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BlkPaladin on 27 June 2015
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Soundwave said:
Trunkin said:
If they"re just starting talks now, a 2017 release is starting to sound more likely than 2016. That would make the 3DS their longest lasting handheld, presuming NX Home and NX Portable will be launching side by side.


Not really. This would basically be the same timeline the Wii U had. It was first shown to developers in spring 2011 and launched in November 2012. 

NX is shown in late spring 2015, so a launch in November 2016 would be feasible. 

3DS is also declining very rapidly, this year's 3DS sales shipment of 7.6 million represents Nintendo's lowest handheld shipment in about 20 years. 

If it's not launching until 2017, showing developers the system June 2015 is way too early. 

Not really. They probally learned from the launch of the Wii U that HD development needs a bigger lead time. And just showing them doesn't mean they have anything for it other then a demo and target hardware. Until there is a leak there is almost nothing we can take from this other then there is going to be a leak soon, my guess is around GDC.