Right now forums on the web have various threads attempting to predict when Nintendo will unveil the NX, and one theory we've seen (which didn't make a whole lot of sense) was that Paris Games Week could be the time to showcase the system to the world. Well, that won't be happening, as Nintendo has confirmed that it's skipping this gathering, a major event in France that's running from 27th to 31st October.
JeuxVideo received the following statement from Nintendo:
Ever year, Nintendo looks for the best ways and opportunities to let fans try out its games. This year, Nintendo chose to skip the Paris Games Week, because it did not fit in the [company's] annual plans.
It's seems feasible that timing is indeed the issue here, as Nintendo continues to scale back on Wii U and think carefully about how much budget to spend on promoting the 3DS for the Holiday season. Nintendo did attend Paris Games Week in 2015, too, but like with the recent EGX event in the UK it wasn't deemed worth attending this time around.
Does this have any implications for potential NX reveal timings? Perhaps, as October does seem increasingly logical as a potential window for unveiling the system. That said, Nintendo may simply be cutting back on promotional and marketing budgets, regardless of the status of the next-gen unveiling.
Time will tell.
With thanks to Benson for the heads up.
[source perfectly-nintendo.com, via jeuxvideo.com]
Comments (82)
#Nintendoomed
Did not know Paris had its own game week.
Outside of the NX they've got nothing. Seriously. They have nothing
And here comes the negativity. Better get the safety goggles on
They really have nothing to showcase...Zelda Breath Of The Wild and the few 3DS games are all they really have, and if they are saving up the money to advertise the 3DS for the holidays, and/or saving up the money to advertise their next console, then that's fine! Doesn't mean anything else, except for the fact that they have plans of their own to do something 'big' before or after that...there's got to be something big coming out for the holiday, or some major announcement, so maybe they're just waiting for the right time to do so.
Ooh la la. (Meant as a "Wow, that sucks." kind of expression.)
Hopefully Milan's own Games Week won't follow suit.
Shh! Every time someone talks about NX on the internet Nintendo pushes the reveal back by an hour!
It's coming soon
If E3 didn't get the NX's reveal and it is one of the biggest gaming events in the world, what made people think they were going to reveal it here? They are either doing their own event, like an Space World, or doing a direct.
Pretty much most of the year has been a logical time reveal the system, depending how you look at it. That being said, if it's not revealed in October... I'll be very upset.
"Perhaps, as October does seem increasingly logical as a potential window for unveiling the system."
Increasingly? How so? If they were to unveil NX in October, wouldn't they want to showcase the line-up in the event? Or at least BotW running on NX...
Is there any reason to think it will be in October besides personal opinion on when is the best moment to reveal?
@Luna_110 Thirst for real news and straw-grasping.
Heard this yesterday. No great surprise. What exactly would they show? Colour Splash? Their last Wii U exclusive game that will have been out 3 weeks at that stage. lol
@ottospooky Yeah right... They don't have a million seller pokemon game to be released one month after the PGW (in a country where Pokemon is extra popular)...
(sarcasm inside )
My theory:
Nintendo planned to officially announce the NX in August or September, but something big happened; Pokemon Go - which was a huge and unexpected success.
Because of this, they want to capitalise on the marketing potential by either adding functionality to the NX that was not planned before, like GPS, that will allow an ultimate version of Pokemon Go to run on the new system (perhaps battling will become exclusive to it). Or, they have changed the name to Nintendo Go - which has required last minute changes to branding and pushed back the reveal date and possibly manufacture date.
In any case, it is either not being shown in Paris because they plan to reveal it at a later date, or either it or its launch games are not ready to be demoed yet.
Well, that's it then... If they are not going to showcase NX at this event, we can assume it won't be revealed by then, so that leaves november for the month of reveal, which would in turn conflict with its admittedly slim offerings for the holidays.
So, january reveal?
JUST REVEAL THE NX ALREADY
@SLIGEACH_EIRE What would they show?

lol
@RennanNT No way would the NX debut at that event.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Not debut. But this event is in the end of October. If they were to reveal it in October, they could showcase it a little.
