with third party announcements or footage running on PC. NX marketing could very well serve as a diversion to quite possibly a dry year ahead for the Wii U, in first party.
If it is run well with a clear path of succession, it can be smooth, look at Apple.
Exactly. Nintendo always refers to the NX as a platform. Unless I've missed something, they haven't stated that NX will be a physical console. It could truly be an OS that scales to multiple devices!
SinCityAssassin
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What little speculation there is, along with more direct sources, say that PS4K is going to launch around the same time as the NX. With software patching to allow functionality for the NEO around September.
Godzilla's Left Toe
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With them planing to sell 800k Wii U's oh boy.
Graphics Horse
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Wii got the same treatment tbh. Well not the same, they talked about it at e3 a year before showing only the box at the next one.
PS4K could launch in March 2017 for all we know, even better for Nintendo!
thecouncil
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Nobody has money in March, Nintendo.
Get a clue, for christs sake.
Get a clue, for christs sake.
But they keep talking about it. Just not any details.
Isn't it better to officially recognize it when you have shown the system, the gimmick and a real name, instead of all this crap?
Silent_Ocarina
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If we were to take Trev's information as fact, NX and Zelda were slated for this year as of the end of February. If something happened in those two months that changed these plans, I doubt how much Iwata's death had to do with it. I'm just curious what is happening behind the scenes that called for these decisions.
No E3 is very disappointing for us as gamers but I'm not so sure it's a bad decision business wise, I think Sony got more attention from their PS4's reveal because they did it on February at thir own special event, it got lots of traffic cause no one took the attention.
I think Nintendo are trying to do an Apple style reveal, doing their own special event and release the console pretty close afterwards, might work great for them.
I think Nintendo are trying to do an Apple style reveal, doing their own special event and release the console pretty close afterwards, might work great for them.
and why would you do that? actual question.
That other tweet (worst holiday ever)... damn.
Give us Metroid Prime Trilogy HD please. Also considering SS is wiimote based, they should do a remake considering NX probably won't feature wii remotes.
Prisoner KSC2-303
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It's hard to spin March 2017 as a positive, even if it is just a few months later.
If they're going for a core gaming audience, they risk that market having spent their disposable cash on PSVR, Neo (assuming it launches this year), or even just the wealth of titles that comes with the holiday season on other consoles.
If they're aiming to bring in a wider market from outside the gaming sphere, well missing the main time of the year they throw money at consumer tech is a bad strategy.
I'm sure some will save their money, but as evidenced by conversations going on everywhere, the seed of doubt about delays tends to spread. Would anyone really be shocked if it ended up late 2017?
If they're going for a core gaming audience, they risk that market having spent their disposable cash on PSVR, Neo (assuming it launches this year), or even just the wealth of titles that comes with the holiday season on other consoles.
If they're aiming to bring in a wider market from outside the gaming sphere, well missing the main time of the year they throw money at consumer tech is a bad strategy.
I'm sure some will save their money, but as evidenced by conversations going on everywhere, the seed of doubt about delays tends to spread. Would anyone really be shocked if it ended up late 2017?
I know - and not just thinking but shouting down anyone who'd aren suggest it might not be coming out their year.
This is exactly what I was thinking.
So you homeless and starving in March?
SinCityAssassin
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pffft fantastic.
I want to believe
thecouncil
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Yes, I die. Resurrect around Easter, usually.
Thye want a great lineup of games at launch. Its that simple.
They fucked up the launch of both WiiU and 3DS. Better to miss the potentially lucrative holiday season with a weak lineup than a blockbuster lineup a few month later, right?
LordBaztion
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Damn, PS4K will prey on NX sales this holiday.
Gamer @ Heart
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They are a publicly traded company. They have certain responsibilities when it comes to reporting their plans for profitability.
Also, they have literally announced nothing but a release window. We still don't know anything. There is no crap to be upset over about the NX specifically as a thing IMO except that we have to wait a bit longer for an actual reveal.
I don't know, we've had one poster in this thread deride the idea of a holiday launch being lucrative as "simplistic" thinking.
Nostremitus
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Or the processors they are using wouldn't be ready before then. Who knows...
Pancakes R Us
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Hah, loving the posts on here.
Interesting: Zelda the only playable game at E3 seems rather boring. What about other games like Paper Mario?
When was the last time Nintendo launched a home console in March? I smell a delay all the way until November 2017.
Metroid Fed Force delay makes sense, they need to pad out the last four months of the year.
Interesting: Zelda the only playable game at E3 seems rather boring. What about other games like Paper Mario?
When was the last time Nintendo launched a home console in March? I smell a delay all the way until November 2017.
Metroid Fed Force delay makes sense, they need to pad out the last four months of the year.
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