@Operative Wii U releases already have been abysmal this year; another year and that would make two years of terrible to no support. I don't think they will do that.
Oh they'll get the momentum back with some aggressive marketing. Keep in mind that the PS4 was fully revealed in less than a year before its release and it exploded sales-wise.
Also, keep in mind that every NX leak gets a lot of conversations started, so the momentum is still there.
Seeing as how Nintendo has made many terrible decisions lately
And what "many" terrible decisions would those be? Really, I don't understand all this negativity. Aside from the Wii U not being a hit which was hardly lately and wasn't really a decision. What else is there?
The decision to start doing stuff on mobile? I reckon that was a pretty solid move. If Pokemon Go is anything to go by I think it's fair to assume that Nintendo's IP will do well in that space. Beyond that most of the moving around in the last few years has been in preparation for the NX. They've pulled resources away from the Wii U which you can complain about if you want. But it's hard to say that was a bad move given how the Wii U performed.
So yeah, what bad decisions? List them.
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@TromboneGamer I hope not on September 20th. My work is having a goant meeting to go over new medical insurance stuff, don't want to have to miss the reveal for that lol
@skywake I think Nintendo has dropped the ball in showing they can continue to produce quality content on their machines. With the Xbox and Sony brands, there wasn't a question of quality content, their previous systems continued to release games and sell well until their successors were released. Then we look at Nintendo and we have had very little to nothing for a long time. Wven on the 3DS side things have seemed to slow down. It is difficult to stay positive when we have been given very little to be excited about. Sure there is Pokemon, but not much else for this holiday season. There are other titles but there isn't much buzz surrounding them. Look at the other systems and they have lots of titles with buzz surrounding them.
People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...
As much as I want to believe it's going to be an AR Headset I think this is more likely...
Speculation is that the NX could very well obsolete the 3DS:
Looking at the DS upgrade/revision history...
DS... November 21, 2004 (Released first in North America[?])
DS Lite... March 2nd 2006 (Japanese Release)
DSi... November 1, 2008 (Japanese Launch)
3DS... February 26, 2011 (Japanese Launch)
New3DS... October 11, 2014 (Japanese Launch)
...okay, so...the release schedule for the DS revisions seems to be slowing & potentially there's another revision in the pipeline...
...NX is currently scheduled for release in March of 2017...
...whether the NX is going to be a handheld to take its place? Potentially if it's kind of a two-in one system where the controller is a new 3DS revision packed in with a console base unit...then, possibly the NX might supersede the New3DS.
But at this point I'm not sure whether Nintendo have even specified whether it is going to be a unit specifically for the home or whether it's going to be a portable handheld...my money would be on the former rather than the latter, and I don't think they'd pack in a 3DS revision, unless they were hoping the base unit could be upgraded modularly (otherwise I'm pretty sure the cost would be prohibitive).
...I did read somewhere that Nintendo are supposed to have take out a patent for a unit that could be added to and upgraded modularly with multiples of the same (or I guess potentially similar) units.
...If that's true then it's possible that the NX might not be either a new 3DS or a successor to the Wii-U but rather, both...
...and potentially the pack-in 3DS could be backward compatible with the Wii-U, with the Wii-U being obsoleted some time in the future as the NX is incrementally upgraded with new modules...
...that would maintain and potentially increase the 3DS install base at the same time as potentially reinvigorating the Wii-U while placating it's existing subscribership and would tackle the problem of accelerated obsolescence due to Moore's law and mitigation of risk in terms of Nintendo's investment.
When is something more of the same but not the one thing or the other? When it's both of those existing things in one (it's not one thing or the other because it's both) otherwise, to be a new way of playing, it would just have to be VR or AR (possibly a set with an image that blends with the image on the controller through cross-hatched, camera-driven spacial positioning).
So, yes...I think the NX will obsolete the current 3DS. It'll launch with a packed in revision for the 3DS that'll be the controller for the system and which will allow you to take games your playing on your T.V. outside with you and potentially (if part of the system's power is held back and can be enhanced through shared batch processing etc. via Wi-fi, if the wi-fi is fast enough and with enough band width to allow it) to friends houses for couch co-op ...the processing power would be divided equally between the handheld and the base unit and both will be revised, improved upon and updated incrementally, one through addition of modular expansion components, the other just updated on the established two-year upgrade cycle (as the PS4 and Xbox One are (also now) on a two year upgrade cycle).
@DefHalan I have inferred that the NX will be a fresh new start for the company. Sure it has been quiet (although I would argue your point that they haven't made quality titles) but I reckon the NX announcement will be an eye opener. It has to be, because this silly tech trap Sony and Microsoft are constructing between them is self destructive and as usual, a generation will come along that doesn't know any different and lap it up.
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@GrailUK It will be difficult for people to view the NX as a fresh start, especially with Nintendo's long history. The NX has the potential to blow us away but there is no evidence to say it will... there is no evidence of what the NX is. We have rumors but those rumors do not sound like a fresh start or an eye opener.
I agree Nintendo has made quality titles but for 2016 and 2015 what buzz worthy titles have we had? These have been slow years for Nintendo and hopefully the NX can create enough buzz to wipe out the last two years.
People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...
@DefHalan I think you're placing too much importance on the last two years. I don't think it'll ultimately make that much of a difference in the long run. Just don't horribly botch the reveal and they'll be fine.
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