NX launches March 2017 Globally

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Hiku said:

That's what I was implying, and I also added to my post before you replied that "if NX is only slightly more powerful than PS4 or Neo, then NX will find itself even further behind PS5/XB2 (if they come out) in terms of power than WiiU did compared to other consoles from that generation, and there will be a problem in this area again". Not that WiiU's power was the only reason third parties ignored the system, but it was one of the factors. And so when you release a new console not one year earlier than the rest, but potentially several years earlier, it's difficult to imagine any other outcome than developers having reservations of porting their games to NX. Unless it becomes a huge hit and sells a ton.

What I meant by secluded approach with the WiiU is that they chose to design a console that they wanted, without considering what other developers wanted. Some devs have mentioned in interviews that Sony and MS came to them and asked them what they would want to see in a new console. Nintendo didn't, and that they didn't want to makle games for that system.

That comes down to how well it does in the run up to the other 9th gens launching as well as how well the other 9th gens do themselves, as gen 7 showed it's impossible to predict because if it does well enough and then the other 9th gens don't do as well it turns things on its head. We also don't know what type of concept and features are behind the NX and whether it has both a portable sku and a home sku, these are things that shift the dynamic considerably.

Nintendo asked developers what they wanted with the Wii U it was even in the E3 showcasing it wasn't a secluded approach at all in fact Wii U is pretty traditional. Developers didn't make games because the platform didn't do well and that's what it comes down to. People on the forums may not like it but Nintendo are best when they make hardware to their approach and carve out their own space in gaming.