brickarts295
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I wonder, if they reveal NX next year, how will they do it? A conference like PS4/Xbone reveal events or through the Nintendo Direct?
The Wii U is dying in 2015 and people expect the NX far into 2017? They are crazy if they do this.
I would think they'd want to do what Sony and Microsoft did this time around, and have the stage to themselves prior to E3.Why would it be asinine. Surely E3 is the best place to show the new machine off.
I would think they'd want to do what Sony and Microsoft did this time around, and have the stage to themselves prior to E3.
You know, I can believe this more now due to Nintendo's improved success with the Wii U software sales, DLC and amiibo. They've pretty much targeted their Moby Dick. And judging from the key software next year, I could easily see them coasting through or even exceeding this year's sales.
Because they would have shown actual hardware by now.
Given the relative failure of the WiiU launch due to a lack lustre line up. I'm sure Nintendo are very sensitive not to repeat that so good quality software takes time.
This all assumes of course that it's a relatively standard console.
If it's some sort of esoteric handheld/home console then anything is possible.
Given the relative failure of the WiiU launch due to a lack lustre line up. I'm sure Nintendo are very sensitive not to repeat that so good quality software takes time.
This all assumes of course that it's a relatively standard console.
If it's some sort of esoteric handheld/home console then anything is possible.
All of their hardware partners are ramping up for a 2016 release. AMD has stated that they expect their next semi-custom design to start producing profit in the second half of 2016. It wouldn't make any sense for hardware partners to already be tooling up for a late 2017 release. Nintendo has to make Holiday 2016 or they might spend dip out of profitability again.
that's how the ds, ps4, and xbox one worked right.
Which is exactly why revealing it in March at their own event is a must.Why do people keep using using the PS4 and Xbone as examples for what Nintendo is going to do They march to the beat of their own drum. The PS4 was as straightforward as you can get with a game console while the NX, judging by what Nintendo said and the series of patents released, is not.
Hence anything they've done before isn't necessarily an indicator of what they're doing next.They march to the beat of their own drum.
Which is exactly why revealing it in March at their own event is a must.
They can give out all the information and demonstrations they need then show off games at E3.
I meant compared to the competition. You shouldn't assume Nintendo will reveal their new platform the same way Sony and MS did.Hence anything they've done before isn't necessarily an indicator of what they're doing next.
N64- Revealed in 1994, Released in 1996
Gamecube- Revealed as "Project Dolphin" in 1999, released in 2001
Wii- First hinted at as early as E3 2004, released in 2006
Wii U- First revealed in 2011, Released in 2012
But with a whole new platform separate from the Wii branding, a unique concept, their history with delays, Nintendo's insistence to not repeat the same mistakes as the Wii U by trying to take the time to communicate a clearer message and 20 years of historical precedence to back the whole thing up, you assume that the NX which has only been given the most vague of details at this point will release as soon as a year from now because "things are different this time."
I meant compared to the competition. You shouldn't assume Nintendo will reveal their new platform the same way Sony and MS did.
Yeah, and the WiiU E3 reveal was killer on them. It left the message entirely too unclear.And considering all their new consoles have been revealed at E3 since Spaceworld ended, and they'll continue have a major presence at the show no matter what, I see no reason for them to have an extra event when E3 has gotten the job done for them for over a decade now.
I meant compared to the competition. You shouldn't assume Nintendo will reveal their new platform the same way Sony and MS did.
You're using one set of assumptions while denying the possibility of another set of assumptions under the justification that essentially boils down to "just because".
No it wouldn't.Yeah, and the WiiU E3 reveal was killer on them. It left the message entirely too unclear.
Having their own event would be much better.
I wonder, if they reveal NX next year, how will they do it? A conference like PS4/Xbone reveal events or through the Nintendo Direct?
Nintendo is the slowest hardware company out of the big three. If the hardware hasn't been revealed by now then it's likely that it's going to get a hardware reveal at E3 and launch late 2017.
As long as dev and all retailers are in the loop, that wouldn't be such a bad thing. PS4 and XBO released same year they were announced. Apple and Samsung phones release just mere months after their reveal.Pulling a Saturn?
Why do people keep using using the PS4 and Xbone as examples for what Nintendo is going to do They march to the beat of their own drum. The PS4 was as straightforward as you can get with a game console while the NX, judging by what Nintendo said and the series of patents released, is not.
NX isn't being revealed until E3 and won't release until Spring 2017 at the earliest.Probably, that's my best guess at least.
So what? The PS4 has been in the planning stages since 2008, years before launch, and even the Wii was in the conceptual stages as early as 2001. These things take time to get right.
if the plan is to show nx functioning across multiple form factors, i would at the very least have one handheld and one console available at launch.
they could potentially have a high end/low end console, high end/low end handheld, or even a combo pack for those who want both. i think those are options they might save for later, but basically i expect yearly hardware updates. it wouldn't be too different from how 3ds worked (2011 - 3ds, 2012 - 3ds xl, 2013 - 2ds, 2014 - new 3ds/xl)
Makes sense. If they're gonna reveal the NX Platform to the public, it'll be during a dedicated Direct/Press Conference/whatever Nintendo chooses to do.On the GDC 2016 website Nintendo's listed on the exhibitor list for "BMR2732 / BMR2738 / BMR2742", which seems to only be the "business centre". So I guess nothing public on NX for the event?
Thanks, do you think this makes it more or less likely that a formal reveal to the public (and thus for independent developers to sign up for) will be made before or after GDC?
They will not talk about NX until E3, it would be too distracting for them when they still have their last few Wii U and 3DS titles to promote in the firs half of 2016.
It'll always be hilarious to me when people say "It's Nintendo" as if Nintendo was somehow a company run by idiots with no idea of what they're doing. Sure, they've made mistakes (as have most companies) but their history has way more success stories than failures so I have no idea why people always expect the worst.
I don't see how Nintendo can slap together an entirely new console on a moment's notice. I doubt they were ready for the WiiU to bomb so hard. Give it another couple years
If NX is releasing this year, it would be nice if they talked about it with developers at GDC
This sounds bad. Same old late, secretive, Kyoto-centric Nintendo.
If they want developers on board, maybe it will be an actual good idea to show them that new, additional thing they will have to work with in their everyday work.
Keep in mind, the 360 was announced in May 2005 and released later that November. Anything is possible.
Keep in mind, the 360 was announced in May 2005 and released later that November. Anything is possible.
Keep in mind, the 360 was announced in May 2005 and released later that November. Anything is possible.