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NX will launch in March 2017 globally, won't be at E3 (focusing on Zelda instead)
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Regginator
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now give me the news that the nx is backwards compatible with the wii u and i'm selling mine immediately later today.
I really doubt the money spent on E3 has any significant bearing on their profits.
Audioboxer
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Stubborn Japanese company not interested in the global market changes/expectations? I gotta think NoA know how to do it, but HQ in Japan is all like "wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". We've seen Sony practically shift HQ to SCEA due to how massive console gaming is in the West compared to Japan.
This is really, really disappointing. March 2017 I can deal with, but no NX at E3 at all? What do I even have to look forward to at Nintendo's show now? What are they even doing for the rest of the year? This just makes me feel like Nintendo's going to have another terrible E3. I didn't even mind last year that much, either.
Good point... I'm in the same boat. Though my WiiU already has a healthy layer of dust on it, and I've only had it a few months.
I don't get how there is still so much unknown about it then...
TheWorthyEdge
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How the FUCK did I miss this thread?
What the fuck is this. I don't believe this...
What the fuck is this. I don't believe this...
TheHolyTurnip
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So with Nintendo basically skipping E3 this year for announcements and playable games does this mean we'll finally get to see the changes in the Direct format that were talked about before? Maybe a bigger event that's live, or even getting the NX and some games playable at Best Buy after showing a Direct, or doing smaller live venues around various territories?
To be fair, you were expecting holiday 2017, were you not? The only reason anyone shot down Q1 2017 was that it's a terrible business decision to launch an expensive console outside of the holidays with a lack of marketing, so either Kimishima is sending it to die or it's going to be extremely cheap ($150 overclocked Wii U or $150-200 handheld + $99-150 PSTV-type console).
Devilgunman
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Forget the WiiU ever existed and ride on the 3DS last legs. Oh, and releasing more Amiibo. I think that's all they can do. It's better than rushing their next console out just to make it to the end of fiscal year.
Regginator
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Not happening. Nintendo plans to make at least 4 ports of Wii U's top games for the first year of NX to fill in gaps according to rumors. Plus they need to move on to a new architecture because Power PC is a dead end. Any hardware they pick will be standardized because they all are these days.
Also we have one legitimate source who has leaked Nintendo CPUs before and has stated that the NX CPU is better than the PS4 and Xbox One. That's all we really know that's more concrete I suppose.
Wii U was revealed to much confusion that continued throughout most of it's life cycle. If they just release their next console, with little to no information, there leaves little opportunity for confusion. It's a solid plan.
Nintendo is run like a toy company. Not a tech company. They are inefficient. It has worked okay in the past for them because they haven't had any major failures. I believe Kimishima is restructuring them so maybe they will become more agile in the future.
Nintendo is certainly capable. Splatoon was developed in just a year. But the rest of their projects seem to take longer than they need to
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TheCanisDirus
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Bought a WiiU thinking we'd get a new Metroid... a new 3D Mario (a mario 64/galaxy continuation not 3D world) and a new Zelda.
We might get one of those things but only as it's available for the next console. What a fucking mess.
It's been said a billion times... and i'm going to say it too...
I REALLY wish Nintendo would just shut down the hardware and concentrate on making awesome games for PC/Xbox/PS. Imagine 1080p 60fps 3D Mario or Metroid on PC!!! Evolve Nintendo.
We might get one of those things but only as it's available for the next console. What a fucking mess.
It's been said a billion times... and i'm going to say it too...
I REALLY wish Nintendo would just shut down the hardware and concentrate on making awesome games for PC/Xbox/PS. Imagine 1080p 60fps 3D Mario or Metroid on PC!!! Evolve Nintendo.
bequietdrive
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Same month the 3DS launched in 2011. Definitely a hybrid.
Milly Osworth
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For our dedicated video game platform business, Nintendo is currently developing a gaming platform codenamed NX with a brand-new concept, the company explained in its report. NX will be launched in March 2017 globally.
Nintendo is really going to bet the farm on a gimmick aren't they?
#Nintendoisdoomedforrealthistime
Nintendo is really going to bet the farm on a gimmick aren't they?
#Nintendoisdoomedforrealthistime
source?
SinCityAssassin
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For 1st party shit there'sTokyo Mirage Theory and Color Splash are the only big ones. But we've heard nothing new about Pikmin 4 and Project Giant Robot.
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Just for those guys, who think that the media will ignore a NX event, this is Bild reporting about the stuff from today. http://www.bild.de/spiele/spiele-ne...endo-nx-konsole-maerz-2017-45552578.bild.html
So, i think an event should really get enough attention.
E: Funnily, they even talk about the "double the PS4" power rumors from a couple of weeks ago. No, they are not a valid source, don't even ask.
Disclaimer: Bild-"Zeitung" is the german equivalent of tabloid like The Sun. And it's of course, around the same level of quality, so low to none. But it (sadly) has a huge presence with the masses.
