DownGrader
Member
To be honest, the wait wouldn't be so unbearable for many Nintendo fans if there were something substantial in the pipeline for Wii U.
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Nintendo officially giving away NX consoles as Splatoon eSports prize
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To be honest, the wait wouldn't be so unbearable for many Nintendo fans if there were something substantial in the pipeline for Wii U.
Pretty much. It's only 6 months to launch, but it's more than 1 year since Wii U is practically dead.
It is, isn't it?
Yes? :-D
the thoroughbred
Member
What about Zelda? That's substantial.
dampflokfreund
Banned
Do you mean Zelda NX? That arrives with NX.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Is it from a cute cosplayer girl?
You're adding insult to the injury.
Zelda for Wii U most probably has been delayed because NX launch was delayed.
It's a home now, it's a portable now, it's a home now, it's a portable now, it's a home now, it's a portable now.
God, I love mobile's collapsed images.
It's Shibata dressed as a cute cosplayer girl.
McGruber21
Member
Seriously
Talk for yourself. NX can lick my chocolate starfish.
Herbspiceguy
Member
Needs to have neon colored splats on the console/handheld/hybrid.
I like how annoyed people are.
I actually think this is the first time Nintendo has even referenced NX's existence since E3. It's not like they're constantly talking about it and never showing it.
And then it's going to come out on Wii U three weeks after the NX launches with it.
Twilight Princess 2: Electric Boogaloo.
I actually think this is the first time Nintendo has even referenced NX's existence since E3. It's not like they're constantly talking about it and never showing it.
And then it's going to come out on Wii U three weeks after the NX launches with it.
Twilight Princess 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Raiden1018
Banned
We don't even know what it is -_-
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
A mystery prise?
It was kind of dumb to announce that it existed so far in advance of a reveal.
Raiden1018
Banned
the deepest, saltiest chocolate
Yet a necessary evil to prevent fools from speculating that Nintendo developing for mobile meant they were leaving dedicated console development behind.
mickagau33
Member
I think it is more the anticipation that is really huge. Nintendo is in a weird period : they had their biggest flop ever (not counting VIrtual Boy), the market is changing a lot and they have some long-time hardcore fans. There are a lot of question marks.
Honestly, regarding the playstation for instance, I knew I was going to have the 4th playstaion with higher specs than the playstation 3 (obviously). I was excited to know the product but not THAT excited.
Cute.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
It was an indeliberate mistake 😑
The code not the NX
The code not the NX
It's timing is also strange.
Revealing a console 6 months ahead of launch is not that unusual. Both Xbox One and Xbox 360 were revealed on similar timelines. It's just that we expect spring reveals and fall launches - not fall reveals and spring launches.
DownGrader
Member
It was "damned if you do, damned if you don't" type of situation. Otherwise, we would have expected Nintendo to abandon making hardware and to go fully mobile at this point.
I'm not convinced about this. It was more to justify killing the Wii U only 3 years into its life than contradicting some non-existing claims.
So all we have to do is assemble a crack team of Splatoon players, transport them forward in time to win the competition, and have them return with the NX? Wait over. I'm thinking maybe Chris Evans as the leader, Jason Statham as the muscle, Ellen Page as the up and coming prodigy, and Bruce Willis as the experienced guy pulled out of retirement for one more job.
Opinionatedfish
Member
This is acceptable.
Also, by the time they have to pony up the prize (2017), the NX will already be revealed.
Unless they decide to reveal the system the day of the prize unveiling.
Seriously. "Oh! This is the new Nintendo system! Take it home! Also, this is the first time we're showing it to anyone."
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Yeah, I mean come on!
MarkMclovin
Member
Alright, I meant build up to a reveal.
With Scorpio and Neo on the way, Nintendo had the best opportunity to reveal it at e3. Anything at all from them would have been great. It's supposed to be coming out in 6 months? Yet we know nothing but loads of rumors.
C'mon people were already speculating about Nintendo quitting the Console market to focus on Handhelds at that point. Even here the consensus seemed to be that Nintendo will try again at least once before leaving the home console market to dedicate themselves to Handhelds since this is where they are more successful.
Now imagine Nintendo announcing that they'll start producing mobile games without mentioning that other consoles are in development.
Don't you think that the general opinion would be that Nintendo's exist from the hardware market would come sooner than expected?
There was no need to justify killing the WiiU. The console did a pretty good job at justifying it itself.
Castef
Banned
NX is fully backwards-compatible. I say.
The NX was the medic all along.
Wouldn't that be beautiful? So Nintendo!
No, there was no real discussion about Nintendo leaving the hardware business all together, except for some isolated fanboys. If there was you're free to link it. Nobody sane was expecting Nintendo not to release another system.
DownGrader
Member
Wouldn't count on that, considering Wii U's now-dead PowerPC architecture and custom wireless tech for Wii U GamePad connection.