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Today via their latest finacial report, Nintendo announced that their new upcoming gaming system, codenamed the Nintendo NX, will be released worldwide in March 2017.

“For our dedicated video game platform business, Nintendo is currently developing a gaming platform codenamed ‘NX’ with a brand-new concept. NX will be launched in March 2017 globally.”

The Nintendo NX will not show at this year's E3, instead the company will focus on the latest Zelda title at the upcoming conference, which will now be a dual release for both WiiU and the NX.

1. No NX at E3. Will focus on new Zelda

— Takashi Mochizuki (@6d6f636869) April 27, 2016

Latest Nintendo Financial Report

Update. The new open world Zelda is also set to appear on the NX and Wii U at the same time.
Source thanks to DarkenedMatter

 

[driverdis]

Really Nintendo? Really? Animal Crossing?! Fire Emblem?!

Way to make me feel less guilty about pirating all your shit.

Unless Nintendo goes IOS only or F2P, piracy will be an even bigger problem as it is easy to pirate on android. IOS was easy back in the days of Installous but pirating is a pain now and still requires a jailbroken ipod whereas android does not.

 

[regnad]

Unless Nintendo goes IOS only or F2P, piracy will be an even bigger problem as it is easy to pirate on android. IOS was easy back in the days of Installous but pirating is a pain now and still requires a jailbroken ipod whereas android does not.

I can imagine Animal Crossing being P2Ped out the wazoo though. It will be irresistible.

 

[Seriel]

Hyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyype!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, will be fun. Just remember guys, don't update it

 

[FAST6191]

I have been telling my friends for months now that the real reason Zelda was delayed was for launching on the NX alongside the Wii U. None of them believed me as they were blinded by fanboyism and that Zelda would save the Wii U. Who will buy it on Wii U when NX will have the superior version?

Zelda TP for the GC might well have been the superior version of that game, and not quite the same but the Majora's mask version for the GC was possibly inferior in some ways. If indeed the NX controller nonsense we were discussing in another thread comes to pass then wii u controls might be the superior version. I too am awaiting the amusing responses from "it'll only be on the wii u" crowd though -- even if Nintendo had not discovered the money making powers of the rerelease-o-tron then they would be fools not to do it here.
I wonder if this means we can read something into the hardware architecture of the nx as well -- main choices would have to be another piece of powerpc junk and thus a simple port, powerpc chips included in the nx (expensive) or new architecture and a somewhat hasty port of this game (or it was always kind of lead platform and the wii u version is the hasty backport).

I am actually curious to see how Zelda is doing. Not necessarily because I want to play it (I probably will but it will be 2025 or something when I find it for nothing at a car boot or can emulate it or something) but everything I saw up until now had many of the hallmarks of a bad open world game, and if Ubisoft can hose this one up routinely then I hold little hope for Nintendo being able to pull it off when they are effectively starting from scratch.

 

[rainparadesamurai]

I think this is pretty big
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/725224236340629504

Seems like phones might be the 3ds's replacement and NX, the WiiU's.

Not at all, those games are just designed to milk the filthy casuals money with "free to play" - "microtransaction cheat codes" - only idiots pay for that garbage. I predict that the NX's completely new concept will be that it's a unified platform and the Handheld/Console will have games compatible with both or games from both will at least be compatible with the console so wii u type of software droughts would be averted somewhat. https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/725223728187998208 This tweet also implies that the NX will replace the Wii U AND the 3DS in some capacity, just not in a straightforward or "simple" manner - which I presume is referring how the NX is divergently innovative from previous console generations where the home/handheld platforms were separate.

 

[RedBlueGreen]

but everything I saw up until now had many of the hallmarks of a bad open world game

Well it is Nintendo's attempt to cash in on the open world craze.

 

[nxwing]

Not at all, those games are just designed to milk the filthy casuals money with "free to play" - "microtransaction cheat codes" - only idiots pay for that garbage. I predict that the NX's completely new concept will be that it's a unified platform and the Handheld/Console will have games compatible with both or games from both will at least be compatible with the console so wii u type of software droughts would be averted somewhat. https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/725223728187998208 This tweet also implies that the NX will replace the Wii U AND the 3DS in some capacity, just not in a straightforward or "simple" manner - which I presume is referring how the NX is divergently innovative from previous console generations where the home/handheld platforms were separate.

