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NX will launch in March 2017 globally, won't be at E3 (focusing on Zelda instead)
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Nintendo better be ready to market this bastard hard. I'm talking Super Bowl, college playoffs, Christmas, March Madness advertisements constantly flowing over the populace. Without an E3 showing, this is going to be rough to show how it works. It's not like your average person watches Nintendo Directs.
Oh there will be droughts... Heh
Dash_Riprock
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You and I both know they're not doing that.
Schnozberry
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Sony and Microsoft didn't unveil their consoles at E3 either. It's just not that big of a deal anymore. It's good for a weeks worth of a news cycle and people quickly move on. They can announce NX at it's own event and maximize their coverage.
Me too, but only if it was reveled before hand.
In my mind, the options were:
Reveal before e3, show some more bits/further info at e3.
or
Reveal after e3, because it aint coming out this year
Ok, well not by me. After the WiiU debacle, I fully expected Nintendo to keep the reveal and launch as close together as possible this time round.
Dreamwriter
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Why is missing E3 a "death knell"? Do you really think the media will ignore Nintendo's huge NX-exclusive press conference with demo stations just because it's after E3??
Happened with the Wii, Wii was pretty damn "new concept" but got Twilight Princess same as GameCube...
Sure, but that's because everyone believed rumors that it was launching in 2016
Edit: Top of page. Come at me.
Which rumors? The only viable rumor that said 2016 was Trev. I've seen people mention Emily but I haven't seen the receipts on that lol.
Lakershead22
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I like the 2017 release year but what has me confused is that there will be no showing at E3. I think it should have been shown there since not everyone watches the directs.
Silent_Ocarina
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I'm fairly certain this is not a reactionary move in regards to PS4K. To me it's more indicative of an unexpected shift in strategy or unforeseen internal complications within the company.
Heads ought to roll if they have nothing ready that they could have shown at E3.
Literally every group in the company should have something queued up that could launch in 2017 given the lack of game output the last couple of years.
Trev never firmly said 2016, just that NX would launch when Zelda did (which was 2016), and his third party source thought they could make 2016 launch given the NDA timing.
I think you're right here apart from the last two sentences. What average person watches E3 press conferences?
No. They factually won't ignore a huge Nintendo NX-exclusive press conference.
AuthenticM
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I don't care that they are launching it next year, but holy shit at the thing not being at this year's E3.
I really hope they don't announce the thing in a Direct. They need an exclusive press conference just like the one Sony had for the PS4. They need mainstream news outlets covering the console.
I really hope they don't announce the thing in a Direct. They need an exclusive press conference just like the one Sony had for the PS4. They need mainstream news outlets covering the console.
Wow, this is nuts. It's like Sega in 1998 all over again. So Nintendo could conceivably not have any new product at all on the store shelves this holiday season, and will instead spend the rest of this year promoting a game that won't be out for ten or eleven months? If they aren't ready on the NX front, it's probably the right move, since this new machine will be do or die and they need to do anything they can to make it a success, but wow. Unless Miitomo is printing money for them like that old gif, this next year is going to be super harsh financially.
Edit: What the hell is E3 going to be like for them? Just the Wii U version of Zelda and nothing else? The version that most people won't play (if it's another TP situation)? How are they going to promote NX? This is bizarre!
Edit: What the hell is E3 going to be like for them? Just the Wii U version of Zelda and nothing else? The version that most people won't play (if it's another TP situation)? How are they going to promote NX? This is bizarre!
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What also gets me is a lot of their games this gen were handled by at least partially outside studios. Bamco on Smash. Grez did the Zelda 3ds remakes. Plat worked on Starfox. Next Level is doing Metroid. Tantalus worked on TP HD.
A lot of their internal stuff has been out for a while. DKTF, Mario Kart 8, SM3D Land/World, Pikmin 3 ect... all dropped a while ago.
Nintendo trying to out do Sony on 1st parties being MIA with nothing to show at conferences.
A lot of their internal stuff has been out for a while. DKTF, Mario Kart 8, SM3D Land/World, Pikmin 3 ect... all dropped a while ago.
Nintendo trying to out do Sony on 1st parties being MIA with nothing to show at conferences.
It's still going to be a video game console. That's why you'll be able to play Zelda on it.
JosephManderley
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So it is getting an
holiday release!
Pretty disappointing news - I was getting excited for an E3 News blow-out.
Easter
Pretty disappointing news - I was getting excited for an E3 News blow-out.
TheBaldEmperor
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Pachter was right...how can this be?
I am so disappointed by this news. So much for knowing what the damn thing is anytime soon.
I am so disappointed by this news. So much for knowing what the damn thing is anytime soon.
Very possible.
It could also be a stock issue as well. With a world wide launch you need to have a significant inventory. The point of a world wide launch is to make it a massive event and use that press and feeling to generate hype and desire for the system. Assuming the NX would launch in 2016 it most likely would have launched in Oct or November. It launching in March of 2017 pushes things back 4 or 5 months. That's not a big length of time. If you're going to push back the launch then delaying information overall makes sense. Once you start releasing details you can ride that wave to the launch.
