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Report: NX Handheld Dimensions, Layout Info, Lack of Region Lock

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Rösti

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Nintendo of America's work day has barely started, there is still time for an announcement. Of course, it's almost midnight (going on September 7) in Japan. We'll see what happens.
 

jonno394

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#SeptemberReveal

I still think we'll get something in September. Nothing in September and i'll take it as a sign that March 2017 isn't happening.
 
Rösti;216026089 said:
Nintendo of America's work day has barely started, there is still time for an announcement. Of course, it's almost midnight (going on September 7) in Japan. We'll see what happens.

Expect September, but I'd say you're doing yourself a disservice if you expect any particular day.
 

KingSnake

The Birthday Skeleton
Rösti;216026089 said:
Nintendo of America's work day has barely started, there is still time for an announcement. Of course, it's almost midnight (going on September 7) in Japan. We'll see what happens.

Nah, is past announcement time for NoE too.
 

Plinko

Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
#SeptemberReveal

I still think we'll get something in September. Nothing in September and i'll take it as a sign that March 2017 isn't happening.

Only reports we have gotten are that this thing has already been delayed once and that it is ahead of schedule. I think March 2017 is a lock.

That said, they could still reveal in November if they wanted to and still release in March.
 

Anth0ny

Member
I thought you were on team E3 2017 and November 2017 release. You even flat-out said that you believe Nintendo intentionally lied to investors and never targeted March at all.

Anyway, I think I'm done.

no to team e3 2017

yes to the rest

#januaryreveal
#nintendolied
#novemberlaunch
#nsmbfornx
 
Nintendo would be foolish to unveil the NX now. It would only cannibalize their already pathetic holiday lineup. Pokémon is going to be massive on NX, so it'd be really dumb to unveil the NX before Pokémon Sun and Moon releases for 3DS. It's almost the only thing that will keep them alive through the holidays.

NX won't be revealed until January, at best.
 

10k

Banned
Eurogamer said September so I'm expecting September.
Eurogamer says a lot of things.

Of all the things they reported, the expected reveal is the one that can change the most. For all we know it was gonna be before TGS but then Sony made their event before TGS so Nintendo is waiting to see how the response is to that before announcing anything.

There's no rush. Gotta do it right.
 
Not really my type of humor. They also released a statement on their side explaining the whole thing and making it clear that they didn't intend the news to spread outside of their fanbase, that they are dissappointed because nobody asked them before sharing, and how extreme the situation became.
Basicly they explain how they messed up.

Of course they wouldn't have expected that. ;)
 
If they were to do a live event reveal on September 29th and wanted to give press a 3 weeks notice then invites would go out this Thursday.

And this is thinking the worst because they could send invites only two weeks out or do a Nintendo Direct and only give us one week notice. I don't understand where all this "it's not going to be September is coming from".
 
Not really my type of humor. They also released a statement on their side explaining the whole thing and making it clear that they didn't intend the news to spread outside of their fanbase, that they are dissappointed because nobody asked them before sharing, and how extreme the situation became.
Basicly they explain how they messed up.

So, just a dumb joke that got way out of hand and their damage control consisted of... doubling down on the joke, assuming people would then realize it was a joke. How logical.


Nothing has ruled out September, nor October, nor November nor December! Nintendo (sadly for us) will reveal when they feel they're ready, no matter how much this affects development and retail partners. A successful reveal apparently is of the utmost importance here.

I personally still think it will be between September and October, especially if the NX itself is ahead of schedule. John Harker hinted that he wasn't sure if they'd make TGS, which to me indicated that they were at one point likely targeting a pre-TGS reveal.

Even though a post-TGS reveal doesn't really benefit them in terms of Japanese partners, there is little benefit in actually holding back a reveal once it's actually ready. They, as well as all of their partners, need time to market this device and all the software, and less than 6 months really is making such a marketing effort kind of risky. Sure, it may impact their 3DS sales a very small amount, but why would anyone who was interested in Sun & Moon on the 3DS hold off on a purchase if a non-backwards compatible NX is revealed?

I dunno, I'm still expecting early this Fall. Then again I like to live dangerously.
 
I think we are all under the impression that Zelda / NX will be launched in March 2017 without delay. The real question is if the NX gets delayed does Zelda as well?

I agree with most publications it has to be this month because they need to set their marketing team up for success. You cant just spawn a system a couple months before release and hope it sells gangbusters you need a marketing campaign.
 

KingSnake

The Birthday Skeleton
If they were to do a live event reveal on September 29th and wanted to give press a 3 weeks notice then invites would go out this Thursday.

And this is thinking the worst because they could send invites only two weeks out or do a Nintendo Direct and only give us one week notice. I don't understand where all this "it's not going to be September is coming from".

They need to send invites so far in advance only if it's a live press conference, which I kind of doubt seeing the Nintendo of today who prefers to announce things on twitter. If they make a Direct and some press hands-on event locally they need far less time.