Ninty are doing their best to make sure no one buys a Wii U this Christmas
I have a feeling it won't be revealed in a Direct because that feels aimed at Nintendo fans and they want everyone to see it.
It could be any time this year - they could show it on New Year's Eve.
Prediction: If NX is still on target for a March launch date Nintendo will maintain radio silence through the end of 2016. And if NX is still on target at the beginning of 2017, it will be revealed about the time we would expect the February Nintendo Direct and available immediately for pre-order and purchase in stores only a couple of weeks after.
@RennanNT That way would make sense but Nintendo don't do sense. And France is Nintendo's biggest market in Europe.
NX reveal is said to be coming in October. Good back up for (if all is to be believed) it is that-
*Developers have talked about the system
*Trial period for constructing console
*Wii U orders are finishing very soon
*Ton of handheld and home console divisions have merged together
*Nintendo have censored interviews recently where NX is mentioned besides those mentioned above
*Not appearing at any recent gaming expos
They have things to show off except for Pokemon Sun and Moon as the demo is still not ready yet according to sources. Ridiculous i know but there we go. If it's not revealed by the end of next month, the March launch date is highly unlikely. They need to announce something though. Been going on long enough.
@shosbu I agree Nintendo will not reveal the NX until late January or February which is after the holiday season , Nintendo still has to push Wii U as well 3DS this holiday season revealing the NX before the holiday season would drastically hurt the sales of these two current systems especially as everyone knows the NX is gonna be portable as well as home system seems like logical business sense to me.
This is the magic of Nintendo in a nutshell. Love them, or hate them, you can not get this kind of craze from Microsoft or Sony because you already know their new system will just be a more graphical powerhouse.
Nintendo is innovation. This is what makes the wait more painfull. It is because it wont be a bigger stronger same old thing that keeps us frothing at the mouth for a reveal.
@Romeo-75 "Nintendo still has to push Wii U as well 3DS this holiday season revealing the NX before the holiday season would drastically hurt the sales of these two current systems"
The only place Nintendo will be pushing the Wii U is into a grave.
I guess that means the NX's reveal will indeed not be in October then. Or maybe it's too close to this event. Either way we can't be entirely sure, so, whatever really.~
@Romeo-75 Push the Wii U? It's dead, the only game coming to it is Color Splash and that's looking like another Federation Force type sales. Plus they're about to stop production on it in Europe at least so why bother.
So all the "analysis" think October. Does anyone else think if it doesn't happen in October it definitely won't be happening in November or December, so it'll be next year.
P.S. The analysis are running out of months to predict.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE unfortunately Nintendo started the grave pushing process for Wii U two months after its release LoL...
@FragRed
I know you didn't ask me the question but "Why bother"? 🤔 Eh money
The Wii u is still Nintendo's current console no matter what anyone says. They are still selling them. I can't see them pulling the plug, or doing anything to upset sales, just before the busiest season of the year.
Cause they've got nothing to show.
2017 NX reveal it is then
Won't do September because it ends on Saturday, won't do October because otherwise it would be at Paris Games Week, won't do November because Sun/Moon and Black Friday, won't do December because of the holidays so that leaves 2017
@Equinox
Why is it risky if they don't reveal in October? I don't agree with that.
Super bowl reveal?
I too don't see how pushing the Wii U factors into anything. What exactly are they pushing? They've all but come right out directly and acknowledged its dead. Paper Mario is not pushing any consoles. No reveal of new console is gonna do much to hurt or help its sales.
Yeah, good idea, Nintendo. Keep it all in secret while people buying boxes and ps.
Nintendo..... Oh my, this is getting irritating not knowing what NX actually is...
@Grumblevolcano September ends tomorrow, on a Friday.
I've been joking CES in January for a few months now, didn't really mean it, but if some of those things the Pokemon guy and Ubisoft guy have been saying about casuals and easy to use is true, then maybe CES makes sense after all?
