Nintendo to Reveal NX Before E3
There has been a lot of buzz and anticipation concerning the next Nintendo platform, the NX. Which is interesting given we know little to nothing about it. It’s widely believed that we’ll learn more about the NX this year, the question though was when.
Well, a report from Nomura Securities, which analyzes sales data to predict sales, has thrown some fuel onto this fire, and has stated that projections have been lowered because the NX will be revealed soon, probably before E3, and possibly launched later this year.
“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.
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… We have reduced our operating profit forecasts for 16/3 by 5.7% and for 17/3–21/3 by 30.0–32.7%.”
Now obviously, we don’t know for sure that this is true, Nintendo has not commented on the matter. However, given the state of things with the Wii U, and the hype the NX already has, it’s possible this could be true.