It may also be possible that those games would actually end up becoming paid games with no IAP whatsoever.

 

[DarkenedMatter]

Shame my post got the shaft even though it was posted before this one. Not like I can publish "official" news here in order to not "split" things up lol.

 

[FAST6191]

Shame my post got the shaft even though it was posted before this one. Not like I can publish "official" news here in order to not "split" things up lol.

If it was several hours apart then usual protocol is to close the newer one and redirect. However that was less than 20 minutes (well within dotting is and crossing ts window) and by the time it was caught there were a bunch of posts in each so it made sense to merge things. It is usually a bit more clear cut than this but know it is certainly not a reflection upon you, please do continue posting things others may find interesting or relevant.

 

[heartgold]

I think initially NX was suppose to be 2016 release, also noted on the NOA leaked schedule to be 2016, but for some reason they had to delay it at the last minute. Hence why there is no E3 presence of NX, it's not ready or tweaks are being made.

https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/725231692533882880 - Apparently the only playable game they are bringing to e3 is zelda Wii U, this further suggests NX launch decision to delay was made recently and they got nothing at e3 to cover its absence as originally intended to.

 

[Hero-Link]

I think initially NX was suppose to be 2016 release, also noted on the NOA leaked schedule to be 2016, but for some reason they had to delay it at the last minute. Hence why there is no E3 presence of NX, it's not ready or tweaks are being made.

https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/725231692533882880 - Apparently the only playable game they are bringing to e3 is zelda Wii U, this further suggests NX launch decision to delay was made recently and they got nothing at e3 to cover its absence as originally intended to.

Agreed... they kept saying that NX would be shown at e3, or that more info would come out at that time...

Now they don't have games nor news... what the hell are they thinking?


Or are they just trolling us and will show something big at e3? i *wish* they were trolling, but my 6th sense is (tingling) saying otherwise...

 

[spotanjo3]

Time to the sell the Wii U...

Are you crazy ? NX will not be playing WII U games at all.. Maybe VC but no backward compatibility at all. Save your Wii U unless you are done with it.

 

[FAST6191]

Are you crazy ? NX will not be playing WII U games at all.. Maybe VC but no backward compatibility at all. Save your Wii U unless you are done with it.

Have we got confirmation of that? I had not seen anything on the matter.

 

[Hero-Link]

Have we got confirmation of that? I had not seen anything on the matter.

No confirmation whatsoever... he must have just arrived from The Future to warn us!

 

[BurningDesire]

God damn it. I knew I would be beat xD at least we got some confirmation.

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Wait a sec. Are they calling it NX now or will they have a real name. Seems like they're sticking to the NX.

 

[Bullseye]

I think Nintendo might hold off releasing the NX due to the PS4.5 and the possibly new XBOX revisions.

 

[kumikochan]

Nintendo is fucking up again with their damn lies, lies and more lies. I remember a while back Nintendo claiming Zelda not being delayed because of being cross-platform but because they wanted to add things. Why do you lie over and over again Nintendo ? It's clear you're not the same company you were back in tue 80's\90's and that you lost the passion towards your consumers and gaming in a whole.

 

[laudern]

Just wait a minute!!! Wasn't Nintendo's big saying during 2015's E3 is that they only show games at E3 which are to be released that same year?!?!?

I guess this year's E3 tag line will be "have a look at the distant future of gaming."

 

[Mr.ButtButt]

delayed AAAND the only game playable??
I really hope ZeldaU isn't the only game their announcing this year..
otherwise. well..
#NintendoDies2016 #OMG #GetTheNewsOnThePhone #WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiLucas

 

[Foxi4]

Welp, this means that I won't be picking up Zelda U, I'll be picking up Zelda NX. Time to unhook the console, there's nothing left on the release schedule. To be fair though, I expected the NX to come out with a grand fanfare around December - why would you possibly want to miss the Holiday season? I suppose it's close enough to Easter, but c'mon.