Industry only Nov 10th in NY.
https://www.ces.tech/Events-Programs/CES-Unveiled/CES-Unveiled-New-York.aspx
Jan 3-4 in Vegas
https://www.ces.tech/Media/Press-Events-Schedule/2017/CES-2017-Press-Day-1-and-2.aspx
Pokemon Go will be there
https://www.ces.tech/Conference/What-to-Expect/Conference-Tracks/Digital-Hollywood/DHW10_Pokemon-GO-The-Phenomenon-of-AR-Gets-Real.aspx
Nvidia's President will be there if you like that rumour
https://www.ces.tech/Conference/Keynotes/Tech-Titans/Jen-Hsun-Huang.aspx
I know videogame companies haven't been at CES historically, but maybe Nintendo doesn't view itself as a videogame company anymore as they have basically skipped every videogame event this year. Why not start off 2017 going right after consumers?
Could be. Until it isn't. Just like every rumour so far.
Many don't realize this, but Nintendo's shareholder meeting takes place October 27th.
NX Direct has to be inbound...it HAS TO BEEEEE!
I'm just going to wander into a store and see the system on a shelf one day aren't I?
1: Its in Europe, so less important in their eyes (though they also don't attent TGS most of the time).
2: They have nothing to show.
@rjejr I meant by September ending on Saturday as in October starting on Saturday.
@Grumblevolcano "September ending on Saturday"
OK, I suppose that could be a regional or dialect type of thing. For me, Sept ends on Friday, or before Saturday, but not on Saturday, there is no Sept on Saturday. It's ok, I always get confused to this day whenever my mother tells me she is going somewhere "next Saturday" if she means the one coming up or the one after that. Usually she means the one after that, "this Saturday" would be the one coming up, "next Saturday" would be the one after that, but I still get confused.
Still looks wrong to me though.
Nintendo have officially announced that they will reveal the NX this year but it could be any of the next 90+ days.
Nintendo has previously stated that it would be revealed this year.
That means that if it is not revealed this year, the launch has been delayed.
If it is still set to release March, then it's gotta be released this year.
@westman98 oh okay, why hasn't anyone said anything before you? At the moment, that is the most likely NX announcement date.
@Martendo Maybe but in the UK retailers are selling PS4 and Xbox One bundles for £150 this holiday season to rid of the old stock in readiness for the new models. So my question is, what do you honestly see people buying given the price, specs, branding and catalogue? Especially as Nintendo seem to not care about lowering their prices.
@FragRed £150?! What? Where?
@FragRed
I seen the ps4 in Argos at that price today, but it was sold out. I wouldn't have minded one at that price.
@RennanNT Nintendo has been trending towards focusing on their own events/ "Directs' or event adjacent 'Directs'... but I wouldn't expect them to do a very regional event as a major reveal, but rather a world-wide Nintendo event with simultaneous 'Directs', usually along side a major convention like TGS (passed this year) or E3 (would miss holiday season pitch/too far out).
This leaves a small window before the end of the year (which if Nintendo has ANY lick of sense left, they will take advantage of) to make any kind of announcement and make a memorable impact on shoppers trying to decide whether to jump at the new SONY hardware or an XBOX ONE, or save their money for the next big thing from Nintendo. Waiting until next year would really be ignorant and marketing suicide. Even November and December would really be pushing it. October is not only ideal for beating the flood of seasonal pitches/ads that will be assaulting our TVs, I also don't see too many other things going on so no one to steal their thunder.
I just don't see them using a very regional event for such a critical marketing launch. It may be big in Europe, but if I didn't follow this site I might not have heard of it. I'm thinking it will be a Nintendo home brew international event with multiple 'Directs' and Treehouse action.
@CTMike Eurogamer have been reporting on it. As @Martendo said Argos has it, I'm sure other retailers do too.
NX event coming!!
@AlexSora89 Nintendo Italy officially announced that they aren't going to showcase any games in Milan, they are only going to be present...
@CTMike These are from yesterday so they may be sold out, but I tried.
