What's the best time to announce a game?

[Jizz_Beard_thePirate]

3-6 months but my issue isn't when they announce it... Its when announce the release date/window

For example, Nintendo announces Smash Bros for 2014 in e3 2013 which I am fine with cause its gonna release in 2014 but when someone like Ubisoft announces Watch_Dogs for 2013 and keeps on delaying it till 2014 or Division for 2014 and now it might get delayed to 2016, thats when I have an issue with...

If you don't know when your game is gonna be ready in a particular time frame, then don't announce a release date/window. You can show the trailers and etc but just don't get people's hopes up for a blah release date... And specially don't mock another game like GTA V and then expect to get away with dissappointments such as a downgrade in graphics and delays