kotaku - NX delayed to 2017 due to launch games lineup

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Nautilus on 27 April 2016

Well, better this than having a Wii U-like launch line-up.They need a great first year, and if that means 3-4 months delay, im more than fine with it.

And Im pretty sure it wont be because of Zelda.Zelda probably was delayed because of NX, and by consequence, because of the other launch line-ups.

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Nuvendil on 27 April 2016

fatslob-:O said:
Nintendo can't be serious, their struggling with LAUNCH games ?!

This does not bode well especially if they transition to current gen physically based HD twin like game development ...

Uh...launch exclusives being baren is pretty common lately. 3DS, Wii U, Xbone, PS4, all had launch lineups that were just "OK". I think though it's more about compression. The Wii U's first year had a lot of droughts. By cutting a couple months off of the NX's first year and building up some games before launch should allow for a greater density of games in 2017. And it's not like they're development issues this gen have been THAT bad, they just have no 3rd party support of any kind so when they don't make games the Wii U has a big load of nothing to substitute.

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LipeJJ on 27 April 2016

If this is true, then it's great to delay it. Like I said countless times, they need a first full year with tons of games. 7-8 like they Wii U used to get won't do it. They need a great launch line up, like Zelda HD and a 3D Mario, and after that at least 1 big game per month. I know it's a lot, but it's the only way and Kimishima knows it.

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Peh said:
Way to turn this into a bad news.
Where does Nintendo say that they have troube with game developing?
Where does it say it is being delayed, meaning holiday season was an official release date?

Geez... OP.

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bigtakilla on 27 April 2016

This is exactly why I said no nx till 2017. I'll just add it to the things I was probably right about.

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JRPGfan on 27 April 2016

tak13 said:

Ps4 launched in February, and wii u in December in Japan...

PS4 launched November 15 2013, for europe & america. February 2014 was just for japan.

Sony prioritized NA+EU above JP.

They did infact launch for the holiday sales.

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Mr.GameCrazy on 27 April 2016

I think it's understandable for them to release the NX later than the holiday season this year. They need to be more prepared than they were for the Wii U.