Nintendo Will Reveal NX Price, Launch Lineup And Specs This Year, Claims Nikkei

Okay, but WHEN this year?

Specs better be great. I hope none of the launch titles get delayed, but I'm expecting it at this point.

Pikmin 4 is one I'm sure.

@StitchScout
I was just starting to wonder about Pikmin 4. That'd be so great!

It'll be before Black Friday, at the very least. Even though NX isn't coming this holiday, people might be inclined to spend less on video games this Christmas if they knew the full details about a console launching in March. (That means we're looking at a mid-July - early November reveal window.)(Plus, I'm sure they'll reveal it before the PS4 Neo and PSVR come out.)

How considerate of them. I wouldn't want them to go to too much trouble, seeing as they're so busy not releasing any games later in the year.

Bigger Library than the PS2?

Fanboy: I wouldn't go that far.

Nope, don't want hear it! You can't ruin my days anymore Nintendo. Call me when you're ready to talk business!

I suspect there will be some Nintendo event September time, more than an simple direct. the NX will get a reveal and Nintendo will announce things like films and TV shows to generate hype about the IP's and grab more of the public's attention.

Tell you what though, skipping E3 and missing Christmas... This new angle has to be huge

I wonder when Nintendo will announce these things. Since they're doing it away from all the gaming press at E3, they'll need to do a brilliant job at marketing it and getting their message heard.

Plus, I'm concerned that other possible console reveals at E3 could take the limelight away from the NX when that is finally revealed.

Well duh...

I wouldn't quite call this "stating the obvious" what with all the wonderful surprises we have been getting these last 24 hours...
I would be surprised if they share any specs at all, by the way, since they haven't done that since the GameCube, so it will probably be up to the likes of Digital Foundry again, to dissect the hardware and give us the what's what before Nintendo will ever mutter a word...

Nintendo's also looking to sell the Mariners: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/160428e.pdf

At this point in time, Nintendo better deliver something impressive with NX because all these delays and secretism is causing more frustration than hype.

Bring back Spaceworld

What if Nintendo meant that they just planned to release a direct a few weeks after E3? 😉

another horrible E3 event for nintendo like the last year ?

@whitemaskedhero You beat me to it. I was just starting to think, this doesn't necessarily mean Nintendo will be waiting until September for the Tokyo Games Show to reveal their console. Maybe they will hold it very soon after E3 itself. That's what I hope anyway.

This lifts my spirits a little but I hope it's soon. Maybe tease the NX next month in a small Direct, and then announce all of this stuff after E3.

I really hope Nintendo has a plan. I mean, they've gotta be showing SOMETHING besides Zelda at E3.

@ProudGrimleal Ha. Good one.

@manu0 NoA retains 10% of the Mariners, the other 44% is being being sold within the ownership group, and Howard Lincoln retires.

Same ownership group, different percentages.

@peeks
We get to see Zelda this year.

That alone elevates it above the 2015 expo.

Very smart move I think. Take Australia for instance, most parents Think the Wii u is just the old Wii and have not bought their kids a Wii u. Stand around in ebgames and hear how many parents say no you have a Wii and a ps4 you're not getting this too. Nintendo needs to build up excitement in its products again to get noticed so kids nag their parents. By announcing a new system late 2016 and releasing it in Mar 2017, they give 9 months ramp up to Christmas 17 when heaps of titles will be out and maybe a coup of bundles. Combined with tv advertising Parents and kids will all know what a nx is by Xmas 2017. Very good move by the big n.

Why do people act entitled to info and release dates? Nintendo never promised a 2016 release for NX.

This year it would be awesome if the Zelda title for Wii U is released this year , a November release would be nice , personally I don't think we will get any solid NX info until January my thoughts on the NX are if they announce Super Mario Galaxy 3 I'm on board if not I will wait , I also hope Nintendo has a surprise title or two for Wii U it's worthy of a proper swan song in my eyes .

I don't understand. E3 is a wider audience, that can help Nintendo boost its reach. Nintendo Directs keep things in an exclusive Nintendo fan club. So why announce it to the in-crowd?

Ugh, what a day.

@manu0 meh, they should have renamed them to something that leverages Nintendo's majority ownership anyway. This does feel like they are getting rid of anything that is no longer in consumer mind share. I will laugh if Mariners fans start a protest over this!

Tv advertising will boost ni tendons. E3 is a bs hype train of broken promises year after year and people are waking up to that.

They won't talk about it at E3 but who's to say their E3 Direct won't end with the date of their next Direct which will be the big NX reveal?

@ProudGrimleal HD is as far as Nintendo will ever go. I don't think its beyond that development Nintendo is willing to invest itself.

