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DigiTimes: Foxconn trialing production of NX, ~10m units expected annually
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wild wild rice
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Okidokes. Well it's something to look forward to, but it also means I'm going to be checking the internet way too damn often until it is revealed.
Edit: Thank you for the info as well, Rosti.
Dreamwriter
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For the 3DS reveal and E3 demos, Nintendo put together the demo units all by hand, they didn't wait for the test production units.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Rösti;217845560 said:
They will probably talk about NX to the investors but in a different way. We probably get the reveal a week or two before the briefing.
Also, there were rumors about Foxconn already starting production of NX a month ago and was confused by a new PS portable device but later just accepted that it was NX test production. So probably that would mean that Nintendo is ready for revealing this and the news this thread is talking about is another controlled leak, which probably ShockingAlberto guesses.
But this close to release, chances are, they will want to show full production units. I have a feeling we will learn everything about the NX at the same time:
Concept,
Price,
Launch lineup,
Final packaging,
Etc.
Usually these different things are shared in two or so different presentations. I think this time it will just be one big blowout event, along with small tidbits of new info throughout the months leading up to the launch.
casey_contra
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I agree with this. And, unlike the 3DS and Wii U, if the software lineup is pretty good, we could be in for a direct a month focused on a game. Then it constantly puts NX back into the mindshare until launch... Couldn't do that with Pilotwings Resort...
It's A. If mass production is going to start in the November-December timeframe, trials would have been started at least as early as August.There's also the fact that they're just reporting now that PS4 Pro is in production, when Sony would be arranging shipments by now.
Skittzo0413
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I'm betting the trial units will be used for public demos in Gamestops, Malls, Best Buys, etc. around the holiday season. For more exposure.
Edit:
The fact that he's now silent makes me think his post was actually suggesting a new leak is coming very shortly, probably from Foxconn.
The Elite
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Already at the test run phase. They will probably start stockpiling from November/December to February. That means we should probably expect an announcement soon or you may end up with a production run leak before anything official is released.
That could do some of that with another event in January and a preorder push to March.
That could do some of that with another event in January and a preorder push to March.
Dark Cloud
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If Alberto knows something then he needs to tell me before I lose my mind!
Also notice how Nate Drake doesn't post at all in NX topics? I've seen him in another topic that was unrelated to NX. I think him not saying anything is speaking volumes.
i lost it a long time ago
Also notice how Nate Drake doesn't post at all in NX topics? I've seen him in another topic that was unrelated to NX. I think him not saying anything is speaking volumes.
waterproofjesus
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Man, is this a reference to some ye olde NeoGAF joke I don't know about, or RATHER are we fuckin' soulmates??
Nobody ever talks about those dinos... neither the big nor the little ones...
A slightly higher chance of leaks?
In addition to what everyone else wrote, there was also the Nintendo of Canada individual who said more information on NX will be coming this Fall.
moltonasty
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For all the shit Ninty gets on the regular, I feel like they have a pretty solid strategy here. Lube up the casuals with Pokémon Go, NES Classic, Super Mario Run, and then slip em the big one with a brand new NeXt Gen console while their brains are being flooded by nostalgic memberberries.
Plus Zelda BOTW.
casey_contra
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You have a way with words. But yes, I agree. People are recognizing Nintendo lately for sure.
ShockingAlberto
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Didn't mean to drive-by, I posted and then went to work.
There's multiple people involved in something I have heard recently so I don't want to talk about it until they feel like talking about it. But 10 million annually is real low and jives with some stuff I have heard about manufacturing recently (i.e. Not really great news).
Like I said, interesting. If it's true, March would be surprising.
There's multiple people involved in something I have heard recently so I don't want to talk about it until they feel like talking about it. But 10 million annually is real low and jives with some stuff I have heard about manufacturing recently (i.e. Not really great news).
Like I said, interesting. If it's true, March would be surprising.
They used a similar strategy prior to the release of the DS with their "Who Are You?" ad campaign. Worked pretty damn well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-WIxW-2oQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj9tGkZR5vs
I still think it's one of their best modern marketing campaigns. Right behind "Wii Would Like To Play".
