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@Equinox
Why is it risky if they don't reveal in October? I don't agree with that.

@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.

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.

@darthstuey
Apparently the Megadrive with 80 games is a piece of junk with wait for it "infrared controls".

Starting to wonder will I cancel my pre-order. I don't see myself playing the games much. I hope the games are running at full speed. That will be a deal breaker.

I wasn't happy with the gamepad at the beginning but now at the end of its life I consider the Wii u a brilliant system thanks to Nintendo's first & second party games. The console is extremely well made, it doesn't overheat unlike certain consoles I won't mention. I bought most first and second party games and I didn't get a chance to play most of them yet.

The highlights for me so far have been Starfox zero, Pikmin 3, Mario kart 8 and Mario maker. I own and have yet to play properly, W101, Xenoblade X, Bayonette 2, Smash bros Wii u, Wolly world, Zombie u, Mario 3D world, Nintendo land, DK tropical freeze, NSMBU and I'm buying Captain toad plus we have Zelda u and Colour splash coming soon. I also have Mass effect 3 and COD black opps 2 that I bought for half nothing.

So for me the Wii u is far from dead. History will treat the Wii u as a legendary console with a great library of must have games.

I wouldn't mind Pikmin 2 on Wii. 1 & 3 are amazing.

Further proof that greatness does not equal sales. Especially in the case of SNES, N64 and GameCube.

I can't see Nintendo revealing a new console before Christmas. It would damage Christmas sales for Wii u and 3ds. What have they to gain from a pre-christmas reveal? Nothing.

If it were kept a secret until March it would be really cool. I love the secrecy.

£350 wouldn't be bad, that's only about €400. 😉
All joking aside it will have to be at least €300 with the touch screen and detachable controllers and base station. HDD would be wishful thinking.

I'll pick up Toad.

It's really good how loyal Shigeru Miyamoto is to Nintendo.

F zero and Waverace. Metroid is kinda getting boring.

@technotreegrass
Wait till Black Friday and try to get a good deal

If I see a cheap Wii u after Christmas I'll probably buy it.

@The_Dude_Abides
How old are you dude? 10? Because that's how you sound.

"It makes sense given the device's renewed importance to the company". 😊😳😑. Ok

@3dsgeek333
Because they're afraid of the angry noisy mob. You know who in talking about 😉

Nintendo are taking a big gamble here, but it's one they have to take. As far as I can see NX is not really bringing anything new to the table; gameplay wise. It's just means Nintendo will be able to focus on one system and not two as they have had to do in the past.

The battleground will be the games and hopefully loads of them. It could be very good.

PS: I couldn't care less about 3rd party games, just give me Nintendo games.

I've enough backlog to do me 10 years, I'm adding to it all the time, in the last month I've bought 3 games alone. I only started playing Pikmin 3 now even though i bought it a few years ago. Loving it by the way.

The only way Nintendo will sell NX to me is with killer first party games. I'm not bothered with 3rd party I can get them on the PlayStation. I think 3rd party games are well overrated, even on Sony's system I try to get first party games. I'm getting a ps4 this Christmas.

Funny how Windwaker is most popular. ie. it's the only GameCube game a lot of them has played here in the form of the HD remake.

I'm going to put Sunshine as the number1 cube game. So many good games and as someone else pointed out Waverace blue storm is missing from the list.

@atomicjuicer
It will be less powerful. That is how they will try to keep costs down. How much power is needed to run a video game? It'll be about the games as usual.

@JohnBlackstar
Nintendo also has another ace in the pack. They are killer business men. Wii u may not have sold that well but Nintendo still managed to make money.

I think Sony may have made their first major mistake (console wise) with the PS4 pro. I am finding it all very strange. It's only for people with 4K TVs and Virtua reality headsets as far as I can see. I am very interested in the new slim PS4 though. I'm thinking Black Friday.

The NX will be in competition with PS4 and Xbone since they're all consoles.

@Folkloner
What are you on about. It's not what I would do. I'm just putting a thought out there. Is there any actual proof NX is getting revealed in the next month or so?
The way I see it Nintendo are keeping the console under wraps from the competition and they will not want to interfere with Wii u and 3ds sales coming up to Christmas.
What's the difference between a reveal 6 months before release and 3 months? Not a lot from what I can see.

At the end of the day it'll be about the games. Why would it be revealed before Christmas? They waited this long. They definitely don't want to interfere with any Christmas sale figures on Wii u and 3ds.

