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How will NX sell when it launches?

Hot cakes baby! 40 18.02%
 
Slow starter, but sales pick up fast! 35 15.77%
 
Sales wise, its launch will match the Wii Us. 41 18.47%
 
wtf nintendo? no E3 revea... 106 47.75%
 
Total:222

I think March is actually an excellent time to launch as long as the system and games are good. You'll get some launch sales regardless of time of year from fans. Then you'll get holiday sales from the rest. It's like two holidays in one year. Launch hype is actually wasted at Christmas, and a product launched in March will still be fresh.

Further, Nintendo needs to get the word out about this product, and that may take time. They also need to establish a user base so 3rd party games don't flop. A march launch could be good for this.



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kitler53 said:
ReubenAlexander said:
i cant believe so many people thought it would be 2016. even the great RolStoppable was tricked into thinking a 2016 release was inevitable.

i can't believe you're taking this whole thing as a victory.  the 2016ers arguments where far more correct than the 2017ers.

Pretty sure all of those claiming 2017 were never thinking in november but march. That's why they are spot one and not mad because the 2016 camp is getting 4 months after, unlike november 2017 which is 8 months before.



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kitler53 said:
ReubenAlexander said:
i cant believe so many people thought it would be 2016. even the great RolStoppable was tricked into thinking a 2016 release was inevitable.

i can't believe you're taking this whole thing as a victory.  the 2016ers arguments where far more correct than the 2017ers.

This is simply not true. Salty behaviour isn't very cool. Even after Nintendo announced it and rumors confirm it, we are still told that 2016 was realistic? Get out of here... 

2016 was wrong, theres no spinning it. This isn't January 2017 either, its march. And it can be late march aswell if it doesn't get delayed. Because the problem always was that Nintendo simply doesn't have the magic resources you assume they have.

 

On topic. I don't know! Let's be fair here, we still don't know what the NX is nor who it's going to target. We just know that its powerful enough to run a version of Zelda Wii U. Theres alor of assuming that it's a home console again.

So i will say that if its a device targeting the casual market, it may be sucessful. If its a home console sucessor of the Wii U, i expect it to be a bigger failure than the Wii U. If this is a take on the home console market, its wrong, its hasty and i don't see why it would work. Come 2-3 years PS5 and XB2 may be passing it over again. They need to be in pace with their competitors. Mid generation systems never work.



LipeJJ said:
Miyamotoo said:
Kimishima: No NX this holiday to ensure proper lineup
http://nintendoeverything.com/kimishima-no-nx-this-holiday-to-ensure-proper-lineup-not-just-a-wii-u-3ds-successor/

Nice. I don't see the delay as a bad thing.  They must have a good launch line up and not only that, but mid-big games throughout the whole year. This delay may guarantee that, plus more time to fix hardware/OS issues.

Let's put our hand in our heart. Do you really believe that? Because after the 3DS and Wii U, I don't.



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kitler53 said:
ReubenAlexander said:
i cant believe so many people thought it would be 2016. even the great RolStoppable was tricked into thinking a 2016 release was inevitable.

i can't believe you're taking this whole thing as a victory.  the 2016ers arguments where far more correct than the 2017ers.

Their arguments were so correct that they ended up being wrong. I blame chemtrails! (And Wii Fit, of course) .

 

About predictions on NX success or fail, God only knows. Teh Analist God. Pachter, that is.



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Another ''it will flop'' topics when we know nothing about NX at all other than a release date

dont be silly people :(



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Pavolink said:
kitler53 said:

i can't believe you're taking this whole thing as a victory.  the 2016ers arguments where far more correct than the 2017ers.

Pretty sure all of those claiming 2017 were never thinking in november but march. That's why they are spot one and not mad because the 2016 camp is getting 4 months after, unlike november 2017 which is 8 months before.

If we go and look up all the threads with the launch debate, I'm pretty sure we'd find a lot more posts claiming Q3/Q4 2017 than Q1 2017.



March doesn't seem like a good idea.

But that date is also ALL we know about the console. Maybe we could refrain from the "DOOOOOOOMED" topics until Nintendo sheds more light on the console?



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Maybe it launches during Spring simply because it's the portable NX, while home NX is going to launch in October 2017 (or 2018, who knows).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Its coming out in March because the hardware isnt ready or the library isnt either or both. The idea that this is some grand plan by Ninty is laughable.

But it could be good, the die hards are going to buy it first anyway. So they could build to holiday and even have like a fire sale at the end of the year if it isnt doing hot