BRocknRolla
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Nintendo: No, no new hardware is getting announced at E3.
This thread:
Well said.
I'm baffled that this thread continues moving unabated. So many hopes and dreams.
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Well said.
I'm baffled that this thread continues moving unabated. So many hopes and dreams.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
.....and you know the most interesting part?
Nintendo hasn't done it yet for the 3DS. Kind of interesting that they have flagging sales, and have yet to put out a revision for the 3DS. When in the past it was what they used to extend life and improve sales.
IchigoSharingan
Member
Nintendo wouldn't want a story like this to gain traction, as it will cause demand for the Wii U hardware and software to drop.
Even if they're revealing new hardware/platforms/revisions, it would be bad news for current inventory levels.
Current investment levels of MK8 are high enough, so I find it heavily disingenuous and straight up douchey if these published rumors end up being false.
Graphics Horse
Member
I updated my post to include the second line, IGN counted the DSi XL as a revision.
BRocknRolla
Member
I get that the new iterations of the system haven't replaced the old, but I'd argue the XL and 2DS are absolutely revisions of the original 3DS used to extend life and improve sales. We can disagree on that, but whether or not they are replacements for the old, the intent remains the same.
Canis lupus
Member
Was too early, I bet it's next E3, and Q1 2016 is the launch of their new handheld.
BumblebeeCody
Member
As I said before, because IGN need click bait.
Graphics Horse
Member
I give up
havent read the thread have you?
People do and that has already been talked about and noted that it's PR speak and they didn't really deny things.
IGN didn't publish the rumour.
It's their podcast that started it, though, isn't it?
Come on guys, Nintendo's busy hyping the hell out of Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. in ways that are quite frankly unprecedented. Why would they shit on the momentum these two products have as Wii U games by announcing new console hardware that will most definitely be the focus over anything else in the mind of the consumer?
I kept searching for this story with the official quotes, do you have some links?
ChainsawFilms
Member
Just ordered a Wii U yesterday, was contemplating cancelling it after the New Console rumour. Didn't believe the rumour, but you never know.
So good news for me, I get to keep my Wii U with Mario Kart pre-order
So good news for me, I get to keep my Wii U with Mario Kart pre-order
Because people are disappointed in the Wii U and want Nintendo to be relevant again or someone is holding off on a Wii U and doesn't want to buy one if new hardware is announced.
poorlonelycomputer
Member
If anything these quotes suggest that this time it is a legit denial...both of those are evasive "nothing has been announced" non-answers, while this one was a plan "we're not revealing anything." I guess they could be being coy but I mean...there's corporation coy and then there's outright lying. I'm not sure I see the purpose of the latter just so people can be surprised.
Interceptor
Banned
There these things called games. You should buy some. They are awesome.
Amazeballs
Member
It's quite a malicious act thinking back. I feel sorry for all those who put so much work into the fantastic MK8 campaign only to have their efforts undermined by a rumor. The damage has been done if the FUD in this thread is any indication.
I used to enjoy the days when I thought games worth buying for the merit of their own "magic" and not what websites told me through their surreptitious information brokering. Then I started reading the internet and game forums. Worst mistake of my life.
I used to enjoy the days when I thought games worth buying for the merit of their own "magic" and not what websites told me through their surreptitious information brokering. Then I started reading the internet and game forums. Worst mistake of my life.
Yep. Still boggles my mind that mods let the thread so long open.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
yeah, for the past 3 weeks nintendo has been on a roll building up hype for their games and getting positive mindshare only for rumors to pop up because of keywords used for when trying to find their E3 site.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Just ordered a Wii U yesterday, was contemplating cancelling it after the New Console rumour. Didn't believe the rumour, but you never know.
So good news for me, I get to keep my Wii U with Mario Kart pre-order
Back in Kyoto, Iwata is smiling at your comment.
DragonSworne
Banned
Man, to have no hardware ready is unbelivable. I was hoping to see something new.
If they don't have any new hardware that means Nintendo really was drinking the coolaid bigtime. They thought Wii U really had a chance of pulling through last christmas.
