Nintendo Is Hurtin' In Japan, NX Really Needs To Be Out Sooner Than Later

[zorg1000]

Soundwave said:

zorg1000 said:

New 3DS released about 6 months ago, at some point u have to stop using that as an excuse for holding well YoY.

Like i said, thru the first quarter Nintendo hardware is down 15% YoY, ur really making it seem worse than it needs to be.

If it decreases another 15-20% next YoY, then my number projections are fairly spot on for 2016 ... you think Nintendo can deal with sales that low for another year into spring 2017? 

I personally don't see it. Nintendo seems to be more reactive to Japanese sales trends too, Iwata always seems to really watch weekly sales in Japan like a hawk. 

I'm not really sure where u are going with this, a 3DS successor is likely to release holiday 2016 regardless, ur making it seem like Nintendo is in dire need of new hardware and that a 2016 release is them saying, "oh shit!!!! We need something NOW!!!!", when its more than likely a successor was being planned for holiday 2016 for quite some time now.

Like u have said in the past, it was Spring 2014 when Nintendo said it would be about 2 years or so when they are ready to redefine gaming or something along those lines. That means they have been planning a 2016 launch of new hardware for quite some time now, not just because 3DS/Wii U are showing 15% decline.