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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - kotaku - NX delayed to 2017 due to launch games lineup

Article:

http://kotaku.com/nintendo-new-nx-console-will-be-out-march-2017-1773312629

 

A quote from it:

"When asked why Nintendo wasn’t launching the NX in time for this year’s big holiday season, Kimishima explained that Nintendo wanted to make sure there were games to go along with the NX."

 

Nintendo is haveing trouble with the games.... and its going to cost them the Holiday sales for their console.

Ouch.

What do you guys think? this sounds plausible?

 



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Well better delay it then, they need to bring it with great exclusives and games.



I noted that in (in a wall post on my profile) one of the reasons why, I wasn't expecting NX in 2016....This isn't surprising!

They teased it in March in 2015, how the hell would they have enough big guns ready, just one year after?



Nintendo can't be serious, their struggling with LAUNCH games ?!

This does not bode well especially if they transition to current gen physically based HD twin like game development ...



Not surprising at all. Nintendo had a hard time moving from SD to HD games development, and it looks like they're still having problems.



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Nah, the 3DS and PS3 both released in March, so I doubt that's a big problem. Plus, March is the end/beginning of the financial year in Japan, so another reason it's there is probably for convenience in that aspect.



 

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So they delayed the NX because of Zelda? lol



Way to turn this into a bad news.
Where does Nintendo say that they have troube with game developing?
Where does it say it is being delayed, meaning holiday season was an official release date?

Geez... OP.



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Enough with the holidays thing... Usually, Consoles in their launch time and in a bit onwards sell the same, regardless the month! I mean what NX would sell in holidays they will sell it too on March and shortly thereafter.

Ps4 launched in February, and wii u in December in Japan... They had the same opening and soon after sales!
GC was released in September (worst month in Japan), again same opening and soon after sales with the aforementioned consoles!

Same with 3DS and DS, which were lauchend, in February and December respectively....
Launch months doesn't really matter!

People who buy the console in its launch time is the core fanbase, and they will buy it whenever it's being released!



V-r0cK said:
So they delayed the NX because of Zelda? lol

No I think zelda is ready by now (atleast the Wii U version, since they plan to let people play it at E3).

It must be the other games? Im not sure.

 

I think its more likely they delayed "Zelda U" to match the launch of the NX.

So they could get potential nintendo core gamers, to go get a NX right out the gate for the zelda game.