Hiku said:
bigtakilla said:
But multiplats of titles already announced wouldn't really fall under the "waiting for the right time to reveal" situation. Also, the companies were simply asked if they were working on any NX projects, no names or release dates. This would again most likely not be a problem under a NDA.
Bandai also polled yes which would again show Nintendo wouldn't have a problem.
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Well, I went over why even multiplats for already announced titles could be a problem for an upcoming console with no announced release date. I illustrated one example regarding Dragon Quest XI, and Square's choice of words there. They only said they are considering it. I have not heard of any developer openly admitting to working on anything for NX as of yet. Even though several obviously are.
Where did you see that Bandai answered yes to the question? In the article you linked, it didn't state that Namco polled yes. It just linked to another article pertaining to the subject of NX games in progress. That's what articles usually do for more views. They don't add a url link like we do here, but instead embed it in a sentence without going off topic.
Let me give you another example of how small leaks can lead to bigger ones.
What we heard recently about Namco working on several NX games, including launch titles, and a Smash game, it's not certain that all of this information was leaked at the same time. It could have been the result of more digging, after initially hearing that it's titles for NX. And after more digging, "Smash game" and "launch title" appeared as well. Release dates are usually not something that's focused on in these situations, but for an upcoming console, it becomes a subject of interest.
Personally, I know someone who works for Capcom, and visists their main headquarters in Osaka. It's never occured to me to ask for some inside info though. Partially because I don't even know what I'm looking for, and that it's not worth bothering her over. But if I heard that Capcom are working on a new PS5 game (yes 5, not 4), suddenly I'm a lot more interested, and may ask her to keep an eye or ear open the next time she's there and see what she may find out.
And if she finds something out, whether about the game or the upcoming console, I could leak that information.
Of course no one would believe me initially. But after it turns out to be true, along with other rumors I leak, my reputation as a credible source grows, similar to the one who leaked the Namco NX games info.
So that's one example of why you may want to keep even the smallest details under wraps.
If people hear that someone is working on an NX title, they're going to start pulling strings to get inside scoops. You don't neccesarily ask people to do you such favors unless you know for sure that there's something interesting to be found.
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