March also removes Nintendo from the crazy that is the holiday season. Where everyone launches games. It gives them the beginning of the year where there isn't much happening.
I would expect we get the NX event during the Fall around Sept.
Edit:
Let's remember though that the 3DS is getting a brand new Pokemon game this holiday. That isn't a insignificant thing. I would expect the Wii U would finally get a price cut. There is also Paper Mario and that Pikmin game that could be launching for the Wii U this Fall as well.
Mushroomer25
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It'll have one hell of a booth display, that's for sure. And by God if there's more than a five minute wait time to play the thing - they fucked up hard.
Speaking of PAX - what are the odds of PAX Prime being the first place where a hands-on is possible? September would line up a bit better with their March release target.
DeepEnigma
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Don't worry Nintendo knows how to roll bruv
Still waiting on my Terminator 2 graphics the 'Ultra 64' was supposed to deliver with the SGI graphics tech...
I'm not saying the system can't possibly be ready by March. I'm just saying that the writing is all over the wall that they won't have much ready for launch, assuming it isn't delayed even further, which is a very real possibility.
And yes, the Wii U will have been hung out to dry for a year by the time the NX launches. You know what else was hung out to dry for like a year before its successor launched?
The Wii.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Still betting on that TV attachment that makes 2D screens 3D and projects images like the patent showed.
Schnozberry
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About 1/1000th of the people that accept Facebook political memes as fact without any further examination.
Huh...I didn't realize that. Good point, still excited to see what Nintendo has in store.
Yeah that was it. Without that, there was no indication it was ever 2016 beyond the assumption AMD were talking about NX when they mentioned ramping up production of semi-customs late 2016
This is true. I got swept up in my own perspective.
NinjaCoachZ
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Sure, but that's because everyone believed rumors that it was launching in 2016
Edit: Top of page. Come at me.
Treveleyan9999's info was a straight-up leak, not a rumour. It said 2016 and launching with Zelda.
Even that aside, even the people who thought it was coming in 2017 didn't rule out the system being at E3.
I'm not trying to discredit that you called it or whatever, but you're suggesting that the beliefs NX would launch in 2016 and be present at E3 were entirely unfounded, when really, all the hints and evidence that we had made it seem like that those things whether together or not weren't an unreasonable conclusion.
Bad news man, the days of owning 2 consoles are over for most of us if VR becomes a success. What do you expect? Will people get into the iterative upgrade model, into VR and a second console? Has per capita income drastically increased ww?
No, but if you're right Nintendo will face heavy comeptition in that fight for the bread crumbs.
Darryl M R
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Wouldn't E3 help get people pumped for the NX? I'm confused.
E3 is the event where Sony took control of the industry two years in a row. Sony's E3 before PS4 launch put that system on lock for being the console market leader for a generation to come. Sony's E3 2015 was a dream event that was talked about on major news networks. Caught both the eye of casual and hardcore.
Are you serious with this?
Silent_Ocarina
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Me too, but only if it was reveled before hand.
In my mind, the options were:
Reveal before e3, show some more bits/further info at e3.
or
Reveal after e3, because it aint coming out this year
Ok, well not by me. After the WiiU debacle, I fully expected Nintendo to keep the reveal and launch as close together as possible this time round.
I really don't think Wii U would have fared much better if it were revealed at E3 2012.
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Assuming that dev kits aren't out, and that production hasn't started, sure.
They couldn't totally reinvent it but they could easily step up the CPU/GPU to the next model from whoever they'partnering with, put in more RAM etc.
The situations aren't comparable.
wonderful103
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Sony will probably have similar issues with 14nm not quite being ready enough in 2016
Maybe Nintendo can announce some games that are 6 years off, an episodic remake of a popular title which changes its scale/scope and a Kickstarter live on stage. Seems to go over well with the hardcore
Schnozberry
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For a March 2017 worldwide release they'd have to start mass production around October/November, so AMD's timeline makes sense.
I agree that showing NX elsewhere than E3 won't hurt them that much, it's just the fact that it appears that they wanted to get it out this year and it appears that they're struggling with it that is upsetting.
One thing is for sure... it's going to be the weirdest atmosphere in the run-up to E3 for Nintendo fans. It will be the first one I recall without any hype to it whatsoever.
One thing is for sure... it's going to be the weirdest atmosphere in the run-up to E3 for Nintendo fans. It will be the first one I recall without any hype to it whatsoever.
So would Nintendo holding a NX only event.
How the Nintendo section is setup should be interesting. If it's all dedicated to Zelda (not just the new game but likely the franchise overall) it could be a thing of wonder to see. Think about how a renaissance fair looks. Nintendo could go all out here to show off the new Zelda game.
That's what it is sounding like.
Godzilla's Left Toe
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