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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

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Except that it's the other way around. Reggie and Trinen copy Shibata's lines!

Oh, it is? Shibata should just let Trinen and Reggie take care of the English Nintendo Directs.

 

[VMM]

Well, if it was released this year, it would have been the installement for the 30th anniversary, it would be named The Legend of Zelda XXX

I wonder what will happen to Final Fantasy?
It certainly will get to it's 30th installment, and we know the rule 34

 

[flame1234]

Nintendo will really piss off wii u fans. At least they can do it the same way as the last of us.

The way I see it, they do not want me to purchase a Wii U. So I never did. There's not enough good games for the thing.

 

[FAST6191]

For Nintendo, E3 is outdated. Now they use Nintendo Directs for all important stuff, which I like!

Is that why they are so boring and with nothing worth noting?
I agree E3 is way past its prime but at least e3 presentations say something, most directs I bothered to watch I fastforwarded through and still sat there bored.

 

[Foxi4]

Picking up NX just for a Zelda port without knowing too much?

Wii U was rather a disappointment over all, lacking number of high quality first party titles, lets not even discuss third parties. lol

It has been underwhelmingly supported by Nintendo. They sort of gave up seeing it fail, and if NX is a failure will we see the same result? Nintendo better fix it up with NX, otherwise I can't consider myself getting an NX with Wii U level support. Porting Zelda to NX isn't very enticing when you can already play it on Wii U, they need announce a solid launch window and beyond for NX to have my interest.

You know very well that I'm first in line to criticize Nintendo when it comes to the myriad of mindboggling decisions they make everyday, including just about every step of Wii U's design and sales strategy, but I also have four qualities that necessitate my purchase of an NX - I'm a fan, a console collector, I have disposable income and I'm a hypocrite who just doesn't care. I've purchased consoles for one game before, this would be no different. I just hope to God that the fact that the NX is getting a same-day release of the new LoZ doesn't mean that it's another damned suped up Gamecube - it was funny the first time, the second time nobody laughed, the third time people will start grabbing torches and pitchforks. Not that it matters to me - I've got my PS4 to play mainstream games on, but it'd be nice to get actual quality hardware this time around.

 

[nintendarium]

If they could integrate any modern tablet to play Wii U GamePad games then some of its issues would be solved but with this limitation they still'd have to reconfigure games to work with a traditional controller. Most of the games that are GamePad-only could easily work with a normal controller.

Lego City Undercover being one of them.

there will be a fresh new start , probably no backwards:

Iwata on Jan 30th, 2014
it will become important for us to accurately take advantage of what we have done with the Wii U architecture. It of course does not mean that we are going to use exactly the same architecture as Wii U, but we are going to create a system that can absorb the Wii U architecture adequately. When this happens, home consoles and handheld devices will no longer be completely different, and they will become like brothers in a family of systems."

 

[GuyInDogSuit]

Zelda is being delayed, again. It seems Nintendo needs more time to make the game more polished, so they're delaying it until the release of the NX, coinciding with an NX version release as well.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/27/zelda-wii-u-delayed-to-2017-also-coming-to-nx

 

[SomeGamer]

It's just around the corner! Hype!

 

[naddel81]

after the now 3rd delay since 2014 I wouldn't be surprised if even Big N pulled a Watchdogs on Zelda for Wii U.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

there will be a fresh new start , probably no backwards:

It's no big deal losing BC of Wii U. NX will most definitely have a much better catalogue of games.

 

[Wellington2k]

Nice! I can't wait to see it at E3.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Sucks that they delayed because without Zelda 2016 there is hardly anything else to look forward to on the Wii U, for the exception of Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE. Sigh.

 

[Benja81]

Wow, never would have thought when I was buying my Wii U in 2012, that there wouldn't be an original Zelda game until 2017. 5 years!!

 

[GuyInDogSuit]

Wow, never would have thought when I was buying my Wii U in 2012, that there wouldn't be an original Zelda game until 2017. 5 years!!

There hasn't been an original one since 2011.

 

[daxtsu]

There hasn't been an original one since 2011.

A Link Between Worlds says hi. It's a sequel, sure, but it's not an HD remake of something.

 

[Deleted User]

Kind of glad it's coming in Spring 2017, but it could be because I've never owned a We You. Gives me plenty of time to catch up with all of the great 3DS titles I've been missing out for for years.

 

[Captain_N]

the focus of e3 should be the nx and zelda. Remember twilight princess on wii. People bought wiis just because of that at launch. Why not take the opportunity to show off the new zelda running on the nx. Stupid move nintendo. What are you afraid of. The other 2 have basically said they will be making 2.0 versions of the existing hardware so they cant copy you that fast. I dont get it. Tell me the reason you wont show off the NX in the one place it will be noticed the most?

 

[Yil]

the focus of e3 should be the nx and zelda. Remember twilight princess on wii. People bought wiis just because of that at launch. Why not take the opportunity to show off the new zelda running on the nx. Stupid move nintendo. What are you afraid of. The other 2 have basically said they will be making 2.0 versions of the existing hardware so they cant copy you that fast. I dont get it. Tell me the reason you wont show off the NX in the one place it will be noticed the most?

Game cube have wind waker, wii u has nothing.

 

[cooroxd]

Game cube have wind waker, wii u has nothing.

Wrong, wii U has wind waker hd

 

[Deleted User]

Wrong, wii U has wind waker hd

That's a remake. Exactly the point. (;___://