I believe that I am of the few people who are patient here, because, and excuse me, despair is noticeable everywhere from the internet, I know that many expected many things this year and in the E3, but it is not the end, even things come in way, just you have to wait, but well...,
that continue the rage...

I'm still not convinced that it's a hybrid console. Who knows, I could be proven very wrong.

So correct me if I'm wrong, but the only "big" releases we have left this year are Pokemon S&M and the Paper Mario CS (which will either be amazing or horrible)

@Romeo-75 well Nintendo at it's investors meeting clearly said that they will do a full reveal of the NX later this year. so yeah, you won't have to wait until January for info.

@NintendoHistory I read the financial report and it states that "strongly anticipated titles from third-party publishers are also scheduled for release". It doesn't say for what systems or what titles though.

@YoshiTails Nintendo is trying to avoid fighting for media and consumer attention with all the other hardware that will be showcased at E3 this year. Stuff like Playstaion Neo, Playstation VR, the two PC VR headsets and possibly the rumored new/improved XBOX One. Would explain why they think a separate event to unveil the NX where all eyes would be on them and only them would be more beneficial for the NX's success. also i'm almost certain that the NX unvealing won't be from a Nintendo direct. i strongly think Nintendo will have a big press event like what sony does with Playstation Experience.

@gamelall that's a good point, VR is most likely to be all the buzz and they could easily get overshadowed.

@Mr_Zurkon yep and Nintendo knows a lot is riding on the NX to regain their footing in the console gaming market. I don't think Nintendo is willing to take any chances with the NX. This is also why the NX was pushed to March 2017 where the NX will be the only new piece of hardware on the market and the hype for the Playstaion Neo and PS VR will be settling. The delay of the new Zelda is just a casualty of this strategic move by Nintendo. Nintendo knows that game is more important to the NX than it is to the WiiU right now. I'm pretty sure that game was still on track for a holiday 2016 release.

I think it be before E3.Or around then.They could have a direct before e3 like last year or do a separate event.

@gamelall that what I think it can be called the Nintendo experience.

It will not serve Nintendo's interest to reveal too much information so soon, especially as they could potentially increase the specs further (as the parts become cheaper) between now and launch, and Sony and Microsoft would be likely to haphazardly try to hinder Nintendo's potential success given the unexpected success story that they've had with the DS and Wii.

It's hard to get excited at this point as the Wii U has only been out for only 3 1/2 years, and there are almost no new games on the horizon (and the current library is at best, sparse).

@Mr_Zurkon Most of it is for 3DS (Ace Attorney 6, Monster Hunter Generations, SMT IV Apocalypse, DQVII, DQVIII, etc). The Wii U stuff appears to be indies and Lego Star Wars.

That stuff is spread out through June onward though.

@andrew20 @gamelall @NintyFan @abe_hikura
I read on ign that Nintendo will not reveal the nx details at a separate event either. I really hope that this isn't true, because I don't think that a Nintendo direct will give the nx the audience it needs to have a successful launch.

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@andrew20
My bet is sometime after E3, don't expect to see anything NX related before E3 since it wouldn't make sense to unveil the system before and skip having the system at E3. Until then the rumors march on.

@Moeblob Nintendo clearly said in their investors meeting that they will fully unveil the NX later this year. that can only be done via a Nintendo direct or a special Nintendo press event (most likely the latter). the only other option i can think of would be TGS but Nintendo has never really done TGS

@gamelall So let's hope they do a special event. Like I said before, I don't think a Nintendo direct would do the nx justice, but I could be wrong.

Yes! A release date and price point for a console with absolutely nothing publicly known about it aside from a codename.

Am I the only one who considers March 2017 a sensible release window? It surely means more chance of an absolutely killer launch lineup. Plus I may actually get to finish Xenoblade X!

Also, I get that folks are frustrated about the lack of a presence at E3, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility that Nintendo will make their own announcement PRIOR to E3. NX specs and lineup would be big enough news to stand alone.

@Moeblob exactly. that's why i said it will most likely be the latter. A Nintendo direct is not the place to unveil new hardware. especially not one that is as important for Nintendo as the NX. They will most likely hold a massive press event like Sony does with it's Playstation Experience. A huge event inviting all gaming press. unveiling the console, it's specs and pricing, release date and the software in development for it. and giving the press hands on time with the games and hardware.

I wonder if Nintendo will give Wii U owners a discount for the NX, or something similar to the 3DS Ambassador Program. That would be a good way to please some fans at least.

@JaxonH And above the 2008 expo too, but that's not really saying much is it?

