super_etecoon said:
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. |
There was a time console releases did not happen on the same day in the major regions Japan, US, Europe. Example the Wii U was released on November 30th in Europe, not the 18th.
Nowadays it looks like Nintendo wants to release them simultaneously on the same day. I believe Nintendo even confirmed this if I remember correctly.
Sunday does not work for Europe, with a lot of countries having restrictions on opening hours for Shops on Sunday (e.g. Germany shops are closed)
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