Nintendo NX: New risk facing console launch in 2016
THE Nintendo NX is facing a new risk launching in 2016.
That’s according to Nomura Securities analyst Junko Yamamura, who has revealed a new predictions for when the Nintendo project will be released.
It’s getting difficult to keep up with the level of conflicting reports featuring the new console, some sources claim release in 2016 is a certainty, while others can’t believe there will be enough third-party support.
However, the latest is that Nintendo plan to unveil their NX "concept" between March and May and will be followed by a big event in June.
The Nintendo NX will gets its full reveal then, while the console will launch in either October or November, 2016.
It’ll come as good news to fans eager to find out whether the NX will include a wraparound touchscreen controller device, high-spec power, or a multi-platform “hybrid” design.
There will be a downside for Nintendo if they do decide to release the new device in 2016, however
Nomura Securities also predicts that the launch will lead to a drop in Nintendo 3DS and Wii U sales, lowering projections for the company.
“We had previously thought that the NX launch would have only a limited impact on 3DS and Wii U sales as it is not being positioned as a successor to either console, but we have now altered our view because 3DS sales have been weakening a little recently, particularly in terms of software, as the machine enters its sixth year, and to factor in a harsher competitive climate and what happened to other existing consoles when new machines were launched in the past,” Nomura explains.
“We still expect the NX to launch in 17/3.
“We have lowered our estimates for current consoles to reflect the present situation, fiercer competition, and what has happened in the past when new hardware is announced.”