The Nintendo NX may be coming much sooner than most previously anticipated as a report claims Nintendo’s next video game console will be released some time in July 2016.
The report cites sources familiar with the matter who say Nintendo has given Foxconn, a major Taiwanese supplier and manufacturer of a wide variety of tech products, the green light to start “pilot production” of the Nintendo NX. The pilot is expected to kick off by October 2015 and orders expected to be finalized by March 2016 with mass production to start by May or June 2016. Nintendo will be looking to ship 20 million units of the Nintendo NX during its first year.
We know things haven’t been that great for the Nintendo Wii U since its launch, but to release a new console just four years after the previous one seems a little hasty, especially when other console manufacturers are looking to have their respective machines in the market for several years.
The Wii U has been performing better over the last 12 months as games like Splatoon, Super Smash Bros., and Mario Kart 8 have been solid games for Nintendo. And with the holiday bringing Star Fox Zero, Super Mario Maker, and Yoshi’s Wooly World, the Wii U appears to have another strong lineup of first-party games so far.
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Well that's a given, have a less obvious prediction?
I'm going to make a bold prediction that the NX will flop hard, and will be the last console we see from Nintendo.