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2016/09/amazon_uk_sells_fifa_17_lego_star_wars_ps4_bundles_for_p149
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2016/09/uk_ps4_prices_plunge_lower_than_p150_with_fifa_17
this is so disappointing!...I already bought flight...
If the NX fails, I won't have any sympathy for Nintendo. They knew how badly fans want info but deliberately withhold the reveal. If the systems fails, they brought it on themselves.
@Ricube
[insert expletive here]
At least there will be demos. Hopefully!
@Tsusasi, I'm asking why a October reveal is increasingly more logical (that is, is getting more likely) as the text suggests. This "has to be before November" argument is months old, since Nintendo skipped TGS, September was pretty much out of question then, that was the peak for a October reveal chances.
October is around the corner, so Oct chances are shrinking a little every day that Nintendo doesn't start the build up or announces the Direct/event day.
And, as I said in a later post, I don't think they would reveal it in PGW, but if they plan on revealing before PGW, then it would make sense for them to showcase it, or at least show some trailers. So, if anything, this news reduces the chances of it being in late Oct, and practically excludes the chances for the first half of Oct.
@Judgedean They actually haven't, they said they'd talk about the NX in 2016 of which confirming a March 2017 release and BotW being a dual release with the Wii U version in 2017 back in April counts as talking about NX. 2017 reveal is a possibility.
@AlexSora89 I hope you mean downloadable demos, because...
https://www.facebook.com/NintendoItalia/posts/1038672209579614:0
They say they will be there in an "alternative way", without demo stations or anything... Just... people standing and... I don't know what they will be doing there...
@ottospooky
That doesnt really say anything tho cuz we dont know how much they have for NX.
They could have one half finished game or 6 completed titlea.
Who knows?
@Ricube
At least I'll finally take advantage of the improved StreetPass plaza. I have many puzzles to finish at once.
@Don I think if the NX fails, timing of its announcement will hardly be a major reason. If it does, it will most likely be because of the same mistakes that were made with the Wii U.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
It is wicked impressive how you always know about things before they are posted here. Please do me a favor and continue to point out when you knew something before this website posted it.
Please just go into a little more detail than you have lately, though. Like instead of juat telling us that you knew about something 54 minutea before it was posted, maybe you could also fill us in with the first name of the person you were with when you found out and what beverage you were drinking!
I look forward to staying up to date with when you first heard information that i hear later! Oh! And PLEASE make sure to let me know every single time you tell NintendoLife news you read on other websites! Thanks!!
@SanderEvers No offense, but the Netherlands seems like a weird place for the announcement of a global hardware launch.
Looks like SSB tournaments where they will be giving away amiibo, and Volcanion card distributions, so S&M may have demos. Would be nice if Cloud, Corrin and Bayonetta amibo put in an appearance, they would make nice prizes. PMCS also releases on Friday Oct 7th so maybe that will be playable as well?
http://www.dailynintendo.nl/2016/09/18/deel-plannen-nintendo-voor-firstlook-2016-onthuld/
http://www.azurilland.com/news/5905-volcanion-events-coming-for-sweden-and-the
I just don't imagine any NX info unless Nintendo announces it next week just days before PMCS so they can really pretend that game and Wii U don't exist. I like the following week for a reveal to try and steal some attention from PSVR launching Oct 13.
Forums on the Web may be talking about the nx, but a significant percentage of the world's gaming population is talking about Fifa and not giving a Daffy Duck about the nx for the next couple of months. Love it or hate it, Nintendo need EA.
@rjejr haha thanks, pal. But yeah, long gone it seems!
To be fair I have a PS4, I was hoping to grab a cheap Xbone!
