| super_etecoon said: Regarding launch timing, |
I know this speculation of the Switch 2 release date probably belongs in a more specific thread, but since the topic was already here I wanted to check into my theorized 05-25-25 release date. At first I just liked the look of the date and it reminds me of the 09-09-99 release date of the Dreamcast, which I always thought was a pretty great marketing tactic. The Dreamcast failed, but we all know that it didn’t have anything to do with their marketing or games.
Anyway, I wanted to see what day of the week Nintendo generally releases their systems on. Here’s what I found. Note, all of these dates are for NA release.
Switch: 03-03-17 (Friday)
WiiU: 11-18-12 (Sunday)
3DS: 03-27-11 (Sunday)
Wii: 11-19-06 (Sunday)
DS: 11-21-04 (Sunday)
GameCube 09-14-01 (Friday)
N64 09-29-96 (Sunday)
SNES 08-23-91 (Friday)
NES 09-27-86 (Saturday)
05-25-25 is on a Sunday, just like the vast majority of their recent console releases. Friday seems to be the next most common with the Switch being the most recent example. Obviously this doesn’t mean anything, but it’s still interesting.
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