Shiken said:
Miyamotoo said:
Shiken said:
Miyamotoo said:
Shiken said:
If they release NX before Holiday 2017, they will be shootibg themselves in the foot and it would be WiiU all over again. This thing needs a proper gen shift to be relevant. It will be only slightly stronger than the PS4, IF AT ALL and that won't be enough to shift momentum from PS4 OR X1 for that matter. People are going to follow their friends and that ship has sailed for the most part.
People who buy the NX if it is released too soon will consist of Ninty fans and multi console gamers. In short, the same as the ones that bought the WiiU. |
Huge difference is that Wii U had so many mistakes done by Nintendo (that are well known), and only people who buyed Wii U are mostly Nintendo fans, NX probably will probably not have majority of those mistakes and Nintendo will probably aim to make far more appealing, similar to Wii.
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Problem is they have the reputation of the WiiU shadowing over it. They need to break that and making the same release scheduling mistake (yes it would be a mistake) will do little to prove that things are different. Also they will never recapture the Wii audience. That hit to the casual market was a one hit wonder as they have all moved to mobile, so targeting that audience would hold it back as well.
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It wouldnt be same relase scheduling beacuse Wii U was relase only one year before PS4/X1, while NX will be relase at least 2 years before PS5/X2 and probably around 3 years, basicly in middle of generation.
They will not aim just casual market, they will aim core and casuals in same time, with Wii they aimed casuals, with Wii U they aimed core gamers, but Wii U had to many big problems to be successful and popular console.
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Name one mid gen release console that did remotely well. Look at the Dreamcast, XBox original, and the WiiU. What do they all have in common? They all underperformed during their time.
As much as you may want the NX out sooner, it will be a failure if it comes out too soon. Dance around it all you want, it won't change reality. Mid gen releases are the horrible strategies and never work. Facts will always outway what anyone wishes to happen.
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I'm a bit confused.
Mega Drive launched way before the SNES.
Dreamcast launched a year before the PS2, but then PS2 launched a year before both Xbox and GameCube, so that gen was staggered over 3 years. What made the PS2 the right time for that gen?
Xbox 360 launched a year before the Wii and PS3.
I dont think "mid gen" has ever really been a thing. Releases have always been separate. How long is a gen? The PS1 and Saturn were hitting shelves this year at this stage in the SNES's life (compared with when Wii U hit the market). The 3DO and such were already on the market.
