Some investors can be such reactive idiots, as if the only thing that matters is maximizing profit for the present cycle (even when it's potentially toxic for the company's long term success or for a particular franchise.) My guess is that the delay is in Nintendo's and AC's best interest, even though the game is probably in a state where it could be released this year and then polished and expanded with 2020 updates. However, when it comes to important games like AC, Nintendo likes to have an isolated release window where there's only one big game release, so that it will stay in the gaming headlines throughout the launch window as hardcore fans explore it and talk about it, which then makes even more people want to buy it. The 2019 holiday season is probably glutted with big releases, and maybe ACNH won't be ready til holiday season. But if released at that time, AC's launch and sales might end up being muted and overshadowed as consumers (and especially families) are forced to choose between this thing or that thing. Nintendo has probably set aside a launch window in 2020 just for AC so that it can really shine - which also gives the dev team more time to polish and test the game and to implement even more potential features from their wish list. Maybe I'll actually have a switch by then, too (lol) and who knows - maybe there will be ACNH bundles to help move systems if a new, more portable and affordable Switch model should be unexpectedly introduced during the 2018 holiday season (presumably with a pokemon bundle available at that time.)
Maybe they did it that way in SMO on purpose, foregoing the floorspace requirement from SM64 because they thought it was amusing. I like that Mario's attention deficit problem is so bad that he can fall asleep even in dangerous spots where laying down seems to put him in danger. It would be perfect if he just freaked out a bit when he woke up in a dangerous spot.
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Re: Nintendo's Market Value Drops By $1 Billion After Animal Crossing Switch Delay
Some investors can be such reactive idiots, as if the only thing that matters is maximizing profit for the present cycle (even when it's potentially toxic for the company's long term success or for a particular franchise.) My guess is that the delay is in Nintendo's and AC's best interest, even though the game is probably in a state where it could be released this year and then polished and expanded with 2020 updates. However, when it comes to important games like AC, Nintendo likes to have an isolated release window where there's only one big game release, so that it will stay in the gaming headlines throughout the launch window as hardcore fans explore it and talk about it, which then makes even more people want to buy it. The 2019 holiday season is probably glutted with big releases, and maybe ACNH won't be ready til holiday season. But if released at that time, AC's launch and sales might end up being muted and overshadowed as consumers (and especially families) are forced to choose between this thing or that thing. Nintendo has probably set aside a launch window in 2020 just for AC so that it can really shine - which also gives the dev team more time to polish and test the game and to implement even more potential features from their wish list. Maybe I'll actually have a switch by then, too (lol) and who knows - maybe there will be ACNH bundles to help move systems if a new, more portable and affordable Switch model should be unexpectedly introduced during the 2018 holiday season (presumably with a pokemon bundle available at that time.)
Re: Random: Mario Gets A Safer Sleep In His Original 3D Outing On Nintendo 64
Maybe they did it that way in SMO on purpose, foregoing the floorspace requirement from SM64 because they thought it was amusing. I like that Mario's attention deficit problem is so bad that he can fall asleep even in dangerous spots where laying down seems to put him in danger. It would be perfect if he just freaked out a bit when he woke up in a dangerous spot.