I smell it being split between handheld and console and people keep forgetting that NX is a platform across two or more devices
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Digitimes Rumor: Nintendo to ship 10-12m NX units in 2016, mass production in Q2
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I smell it being split between handheld and console and people keep forgetting that NX is a platform across two or more devices
It's Q2 for Nintendo. Their fiscal year starts April 1st. So Q2 for them is July 1st-September 30th.
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to ship that many units in a single year, it's probably referring to both a console and handheld.
it's not 2011 anymore. a dedicated handheld gaming device will not sell that many units at launch in 2016.
Orniletter
Banned
We don't know if this includes the handheld SKU.
10 million for the handheld, or even both, sounds reasonable.
Stilton Disco
Member
I've still got a niggling suspicion this is exactly what happened with the WiiU.
Still, I'm optimistic that this means they're going to be making a concerted effort to win back the enthusiast marketshare.
Well, that or they're genuinely going to try to win back the casual market from mobile, which would be entertaining to watch the epic failure of from a purely voyeuristic point of view.
Handhelds are consoles, and yes, no one really knows at tho point what it is. Saying console is safer.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Assuming they don't go some gimmick route (lulz), they need to come out swinging with multiple big first and third party titles and hardware that's, you know, made for gaming in 2016 and beyond.
They did almost everything wrong with the WiiU so there should be lots of room for improvement.
NX is probably an OS that is compatible with a number of different form factors. I can see there being a high end NX console in the future.
Unless of course they offer a robust backwards compatibility offering. Jumping in now wont be a complete loss if you can pull much or all of your library forward with you.
Sounds about right. There isn't much time or even that many big events between now and then outside of GDC. I suppose they could do a Direct or even their own showing if they really want to push their new console.
Little Monser
Banned
I smell cheap hardware.
Either way, I hope it's a success for them!
Either way, I hope it's a success for them!
schaft0620
Member
Here is my prediction:
A).
NX has full disc based BC giving the NX a huge set of games at launch, will launch with a handful of PS4, Xbox One ports, as well as a new Mario game, Zelda and another big time Nintendo IP like Metroid. There will be mass hysteria for the console this time next year it will eat at sales for both consoles, Xbox One sales slow down big time. It will have a launch similar to the Wii where you could never get one.
B).
No physical media, retailers that make money off of physical games will be mad and not have aggressive holiday sales like they will PS4, Xbox One. Nintendo tries to push both the NX and the Wii U in 2016 because they still have to sell Wii U games. Less ports because people will be more likely to buy the physical releases on the other consoles.
A).
NX has full disc based BC giving the NX a huge set of games at launch, will launch with a handful of PS4, Xbox One ports, as well as a new Mario game, Zelda and another big time Nintendo IP like Metroid. There will be mass hysteria for the console this time next year it will eat at sales for both consoles, Xbox One sales slow down big time. It will have a launch similar to the Wii where you could never get one.
B).
No physical media, retailers that make money off of physical games will be mad and not have aggressive holiday sales like they will PS4, Xbox One. Nintendo tries to push both the NX and the Wii U in 2016 because they still have to sell Wii U games. Less ports because people will be more likely to buy the physical releases on the other consoles.
Obliterator
Member
Sounds good lets do this.
Leaks / reveal have to be hitting soon. No way they can keep this totally under the radar till June and E3. We will know something substantial before then.
Leaks / reveal have to be hitting soon. No way they can keep this totally under the radar till June and E3. We will know something substantial before then.
perfectchaos007
Member
Good luck Nintendo, we're all counting on you.
SaintMadeOfPlaster
Member
Love all the people who seem to already know what the NX is. Please, could you tell us what games it will launch with and what kind of tech is in the machine as well?
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I'm so damn excited, whatever it is I'll be there day one.
This is truly a unique scenario. I've never seen this before where no one at this point knows if a system is a handheld or TV set top box.
I could see them moving a lot of units if the portable component of this thing is good.
do you just throw your old consoles in the garbage when you buy the next one? Wii U is an awesome machine.
do you just throw your old consoles in the garbage when you buy the next one? Wii U is an awesome machine.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Yeah, because everyone knows that as soon as a console's successor is launched its predecessor immediately stops functioning for all eternity.
SomedayTheFire
Member
Good luck with that.
My theory is that
Japan gets NX Handheld this year, Console next year
US gets NX Console this year, Handheld next year
Europe gets both because lolEurope
Note: the above is speculation and not indicative of insider knowledge
That's exactly what Iwata and Nintendo have said about NX. It's surprising people keep missing this.
JordanN
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All they need is 1 or 2 killer app launch games, and some proper marketing, to get a solid holiday launch next year, and be able to ride that momentum to build up a nice solid userbase in the first year. The Wii U's clunky launch, with shit-awful marketing, and no real killer app
stopped the Wii U dead in it's tracks, and they've been slowly playing catch up ever since.
Retro Studios + EAD Tokyo to deliver that 1-2 combo launch punch? Most definitely.
except for ZombiU ;_;
Retro Studios + EAD Tokyo to deliver that 1-2 combo launch punch? Most definitely.
mobile hardware isn't up to the standards of WiiU yet, they just don't have the memory throughput for things like alpha effects you could perhaps get wiiU poly count and textures but with < 360 effects and post processing.
Numbers don't seem too odd to me. 3DS sold something like 15 million in 2011, right?
I feel like it's coming up awfully fast though. Nintendo also needs to market the thing properly in that timeframe.
Well in Europe, they just had the Wii U's shipped backed to them.
I feel like it's coming up awfully fast though. Nintendo also needs to market the thing properly in that timeframe.
Well in Europe, they just had the Wii U's shipped backed to them.
March of the Crabs
Member
Nintendo sure seems confident about the NX so far. The were overconfident with the Wii U so they have to have learned their lesson and have a strong reason for these numbers... right?
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
I'm already excited
Yeah, I'm even trying to think of the phrasing used before we found out about 3DS and vaguely remembering the term "handheld" being prominent in use.
NX is for all intents and purposes an NX (NX-es?) until the proper reveal whenever that may be.
schaft0620
Member
There is absolutely no connection with the two.
This is nonsensical with the little evidence we have.
1. The patent showed flash carts for the NX console. Which made sense if the media can be played by an NX console or NX hand held. No disc drive!
2. Wii U BC would mean you have to include a disc drive, and an archaic chipset that will up the price and ruin Nintendo's hope to complete with PS4/XOne at a reasonable price.
3. Wii U BC has literally 10 noteworthy games. What company would logically make BC a priority for that few games???
Maybe next-generation the idea of digital only would be feasible.
To be fair, Iwata said clearly that the NX is going to absorb the Wii U architecture so backwards compatibility is highly probable.
There is no precedent from Nintendo public easily paying $400 for hardware.
This makes the most sense and would be really cool but I don't see it happening because lolnoa
Nonetheless, NX, in whatever form it takes, will launch on November 18, 2016 alongside Zelda in North America.
I wouldn't say that. They've mostly trended downwards.
Makes me wonder if people will combine the sales figures of the console and hendheld since they're supposed to have a shared OS.
I love the "good luck with that" comments.. Nobody knows what the fuck is the concept of the machine yet. How can you know if it has the potential to sell that amount or not...
It's certainly not the Nintendo name only that will move that kind of consoles, .. but it's not that name that can prevent it to do it neither. All will depends on the concept. It's a start from scratch each time.
It's certainly not the Nintendo name only that will move that kind of consoles, .. but it's not that name that can prevent it to do it neither. All will depends on the concept. It's a start from scratch each time.
Astral Dog
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Not really..