March would be surprising in a positive way? You don't have to go into specifics, but did you hear about problems that will probably push back the targeted march release date?
ShockingAlberto
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10 million a year would be, what, 50 million in a generation assuming 100% sellthrough? That's not great.
Skittzo0413
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If someone has a figure of 10 million annually, then I assume they can only be referring to the current plan, specifically for the first year. Nintendo can (and will) revise their manufacturing orders based on sales data as they always do.
Herb Alpert
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Bad news? Didn't heard about that...Übermatik;217852193 said:
Edit: I just read the tweet. One should not overanalyse it.
That actually seems rather reasonable. Mobile is stronger than ever... I feel like only losing 10ish million sales from the 3DS would be like... the best case scenario.
not great vs a normal N handheld or Wii, but would be around SNES, well above 64/Cube/WiiU, and nearing 3DS.
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Starting production now, they have plenty of time to make enough units for launch.
That's more or less the yearly average for 3ds. Sounds like a healthy assumption. With Wii U they overestimated and that created them some big troubles. In short, better to have shortages than to have a big unsold stockpile and returns. I assume it depends a lot also on what the retailers estimate to order. You can't produce if there is no demand.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
This sucks. Manufacturing issues would be a colossal problem at this point. However, as BY2K says, 6 months is plenty of time for manufacturing for launch.
On a side note, I'm stunned the AMD Twitter crowd isn't going "See, only 10 million for this device means there is another one coming, too!"
Ten million for the first year would be, though. Sales usually peak in years 2-3, and I don't think even the Wii crossed 10m in its first 12 months on the market.
Edit: Checking Nintendo's financial reports, it seems I'm off by a bit. Wii sold 13m units up to the end of Sept 2007 (~10 and a half months), so was probably around 14-15m for the first 12 months. The DS had sold 8.8m over a similar timeframe, so probably only just scraped past 10m in the first year. In any case, my point still stands that if they actually sell 10 million units in the first year they should expect to sell a lot more than 50m over the device's life.
What did she say? Could you pm it me if you don't think it relevant here, thanks
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Right.
I didn't see Emily say anything about "bad news." Anybody have a screenshot of this?
perfectchaos007
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100m units sold over a 10 year span is their projection then. not bad
Serenitynow
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I'm in class so I can't do a ton, but this is the tweet verbatim. Posted 9/22 at 11:50 PM:
"Oof...I hate hearing potentially bad news right before the weekend. I really need to get some sleep, lol."
Word for word the tweet (too lazy to screenshot it):
"Oof...I hate hearing potentially bad news right before the weekend. I really need to get some sleep, lol."
That's it. Probably not wise to overanalyze it.
Milly Osworth
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I long for the day we dont have to read vague tweets of people that love the attention they get for them.
side note
...are we expecting more than 50 million in ~5 years?
I'm sure not.
Definitely don't see it seeing 3ds numbers for one.
VendettaRed07
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Ok what we have to remember here is that with the WiiU Nintendo ordered way, way WAY too many WiiUs in the first round of production
Every WiiU still being sold I believe was manufactured that first year. They really screwed up with their initial estimations and it cost them a lot of money. It's also why we haven't gotten any different colors or SKUs or anything, or price drops.
I think the 10m in the first year is Nintendo just being more conservative so they don't shoot themselves in the foot again.
Every WiiU still being sold I believe was manufactured that first year. They really screwed up with their initial estimations and it cost them a lot of money. It's also why we haven't gotten any different colors or SKUs or anything, or price drops.
I think the 10m in the first year is Nintendo just being more conservative so they don't shoot themselves in the foot again.
delay delay delay
Hmm. Very easy to come to that conclusion now that shocking Alberto has chimed in. Other way to look at it is that the manufacturing process is seemingly more complex and costly than planned and thus lower yields and rrp will be higher than expected.
We don't even know if those things are related, geez.
Dark Cloud
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Well after reading this it sounds like there's no worries. It's only the first year so it's understandable. Things can change after that.
Yeah, I don't see how this is video game related at all...she may have just found out they change her appointment for her cat with the doctor on Monday.
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