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generic-user-1 on 21 February 2015
gabzjmm23 said:
generic-user-1 said:


yes, clearly there will be a new nintendo console next year, we all know that and nintendo will talk about it at e3.  

 

 

greetings from 2017...


i thinka redesign of Wii U can be a good thing if Nintendo listens to the public. no more gamepad (optional) better storage, use the pro controller as default. better specs if possible. lower the price point.  instead of releasing an entirely new console. just my thought...

good that you dont work for nintendo... 

why do people not understand that there cant be a wiiu without the gamepad? its used for everything and its just nice. 

and the specs arent the problem, only ps4 qte graficdemos like the order look realy better than what nintendo can do with the wiiu.

the public is stupid, most people think that nintendo just has to do the same thing that the other 2 do, thats not a good idea to do good buisness...



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zorg1000 on 21 February 2015
generic-user-1 said:
zorg1000 said:
generic-user-1 said:


yes, clearly there will be a new nintendo console next year, we all know that and nintendo will talk about it at e3.  

 

 

greetings from 2017...

Yes, it's pretty clear to almost everybody that Nintendo will be releasing new hardware in 2016/2017.

3DS has already begun to decline, with shipments around 9 million this fiscal year (down from 12-14m in the previous 3 years), New 3DS can help slow down the decline but only an insane person believes it's going to significantly raise sales and extend the lifespan. Nintendo has shipped roughly 3 million Wii U's for 3 years straight, expecting anything significantly higher than that in the following years is niave.

It's logical to assume Nintendo had 1-2 good years left this generation before successors release.

most people think so because they just look at the salenumbers and think ohh well nintendo needs to make a new console, the old is selling so badly.

people who arent 15 and play videogames for a long time know that doing a sega is a retarded move and nintendo will not do it, they never did, even when the GC was selling badly.

the decline of the 3ds was partly because the new 3ds was coming, people dont buy hardware if they know a new better one for the same price will come soon. and the wiiu has some more time because nintendo needs to make back some money before the new console launches, the bad sales of the wiiu will extend its life because nintendo has do get the core audience pleased beefore launching a new console, and we hadnt a real pricecut yet. they go for a longer lifecircle.

It's not pulling a Sega. A Spring 2016 or Spring 2017 launch of the next handheld gives 3DS a 5-6 year life and a Holiday 2016 or Holiday 2017 launch of the next console gives Wii U a 4-5 year life.

3DS has been declining since before New 3DS was even announced, I believe something like 50% down in Japan and 30% in USA, Europe probably similar to USA.

By the end of 2016, Wii U owners should be satisfied, Nintendo will have provided dozens of high quality exclusives by that point.

A couple comments from Iwata also basically confirm we will see new hardware by the end of 2016. Back in May 2014, he said they would redefine gaming in about 2 years and he also said they will return to Nintendo like profits of 100 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2017. What could those quotes possibly be hinting at?



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Soundwave on 21 February 2015
zorg1000 said:
generic-user-1 said:
zorg1000 said:
generic-user-1 said:


yes, clearly there will be a new nintendo console next year, we all know that and nintendo will talk about it at e3.  

 

 

greetings from 2017...

Yes, it's pretty clear to almost everybody that Nintendo will be releasing new hardware in 2016/2017.

3DS has already begun to decline, with shipments around 9 million this fiscal year (down from 12-14m in the previous 3 years), New 3DS can help slow down the decline but only an insane person believes it's going to significantly raise sales and extend the lifespan. Nintendo has shipped roughly 3 million Wii U's for 3 years straight, expecting anything significantly higher than that in the following years is niave.

It's logical to assume Nintendo had 1-2 good years left this generation before successors release.

most people think so because they just look at the salenumbers and think ohh well nintendo needs to make a new console, the old is selling so badly.

people who arent 15 and play videogames for a long time know that doing a sega is a retarded move and nintendo will not do it, they never did, even when the GC was selling badly.

the decline of the 3ds was partly because the new 3ds was coming, people dont buy hardware if they know a new better one for the same price will come soon. and the wiiu has some more time because nintendo needs to make back some money before the new console launches, the bad sales of the wiiu will extend its life because nintendo has do get the core audience pleased beefore launching a new console, and we hadnt a real pricecut yet. they go for a longer lifecircle.

It's not pulling a Sega. A Spring 2016 or Spring 2017 launch of the next handheld gives 3DS a 5-6 year life and a Holiday 2016 or Holiday 2017 launch of the next console gives Wii U a 4-5 year life.

3DS has been declining since before New 3DS was even announced, I believe something like 50% down in Japan and 30% in USA, Europe probably similar to USA.

By the end of 2016, Wii U owners should be satisfied, Nintendo will have provided dozens of high quality exclusives by that point.

A couple comments from Iwata also basically confirm we will see new hardware by the end of 2016. Back in May 2014, he said they would redefine gaming in about 2 years and he also said they will return to Nintendo like profits of 100 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2017. What could those quotes possibly be hinting at?

There are also other things pointing to this. 

AMD is claiming they've secured a big contract for a mobile vendor for a 2016 launch. 

Sharp is also apparently moving up development of some kind of new LCD tech for use for Nintendo in 2016 too (though this could be for QoL). 

But yeah a lot of signs are pointing to 2016. 

