Not quite. You're merging slides
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2015/150317/03.html
They didn't say NX was bridging that gap.
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Nintendo's new platform codename: "Project NX"
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Not quite. You're merging slides
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2015/150317/03.html
They didn't say NX was bridging that gap.
outunderthestars
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The PS4 is selling well, so it will have a longer cycle. The Wii U failed to connect with consumers so it will be phased out much more quickly.
WonderRade
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that depends on how much money nintendo is making!
foxuzamaki
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OverBlood 3
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Isn't this kinda soon for them to be announcing a new platform?
That makes no sense from a business standpoint. Why canna alive your current console line when it's continuing to sell. That's why PS3 and 360 lasted so long. They were selling enough for them to turn a profit so they kept supporting the consoles.
Basileus777
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How? Mobile devices put Nintendo handhelds to shame in terms of specs. Nothing announced today says anything about the specs of their new hardware.
They did it out of necessity to prevent people from jumping to conclusions that they would somehow abandon consoles/handhelds and jump ship to mobile.
WonderRade
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No next year 3ds will be 6 years old and wii u will be 5. That's traditionally right on time. This was actually an announcement of an announcement to quell fears about them becoming dedicated completely to mobile.
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kittens
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It's not necessarily harmful, nor should it necessarily be considered rushing. A console / handheld hybrid in 2016 would be right on time to replace the 3DS and appropriately timed to replace the Wii U considering its terrible performance.
It depends on the business model.
Psycho_Mantis
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So we expecting a 2017 release? That seems bad considering its right in the middle of the PS4/XB1 generation....assuming this NX thing has a home console counterpart and is not just a handheld. Whats going to happen with the WiiU in such a case?
3DS came out in 2011. It just turned 4.
Still, 5 years is about in line with their handheld strategies.
Octopus has no friends
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developing a new dedicated gaming system and smartphone games is all fine and dandy but the slide that shows PC has me interested the most. Nintendo software on pc would be nuts even it was just VC i would be insanely happy
So... another Wii U?
Zeyphersan
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In 2016 the Wii U will only be four years old. The 3DS will only be 5. It's a short cycle (at least for the Wii U) but trying to stretch it to 2017 is absurd
I would love that, although that's the opposite of what Nintendo tried with the "third pillar" crap. It would be a unification. I wonder, if this is a hybrid of sorts if it will at least have some kind of SKU difference for at home and on the go.
outunderthestars
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Sorry, my reply wasnt clear. I meant to say that the PS4 is selling well so it will have a longer cycle, while the Wii U is doing poorly at retail and will be phased out quickly.
I can pretty much guarantee Nintendo is not releasing a home console in 2016. It takes far too long to develop games, especially the first cycle of games, to have it ready by then.
A 2016 reveal and a fall 2017 release would be timed appropriately as ALL Nintendo systems have five to six year life cycles.
Sorry I'm from the future. I keep forgetting we're in 2015
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It still stands though. They said they'd release more info NEXT year
Quite early, yeah. But with the news of "Nintendo entering mobile space" you just gotta have something to appease dedicated gaming hardware user base. Besides, we just don't know when "NX" will arrive. 3DS is about 5 yo while Wii U will be about 4 by 2016, so by 2017 onwards both platforms are "mature" enough to get their successors.
I want to be in 2016 right now too
Ever since the New 3DS announcement this all falls in line with a timeline I expected. 2016 unveiling, late 2016 early 2017 release.
Lol this would be awesome, so ready for Ideaman to drop some ideas on us again.
Absolutely not. Fall 2018 for a new console? I doubt they'd give the Wii U that many years.
Wii U isn't even 3 years into it's life cycle yet. 3DS is barely 4 years in as well.
immortal-joe
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If that slide about a new membership service means accounts are no longer tied to hardware, and are easily activated / moved across devices, then you've got my attention.
WonderRade
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this years E3 will be very telling!
Idk when you look at it the ds ---> 3ds was the only outlier situation. Most of their console cycles are 5-6 years. Ds was just selling very well.
When Nintendo announced the Revolution, the GameCube was 3 years into it's life. It was five when the Nintendo Wii released. The Gameboy Advance only had a 4 year life cycle. 3DS will probable enjoy 5+ years.
For Nintendo, Wii/DS life-spans are not typical and likely products of their own gangbuster success.
Shhhh, you're using logic in a Nintendo Neogaf thread. No thoughts now. Only emotions.
outunderthestars
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They would have games ready by then if they had quietly moved unnaounced projects over to it. I don't think Nintendo so wants to go two more holidays seasons with the anemic sales they currently have in the West.
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Rösti
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Third party developers will likely be briefed in some way at E3 this year (some will likely be briefed before). That allows a chance for leaks and rumors. But sure, actual information directly from the source will come first next year.
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the theater they have booked (their regular one) is to provide more information on this DeNA business.
Again, people are so infatuated by the market share problem that ultimately impacts them no matter when the successor comes that they fail to see Nintendo is clearly in the black right now, and with year over year growth.
They have not one reason to risk their future business on the notion of "anemic sales". They have to win consumers back anyway.
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kittens
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Yup, exactly what I was thinking. I do think 2016 is a little optimistic, but certainly not impossible.
Traditional X Andorid fusion console sounds amazing. Soon full AAA games will appear on Android (Borderlands 2, Metal Gear Rising, Crysis 3, RE5, compatible starting with Shield Console) and if NX could be able to run those games it would be a packed console right out of box.
Hopefully many other AAA games continue appearing on Google Play.
Hopefully many other AAA games continue appearing on Google Play.
Orniletter
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It's probably their new handheld, so a late 2016 or early 2017 launch would give the system a 5.5 -6 year long lifecycle.
Thats would be longer than the GBA (from 2001-2005, so about 4 years) and about the same length or a tiny bit shorter than the DS (2005-2011, ~6.5 years).
The only outlier is the original GameBoy (1989-1998). The DS' lifespan is very comparable to the estimated Lifecycle of the 3DS.
Because whenever a video game company makes a carefully worded statement, there is always a subset of people who respond like this
That is very unlikely.
If Nintendo were smart this is what it is. To try and follow up the WiiU with another 'traditional' home console would be a foolish endeavour a this point. They caught lightning in a bottle with the Wii and they aren't going to recapture it with the same level of success.
If Nintendo want to stay relevant this is exactly what they need to do, think outside the box. A hybrid console that straddles the success of the 3DS and the original Wii in one unit has the potential to be huge.
I think it's clear that the third party publishers and the general (and by that I mean the Xbox and PS crowd) console audience have left the Nintendo brand and aren't coming back. Nintendo need to accept that and go a 'third way'.
Mato
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NX = Nexus?
Platform agnosticism, cloud gaming, legacy titles on PC/smartphones, and flexible gaming setups(Wii U with a third-party tablet) are all possibilities. Essentially they might be looking to expand the reach of software available on Nintendo devices while remaining a hardware manufacturer. Not absolutely Steam, but kind of.
Orniletter
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And that will never happen. Nintendo deosn't want Google to take a 30% royalty cut.
Literally zero chance.
In a way, yes. But this time not too late and hopefully with unique qualities that actually sell.
It should also run all current gen software and then some.. unless Nintendo intentionally wash their hands of third parties entirely.
Even late 2016 sounds a bit late. 3DS is dying and there are no software slated to release this summer and fall. And if they decide not to announce huge slew of (New) 3DS games at E3, I think we can get our hands on the new system as early as Spring 2016.
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