Report: Nintendo's New Console Set for Q2 2016 Release

[AzrealMaximillion]

Expect the next Zelda game to get held back in the same manner as Twilight Princess for the same reason.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Unless they expand their game's library beyond Mario rehashes, their new console is going to do as well as their last.

 

[RejjeN]

Although not a promise, this could mean that we could be sitting at home with a brand new console in less than six months. Alongside the early debut of the Nintendo Account in Japan and the distribution of NX dev kits this year, the company is definitely making power moves for 2016.

Really? "Oh yeah they're releasing Dev Kits, you know, the thing needed to develop for a new system, like, almost a year before release! It makes Totes sense they will release it soon right?" Because rushing a console release and having nothing to show for it has worked so well every other time right? I doubt Nintendo is that ignorant of their (and everyone elses) past mistakes. Hell, I'd think Q2 2017 would be too early, but at least it's somewhat reasonable compared to 2016.

We'll see I guess, but I'm holding out hope that Nintendo isn't dumb as bricks.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

Ha.... and I just bought a WiiU too...

 

[CrystalShadow]

That seems... Highly improbable, since we know literally nothing about the system.
When was the last time you saw a console launch with less than 6 months of notice for what the system actually was before it was launched?

That would just be bizarre.

Also it would be suicidal, given that this exact kind of thing is what ended up screwing over Sega, and is a major factor in why they stopped making consoles...

You DO NOT arbitrarily release a new console early. It does bad things to everyone's confidence, and will really only make things worse for you...

 

[Lightknight]

Great, another cycle with almost no marketing (six months away and we don't know any specifics) and being launched in an off season for consoles. Nintendo just doesn't want to get back in stride...

They didn't even release dev kits until October of this year. So screw 3rd party support again, early on at least.

Until they learn from their mistakes, they cannot prosper. Not unless they get lucky in the innovation department like with motion control at the right time for the right price in the Wii generation.

 

[cathou]

i would be very surprised that they get the NX outthat early. starfox and zelda are both due for Q1 or Q2 2016, historically, those IP have always help console sale, so they will surf on that. at e3 we will probably have a glimpse of the NX and it will come out in 2017

 

[Lightknight]

i would be very surprised that they get the NX outthat early. starfox and zelda are both due for Q1 or Q2 2016, historically, those IP have always help console sale, so they will surf on that. at e3 we will probably have a glimpse of the NX and it will come out in 2017

Maybe if it turns out that those two games either aren't being released on the WiiU and are being released on the NX then everything will come together and make sense. Or if they have staggered versions with a greatly superior one being on the NX?

 

[flying_whimsy]

I was really pissed when I heard they were working on a new console, and now this (yes, I know it's a rumor, but still). I've been waiting and saving to get a wii u and now there won't be any point to it. Just like the wii, it's like nintendo forgot that you have to get games on a system to keep people playing the damn thing. I don't care how many amiibos they've sold.

Unless the wii u drops in price by $100 I just don't see that many people getting them if this pans out to be true.

 

[mtarzaim02]

You don't pull off your *ss AAA games in only a year with a dev kit.
2017 is more plausible, game-wise.

Except if "NX" means "Network Xtended", and offer a steam store made in nintendo. There, you buy a wiiU game, and you can play it on future nintendo platforms too. An official Dolphin emulator.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Would it be so amazing if they indeed released a new console this early, out of the blue? The Wii U practically had no marketing.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Would it be so amazing if they indeed released a new console this early, out of the blue? The Wii U practically had no marketing.

I hope they market it better, as a Wii U owner, Istill come across people that think the Wii U is just an addon for the Wii. I love the Wii U, but it's got shortcomings.

 

[remnant_phoenix]

This doesn't sound right. They would've announced it by now if it were coming out in July. Unless they're trying to pull a Sega Saturn and announce it the same day it launches, because I guess that worked so well for Sega back in the '90s.

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I agree.

I can see them going into full PRODUCTION in Q2 so that they could do the full reveal in Q3 (E3 season) and have a Q4 (holiday 2016) release. That sounds right. That makes sense.