It's actually worrying that Nintendo is being so quiet about the NX, when they are killing off the Wii U as fast as they can. I hope that NX news comes soon, but it probably won't. Right now they are just frustrating Nintendo fans, and causing everyone else to stop caring about it. The biggest problem is that once Nintendo does reveal the NX, it will be too late because people are already hyped up for the PS4 Pro and Xbox one S and Scorpion and unless the NX can go toe to toe with those systems, or blow them out of the water, most gamers are going to see the NX reveal as a "late to the party me too" move. That is the number one thing Nintendo should be avoiding, as doing this would instantly be a death sentence for the NX. It would cause game developers to once again ignore Nintendo's system because it would be seen as nothing new, and a hassle because they have to add functionality for the new gimmick. I understand that Nintendo doesn't want the other companies to steal their work, but the longer consumers have to wait to hear about the system, the higher a chance there is that either people will have moved on from Nintendo and not care, or that they will be letdown because there was too much time to speculate.
Another way of saying we don't actually have any new games or anything to show
@eeyore this is so true, I am so close to buying a used Xbox one, it's not even funny. I would kind of like to know what the NX is before I make my decision but if they wait too long I will go ahead and buy an xbone
@AlternateButtons #75 lolol did someone forget to take their medicine today?
Seriously though, did ANYONE actually think Nintendo would unveil NX at... Paris Games Week...? Of all things?
@RennanNTIt's increasingly more likely because it's really the only logical choice left as all other options dry up or were never viable to begin with. I don't think PGW holds any special significance for them nor doesn't announcing anything proximal or during necessarily mean the will get some sort of boost from the show. If they were going to do anything during, my guess is that it would still be a 'Direct/Treehouse' one-two punch and be global, so I don't even know if the show would get a nod. Or maybe it will be a surprise at a venue nearby, if they feel it would help - which I don't think is really part of their strategy from all of the dodging of events. And I guess if you're going to debut something this big, going it alone and breaking the internet is greater bang for the buck, with press releases already in the hands of some pubs and media outlets ready to go after the virtual events. Just my guesses and my two cents.
@AlternateButtons And Nintendo failing to unveil their new console in a specific window of time so as to abate the tantrums and soothe the nerves of impatient fans is somehow an affront to your sense of appreciation from them? Give me a break.
You know, if you really are a loyal Nintendo fan like you claim to be, you should be happy that Nintendo are taking their time with NX instead of just lazily blowing off the covers at some random gaming expo to meet people's arbitrary expectations. If anything, Nintendo's clear dedication to taking a measured approach with the unveiling of NX shows that they at least learned SOME of the right lessons from Wii U and are doing their damnedest to avoid repeating their mistakes with that system. It shows that they've learned that they can't take anything for granted, and that they can't just throw a new machine out into the market and expect it to sell 100-million units just because it has their name on it, and that they need to be deliberate and smart in their handling of NX.
Nintendo fans should take heart in the deeper implications of Nintendo's silence on NX instead of just whining like a bunch of children who can't wait to open their Christmas presents.
I Think NX is building impossible expectations at this point. Glad i'm being calm about it and not building super high expectations myself.
@AlternateButtons "...you're acting like a jerk and it's uncalled for. Patronize me again and I will report you. We can keep discussing this but I won't put up with that tone."
Uhhhh, you know that's not how any of this works, right? As in, disagreeing with you doesn't equate to "patronizing" you, and patronizing you doesn't equate to a reportable offense. Nor does what I'm ACTUALLY doing, which is called "disagreeing with you/NOT patronizing you." Anyway, I sincerely regret that I poked the hornets nest of emotional instability that is the nintendolife comment section once again. Have a nice life, guy.
@AlternateButtons In all sincerity, you really need to take a breath and chill out. I've seen some crazy hyper-sensitive people meltdown and overreact on this site, but this is a new low.
I've become inured to the idea that the NX isn't going to be revealed until some time in January. I'll be pleasantly surprised if this isn't true.
Until then I'll just have to play Pokemon Sun for the duration.
@SanderEvers "I also hope for some serious Zelda action"
For a game that's been delayed 2 years now, even if that only works out to 15 months or so, even after 3 days of E3 I still feel like I haven't seen enough of it myself. I was ok for July and August after E3, but it's Oct in 2 days, wouldn't mind seeing some more. I'm playing Ni No Kuni now flying all over the world on a purple dragon, hoping Link gets an eagle or something.
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