Nintendo NX 2016 News: Upcoming Hybrid Console Will Mimic PS4, Won’t Be A Successor of Wii U

Posted by Staff Reporter media@realtytoday.com ) on Dec 10, 2015 05:30 AM EST

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Rumor has it that game developer Nintendo will likely release its new hybrid console called the Nintendo NX next year. It was said that the new console will be comparable and eventually share the same features with the PS4. The company, however, stressed that the upcoming console's hardware won't be a successor to the Wii U, a report from Design & Trend said on Thursday.

According to sources who are privy to Nintendo's plan, the company will reportedly start creating the components of the hybrid console in the first quarter of 2016. The company is expected to ship over 20 million consoles by December. However, it was noted that "closer to NX manufacturing estimate a much smaller grand total of 10 to 12 million units shipped within that time."

"With such a huge allotment expected to be headed to stores in the next calendar year, a launch in the next 365 days sounds plausible. That being said, Digitimes supply chain sources have a hit or miss reputation for accuracy. It's also worth noting that even a 10 million shipped total is huge for one year. By comparison, about 18.5 million PS4's were sold in its first 12 months. To date, that number has climbed past 30 million since 2013," the report said.

Technobuffalo reports that if the rumors are true about the Nintendo NX' release date, then Nintendo will eventually release the console prior to E3 2016.

"With a troubled console, coupled with intense competition from Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo has a lot of ground to cover. Digitimes expects Microsoft and Sony to ship 13 and 18 million units respectively, and shipping 10 or 12 would put the system in shooting range of the others, at least in terms of rate of sales. While they do tend to play their own game, Nintendo is still competing in the market with the other two and is compared against them by not only fans, but investors as well," the report said.