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Drakrami on 04 October 2016

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bunchanumbers on 04 October 2016
mountaindewslave said:
DélioPT said:
When was the last time Nintendo had the most powerful console? 20 years ago.
Difference in power is not the reason for the non-reveal.

It's pretty clear - given all the comments from Ubisoft and other devs - that NX is not going to compete with PS4 or XB1. Therefore, price difference really isn't a big deal.

The reason or reasons for not revealing NX has probably got to do with them wanting to not let the hype die. Not to mention that people are already used to short waiting periods between announcement and release date.
It could be that Nintendo wants to not interfere with the holiday period, which normally sees sales increase already in October, if i'm not mistaken (with the actual reveal coming after the holidays).
They still want to sell Wii Us and 3DSs!

What i do fear is that this small gap between reveal and release means that 3rd parties aren't on board again.
What i mean is that i'm having a hard time seeing 3rd parties agreeing to having so little time to promote their games. With all the rush that is coming soon due to the holiday period, they will focus their dollars and time on the games that are indeed coming out soon, not games coming out in 4/5 months (if the reveal was even this month of October).

Can you imagine how NX's launch line-up would be if that happens?

this. you announce in September and then the holidays come by and everybody asks for a PS4 as a gift and then totally forgets about the NX come next spring. Frankly Nintendo's best move might be to literally wait until right around the holidays to announce the system, keep it fresh in people's mind while they're on vacation and getting holiday money and things

announcing early is useful is you're launching during like the holidays. Announcing early is just not relevant at all if you're launching in March. They can easily spam commercials and ads online for a few months.

Obviously to a lesser extent look at how films are advertised- granted they're only out for a limited period of time, a limited theatrical run, BUT you don't advertise wayyyy in advance. you advertise in a sweet spot in the months leading up to the release

 

I can see if Nintendo has something super innovative, them being concerned that Sony might attempt to hack together a similar-ish thing if there's too much time in between release

just as an example, although this was late by Microsoft, something like the Kinect getting made because of the Wii comes to mind.

if you have a really good idea for something the real value is arguably in protecting the idea and using it at the right time to control market share

They might be trying to sell 3DSs, but by being quiet about NX, they are also selling PS4s and Xbox Ones. I most likely would have not bought a Xbox One S if Nintendo would have finally revealed NX already.

And they're already 5 months away from launch. PS4 Pro is already being produced and getting ready for shipping. Whatever Nintendo has up its sleeve should be safe now. And besides, if the gimmick is that easy to duplicate that Sony could cobble something together on top of being 10 times more powerful with PS4 Pro, what does NX really have to offer besides Nintendo first party games?



Illusion on 04 October 2016

I don't buy it. I don't believe that Nintendo was ever planning to compete with Sony and MS on power. I doubt that the new consoles from Sony and MS is having any impact on Nintendo's plans with the NX.

Nintendo is intentionally staying very tight-lipped on the NX because it probably involves an innovative concept that can be easily copied. They want to be the first to market with their idea and they are willing to leave shareholders in the dark and take a stock hit to do it. They have basically said as much and I am fine with that explanation. I just hope that their confidence in the NX is justified and that they can catch lightning again and create a success.



Platina on 04 October 2016

Maybe

Though if it's this late in production, then there isn't much they can do so will have to reveal it anyways



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Pavolink on 04 October 2016

System is going to be revealed until January. My guess is 13-18. This holiday they have Super Mario Run for mobiles, Nes Mini for the nostalgic mainstream and Pokemon / Mario Maker for the 3DS userbase (alongside other minor titles).

They are covered and not in need to rush the reveal. As I have mentioned before, they are after Apple, mainstreams and discovering the internet. 2 and a half months are enough to hype if they have the right product

The only thing they can be afraid is, as Cobe mentioned, the product is not the right one because they know Iwata was wrong at the moment of planning.

 

If Nintendo was wise at the design, neither ps4 or xone must be a factor. Let alone pro or scorpio.



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PwerlvlAmy on 04 October 2016

I think they're afraid too. I think they know its underpowered and weaker than their competition and they don't know how to market it without receiving a huge amount of backlash.

The longer they take to announce it,the more and more I believe the eurogamer is true and thats why they're scared to reveal it



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onionberry on 04 October 2016

 

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HokageTenshi on 05 October 2016

no, i think more like they were planning how to convince mobile users to get interested in it



chapset on 05 October 2016

Delay delay delay, november 2017



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Mr.GameCrazy on 05 October 2016
chapset said:
Delay delay delay, november 2017

I don't know if that will happen, but their silence isn't helping.