Cash money. They can buy an NX with it if they want to.
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Nintendo officially giving away NX consoles as Splatoon eSports prize
- Thread starter CaVaYeRo
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Cash money. They can buy an NX with it if they want to.
Theanine3D
Member
But the console... isn't even revealed or announced yet. This is the most bizarre giveaway ever.
Bioshocker
Member
This is getting absurd.
But the the Neo isn't a new console with yet unseen games.
Nowhere near the same thing. We have actually SEEN the damned thing.
So you agree it would be a good prize then.
Lmao. I would not have predicted three years ago that in 2016 we'd be getting new hardware reveals from the big 3. Also would not have guessed how thirsty we'd be.
Neither will the NX be (a console with unseen games) by the time there are winners. Unless we are assuming that the NX is going to be so utterly shitty that not even hardcore Splatoon fans will be interested in it, in which case there's nothing for it but to pre-cancel your pre-order.
GabeTheGrouch76
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Sony has actually disclosed a decent amount of information about what the PS4 Neo is ever since they first revealed it was a thing. They're also planning to reveal it today, which would only make it a few months since they first announced it around E3. Trying to paint the state of the NX and your hypothetical scenario with the PS4 Neo as the same is disingenuous.
Yes, if the NX has a Wii U launch line up then it will make the winners of a Splatoon tournament regret winning an expensive electronic toy for free. I'm sure they'll practically be paying Nintendo to take it back.
Alternate timeline: "When will Nintendo learn not to reveal their shit too early?"
Can´t fathom the saltyness here.
My guess is that splatoon fans is indeed pretty hyped by nintendo hardware in general - and the probability of a sequel och continuation of splatoon is absurdly high.
Nintendo exploring new venues for promotion is good news by my standards..Brand awareness in niche arenas (mario in rio olympics closing arrangement)
Also i predict a splash commercial about NX when you start pokemon go in 3 months.
My guess is that splatoon fans is indeed pretty hyped by nintendo hardware in general - and the probability of a sequel och continuation of splatoon is absurdly high.
Nintendo exploring new venues for promotion is good news by my standards..Brand awareness in niche arenas (mario in rio olympics closing arrangement)
Also i predict a splash commercial about NX when you start pokemon go in 3 months.
lifetimeofnot
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You won't be there then. There's none way 4g can handle the amount of data needed for a splatoon match. There state of the map is constantly changing as players cover up each other's ink. There's also the special moves which would bring the game to a crawl. I've played multi-player FPS on mobile before and it worked ok, but I just can't see how 4g could keep up with all that fluid.
GregLombardi
Member
Im pretty sure Gabe gave Nintendo a copy of Half Life 3 and they built a console around it, called NX.
The console can never be released. Only hinted at. But at least Miyamoto and Reggie got to play Half Life 3.
The console can never be released. Only hinted at. But at least Miyamoto and Reggie got to play Half Life 3.
User123456
Member
Which incidentally is what REALLY happened.
NX was initially revealed way too early. We are now living through what would otherwise be pretty reasonable timing... Had the NX been revealed a few months ago.
Alternate timeline: "Nintendo is going mobile"
Which would have been proven wrong by the actual reveal of NX. Or the launch of Miitomo, whichever came first.
There was no sane discussion about Nintendo going full mobile in any reality.
To be fair, it wasn't "revealed". Iwata dropped the fact that they were working on a dedicated system to show investors their commitment in this business, the day they announced the DeNA partnership, alongside the NX codename.
And "early" is debatable here. Back in April/May when we didn't saw the PR coming, some of us felt something was going on. Revealing at E3 for the following holiday was the bare minimum (5 months).
Now we are supposedly ~6 months before the end of March, it is fair to expect an announcement in September. Otherwise, discussing a potential delay to Q2 2016 will be a valid topic.
Which is what I said in the first place.
After one and half year? With the Wii U dead? I doubt it
Screamapillar
Member
Just announce the thing already... these little nonsense teases are pointless. No one wants a "system code-named NX" when they don't even know what it is or what games will be available on it.
User123456
Member
For investors, yeah, we technically can't count that. But it was revealed by Reggie during E3 2015 publicly in a marketing piece meant for their consumers, not the shareholders (Nintendo Digital Event).
So yeah, a full unveiling is loooooooooong overdue.
I do.
And through leaks and Nintendo statements we have a decent idea what it is.
Dark Cloud
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I want it. No matter what it's going to have BotW on it.
As long as it's a console (by Nintendo's definition of consoles which includes handhelds), Nintendo didn't lie. They literally haven't said anything else about it.
"You wanted a system for hardcore gamers? Here's your system for hardcore gamers."
BotW. What else do you need?
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Or what if the final match was on the NX 😎
Akhe
Member
...or at least an silhouette.
Oh man, that'd be the BEST!!! Mock-ups for DAYS!
Skittzo0413
Member
Why is there outrage about this but not about the Uniqlo contest from a few months ago? I guess because this is officially from Nintendo (even though that was pretty damn official too)?
Also please ask yourself if you WOULDN'T be excited to win a brand new unannounced console as a prize... As video game enthusiasts, wouldn't that be one of the best prizes you could possibly win?
Also please ask yourself if you WOULDN'T be excited to win a brand new unannounced console as a prize... As video game enthusiasts, wouldn't that be one of the best prizes you could possibly win?
I'd play "WHO'S THAT CONSOLE".
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
No, I don't think so. NX being in development was announced just at the right time when everyone started to think that Nintendo needs to make their next step now that PS4 and Xbox One surpassed it almost everywhere.
But enough of that.
This thread is still confusing me.
How is Nintendo giving away consoles that:
a) are supposed to be launched in March 2017 at the earliest
b) haven't even been shown to anyone outside Nintendo yet
It makes no sense.
None at all.
Please, someone help me make sense of this. I'm confuzzled as heck.
Davey Cakes
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Stairouais
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Bubububut, what if sony copies the fact that we use plastic?
They already did on Earth-2 and everyone was blown away.