Captain Obvious: NX Will Launch in 2016 With Zelda

[zelmusario]

zorg1000 said:

zelmusario said:
Not the same situation. The Gamecube had a full-fledged Zelda title and Wii U doesn't. Not to mention that the lifecycle would be much shorter than any other Nintendo console, risking alienation from their customers.

All in all, I don't necessarily disagree with you, but it doesn't seem THAT obvious. Not at all. You are hereby demoted from Captain to Private Obvious.

Being shorter than previous generations doesn't really matter considering the last 3 Nintendo consoles have gotten horrible support after the 4th year. So why not just just off that final 5th year? As long as 2016 has a handful of Nintendo published titles than no reason why not to release a successor in holiday 2016.

I see what you're saying. Weren't Gamecube and Wii both still profitable in their 5th years? That probably would've been reason enough to extend their lifecycle. Wii U has been struggling from the start so a 4 year lifecycle probably makes more sense, despite the lack of precedent. I'm all for a new console (with the right specs and a reason to bring 3rd party support back) releasing holiday 2016, but I still would say there's a risk of alienating consumers with such a shorter lifespan. Either way, give us a few more big titles for Wii U (Animal Crossing, Fatal Frame V, Pokken Fighters, SMT x FE, etc.) and I'd be happy even without Zelda.