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Gamemaster87 on 24 November 2015
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Luke888 said:
Gamemaster87 said:

I don't see why people still believe there will be a new console in 2016. Remember Wii U's launch? It was silent. If you release it in 2016, nobody would care for it. It would be another. Nintendo doesn't want that. And I said it before: thr next home console launch in late 2017. That's almost fact. Deal with it.

And where on earth is it good that Nintendo betrays Wii U owners? They will loose a lot of consumers' trust with a 2016 release.


You're right on one thing: Wii U's launch was silent, and that's why Nintendo is already teasing us with the NX, with past consoles there weren't this many news regarding the console before it was even officially announced, now we already have a small list of 3/4 titles that are almost confirmed for the system, plus we have lots of patents that were registered in the last few months. If Nintendo were to launch their next console in 2017 why would most of their development teams be already developing for the NX when the Wii U has still 2 years to live ? 

Releasing the system in 2016 is also a clever move due to the competition: in 2013 both PS4 and X1 will be only 3 years old meaning that the NX (if released with proper specs) will be leading hardware-wise for AT LEAST two years...

There's absolutely no Game confirmed for the NX. None.

Patents mean nothing. Around 90% of them never become reality.

Of course Nintendo already develops games for the NX even if it comes in 2017. Game development in the 21st century takes around 3 years. If the console is now much more powerful Nintendo may even need up to 4 years for some big titles.

PS4 and Xbox One will have their peak year in 2016. People will focus on these systems and nobody cares for a console which is the successor to a fatal flop. Just think about it: Many people still play on last Gen systems. In 2016 they will move to current gen systems. If you would have the choice to choose between the NX and a PS4, what would you take? Of course, the PS4. Nobody bothers about a new Nintendk console at this time. Nintendo needs to wait until those people have a PS4/Xbox One and then tries to get people taking the NX as a secondary console. Nothing else would make sense at this point of this generation. And leading in terms of specs doesn't mean anything. Developers will still programm their games with the PS4 as the lead platfrom. They won't even use the full power of the NX.