So, i think an event should really get enough attention.
E: Funnily, they even talk about the "double the PS4" power rumors from a couple of weeks ago. No, they are not a valid source, don't even ask.
Disclaimer: Bild-"Zeitung" is the german equivalent of tabloid like The Sun. And it's of course, around the same level of quality, so low to none. But it (sadly) has a huge presence with the masses.
Yes. This means E3 will be a focus for games (as it should be) and not hardware. With MS rumored to have new hardware out next year as well (just because their hardware refresh seems to be coming in spring/April 2017), that leaves Sony (according to rumors) coming out with new hardware this year.
E3 will be very interesting indeed. I am excited.
Can't wait to see more Zelda! I need Zelda in my life.
E3 will be very interesting indeed. I am excited.
Can't wait to see more Zelda! I need Zelda in my life.
Yup, they fed us all nothing but lies and broken promises :'(
hosannainexcelsis
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With NX pushed off until 2017, that gives Nintendo enough time to decide to can it and go full mobile!
DrROBschiz
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So they are basically buying time with Mobile/3DS at this point?
They clearly give no shits about holiday 2016 lol
Seems like a very Japanese focused move all around
They clearly give no shits about holiday 2016 lol
Seems like a very Japanese focused move all around
Cow Goes Moo
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Damn delays hitting Nintendo extra hard
Good thing they have mobile
Good thing they have mobile
Audioboxer
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Yes. This means E3 will be a focus for games (as it should be) and not hardware. With MS rumored to have new hardware out next year as well (just because their hardware refresh seems to be coming in spring/April 2017), that leaves Sony (according to rumors) coming out with new hardware this year.
E3 will be very interesting indeed. I am excited.
Can't wait to see more Zelda! I need Zelda in my life.
Why not? Who makes that arbitrary rule? In the grand scheme of things it's still a huge event that gets a lot of hype/interest due to it's history. Some of the other gaming events still don't even get regular stage press events from each company. E3 has continued that every year, at least from Sony/MS.
This.
MatrixMan.EXE
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For all of those saying E3 is becoming irrelevant, just to remind you that over 21 million people tuned in to watch what was happening throughout the week of E3 2015, and that's just on Twitch.
Let's stop pretending it's okay for a company who needs their next console to be a massive success to completely skip E3 this year. It's not.
Let's stop pretending it's okay for a company who needs their next console to be a massive success to completely skip E3 this year. It's not.
Do you really think that Nintendo could keep all their franchises going without the revenue they get from being a hardware maker?
How did that work out for SEGA?
Dark Cloud
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For all of those saying E3 is becoming irrelevant, just to remind you that over 21 million people tuned in to watch what was happening throughout the week of E3 2015, and that's just on Twitch.
Let's stop pretending it's okay for a company who needs their next console to be a massive success to completely skip E3 this year. It's not.
Your point? If they do a NX event it'll be covered the same without sharing time with the other companies.
TheWorthyEdge
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Ugh...I know other people care about Zelda but I couldn't give a care about it. Nintendo's conference was my most hyped until now...this is terrible. Why? If it releases in March then the publicity will have to be crazy due to the fact that there isn't another E3 in between...
amdb00mer
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Anybody else feel like Nintendo planned to launch this holiday, but changed this after news of the PS4K and the Xbox1.5 surfaced? I think they were probably set on a holiday 2016 release, but then realized they would end up being the under-powered console yet again if they beat the PS4K and Xbox1.5 to market. I think they will wait until they have more concrete info on their competitors before we get full NX specs.
Bony Manifesto
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Except the longer they leave their official announcement, the more likely it is that there will be a substantive leak from some third party, and the first impressions people have will be based on that rather than the carefully-choreographed announcement they doubtless have planned.
Viewership. Now talk about no EA, Activision or Disney there and the continued drop in attendance which will make them less money to keep E3 going.
What will they begin doing then? Monetize E3 streams?
Silent_Ocarina
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Doing an NX event doesn't (and shouldn't) stop them from further promoting their future product at E3.
AnthonypUK
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Totally called it back when the AMD stuff came out a few weeks back, i said .5's this year NX next
Its not surprising, as much as some people wish it was otherwise, they can't compete with Sony and Microsoft and all the other releases/hype in a holiday season, so makes sense they gets Q1 all to themselves and their new console.
Its not surprising, as much as some people wish it was otherwise, they can't compete with Sony and Microsoft and all the other releases/hype in a holiday season, so makes sense they gets Q1 all to themselves and their new console.
MatrixMan.EXE
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You must have missed the part where I said 21 million people tuned into E3 2015.
It seems clear that they planned to launch in 2016, but I doubt they changed plans because of rival hardware. Most likely they simply have problems on the development side like they have done with all their consoles.
SinCityAssassin
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After tonight I really needed a laugh. So thanks for that I guess.
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