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March 2017

 

[neurosisxeno]

Wut

GameCube came out in May and N64 came out in March. At least here in Europe.

And sold like hot cakes correct?

*checks*

Oh... oh dear....

 

[themagicalkitsune]

Here's hoping they focus on 3ds hype for e3 then, lol.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Aint Dragon Quest XI coming around that time?

 

[Soriku]

I mean...news travels quickly so whenever Nintendo decides to actually reveal the thing, it'll be the hot topic for a while. Still weird. Are they not focusing on the NX version of Zelda then?

 

[Gurish]

This E3 is not going to top last year's confirmed.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Uhh... They're going to have like four games at e3 if they aren't showing any NX stuff (which would seem likely if they aren't showing the NX?)

 

[RedSwirl]

By the way... we still don't actually know that NX is a console.

 

[kevin1025]

Pure chaos.

Zelda now in 2017 and no NX at E3 is mind boggling!

 

[Zojirushi]

Cue that Kyle Bosman gif.

 

[OléGunner]

Was always obvious NX and Zelda would be 2017 for that system and wii u.

 

[Anth0ny]

this is absolute insanity.

they had almost nothing last year at e3 for wii u. everyone figured they were saving shit for nx.

with no nx at e3, there is going to be literally nothing besides zelda. unless they announce a bunch of wii u games, which makes zero sense because the platform is dead and SURELY everyone at nintendo has moved on to nx development at this point

i'm fucking baffled. it's missing the holidays. wow.

 

[Rich!]

And sold like hot cakes correct?

*checks*

Oh... oh dear....

The N64 did pretty well, yes.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

 

[Guymelef]

So much negativity today...

So much negative news today.

 

[thestopsign]

Wow. I am pretty speechless.

 

[Surface of Me]

Extremly dumb to release a half baked console like the Wii U (mainly with the launch OS) just to please some people on the internet.
If the could, they would have released that thing earlier, thats for sure. Wonder why they launch it in march...seems odd.

Misssing the Holidays is extremely stupid. Unless the NX is cheap like the Wii was, convincing people to purchase a console in March will be extremely difficult. They're also missing out on the piece of the holiday console sales pie, a couple million Sony and MS will gladly gobble up

 

[McMoneyman]

Nintendo just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase NX in either format, nor will they purchase any of Nintendo's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Nintendo has alienated an entire market with this move.

Nintendo, publicly apologize and bring the NX to E3 or you can kiss your business goodbye.

 

[Neoxon]

March means it's a handheld.

Disappointing.

Or that the NX is a family of devices & the handheld may be coming out first.

 

[BigJonsson]

Not at E3? Oh boy.... =/

 

[ultrazilla]

 

[ohyouagain]

Nintendo just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase NX in either format, nor will they purchase any of Nintendo's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Nintendo has alienated an entire market with this move.

Nintendo, publicly apologize and bring the NX to E3 or you can kiss your business goodbye.

*sigh* This has more substance than the last times it was used in such contexts.

 

[Milly Osworth]

He must be trolling right?

Right?

RIGHT?!

Wow. What will they even show? DIH@DE@&RT&*T#RF&*TR&*

 

[Linkstrikesback]

What the hell is going on?

Did someone fuck up badly in NX production? There is zero reason this shouldn't be at e3.

 

[rekameohs]

 

[Shambalakan]

Console will be launched in March 2017 and won't be at E3?! How?!!

 

[roytheone]

So eh, not to be a dick, but what do they have to show during E3? I doubt a lot of new 3ds and wiiU games will be announced.

 

[//DEVIL//]

how on earth you will not attend E3 if your console is gonna be released 8 months after ? no hype ?

these top guys at Nintendo should all be shuffled. like for real they are taking the company down with one bad business decision after the other

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

They must have like a plan right? They're aware of how mad this sounds to us.

 

[E-Cat]

Isn't Wii U also ending production this year as well?

This is so weird to me. :/

Not like they will sell out of their inventory before NX arrives.

 

[Dynomutt]

What if the "NX" is not what people think? What if it's just a safe bet? Solid hardware with solid software ala iOS. Will people feel different if they play it safe?

 

[MilkyJoe]

Nintendo missing the holiday season?! What's going on...

Errr.. It's Nintendo, when do Nintendo ever make sense?

They're going to sit it out for another year... unbelievable...

 

[Sami+]

HAHAHAHA WONT BE AT E3

G FUCKING G NINTENDO

 

[Jotamide]

No E3, no holiday season.

Nintendo has given up.

 

[Slamtastic]

Nintendo on March 2017:

 

[March of the Crabs]

This is pure insanity.

 

[_woLf]

Boy, I would be very unhappy if I was a shareholder right about now.

Jesus Christ.

 

[quesalupa]

Nintendo is in it's goth phase and we just don't understand.

 

[Nanashrew]

NOA Twitter confirmed March 2017 just now.

 

[Darrenf]

No NX at E3. I can't believe it.

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

The return of Space World!

 

[Hero of Legend]

KAAAAAAAAY Forget me thinking it would be at E3...

But WHY?

Zelda NX being confirmed is major and softens the blow, but... why won;t NX be at E3?! Where on Earth are they unveiling it? They're seriously going to release this WITHOUT an E3 showing?! First Nintendo system in history since E3 started to skip E3.

 

[plasmawave]

Nintendo still doesn't get it.

 

[doemaaan]

How the fuck can they not show NX at E3. SOMETHING will leak. It has to. Guess a Direct sometime later down the line will focus on it...

 

[Xellos]

Zelda is listed as a 2017 release.

Ha ha ha ha ha. Wow. So they're basically writing off 2016 altogether.

 

[qu3becker]

Thank God.

I'd rather them focusing on games.

 

[Welfare]

By the way... we still don't actually know that NX is a console.

It has to be. Wii U production is ending this year, so they need a console in 2017.

 

[Rich!]

Also, I don't know why people make predictions when it comes to Nintendo.

No matter how logical your prediction may seem, this is Nintendo. It'll be wrong.

 

[Frozenprince]

By the way... we still don't actually know that NX is a console.

"Dedicated gaming platform" means console or handheld (or some amalgam of the two).

 

[brickarts295]

Cue that Kyle Bosman gif.

This one?