Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

That isn't a position where that sort of thing really matters. They're never really going to pay much attention to what specific form the platform takes. They're going to be so close to the wire that it'd be virtually unrecognisable.

Anyways, the job description also talks about reverse engineering. So obviously they want them to be also familiar with older platforms. Think of, for example, the 3DS ports of Wii U games. Or the GBA VC on the Wii U. That's the sort of thing someone in this position would be wanted for.

I like how quickly some of these things rise and fall. I stumbled across it somewhere else and thought "this is nonsense, this can't be real". And before I know it I'm reading someone confirming it's not real.

My idea is that the NX will incorporate a tissue dispensing device for each time Nintendo makes one of their "decisions" so the fans can cry whole continuing to play first party games.

it seemed to complicated. It would be so much simpler to just release 2 consoles instead. Probably cheaper too.

Starting to sound like a broken record, but...
Nintendo had better have an aggressive advertisement campaign if they're gonna have just a few months between the reveal and the release.
I say that if we haven't heard anything by the middle of October, then it's gonna be delayed.

...but I'm still hopeful that the reveal will be on this last week of September. Or before Paper Mario. Or before PS VR release...

@Moshugan
I'm not sure how much the timing matters in the end. It depends on what kind of device it is but generally the interest comes after launch. Most consumers find out about it at that point. And the ones that are a bit more clued in? Well they're glued to NX news anyways.

BTW, if you look at google trends and compare Nintendo NX, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Wii U? All equivalently clunky search terms but they have to be because "NX" is bigger than Nintendo. Nintendo NX is now about on par with Nintendo 3DS. Both well ahead of the Wii U. They don't need to do that much, they already have our attention.

@Moshugan I think at this point expecting NX reveal before Color Splash is very unrealistic. The question is though is how many weeks Nintendo will dedicate to Color Splash promotion.

One thing I was wondering about is if there's no NX reveal before the October meeting, does Nintendo have to say something less vague about NX at the meeting or can they technically still be as vague as they have been over the past months?

@Grumblevolcano I think the answer to that question depends on how unrealistic Nintendo's expectations are that Color Splash is going to sell Wii U units. I personally think it'll be a minimal budget marketing campaign - social media and Nintendo fan sites like this one. Those who'll buy the game own a Wii U, and even then looking at the reaction it's received so far it may not be that much better than Federation Force sales but who knows.

Regarding the colour splash thing. I don't think revealing the NX would hurt sales. You can either afford to purchase an NX or not. If not, and still have a WIIU you can play it along with Zelda. So it's not that bad. Plus I can't see Colour splash being such a huge game that it will last till the NX release.

Info tomorrow, Direct on Thursday.

That's still my prediction

@MarcelRguez I wouldn't call it halting the NX reveal but rather if they need more time to make the NX reveal actually good. Expectations are at a super high because they didn't announce at E3 so they need something like: Here's the system and what's so special about it, here's loads of great games coming in the launch window and some further out titles known. Here's a NX tour that will be going on around Japan, North America, Europe and Australia pre-launch so you can experience this yourself.

And so on.

@Grumblevolcano I agree that more time could make the reveal better but that is pre judging something we haven't seen or know anything about. For all we know it could already have been planned out and ready to do, and is the best it can be. Plus you could also argue that not showing it at E3 should have given plenty of time to get the reveal just right. I mean they did officially state it was to get software ready that they weren't going to reveal it at the time.

As for the NX tour, they may well do one but if it's a handheld I can see Nintendo doing what they did with the past two generations where it was available at booths in various gaming and general electrical retailers kinda like how Sony and Microsoft do things. That's how you get the casuals the chance to find out about your system and actually play it.

@MarcelRguez Well the games may still not be ready (that was their excuse for not showing NX at E3 after all).

Just like everyone else I wake up look for NX news and all I find are more rumors...and more rumors. I do agree that Nintendo has our attention by doing completely nothing but to think that if Iwata didnt announce the system well in advance, its possible we might not even know a new console is coming at this point. Which would be far worse. I commend Iwata for announcing a console way early. The backlash Nintendo would have gotten from us right now with these software droughts and not knowing of a future upcoming console would be crazy bad.

@MarcelRguez As big of a title as Zelda is Nintendo definately needs another home hitter at launch because not everybody is into Zelda as a franchise. I do think they need to spread out big titles as well. Thats why I keep to the key word CONSISTENCY is key for Nintendo right now. Don't just throw all your heavy hitters towards us at once. This is the reason that 3rd party support is soo crucial.

I'm already certain that NX is doomed from the start if Minecraft isn't a launch title.

@MarcelRguez Well as Minecraft Wii U Edition is still very high on the eshop charts and the weekly Media Create chart results I'd say yes it is still a big deal.

Minecraft is a big deal, as it's the audience Nintendo are going to be targeting but that alone isn't going to shift units. Anyone who wants to play Minecraft can but a PS4 or Xbox One and get know there's going to a lot of other third party games too. That's something Nintendo can't and probably won't fix with the NX, so they need a damn good launch line up of first party titles.

@FragRed Of course by itself it won't but if it's not a launch title then hardware sales would likely be harmed. You'd need a good selection of both 1st and 3rd party titles at launch including Minecraft to get success.

I don't think Minecraft will be a system seller but similar to Call of Duty, it is a series people expect to be on all systems, and if it isn't they might not buy your system. It may sound weird but I just think Minecraft is expected on playforms, whether it sells well or not. The lack of Minecraft and Call of Duty can only hurt Nintendo, right?

@DefHalan Call of Duty won't be on the NX that much I am certain. If the specs rumours are to believed and it isn't the power of the Xbox One or PS4 then I don't think we will see anything like COD coming to the platform.