Considering the week start of the 3DS I would say that 54 mil isn't all that bad. Keep in mind Nintendo didn't get the Brain Age and Nintendogs crowd this time around.
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What we know so far about the Nintendo NX with sources
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Considering the week start of the 3DS I would say that 54 mil isn't all that bad. Keep in mind Nintendo didn't get the Brain Age and Nintendogs crowd this time around.
Hero of Legend
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Also I'm fairly certain the DS didn't reach 100 million in just 5 years.
5 years was in Nov 2009 by that point, well before 3DS was even unveiled.Or maybe it did...?
smashballTaz
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Why is there hope for more potential details in less than a week? Is there some kind of event or investors meeting happening?
Hero of Legend
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Yep, the 3rd Quarter meeting is on Feb 2nd.
Also I'm fairly certain the DS didn't reach 100 million in just 5 years.
Or maybe it did...?
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090311006007/en
Yea it did lol
Yup, as Hero of Legend mentioned. I'm not expecting more than vagueness on NX, but what I believe could happen is them giving a specific timeframe when they will spill the beans, just something like a "before the end of the fiscal year" or "at E3". Shareholders will be impatient for updates on mobile and NX, so I'm sure they'll say something.
I think the best we could get next week would be a vague timeline as to the reveal such as "there will be some news about the NX before E3 this June". Otherwise we are still at square 1.
ShockingAlberto
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We'll know by the end of the FY if they're going to spill the beans before E3 or at E3, if they haven't already.
It'll be kind of hard to do FY 2017 goals without saying if the hardware is releasing in FY 2017.
It'll be kind of hard to do FY 2017 goals without saying if the hardware is releasing in FY 2017.
Garbanzo or chili?
I've always preferred pinto beans in my burritos.
I'd even take a time frame right now so that I can stop tracking neogaf with a microscope waiting for any news
Arkam
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Here is a small nugget from the GDC 2016 "State of the Industry Report"
It was from the section where they polled developers on which platforms their current and upcoming projects targeted.
"And the new Nintendo platform, currently codenamed NX, appears to remain a closely guarded secret, as less than 1% of our respondents said they were working on a game for that platform, but 2% said their subsequent game would release for NX"
It was from the section where they polled developers on which platforms their current and upcoming projects targeted.
"And the new Nintendo platform, currently codenamed NX, appears to remain a closely guarded secret, as less than 1% of our respondents said they were working on a game for that platform, but 2% said their subsequent game would release for NX"
brainchild
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Considering that utterly miniscule distinction managed to fluctuate the response by 1 percentage point, I'd say that somebody has to know something.
EDIT:
Nevermind, misread that. Ok, so SUBSEQUENT games managed to change the response. Well, that could just be an expression in good faith. Doesn't necessarily mean they know anything.
I know GDC is more of an PC thing, but that's a pretty low number.
What sort of percentages did the other platforms get? (ie was it 90% mobile or was there a heavy console representation?)
Spill it, Shocking. What are you hiding? It's a software platform, isn't it?
Fourth Storm
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NX has support from 1%-2% of developers. Third party relations are improving already!
It's hardware. We know it's hardware.
If it keeps doubling, we'll be at 536870912% in 30 GDCs!
McHuj
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What other platform can claim 100% improvement? No one!
Kissenkopf
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It will come sooner or later.
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We should wait for next week anyway lol
Maybe the ninjas finally got him!
It's probably for the best, m8.
It's an OS. No. It's an engine. It's Nintendos steam. Nintendo third party confirmed.
As a comparison, in 2013 (couldn't find 2012):
http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_rese.html
http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_rese.html
This might be bad news for the NX Platform's third party support.
Maybe NDA's are preventing most devs from saying otherwise.
Hero of Legend
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Are those strictly western 3rd parties in those surveys, so not Sega, Bandai Namco, etc?
James Scott
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The Wii U was officially announced, the NX hasn't. Probably silly looking into things
So those 1% are NDA breakers?