And anyhow, it's plenty of time to organise things until December.
 

ggx2ac

Member
I find it amazing that it's the first week of September but we're already in hysterics about whether the NX will be revealed this month.

I thought we were supposed to get into hysterics when September ends? lol
 

Dystify

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I think we are all under the impression that Zelda / NX will be launched in March 2017 without delay. The real question is if the NX gets delayed does Zelda as well?

I agree with most publications it has to be this month because they need to set their marketing team up for success. You cant just spawn a system a couple months before release and hope it sells gangbusters you need a marketing campaign.

Emily said NX schedule is ahead so she thinks it won't launch delayed. Nintendo stated the March launch several times already. I don't think it will be delayed personally.

Thinking that Zelda: BotW will launch right alongside NX on the other hand is an assumption. I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to launch it in November or so. They only announced the launch date for Zelda as 2017. (I hope it's earlier than November of course.)
 
What would happen if the reason we dont have anything on the books is because they are partnering with Sony or Apple and are going to be at one of those conferences?
 
I find it amazing that it's the first week of September but we're already in hysterics about whether the NX will be revealed this month.

I thought we were supposed to get into hysterics when September ends? lol
Everybody is acting like they believed the German guys lol. We're not even a week into September.

Let's all just accept and move on to watching the neo reveal.

For now.

I'll be watching.
 

Shiggy

Member

They got me with the pricing structure. System will be the cheapest Nintendo console ever:
NX system: 99.99 EUR (without cables and controller)

But if you want to enjoy the system:
Composite cable: 49.99 EUR
1 Gamepad: 99.99 EUR

And as the system only supports games with exactly 4 players, you need to pay just 550 EUR. Sounds like Nintendo :D


And wow, those Youtube comments are hostile...
 

Plinko

Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Nintendo would be foolish to unveil the NX now. It would only cannibalize their already pathetic holiday lineup. Pokémon is going to be massive on NX, so it'd be really dumb to unveil the NX before Pokémon Sun and Moon releases for 3DS. It's almost the only thing that will keep them alive through the holidays.

NX won't be revealed until January, at best.

This makes no sense. You could argue this for every single console reveal. Their holiday is going to be rough no matter what.
 

Dystify

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Nintendo would be foolish to unveil the NX now. It would only cannibalize their already pathetic holiday lineup. Pokémon is going to be massive on NX, so it'd be really dumb to unveil the NX before Pokémon Sun and Moon releases for 3DS. It's almost the only thing that will keep them alive through the holidays.

NX won't be revealed until January, at best.

Announcing NX before Pokémon Sun/Moon launch changes very little. Everyone knows that game is coming for 3DS and everyone knows NX is coming in March.

If they announce a Pokémon port for NX before launch then it'd be a different story, but they're not that dumb.
 
This makes no sense. You could argue this for every single console reveal. Their holiday is going to be rough no matter what.

Something extremely odd is going on with this reveal. Their Christmas is going to be a fiasco and a disaster unless they are going to do something crazy like pre orders for the NX.
 

Anth0ny

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This makes no sense. You could argue this for every single console reveal. Their holiday is going to be rough no matter what.

most consoles are announced and released after one holiday and before the next. see: ps4, xbox one

nintendo doesn't seem to grasp this concept for some reason. so every time they try to sell us something for the wii u and 3ds, they have to come out and explicitly say "sorry, we aren't talking about nx today" or the people who are actually watching these videos cry about the lack of nx.
 
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Rösti

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Well, I personally am expecting Nintendo to discuss NX during the Corporate Management Policy Briefing* / FY 2016 Semi-Annual Financial Results Briefing on October 27, 10:00 AM JST (tentatively). That time corresponds to:

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https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/schedule/index.html

*Tentative

I am still hoping for a reveal of the machine sometime in September though.
 

Shiggy

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Something extremely odd is going on with this reveal. Their Christmas is going to be a fiasco and a disaster unless they are going to do something crazy like pre orders for the NX.

Mario Maker for 3DS and Pokemon will sell well enough. In addition, there's the Animal Crossing 3DS rerelease which will see some marketing.

The Nintendo Classic Mini: NES looks to do well too, even though it seems to be a niche product with Nintendo having underestimated demand quite a bit.
 
Let's all just accept and move on to watching the neo reveal.

For now.

As someone who doesn't give a shit about a upgraded hardware that's basically the same thing. I have no incentive in watching the conference. I'm just going to uses Neogaf as a source of reference.

Waiting for NX is going to take awhile.
 

ozfunghi

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most consoles are announced and released after one holiday and before the next. see: ps4, xbox one

nintendo doesn't seem to grasp this concept for some reason. so every time they try to sell us something for the wii u and 3ds, they have to come out and explicitly say "sorry, we aren't talking about nx today" or the people who are actually watching these videos cry about the lack of nx.

