metalslimer
Member
Exactly. Get it out early so 3rd party games can flourish without Nintendo overshadowing them and AC3 and black ops 2 can launch day and date. Then launch NSMBU the sunday before black friday and go crazy
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Sega: Sonic Racing 2 launching in November. Internet: WII U NOVEMBER LAUNCH?!
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Exactly. Get it out early so 3rd party games can flourish without Nintendo overshadowing them and AC3 and black ops 2 can launch day and date. Then launch NSMBU the sunday before black friday and go crazy
Smiles and Cries
Member
damn NOA 3DS XL all over again
october launch with zombi u, rayman legends, and nintendo land
november has nsmbu, sing, and wii fit u
december has pikmin 3
other multiplatform games come out when they normally would.
game and wario in january, p-100 in february, and then drought from 2013-launch of the last console.
Smiles and Cries
Member
dat roadmap
Azure Dream
Member
No kidding. "Hey, SOMEONE'S got to promote this thing!"
It's like Nintendo just wants to put it on store shelves one day and yell "Surprise!"
That worked really well for the Saturn.
I have a feeling a big, unannounced first party title will launch pretty close to the launch of either PS4 or Xbox3. Retro's game, maybe? Who knows
metalslimer
Member
Well considering Wii U is basically confirmed to get Call of Duty as well it could work. Too bad MS has that advertisement contract locked up
That's partly I'm thinking and hoping for earlier.
N64 was in September. October would be good.
saveweyard
Banned
During E3 coverage on G4 there was an interview with someone from Ubisoft about AC3 and he said (I'm paraphrasing), "We'll be launching on PS3, 360, PC, and Wii U on October 30th".
I'm inclined to believe that it was a slip-up, but maybe October makes more sense with all the other AAA games coming out in November.
I'm inclined to believe that it was a slip-up, but maybe October makes more sense with all the other AAA games coming out in November.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
My birthday is November 19th.
I`d be really cool if it launched on my birthday like the wii!!!
Wii U: November 20, 2012
Smiles and Cries
Member
well this sucks, you are working hard on a game and still have no clue when you can target it to launch.
so all games are "Launch Window" thanks to Nintendo secrecy
Works pretty well for Apple...
metalslimer
Member
You'd have to be crazy not to think there is overlap with hundreds of devices on the market. Not to mention the launch of the iPad Mini which will be this holiday's gift of the season.
Azure Dream
Member
Knew that was coming, but try as they might, Nintendo aren't Apple.
Anticitizen One
Banned
Nice to know Sega's still tripping up Nintendo. Still got it
The Wii launched on the last Sunday before Thanksgiving, 2006. This would allow Nintendo to get Black Friday sales and thanksgiving family gathering buzz behind the system for the holiday. That Sunday this year would be November 18th. Which, coincidentally, is the same date that epic mickey 2 got pushed to during E3, and I'm of the opinion that there's a special version for WiiU. So that's the date I'm planning my review coverage around this fall.
Take that for what it's worth.
Take that for what it's worth.
Thanks for the insight. Out of curiosity, if Nintendo called you with an earlier date (September or October), would you be ready? We (the public) haven't even been shown package designs, been told the price, etc. So since there's a lot of unknowns, I consider it unlikely. Just curious. During E3 2011 when they said "after the fiscal year" (April), I had expected it sooner than November. The silence since then and now recently has me thinking Nov 18th.
Vook said:
The Wii was a huge success and the shortages increased demand, with it being the hot new thing. So they might very well incorporate that strategy. That's the safe assumption and my bet, but I think it would actually be a better move to launch earlier with less units than planned. That way 3rd party games are worth buying and they can move console inventory as and where needed in November. Darksiders and Madden are August (?) so those will already be old. Hell I'm already seeing Darksiders ads and they don't mention U at all. But AC3 is Halloween, and that's a pretty big deal.
New consoles are almost always hot anyway and Nintendo has a loyal fanbase. And regardless, all consoles are hot when the holidays hit. Seems like they'd benefit from having a free holiday push coming soon after launch, should they choose Sept / Oct.
Just for the curious:
NES - October 18, 1985
Gameboy - August ??, 1989
SNES - August 23, 1991
Virtual Boy - August 14, 1995
N64 - September 29, 1996
Gameboy Color - November 18, 1998
GBA - June 11, 2001
Gamecube - November 18, 2001
DS - November 21, 2004
Wii - November 19, 2006
3DS - March 27, 2011
Wii U - ???
Oh, and Call of Duty: Black Ops II is November 13th. Still an "assumption" than a guarantee that it's coming to U, but that's not a game they want to be late to the party with either.
m.i.s.
Banned
Yes, but the question is will our NoE Wii U package include an AC adaptor?!?!?!
Cheesemeister
Member
why do people keep thinking pikmin 3 will not make launch? Surely if its a Wii game spruced up, it'd be fairly easy to get it for launch. Just assuming they'll launch with Mario and then spread their first party out a bit?
I want Pikmin at launch..
Good thing Nintendo isn't a teacher. "Class, there is going to be a midterm soon. Get ready for it, and I'll let you know the date on the day of the exam. Make sure to bring your Sword of Kings."
Yeah. It's inconceivable that they would launch after November 13th. Looking back at their previous launches isn't relevant. And AC3 is October 30th, so they might as well launch before that, too.
plagiarize
Banned
the first 3DS games came out before the system launched, and that wasn't the first time that happened either. AC3 could come out on October 30th and we could still have a November launch the following Sunday or something.
Canis lupus
Member
Most consoles release in November.
the only time this was normal was this gen. last gen the ps2 hit in october, the psone and dreamcast launched in september, the n64 launched in august, the saturn launched in may.
Projectjustice
Banned
Only thing it confirms that the console will be out by November. Nintendo could launch in September or October.
So Nintendo could pull a Saturn? lol.
bumpkin
Member
Just watch, during a Nintendo Direct in the coming months... "And the Wii U is available at retailers... NOW!"
That would be the best moment ever lol.
Ubisoft say November too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqEWX7KzG2Y&feature=player_embedded#t=5m50s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqEWX7KzG2Y&feature=player_embedded#t=5m50s
I actually managed to get mine a few days before that though, since TRU decided to break street date.
Omegasquash
Member
I bet most people buying those games on launch day won't be amused at the notion of waiting weeks to actually play them. An October launch would be a smart move.
gamergirly
Member
Huh lol
Projectjustice
Banned
Banana Kid
Member
SHOCKING NEWS: VIDEO GAME CONSOLE TO LAUNCH IN NOVEMBER
Projectjustice
Banned
I actually managed to get mine a few days before that though, since TRU decided to break street date.
I got my N64 on September 28th on my bday cause KB Toy stores broke street date so the guys at EB hooked me up! lol
Yeah I mean if it launched in September and we don't know the release date yet it would be like pulling a Saturn.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
It accurately reflects the contents of the thread.
Sega said Sonic Racing 2 is launching in November.
The internet interpreted this to mean the Wii U is launching in November.
Projectjustice
Banned
I dunno how you can refer it to pulling a Saturn. Nintendo has launched consoles in September in the past and its the beginning of the holiday season. Also there arent any other looming consoles on the horizon this year.