It really is. I feel like stomping a butterfly.

Essentially, mobile will be in full force by then. They could also release the Wii U version of BOTW, and Pikmin 4 is still floating around out there somewhere.

Basically, between delay and they're waiting to have this full scale marketing offensive let's just say I believe the former.

At this rate, it seems quite possible. If there is no reveal of it in this month, a delay seems very likely.

Yessss!! Delay it until Black Friday and hype it up like it's the third coming of Jesus.

I mean they could easily release Gen 2 on Pokemon Go then Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem on mobile and they can make it through 2017.

Yeah i got a feeling it's delayed..... I mean it releases in 5 months and still no word. They gonna have to announce soon surely cos if no mention by xmas 2016 people who were on the fence my pick up a ps plus or a xbone slim instead

Given I expected a reveal over a month ago I am leaning that it will be announced by March rather than released in March.

Going on what usually happens pre-orders for new systems don't start until several months before release. The only time this isn't done is when they have manufacturing issues and have to push it back. And digitimes whould be all over that since their sources come from the supply side of the industry. So from what is still know, from the rumor, Nintendo is still grearing up for an early year release.

Usually for a normal end of the year release the marketing infomation is usually past on to the representives of the big retail chains at the E3 before the launch, since they gather there for the event, they usually avoid creating their own event and paying for the reps to come. This is done this way also because most retail chains only want to concentrate on what is coming out in the short term because that is where their money and resources are going for, so if its not going to be in their stores in a few months they don't need to train for it.

Nintendo is probably waiting till there is no distractions around it. I am thinking january 5th for the announcement. 2 months to generate hype should be enough.

Exactly, which is the strangest part to me. Not ready to reveal it yet, fine, what strikes me as weird is we have no date of when they will talk about it. 

I disagree. Spending season is over at that time, in fact paying off any credit cards or bills put off to get christmas presents usually take prority in Jan and Feb, not new products.