Well if they announce now and release in March, they will have announced it after one holiday (xmas 2015) and released before another (xmas 2017).
 

ggx2ac

Member
I somewhat doubt Nintendo would be waiting for Sony to reveal Neo first.

I mean, the NX is supposed to be a "brand new concept" they don't want competitors copying. Are they really just waiting for Sony to get the announcement of PS4 NEO out of the way?

It's not going to stop Sony from trying to copy it and suddenly announce whatever that concept is for PlayStation at another event later like the PlayStation Experience in December they had.
 

Jackano

Member
Something extremely odd is going on with this reveal. Their Christmas is going to be a fiasco and a disaster unless they are going to do something crazy like pre orders for the NX.

It's going to be a fiasco, they are pushing Pokemon S/M and the NES Classic mini for black friday.
 

10k

Banned
As someone who doesn't give a shit about a upgraded hardware that's basically the same thing. I have no incentive in watching the conference. I'm just going to uses Neogaf as a source of reference.

Waiting for NX is going to take awhile.
That's a bad idea unless you want a bunch of circle jerkers praising it as the second coming of Christ. :p
 

deleted

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Nintendo would be foolish to unveil the NX now. It would only cannibalize their already pathetic holiday lineup. Pokémon is going to be massive on NX, so it'd be really dumb to unveil the NX before Pokémon Sun and Moon releases for 3DS. It's almost the only thing that will keep them alive through the holidays.

NX won't be revealed until January, at best.

Nope, it would be foolish to announce Pokemon Sun and Moon for NX before the beginning of the new year though..

They have a really solid 3DS Lineup for a console this late in the game. I agree that they have to be careful though, since it's so close to launch and they need strong 3DS black friday sales e.g. so I could see them ramping up NX PR after November.

Announcing though.. If not before TGS (lets face it, Nintendo did a lot to fix relationships with japanese devs over the last few gens, it makes sense for them to focus on them now too) I have no idea what would be good timing.
With TGS they would get free PR for a week following the reveal, since devs would most likely like to talk about their projects too..
 

Steph_E.

Member
The Wii controller was ridiculously simple to understand. One main button, a D-pad, one trigger, three secondary menu buttons, and two buttons that only matter when using it NES style. The only people who had any difficulty wrapping their heads around it were hardcore gamers used to one specific controller design.

I agree. In my opinion the Wii remote is the best ever controller, but the Wii's controller options were not limited to the Wii remote. If a control stick was needed, merely attach a nunchuk. And if you really could not bear to be parted from a "normal" controller, N did give the option to use the Classic Controller (or Pro).
 

Shiggy

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It's going to be a fiasco, they are pushing Pokemon S/M and the NES Classic mini for black friday.

Do you think they can really push the NES Classic Mini? To me it really looks like all preorders sold out weeks ago in Europe. Not sure about the US though.
 
That's a bad idea unless you want a bunch of circle jerkers praising it as the second coming of Christ. :p
Yeah because Nintendo is SO positively covered in Neogaf.

Neogaf called both the DS and Wii guaranteed failures by most accounts upon reveal. Many users absolutely hated the form factors of both, including the wiimote
 
Not sure why anyone expected it before the Sony event tomorrow. Let Dell, Apple, and Sony fight it out for a few days and announce an event for late September/October. MS had the same time frame from reveal to launch, but MS also had e3 just a few weeks after. Nintendo doesn't so having one really big event 5 months before launch could also make sense.
I think #TeamJanuary is also silly. That's way too late and it would only make sense if it was delayed but Emily's article says it's ahead of scheduel.
Though that Nintex guy did say late November due to Pokemon, but that sounds like a bad idea as well
 
NX: There's no wait like it.

Rösti;216028252 said:
Well, I personally am expecting Nintendo to discuss NX during the Corporate Management Policy Briefing* / FY 2016 Semi-Annual Financial Results Briefing on October 27, 10:00 AM JST (tentatively). That time corresponds to:

t1477530000z4.png


https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/schedule/index.html

*Tentative

I am still hoping for a reveal of the machine sometime in September though.

I think Nintendo will announce it before the meeting. Otherwise, Kimi and Miyamoto need to seriously think how they can response to shareholder's interrogation.
 

Plinko

Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Something extremely odd is going on with this reveal. Their Christmas is going to be a fiasco and a disaster unless they are going to do something crazy like pre orders for the NX.

Just like before the Wii U was released.
 
There's also the looming launches of Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing on mobile to announce, perhaps that will be closer to the investor event (as that was where Miitomo was first announced).
 

Jackano

Member
Do you think they can really push the NES Classic Mini? To me it really looks like all preorders sold out weeks ago in Europe. Not sure about the US though.

It looks like they are aiming for the perfect friend/last minute gift in the US.
I believe that's their own last minute plan to make profit and make their marketing teams work for the holidays. 'Pushing" is a bit excessive term here.
 
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