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[randomlee26]

"brand new concept" = not the Wii U

Which is peculiar, given that Zelda will be released on both. I really, really hope they don't try another Fischer Price giant screen controller

 

[pastrami]

I love Nintendo hype cycles.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

My guess is something happened. The current date is way too odd or we're just not thinking outside the box on what the NX is. I don't even know. I'm certainly curious about the form factor and price with that release date though.

My hope: They were going in some asinine gimmcky direction and someone pulled their collective heads out of their ass.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Why hasn't this been posted?

http://kotaku.com/nintendo-new-nx-console-will-be-out-march-2017-1773312629

Respected Japanese paper Nikkei asked Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima what kind of game machine the NX was. “At this current stage, I’m not able to say,” Kimishima replied. “However, it’s not merely the successor to the handheld 3DS or stationary console Wii U. This will be hardware that’s been made with a new way of thinking. I’d like to announce more particulars regarding its specs and how it works another time this year.”

When asked why Nintendo wasn’t launching the NX in time for this year’s big holiday season, Kimishima explained that Nintendo wanted to make sure there were games to go along with the NX.

When the Nikkei asked Kimishima what the likelihood that Wii U production would end, the Nintendo president replied, “Since we are making a big shift to the NX, there is that possibility (in the future).” Note that the original Japanese text in the Nikkei article are in parenthesis.

I know it's not much, but definitely sounds like they really want to make sure they have enough games ready to go and that's why it's not releasing this year.

 

[Vanillalite]

Nope

https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64/status/725252003073421313

Year 1 ≠ launch

And with Nintendo delays idk how confident I can be with this news of games actually getting out on time.

It also troubles me that it seems many 3rd parties are still in NX wtf is this mode. Which makes me go just how far along is the NX hardware. If it's just taken shape recently then wtf were all the devs doing these past few years after their initial 3ds and Wii U games hit?

 

[Captain Smoker]

This thread and the posts give me a headache.

 

[Rösti]

The "booth list" (requires registration to see) at the E3 2016 site currently lists only booth 4822 for Nintendo, but it has been like that for quite a while so likely it just needs an update. The current interactive floor plans are behind a 302 redirect, so I "can't" access them. But hopefully will The ESA make them available sometime in May.

 

[Sora_N]

I get more time to save for it now so it's all good.

 

[phanphare]

I thought CNN would only cover gaming news from E3 since E3 is all that matters?

Wait they covered news from some briefing in Japan?

no one actually thinks this, it's just a talking point used by people who want a stage show from Nintendo

if something from Nintendo is newsworthy history has shown it will be reported on, whether it comes from a press release, Direct, or even a rumor (WSJ recently)

 

[Astral Dog]

SHHHIIIIITTT

 

[GiantBreadbug]

Instantly 100000000000x less hyped for E3

 

[25_Cans_Of_Bacon]

I keep telling myself that every dumb decision Nintendo makes will be made up for in the future, the future comes, and something even worse happens. It goes on and on. How much worse can it get? What the hell is this company doing?!

If Nintendo see this to be prudent, then I'm rapidly losing faith the NX is going to be any different. Nintendo....you are lost.

 

[The_Lump]

Yeah, I'm sorry, but that's some pretty major hindsight bias going on there. If the system is supposed to launch this fiscal year (i.e. 5 - 9 months after the event), it makes sense to reveal it at the world's biggest gaming event. Until now, skipping E3 entirely is something that nobody had even considered entertaining because of what a bad idea it would've been.

No hindsight required. I was expecting Nintendo to reveal NX in a Dirct/dedicated event before e3 at best, but likely after e3.

If it was revealed before e3 then yes I was expecting they would talk about it/show some footage etc at the expo. But I never expected them to reveal the thing at an event they have clearly shown little interest in recently.

 

[Luq]

Wait, just because the NX isn't at E3, they could still show NX titles via trailers, right?

don't lie to yourself... it's not happening

 

[Herne]

That's... REALLY bad.

The Wii U is sputtering along on life support, and the 3DS isn't doing that much better. They can't just keep coasting like this.

I think we'll find that they can.