Can we go back to last week when everyone was worried that 2016 release would be a bad idea and we didn't know about Zelda's delay? Last week was a good week!

Ok fine, but as long as they don't try that "if you want the best.. wait for it..." Christmas campaign again.

Nintendo will reveal the specs for NX? As if! When was the last time Nintendo has stated proper specs for its devices?

I'd guess at the end of September so about 6 months before release and before everyone gets too swept up with christmas

They must reveal all of this at this year's E3,the whole world watches it.If they do it with a Direct,watched only by hardcore Nintendo fans,I'm going to be really angry.

This is news. Nintendo will tell us all about the NX before we order one. And that will be this year.

I would not take March next year as a release date written in stone.

Nintendo, to give us a boost when there is a lack of good games, come out with a 'wow' announcement, a new Zelda on the way, a new Starfox, a new console etc. Then some months later an apology a delay and an expected new date. Then close to the new date another delay.

This March announcement will keep us happy for the next six months and about October time and after we have been drip fed NX news, comes the delay announcement, the apology, and a new expected release date. For the West anyway.

Why should we not be sceptical, Nintendo is waving the Zelda game at us but not delivering and not giving an explanation why.

This is news. Nintendo will tell us all about the NX before we order one. And take will be this year.

I would not take March next year as a release date written in stone.

Nintendo, to give us a boost when there is a lack of good games, come out with a 'wow' announcement, a new Zelda on the way, a new Starfox, a new console etc. Then some months later an apology a delay and an expected new date. Then close to the new date another delay.

This March announcement will keep us happy for the next six months and about October time and after we have been drip fed NX news, comes the delay announcement, the apology, and a new expected release date. For the West anyway.

Why should we not be sceptical, Nintendo is waving the Zelda game at us but not delivering and not giving an explanation why.

While they ramp up all this speculative news about NX yet again.....we have about 3 games on WiiU for the rest of the year. Can we address this problem and stop fawning over a system we know nothing about, releasing at a time thats usually not a big electronics selling season.

Oh whatever, I'll contribute. I predict NX will have low sales until summer 2017...just like the 3DS NA launch.

@Moeblob
You'd have to fill me in because I didn't start caring about stuff like e3 until maybe 2 years ago.

@Mario-Man-Child Thanks, I'll send it on through to the Prince...
3 more days until I revert to my former self...

The last few years Nintendo had avoided trade shows and preferred to announce the games and hardware through their direct broadcast. This was the main reason why Wii U wasn't selling. The general public assume it's an updated Wii, not a new console. They are doing it again to the NX.

NX is driving me mad right now. I guess if there were more Wii U games on the horizon it would be so bad but it's all we ever seem to hear about these days.

Just hope is sooner, rather than later! I've never experienced this much secrecy around a home console

Look for the NX at the Tokyo Game Show!!

"The news has come as quite a blow for many Nintendo fans who had hoped that the new hardware would be out in time for Christmas"

@Damo: Really? How do you come to this conclusion? The only thing I've read from Nintendo fans - here and on various other sites - regarding a 2016 release was going like this: "Nintendo is doomed! I'm pissed as a Wii U owner that NX will launch in 2016, only 4 years after the Wii U's launch!"

Not once have I read a post or comment that said that they were actually looking forward to a 2016 release. Only negativity.
And then I always told them that a 2016 release is logically impossible (no official name yet, no official announcement yet, the console has to be produced in big numbers yet) and that they shouldn't listen to some unfounded rumours. But they wouldn't believe me.

@NintendoHistory 1 good game per year and 1000 remakes to make more money...shame fifa 13 no racing no big titles... i was playing zelda and then witcher 3 no place for comparison ...is is shame really very disappointing after 2014

@Mayor_Patycake But why, though? That doesn't make sense.

With the 3DS Ambassador system, it was a price drop mere months after launch. They did that to try and make early adopters not feel burned when they could have waited and spent $80 less.

The NX is a new console and buying a new console always comes with risks. On top of that, it's not like the Wii U's life is being cut short or anything by NX. Wii U launched November 2012. By the time NX launches, the Wii U will have been out for 4 years and some change--a typical console life cycle.

@kyuubikid213 Yeah, you're right, buying a console does come with risks. I was thinking more of the gamers who felt a little cheated because of the relative low game quantity, as well as a lack of specific games, like a console-exclusive main Zelda game for example. To be honest, I think it's unlikely that Nintendo would do another type of program similar to the Ambassador Program, and it absolutely made more sense for the 3DS's situation. I do think it would be neat if Nintendo gave out some free eShop credit or My Nintendo points or something to Wii U owners though.