I think it's backlog time.

The level of intelligence on this page is mind blowing.

It just adds to the speculation it's a portable handheld that can connect to the telle. At this rate when it is unveiled everyone will be like 'O yeah we knew that'.

Underpowered, uses cartridges, can be took walkabouts and has little clips where your Wii remote can be hung at each side of it.

I'll probably que all night for it😆

2 incredible games.

I have both GameCube and Wii version of Pikmin and the Wii version is the best because of the controls. I really enjoyed playing Pikmin on the Wii. I couldn't complete it on the GameCube but I could on the Wii.

€30 for 2 games ain't bad but they can probably be got cheaper. I don't like digital.

It's a pity Radracer isn't included. That was the 3rd NES game I bought. I remember thinking 'there are hills in it'. Ya had to be there.. 🙂

It looks cool but I won't be buying it. Are these arcade games? or consoles versions? It looks very Megadrive. Just after spotting a NES game in there.

@AirElephant
Yes I remember that classic "Water Margin". I spent many a late night NOT playing it 😃

That's me, I only buy first party titles mostly. That shop looks amazing. Retro will always be big. I love it. It transports you to an era where you can experience the excitement and enjoy the classic gameplay from that time. It's the artwork as well, it's so cool.

@EllenJMiller
That's why Wii u games are going to hold their value in the future. If Wii u games are hard to find now, what will it be like when the Wii u is discontinued? Wii u games will be like GameCube games. Expensive. There are a few nice games getting the Nintendo selects treatment and now is the time to get them. I'm waiting for Captain toad on Sep 30.

@BensonUii
You got it in one there. There are people here that think this is how you communicate with Nintendo when they are not happy?

The future is here. 🤓

Use ports for upgradable memory. There'll be no build in HDD.
In other news; the sky is blue...😉

Everyone who plays video games is a bit of a nerd. I really hope it runs at the proper speed in Europe 60hz. For me that would be a deal breaker. I'd cry.

I'm not surprised because Nintendo are not going to abandon motion controls. I'd be more surprised if they did.

There is a saying "if you haven't made a mistake, you've made nothing.
I don't even think it was a mistake.

Plenty of companies would be glad of the sales Nintendo achieved with the VB. Nintendo are not ashamed of the VB.

@NTELLIGENTMAN
Comments like that are very UN-NTELLEGENT. Dream on dude.

Going to download this when I get home 😳
I'm joking.

Eh hello! Where's Stunt race FX?
Being able to highlight 3 is not enough, wanna make it about 10.

@samuelvictor
Sega certainly looked more arcade in them days and they had the "cool image", I originally went downtown to buy a Megadrive back in 91 (a year before SNES hit Europe). As faith would have it I came home with a NES. The MD was £150 with NO GAME. So I didn't fancy going home with a new console and nothing to play on it. I bought a NES that night for £120 with Super Mario bros and Duck hunt included in the price. I knew nothing about Nintendo but I had heard about them on TVs. I love the NES but with the 16bit graphics of the MD and the looming release of the SNES.

I sold the NES a year later with 5 games for £150. Headed downtown and bought a SNES with Super Mario world for £170 and never looked back.

I didn't really know much about gaming but I knew what I liked and what a console the SNES turned out to be. For me it wasn't the multi platform games (Street fighter being the exception), it was the first party games that brought it to the next level. At the end of the SNES era I truly believed Nintendo were the greatest video games company of ever. To me Nintendo were Coke and Sega were Pepsi.

I first played F zero in the shop and my jaw hit the floor. I can clearly remember the day I got the game. My then girlfriend bought it for me because I'd no money.

It was such a step up on anything I'd seen or played before. Incredible. I think you had to live in them times to really appreciate what was happening, the games Nintendo were spitting out. Nintendo were ruling the scene. Yet all my friends had Megadrives. They hadn't a clue.

@3MonthBeef
What was under the hood was "Super power" 🙂

It was 24 years ago it was released in Europe. What a magic time that was. The best gaming memories ever.

When I seen the headline first I thought it said "Ian bishop" he's an Irish comedian. ✋😀

That looks very good. I was a bit sceptical at first but now I can see it.

This is why I love Nintendo life; they keep me up to date with what's happening in the world of Nintendo.

Are there any jobs for a reporter? I'd love that 😌

Good I'd been looking out for Captain toad.

That's devotion for ya.
Seriously, great and respected man. He gave us the Wii and Ds and for that I thank him.