Probably. Then again, would NDA's prevent one from discussing interest in developing for said platform? If so, that seems like a little much.
Keep in mind that 1% is higher than I expected lol.
AcademicSaucer
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I don't think we should worry about GDC surveys before the reveal
It actually means noting other than what most of (should) expect.
From what I've seen, there's no report for 2012 (a report well before Wii U's release), since they started in 2013.
Here you have the posts about the surveys for the past years
2013 - http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_rese.html
2014 - http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_ps4_.html
2015 - http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_deve.html
2016 - http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_most.html
Here you have the posts about the surveys for the past years
2013 - http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_rese.html
2014 - http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_ps4_.html
2015 - http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_deve.html
2016 - http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_most.html
BrianRoyale
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Sounds like they might go with a unified OS system, if they don't make a combined handheld/console is it possible if they make both they will go with a crossbuy solution or is that out of the question?
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Rösti
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While on the topic of GDC, I can mention again that Nintendo's presence at GDC 2016 is miniscule:
They only have these three small "booths" in the business center. I haven't been able to find any images of what this space looked like at GDC 2015.
In terms of sessions, Nintendo hasn't got any speakers (Steve Rabin will be there of course, as every year). Closest is Catch 'Em All: Pokemon GO and Real World Gaming by Niantic.
They can of course demonstrate NX behind locked doors, but in terms of public information regarding NX at GDC 2016, things aren't looking too interesting.
Source: http://fp37.a2zinc.net/Clients/fpUBM/GDC2016/public/eventmap.aspx?shExhList=1&Shmode=E&MapID=25
They only have these three small "booths" in the business center. I haven't been able to find any images of what this space looked like at GDC 2015.
In terms of sessions, Nintendo hasn't got any speakers (Steve Rabin will be there of course, as every year). Closest is Catch 'Em All: Pokemon GO and Real World Gaming by Niantic.
They can of course demonstrate NX behind locked doors, but in terms of public information regarding NX at GDC 2016, things aren't looking too interesting.
Exactly. Their fiscal year ends March 31st, so I'm kind of guessing we'll have a clearer picture of when the NX is launching by then. Nintendo won't keep all their investors in the dark about their next fiscal year all the way until E3.
That's why it's safe to say we'll know ahead of E3 what year the NX is launching, because they'll either acknowledge it as a FY ending March 31st, 2017 product or not before that point.
If some people don't remember, there even was a memo on March 23, 2010 that Iwata put out acknowledging the 3DS would be a product for the current fiscal year (link), so it seems like we're getting closer to learning the truth.
Based on Iwata's comments, a shared library amongst the separate devices may end up being how the NX Platform pans out. But we don't know for sure, yet.
Arkam
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"PC is still a forerunner these days – though slightly less than it has been in the past few years – and mobile seems to be settling a bit as well. 52% of developers surveyed said they’re currently working on a game that will see release on PC, down from 56% last year, while 44% said their current game will come to smartphones and tablets, down from 50% last year."
"On the console front, 28% of survey respondents said they were currently working on a game for PlayStation 4, and 23% said their project was coming to Xbox One, compared to last year’s 26% and 23% respectively."
"Developer interest in Nintendo platforms has been low ever since the end of the Wii's lifecycle, and remains low compared to last year. 5% of respondents said they were currently working on a game for the Wii U and 3% said the game they're currently working on would come to the 3DS, from 6% and 3% last year, respectively.
Going forward, those numbers are likely to decline even further, as only 4% of survey respondents said they expect the next game they work on will see release on Wii U and 2% figure their next project will come to the 3DS. "
Nah. Information deciminates so fast in this day and age that it doesn't really matter, they could reveal and have blowout coverage at E3 and be ready by holiday 2016. They also have to consider their current line-up that is all crammed in the first two quarters, which include GDC, and they'd probably like to sell said products and backstock without risking "I'll just wait for the NX" mentality with concrete details.
The fact that they are stacking Q1/Q2 so heavily (and unlike normal Nintendo) should tell you that something is amiss for the end of year Q3 leading into Q4.
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