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Seece on 21 November 2014
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Soundwave said:
EricFabian said:
Soundwave said:

My guess is pretty different

1. Nintendo unveils Fusion handheld. Will go on sale in late spring 2016 for Japan, summer 2016 for North America. Is as powerful as a Wii U. They will not show any specific games, that will be saved for a later time.

2. Nintendo unveils "Nintendo Universe" for 3DS, Wii U, and Fusion. Will be a built around the Amiibo toys and will basically be Nintendo's version of Skylanders. Launches in November 2015 for 3DS and Wii U, Fusion at launch (2016).


No


Yes. 

3DS is selling too weakly (probably will barely manage 10 million in shipments this year ... lowest Nintendo handheld shipments since 1996) to be able to carry a 6 year life cycle especially when Wii U is selling like a turd. So 2016 is a go for the Fusion handheld IMO. 

It makes sense too, AMD recently mentioned they have 2 large contracts for 2016 with regards to be a mobile GPU ... I think Nintendo is one of these contracts as AMD doesn't exactly have many partners for mobile components. 

A Nintendo hub game made specifically for Amiibo just makes sense. People are going to get tired of certain Amiibo having very limited functionality, so making a game like this will make sure each Amiibo toy has useful functionality. Plus it will sell a lot. A no-brainer. 

Yeah, I don't see how the idea of a new Nintendo handheld in early 2016 is hard to believe, that gives 3DS a 5 year life which is very long in this day and age, this is no DS after all.