The Wii U is really nothing like the Sega CD or Sega 32X or even Sega Saturn ... Nintendo supported it for several years and threw basically all their major IP at it in a big way. It's not comparable to Sega at all. It's more like the original XBox (which MS supported from 2001-2005, Wii U being 2012-2016 is the same thing), and the original XBox was succeeded by the extremely successful XBox 360. 



zorg1000 on 21 February 2015

New Super Mario Bros U
Nintendo Land
ZombiU
Lego City Undercover
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Game & Wario
New Super Luigi U
Pikmin 3
Wonderful 101
Wind Waker HD
Sonic Lost World
Wii Party U
Mario & Sonic Sochi Olympics
Super Mario 3D World
Dr. Luigi
Wii Fit U
DKC: Tropical Freeze
NES Remix 1+2
Wii Sports Club
Mario Kart 8
Fatal Frame V
Hyrule Warriors
Bayonetta 1+2
Sonic Lost World
Super Smash Bros U
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Kirby Rainbow Curse
Mario vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Mario Party 10
Rodeo: The Sky Soldier
Splatoon
Yoshi's Woolly World
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Mario Maker
Devil's Third
Pushmo World
Star Fox U
Legend of Zelda U

All of these titles will be released by the end of 2015 along with a few possible titles in 2016 like Pokken Tournament, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, Paper Mario U, Animal Crossing U, Metroid U.

I don't see how any Nintendo fan can say they aren't satisfied with that lineup. Also considering N64/GC/Wii were pretty much abandoned by the end of the 4th full year, why do people want a 5th year with little to no support?



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tak13 on 21 February 2015
zorg1000 said:
generic-user-1 said:
zorg1000 said:

most people think so because they just look at the salenumbers and think ohh well nintendo needs to make a new console, the old is selling so badly.

people who arent 15 and play videogames for a long time know that doing a sega is a retarded move and nintendo will not do it, they never did, even when the GC was selling badly.

the decline of the 3ds was partly because the new 3ds was coming, people dont buy hardware if they know a new better one for the same price will come soon. and the wiiu has some more time because nintendo needs to make back some money before the new console launches, the bad sales of the wiiu will extend its life because nintendo has do get the core audience pleased beefore launching a new console, and we hadnt a real pricecut yet. they go for a longer lifecircle.

It's not pulling a Sega. A Spring 2016 or Spring 2017 launch of the next handheld gives 3DS a 5-6 year life and a Holiday 2016 or Holiday 2017 launch of the next console gives Wii U a 4-5 year life.

3DS has been declining since before New 3DS was even announced, I believe something like 50% down in Japan and 30% in USA, Europe probably similar to USA.

By the end of 2016, Wii U owners should be satisfied, Nintendo will have provided dozens of high quality exclusives by that point.

A couple comments from Iwata also basically confirm we will see new hardware by the end of 2016. Back in May 2014, he said they would redefine gaming in about 2 years and he also said they will return to Nintendo like profits of 100 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2017. What could those quotes possibly be hinting at?

Yeah because two years and a half passed since the last revision which was 3DSXL and 3DS was badly needing a revision in early 2014,then with the announcement of New3ds/xl in Japan the decline became way bigger than it would  be without this announcement,2015 will be bigger for 3DS than 2014 was(Thanks to New3ds/xl) and I seriously can get why you can't realize it!You should...



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zorg1000 on 21 February 2015
tak13 said:
zorg1000 said:

It's not pulling a Sega. A Spring 2016 or Spring 2017 launch of the next handheld gives 3DS a 5-6 year life and a Holiday 2016 or Holiday 2017 launch of the next console gives Wii U a 4-5 year life.

3DS has been declining since before New 3DS was even announced, I believe something like 50% down in Japan and 30% in USA, Europe probably similar to USA.

By the end of 2016, Wii U owners should be satisfied, Nintendo will have provided dozens of high quality exclusives by that point.

A couple comments from Iwata also basically confirm we will see new hardware by the end of 2016. Back in May 2014, he said they would redefine gaming in about 2 years and he also said they will return to Nintendo like profits of 100 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2017. What could those quotes possibly be hinting at?

Yeah because two years and a half passed since the last revision which was 3DSXL and 3DS was badly needing a revision in early 2014,then with the announcement of New3ds/xl in Japan the decline became way bigger than it would  be without this announcement,2015 will be bigger for 3DS than 2014 was and I seriously can get why you can't realize it!You should...

I think New 3DS in 2015 will have a similar affect that DSi did in 2009.

Total DS shipments 2008=31.84m

Total DS shipments 2009=28.91m

Down roughly 10% YoY

Nintendo shipped 7.67m 3DS in calender year 2014, if shipments are down 10% like DS were in 2009 than it would be around 6.9m in 2015.

So roughly 7-7.5 million for 3DS and 3-3.5 million for Wii U puts it around 10-11 million next year.



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WhiteEaglePL on 21 February 2015

The ones after 2015 are not realistic at all I think.

80m for 2 consoles is bad imo.



zorg1000 on 21 February 2015
WhiteEaglePL said:
The ones after 2015 are not realistic at all I think.

80m for 2 consoles is bad imo.


How are they not realistic? What do u expect?



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WhiteEaglePL on 21 February 2015
zorg1000 said:
WhiteEaglePL said:
The ones after 2015 are not realistic at all I think.

80m for 2 consoles is bad imo.


How are they not realistic? What do u expect?


More than 5m+, especially if Nintendo launches a new hanndheld console in one of those years.



zorg1000 on 21 February 2015

Just figured I would also give fiscal year shipments

FY 2010/2011-3.61
FY 2011/2012-13.53
FY 2012/2013-17.40
FY 2013/2014-14.96
FY 2014/2015-12.60



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