CaptainExplosion said:
Which is still too early. Seriously, nobody here is convinced that they should use an additional 12 months to fix the kinks, and then release it in the 2017 Holiday season? |
You could always use an extra 12 months to work out the kinks. If we didn't realease things till they were absolutely perfect, nobody would release anything, ever.
Nintendo can't spend another year pushing the already unpopular Wii U, especially after the successor has been shown off. Sales are already at about 3.5 million per year, and they'll drop to 2 million or less.
They also need to prop up their handheld division. The 3DS is past its prime, and they can't let another year go by without a must have product in an increasingly competitive market.
They also need as much time as possible for this machine to develop before MS and Sony have next next gen consoles which would likely be 2019, and 2021 by the absolute latest.
And, they want to create synergy between this and their new mobile venture happening this year. So they want them to launch in relative proximity.
In a perfect world, yes it'd be great if they could wait a year. In the real world though, it's a terrible option.
