NX
Release date: March 2017 (International)
Confirmed games
Zelda (Untitled): Will be shown at E3 2016. The game will also be on Wii U.
Release date: March 2017 (International)
Rumoured games
Pikmin 4: Has been confirmed, but not on a particular system.
Nintendo has done backwards compatibility ever since the DS, I doubt theyâd stop now.
I donât think so, a long while back there was some sort of patent filed by Nintendo for a system with no disk drive, which means either theyâre going back to console cartridges, or the games will be download only. I think the later is more likely, since Nintendoâs new rewards system only gives you good points from downloaded purchases.
Anyone notice that Nintendo is rushing things out now? Itâs only been 5 years since the Wii U came out and we already have a new Nintendo console coming out. I feel Pokemon Sun and Moon foreshadowed this.
Do we have any pictures of the NX, or is it still in concept stages?
Nintendo has given the NX a good amount of development time.
Nintendo SKIPPED a game to make Sun and Moon, thatâs the opposite of a rushed game. I think youâre having a knee-jerk reaction.[quote=âBrunamal, post:6, topic:22511, full:trueâ]
Do we have any pictures of the NX, or is it still in concept stages?
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Iâve seen patents, but I donât know if they count as leaks.
No, I am genuinely considering these things rushed. Genrally we get 8 years between consoles and we havenât gotten Pokemon Z version or X2 and Y2 (we always get a third version(s))
And development time for the NX is irrelavant to me. I am looking at how long we have had the Wii U for.
The third games sell worse than the base two games, it makes sense to skip them in order to make a new generation.[quote=âChaoticTempleKnight, post:8, topic:22511â]
And development time for the NX is irrelavant to me. I am looking at how long we have had the Wii U for.
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Do you want Nintendo to lose money? The Wii U is Nintendoâs worst selling console, staying with it would be suicide.
Itâs usually six years. The last console generation was longer than average.
Well, the Wii U has been by far Nintendoâs worst selling system, it makes sense that theyâd want to get past it.
The Wii Uâs lifespan doesnât impact the time spent on making the next console. But something that does impact the time spent on making the next console is the time spent on making the next console.
Oh boy, more places to send money.
Irrelevant. Even if the games sold poorly, at the very least they would gain some money. And I am pretty sure that a series with a staying power of 20 years is not going to die even if a third game doesnât sell well. And whose to say it definitively would not have sold well?
Honestly, all I see now with gen 6 is missed opportunities. I feel Nintendo is being foolish in releasing Gen 7 this early. If it is all the same with you guys, thatâs the last I am going to say about Pokemon hereâŚunless you want to talk about it in the PMs. Pokemon is a tad off topic here.
You guys really think I care that much about Nintendo⌠Truth be told, I wouldnât be heartbroken if they lost some money. I wouldnât even be heartbroken if they went out of business. Nintendo are not exactly saints if you know what I mean. And itâs safe to say they have rubbed me the wrong wayâŚSad but true.
Fair enough, but at the same time: the Wii U still only lasted for 5 years.
You know what? All this crap is actually making me like Nintendo less and less each day. First they come out with the gimmicky Wii, then they botch up the advertising for the Wii U, and now they are trying to answer that issue with a console that is rumored to be digital only.
Yes it was gimmicky, but if youâre not playing casual games itâs just like a button you have to flick.
You donât like a company because they did something at at their own expense.
What issue?
Metroid or riot
-Mesonak
EDIT: Also, with how lackluster Nintendoâs E3 presentations have been over the last couple of years, I look forward to the train wreck that could be this yearâs if Zelda really is their only focus. Hopefully they have a few other things of note to show off.
I still consider Motion controls janky and gimmicky. Plus I have never had a good time with them.
Thatâs not the reason I dislike Nintendo. It is a contributing factor because it makes me question their skills because of how bad they messed up, but why I really dislike them is because of their actions and attitude towards their fans. Yes, a company has to protect their branding and IPâs; but I think we can all agree Nintendo goes overboard with unreasonable copyright take-downs and strikes, excessive cease and desist orders, and the Nintendo creators program (donât even get me started on that bull crap excuse for a MCN).
The issue of having a console fail. Chilly, I said that right before I referenced the NX. I apologize if I didnât type that sentence right, but that was what I was referring to either way.
I fear that NX will be an underpowered system like the previous consoles. Third-party support had been very weak for the Wiis, as well; hopefully porting and actual game development for the console will be made easier.
I donât think having a digital only system would improve sales.
I donât hold that opinion at all. I was just saying that it looks like Nintendo is trying to solve the issue that the Wii U created (the failed console issue) by bringing out a new and âbetterâ console that just so happens to be rumored to be digital only.
I donât really care whether or not you like Nintendo, Iâm just saying what I believe to be one of the reasons for the NX coming out so soon, which is what you were seemingly upset about.
I think they were going hog-wild with those for a few years, but theyâve stopped suing everything that has their face on it but them. At least as far as Youtube is concerned, and as far as what Iâm aware of.
Nintendo held onto cartridges longer than anyone else, I doubt theyâll move on to digital only before anyone else.
The problem imo is that Nintendo canât market to save their lives, and unless that changes the nx is doomed to the same fate as its older sister.
I love my wiiu, itâs a solid system, it has great exclusives, the gamepad is nice, it failed because of the marketing, and the âlackâ of third party games, by which people mean AAA third party, as it has plenty of third party games.
I expect the nx to be a good solid system, with good solid games, but unless Nintendo can market properly itâs not going anywhere.