By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Nintendo - Delay the NX to the Holiday season?

 

Should the Nintendo NX be delayed to the Holiday season 2017?

Yahoo!! (Yes) 31 20.95%
 
D'oh I missed!! (No) 117 79.05%
 
Total:148
UltimateMagic on 04 July 2016

typical troll tread, pretending nintendo's hardware is weak.



Around the Network
Pemalite on 05 July 2016
archbrix said:
Pemalite said:

More time is never a bad thing in development. ;)

The Xbox One and Playstation 4's Firmware/Software wasn't exactly fully fleshed out on launch, nor was the Xbox 360's and Playstation 3's.

Thing is, Nintendo has likely had that extra development time already.  NX was probably their focus for quite some time now, possibly as early as 2014, as evidenced by the lack of new WiiU games beginning development since around then.  My guess is that holiday '16 was their initial target.

March may not be the ideal time for the launch of a new console, but it allows them to have the spotlight of new hardware all to themselves (Neo notwithstanding), have NX out in time for their fiscal year's end, and save the holidays for big game releases as well as a possible handheld variant, since NX will likely have more than one form factor.

I think you are missing the point completely.

The point is... The development of a consoles software and hardware ecosystem doesn't stop once a console is launched. There are constantly new hardware revisions and software updates.




www.youtube.com/@Pemalite

archbrix on 05 July 2016
Pemalite said:
archbrix said:

Thing is, Nintendo has likely had that extra development time already.  NX was probably their focus for quite some time now, possibly as early as 2014, as evidenced by the lack of new WiiU games beginning development since around then.  My guess is that holiday '16 was their initial target.

March may not be the ideal time for the launch of a new console, but it allows them to have the spotlight of new hardware all to themselves (Neo notwithstanding), have NX out in time for their fiscal year's end, and save the holidays for big game releases as well as a possible handheld variant, since NX will likely have more than one form factor.

I think you are missing the point completely.

The point is... The development of a consoles software and hardware ecosystem doesn't stop once a console is launched. There are constantly new hardware revisions and software updates.

Ok, so, those constant new hardware revisions and software updates happen after a console is launched.  They're there post-launch, regardless.  So it still comes down to them being ready to launch in March as your original point addressed, which I believe they should.

 



Conegamer on 05 July 2016

Eh, I don't see them delaying it. They realistically need an injection of some kind to boost their profile in the gaming market sooner rather than later, and at the same time Nintendo aren't in competition with MS or Sony in the power department so the "4K" argument doesn't really hold water.

Hopefully by Holiday 2017 the NX will have a recent library of games too so it should do OK. Hopefully!



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

Pemalite on 05 July 2016
archbrix said:
Pemalite said:

I think you are missing the point completely.

The point is... The development of a consoles software and hardware ecosystem doesn't stop once a console is launched. There are constantly new hardware revisions and software updates.

 

Ok, so, those constant new hardware revisions and software updates happen after a console is launched.  They're there post-launch, regardless.  So it still comes down to them being ready to launch in March as your original point addressed, which I believe they should.

 

 

They could be there pre-launch to give a better first impression... And let's face it, with how badly the Wii U has done (Hint: It was a colossal failure compared to the Wii from a sales perspective)
Nintendo needs every positive first impression it can get... And I hope they get it. More competition is always a good thing.




www.youtube.com/@Pemalite

Around the Network
Lonely_Dolphin on 05 July 2016

So go a full year without any software releases. Not a good plan.



Platina on 05 July 2016

Delaying it for longer, especially when the Wii U is barely getting support would be a bad idea



NintenDomination [May 2015 - July 2017]
 

  - Official  VGChartz Tutorial Thread - 

NintenDomination [2015/05/19 - 2017/07/02]
 
          

 

 

Here lies the hidden threads. 

 | |

Nintendo Metascore | Official NintenDomination | VGC Tutorial Thread

| Best and Worst of Miiverse | Manga Discussion Thead |
[3DS] Winter Playtimes [Wii U]

Shiken on 05 July 2016

Nintendo needs to get the NX and Zelda out ASAP in my opinion. 4k will not be able to be utilized by most right away so as long as the NX can handle all upcoming 3rd party games at 1080p without performance issues, I think that is the way to go.

At this point it needs to he about the games, not 4k.



Nintendo Switch Friend Code: SW-5643-2927-1984

Animal Crossing NH Dream Address: DA-1078-9916-3261

superchunk on 05 July 2016

Nintendo should launch when they are ready.

Ready equals:
1) Nintendo content is ready at launch.
2) Nintendo content is in the pipeline to maintain relative continuous launches.
3) 3rd parties have some content ready and in their own pipelines. (least important)

Nothing else. Nintendo can sell 10MM and remain profitable as a company as proven by WiiU. Nintendo can sell 100MM and still not get relatively significant 3rd party support. All they need is their IPs and their ingenuity.

I am eager to see what new ways to play Nintendo has dreamed up with NX.



Soundwave on 05 July 2016

At this point they're already very late, so it doesn't really matter if they miss the March window. That's really just to have something to show for the fiscal year, but if they miss it, whatever.

They can launch in June/July/August without much fuss. 

If there is a portable NX I think they probably want the holiday season for that.