 

[ampere]

Launches in less than a year and won't be shown at E3?? Huh

Color me confused

 

[Prisoner KSC2-303]

Nope

https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64/status/725252003073421313

To be fair, he said launch, and that tweet only references year one. Then there's the matter of Nintendo's confidence, which may be up for question in terms of reliability at this stage.

 

[DieH@rd]

I'm excited now for just how poor the Nintendo E3 Experience is going to be, holy shit

If it gets worse than last year, I will have trouble finding the appropriate gif for editing.

edit- also my sony gif from that e3 http://abload.de/img/hype2qplvg.gif

 

[Gormless Noodle]

You should read this thread while playing this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ&ab_channel=CalebH in the background.

 

[skypunch]

Why hasn't this been posted?

http://kotaku.com/nintendo-new-nx-console-will-be-out-march-2017-1773312629



I know it's not much, but definitely sounds like they really want to make sure they have enough games ready to go and that's why it's not releasing this year.

Thanks for posting this. Makes sense.

 

[Candescence]

Why hasn't this been posted?

http://kotaku.com/nintendo-new-nx-console-will-be-out-march-2017-1773312629



I know it's not much, but definitely sounds like they really want to make sure they have enough games ready to go and that's why it's not releasing this year.

wellthereitis.gif

Yeah, getting the lineup right was a pretty likely reason.

 

[Sadist]

This thread and the posts give me a headache.

Take a break for a few hours.

Everything will calm down. Eventually.

 

[Maxim726X]

Man, hope they bring some crazy Wii U deals to the table because this is going to be a rough holiday season for them otherwise.

 

[kizmah]

Can't wait to play Animal Crossing on my iPad and iPhone. Seriously!

 

[Joelstinton14]

Launches in less than a year and won't be shown at E3?? Huh

Color me confused

But it will be properly unveiled at some point this year according to Nikkei.

 

[Nibel]

BREAKING NEWS from CNN:

Must be photoshopped; read in this thread that mainstream media only cares about E3 and that the internet with its current infrastructure of instant updates and clickbait doesn't exist

 

[Astral Dog]

Well, at least its not going to be a rushed release ala Wii U wich so badly damaged the half baked system, that takes some balls, guys.

Fuck about Zelda though.

 

[Mpl90]

Year 1 ≠ launch

And with Nintendo delays idk how confident I can be with this news of games actually getting out on time.

It also troubles me that it seems many 3rd parties are still in NX wtf is this mode. Which makes me go just how far along is the NX hardware. If it's just taken shape recently then wtf were all the devs doing these past few years after their initial 3ds and Wii U games hit?

You mean those statements from some developers here and there? You should not forget about the insane NDAs (which are a thing) anyway (despite the fact I'm not that optimistic about Western support, quite the opposite).

 

[Dimmle]

Wow, everyone thought they knew what was happening this year. Pretty interesting.

 

[Orniletter]

You listed one Wii U game.
Also since we're doing this, I live in Australia, so I get EU localizations. SMT 4-2 is sure to come out this year right?

The Wii U's line up is poor, I won't argue there. It just is.

What I was arguing against is that the rest of titles coming to the 3DS and WiiU are shovelware, which is objectively incorrect anyway.

Hey, I'm from the PAL region too, so yeah...maybe... (then swap it for Ace Attorney 6)

 

[Plinko]

BREAKING NEWS from CNN:

E3 gets mentioned by other news channels like CNN, Times, etc... Other gaming conventions really don't get a mention. But I could be wrong. But the fact is E3 is the biggest and other outlets definitely monitor it more.

I mean, it was like 10 posts above yours.

 

[Daft Punk]

And just where is that holiday unveiling stuff coming from? The only thing that is known, is that there probably will be a standalone event for NX, nothing about when this is.

When I say holiday, I'm talking about that September-December timeframe. That's too late to be unveiling a brand new system and trying to build hype before launch in my opinion.

 

[Sephzilla]

They aren't debuting the system at E3?

This seems like the most Nintendo thing possible when you consider the Wii-U reveal and subsequent reception. Nintendo confused the fuck out of everyone with that awkward as hell reveal. So obviously, instead of learning from their mistakes, Nintendo is just going to skip debuting a new system at E3 in general.

