The March launch surprises me. But it will be interesting to see if they show it off at E3 or not. I'm going to assume they will since the New Zelda game seems to be their hopes to have better sells then they did with the Wii-U when it released. Very similar thinking when the Wii launched with Twilight Princess.

 

They've confirmed they won't be showing it off at E3. I'm guessing they'll save it for a Direct event in late August or for Tokyo Game Show in Sept.

 

Depends on what the NX is. A lot of people went for Twilight Princess on GCN instead of Wii because they either didn't like the new controls or figured it was a better deal to buy a price-cut GCN and TP for GCN.

Similarly, a lot of people may opt for a reduced price U & Zelda U instead of the NX.

Still, we know U games are being ported to the NX, so they can't be that radically different.

 

Since we don't yet know what this is or if it's NX related, I'll post this news here: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/05/rumour_nintendos_next_generation_handheld_is_codenamed_mh

Apparently Nintendo has a next-gen portable code named "MH" in development.

Whether or not this is a separate product or the rumored portable component of the MX remains to be seen.

 

Yeah, that'd be my guess- or some variation like Mobile Hardware.

 

The Nintendo Life link hasn't updated their article to show that it has been debunked so far. A bit more at Vooks.

So much for the MH = Monster Hunter theory

 

Good, that causes less confusion. Splitting the platforms would have been a bad idea.

 

Agreed, especially when they have talked about developing a framework that allows their titles to be scaleable between platforms.

 

Huh? You can use it for almost any game when the GamePad isn't required. I use it for Mario 3D World, Mario Kart, Smash (when I can't use/bring GCN controller/adaptor), Assassin's Creed and a couple others.

 

Well, that's not the controller's fault!

 

http://nintendoinquirer.com/blog/2016/06/16/nintendo-canada-boss-says-well-hear-nx-fall/

"We’ll talk about the NX this Fall. At that time, it will be one hundred percent NX."

 

The NX Preview Trailer will debut tomorrow morning (30th) at 10am EST! It will run 3 minutes.

 

Wonder if this is a prelude to a massive direct kinda like what they did with the Wii U by doing a small one to get one element out of the way and focus on more in the major one. I know we got something Animal Crossing related coming soon.

 

A little bummed that they undid the analog stick symmetry of the Pro Controller and reverted to XB/PS style but still, looks like a pretty cool idea- like what the Wii U was being used for in airport terminals.

And, thank the Triforce, "Switch" is so much better than either "Wii U" or "Wii" as a system name. Although there's a clear similarity between the Switch and U icon logos (it's like the U mixed with a ting-yang), so they're seemingly keeping the branding compatible in their line.