Seems like QoL was announced super early in order to keep shareholders in check. I don't know how Nintendo will be able to deliver a platform by next year if it is just vaporware right now.
If they don't have any new hardware that means Nintendo really was drinking the coolaid bigtime. They thought Wii U really had a chance of pulling through last christmas.
Seems like QoL was announced super early in order to keep shareholders in check. I don't know how Nintendo will be able to deliver a platform by next year if it is just vaporware right now.
You trust some extremely unlikely rumor, but you don't trust official statements to deny such rumor?
Makes sense.
What?
Of course they have no hardware ready. Their console has barely been out 18 months.
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
Posting just to clarify (in case someone actually believes that): http://e314.mapyourshow.com/5_0/exhibitor_details.cfm?exhid=nin9805
Some jokes never get old, don't they?
ArkkAngel007
Member
What?
Of course they have no hardware ready. Their console has barely been out 18 months.
It's not impossible, but I agree. A lot of people seem to go through a reboot phase after every generation, let alone every E3.
DragonSworne
Banned
What?
Of course they have no hardware ready. Their console has barely been out 18 months.
Yes, but we expect QoL to launch next year for some reason?
Either they can develop a new platform in 18 months or they can't. If the can, then they decided not to replace Wii U and really believed that Wii U would pull through when all signs pointed to it being a huge disaster.
If they can't, then QoL is not coming next year or it will be super simple.
I hope not. Too soon. They should announce their successor more or less when the competition announces theirs. Otherwise we'd get almost exactly the same story as now:
- Wii considerably less powerful than PS360
- Wii U considerably less powerful than PS4 and XBO
If Nintendo wants solid and equal third party support again, they'll have to release hardware that is almost, exactly or slightly better than the competition. Otherwise history will repeat itself.
Modern game "journalism" at its best.
This is why we really can't trust any one in the gaming press. They don't know anything and they love making shit up to get money.
It's digusting.
We know what a console is and roughly how long it takes for R&D and preparation until launch. We long how long it takes for the games to be developed. We know nothing about what QoL supposed to be, so your comparison really doesn't make any sense.
akidnamededdy
Banned
You're assuming developing QoL platform is anything like developing a new gaming console.
Not replacing the Wii U has nothing to do with "really believing in ourselves gee whiz" and everything to do with "we need to get what we can out of this because releasing a new console now would only infuriate the Nintendo fans who actually bought a Wii U."
Freaking Nintendo threads, man...
DragonSworne
Banned
It takes roughly 2 to 3 years to develop and launch a new console. See Xbox One and PS4.
MisterHero
Super Member
Nintendo's always working on new hardware so the rumor can be repeated year after year.
However, I do think the Wii Remote itself is due for an upgrade. TBH it should've been done with the Wii U's launch, but any time is good.
However, I do think the Wii Remote itself is due for an upgrade. TBH it should've been done with the Wii U's launch, but any time is good.
No one said QoL is a console.
I've dropped my 3DS XL like 5 or 6 times at this point, even on asphalt, and at least twice it's landed face down (on the screen).
Guess what? Not only does it still work, there isn't a scratch or scuffle anywhere on it. The build quality is incredible, and I honestly don't know how Nintendo does it. Drop an iPhone two feet onto carpet, and the screen shatters into a million pieces.
I wholeheartedly agree. That's the main thing that has annoyed me of all this. Now there are videos all over youtube of people reporting that there's new hardware coming.
Places are also eager to post rumours, but never publicise retractions. They just add it to the article and be done with it
So your basic assumption is the QoL project is a PS4.
1. QoL probably is not a console.
2. that means a new console post Wii U will be ready just in 2016-2017 assuming Nintendo changed the plans after the disappointing holidays 2013
Metallix87
Member
Why are people still talking about a console? There's zero chance it's a console.
A 3DS revision or the 3DS successor are the only viable options for the rumor to be true.
A 3DS revision or the 3DS successor are the only viable options for the rumor to be true.