 

[phanphare]

Launches in less than a year and won't be shown at E3?? Huh

Color me confused

the minute they show off the new console Wii U sales go from being shit to being literally nothing

 

[shinobi602]

I'm not particularly worried about the quality of the product but, not showing your brand new console at E3, 9 months before it's releasing, doesn't inspire too much confidence in me.

But I'm hopeful. I hope Nintendo knocks it out of the park. They need to do good.

 

[Zoon]

So, it loses any 3rd party game until march. Don't know if they will bother going with late ports this time.

 

[The Giant]

What if Nintendo has the NX reveal event in late june. They did that with the 3DS XL in a direct 2 weeks after e3.

 

[Gleethor]

Didn't someone leak a Wii u price drop for later this year? They're gonna need it.

 

[Corleth the Fey]

Because he's always been more wrong than right and no matter how many times this comes up there is never really any reason to believe him. He could say something tomorrow and be completely and utterly wrong again. He does this on the side, he's admitted to that, so why we even take his word is beyond me when he doesn't even devote his time on it to better understand it like others I've met on here like Aquamarine and others that used to come around these parts.

Nah. Of course Pachter is plenty wrong. All the shade thrown at him from that thread though has more to do with the mind set of the Nintendo fanboys around these parts.

 

[Nudull]

Yikes. Not even anything for E3? What are you doing, Nintendo?

 

[Ogodei]

Just woke up to all this.

What an absolute shit show. I thought maybe Nintendo had their act together by now. But both NX and Zelda missing holiday shows they're having obvious problems with both.

Zelda they're ready for, they have to be since it will literally be the only hands-on experience there.

NX, that's quite possible, but something's up to make this seem like something different than everything flying apart.

 

[The_Lump]

They're not even showing the system at E3. They have nothing ready to show 9 months before launch.

NX launch is going to be barren.

Quite the opposite, I think.

WiiU will have been basically barren for over a year by the time NX launches. If that doesn't imply they've put everything behind NX, then i don;t know what does. Unless you believe Nintendo's studios have been twiddling their thumbs for the last couple years?

 

[CronoShot]

Where did you get that idea? Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

So you're telling me Nintendo is showing neither the NX system nor any NX games at E3 because...why?

The Wii U is dead, and the 3DS is stepping one foot into its grave. It makes absolutely zero sense for Nintendo to focus on them when NX is 9 months away. Hell, the Wii (as the Revolution) and Wii U were at 2 different E3s. The NX, as Nintendo is planning, will not be at a single E3 before its launch.

The only explanation I can possibly think of is that nothing is ready to show. But please, do tell me your theories.

 

[Maxim726X]

the minute they show off the new console Wii U sales go from being shit to being literally nothing

Yeah but that's already going to happen. We don't need E3 to know that a new console is out early next year...

Unless they sell the thing for 150 and give away games like candy, they're going to have an abysmal holiday season.

 

[Bots are better than you]

Must be photoshopped; read in this thread that mainstream media only cares about E3 and that the internet with its current infrastructure of instant updates and clickbait doesn't exist

Yeah, i guess that's why everyone was ignoring my post about the german Bild-"Zeitung" also reporting about all the things from today. )))

When I say holiday, I'm talking about that September-December timeframe. That's too late to be unveiling a brand new system and trying to build hype before launch in my opinion.

Who says the event will be during this time? September is TGS, and Sony probably doing an own even at the same time again, October til December is full holiday hype, the event would be wasted money during that.

 

[Mpl90]

Must be photoshopped; read in this thread that mainstream media only cares about E3 and that the internet with its current infrastructure of instant updates and clickbait doesn't exist

B-but the people following the words of the Gods Of Nintendo Zealous Overdisappointment (G.O.N.Z.O.) said...

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

the minute they show off the new console Wii U sales go from being shit to being literally nothing

It's been literally nothing since Jan 2013

 

[Plinko]

So Nintendo is going to have all that empty space at E3? That is bizarre.

 

[Astral Dog]

Man, hope they bring some crazy Wii U deals to the table because this is going to be a rough holiday season for them otherwise.

Just likr they did last year, righ
I knew something was up when they announced Color Splash for U, if only that was not a sequel to SS

Good to see their little console has still some use, that will calm down the rabid fans a bit.

 

[Pharaoh 117]

Hahaha, oh Nintendo...