agreed with your OP. its annoying announcing games way to early.

You guys most absolutely hate Steam then. Considering most of its games are Early Access and only give a little taste and then painfully slow updates lol

Bad luck is right. Seems like every time I want a game, its maker goes quiet haha.

I don't think any games should be announced or shown until 6 months before release. By then you know if you are going to complete it (hopefully) and it means buyers are not left in the lurch or forget about it.

See the way Apple does each of it's iPhones, announced it so the hype is huge then release it immediately after. Games are different, you need to get people interested.

Some games are stupid though, announced ages ago and nothing since, Shadow of the Beast and Scalebound come to mind.

Would something like the "pix of the day" Nintendo did with Smash Bros and Splatoon suffice for you? Or do you need a new trailer every month to keep the game in your mind?

A problem for Nintendo is also the fact that they develop handling and balancing first and graphics last, pretty much the reverse over every other major publisher. While this ensures the top-notch gameplay Nintendo is known for, it also means that it will take longer before they have worthwhlile to show people.

That would be more than enough. Heck, new pics once a month would do me.

I imagine they do it for the PR. A well-time announcement will create far more buzz than a steady feed of information.

That, and the nature of game development would make the kind of press we'd prefer hellish for the developers.