Topic: Updated Nintendo 2015 release windows

I looked at the projected release dates from the recent quarterly report, and there seems to be a few (but not many) changes to the projected release windows revealed at E3 2014:

• Art Academy is only a 2014 title in Japan. It's 2015 for NoE, not listed for NoA.
• Mario Maker, Yoshi's Wooly World, Splatoon, Project Giant Robot are all still "1st half 2015" titles
• No title announced at E3 have been moved from their 2015 status.
• Devil's Third is now a 2015 title
• Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem is listed, but with no release window.
• For NoE, there are 14 Nintendo-published titles for Wii U listed of 2015. For NoA, there are 12 Nintendo-published titles. (Differences are the Captain Toad and Art Academy releases.)
• The names for the games Mario Maker, Project Giant Robot, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Project Guard, Star Fox, Zelda will most likely change until release.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2014/141030e.pdf

Huh. Interesting. I hope Rainbow Curse comes in the first half of 2015.

I'm happy that Splatoon is still a 1st Half release

SMT x FE really needs to hurry up and release already. I'm starting to lose any interest I previously had in it.

I have a feeling that, some of the games that say 2015 release window might be move up to 1st half 2016 or 2016 window. hope not but it will make since to make the game(s) look the best it could be

Hold on, Splatoon is just a 2015 release in Japan. Not 1st Half, just 2015.

I do wonder how Art Academy, Mario vs DK, Mario Maker, and Project's Giant Robot and Guard will be fleshed out to be full retail titles. They all seem a little thinly spread to me. Neither MP10 or D3rd interest me.

I'm excited for Splatoon, Zelda, Star Fox, Xenoblade, Yoshi, Toad, and Kirby which is half of the EU releases, but I do think I'll need a couple more titles so as not to go buying a PS4 to be honest. Hoping for an announcement after Chrimbo and maybe a couple for E3, even if they're collaborative 3rd party games.

No Fatal Frame? :/

For some products, I guess it's not only about development time, but also a matter of timing. I guess the products for the casual market need to be spread out fairly evenly during the year. And Mario Party probably needs a space to the 2 other Mario-related products.

So you're saying 2015 is packed with games.

Not for 3DS

3DS will be fine. These games are only the known ones announced so far

Not bad. Hopefully more new stuff gets announced and Devil's Third is gonna be so nice.

Glad to know we might be getting Splatoon soon enough.

Here's the link to the Nintendo E3 released graphic for a refresher.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/09/02/nintendo-sa...

As for 3DS, the new 3DS will probably be out in spring 2015 so I suspect we get some more game announcements then. Pokemon ASOR is 3 weeks away, MH4U is Q1/Q2, FF Explorers is due out Dec 18 in Japan so probably west at some point. And new 3DS has built in NFC so we should get some amiibo compatible games as well. This Christmas is all about SSBU though, as it probably should be.

Heck, Nintneod has hardly even covered any of these games since E3 - Starfox barely even then. Splatoon, Giant Robot, Yoshi, Mario Maker, they could all do w/ a refresher I think, and maybe we'll get a Nintnedo Driect in Dec, after an ND in Nov for amiibo in MK8, HW and the rest.

Bleh, was hoping MH4U would be mentioned there, just 4G. :c

I'd only go as far as saying that Nintendo seems to be more in control of their Wii U release schedule nowadays. I still "expect" some of the later releases to be pushed to 2016, which could OTOH be compensated by currently unannounced 2015 titles.

Mario Vs. DK was a retail title before (Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2). SO it could be jammed packed with puzzles. I'm hyped for this game.

We need to get a Nintendo Direct soon... There are SO MANY THINGS they haven't talked about since E3 and even before that!

Interestingly, Kirby and the Rainbow curse is still called Kirby (temp.) in Europe.