The system is now confirmed for a March 17 2017 global release.
http://nintendoinquirer.com/blog/2016/04/27/nintendos-next-system-arriving-march-2017/JUST as I was typing out more about the lookout for the rest of the year for Nintendo, such as Zelda NEEDING to come out this year, it's been confirmed to be delayed to 2017, all but guaranteeing a twin release on the NX and Wii U. I'm surprised. It's gonna miss the 30th anniversary of Zelda which is kinda of a small disappointment in that regard. Man, this is gonna be a boring year for Nintendo with how little is coming out for either handheld or Wii U.
http://nintendoinquirer.com/blog/2016/04/27/zelda-wii-u-delayed-2017/Nintendo is also making this E3 focused on the new Zelda, I imagine giving us the full reveal on gameplay, it's name, and all the goodies we've been waiting for, but won't be detailing the NX at all. That's a weird choice, though I feel like they'd at least reveal something...at least the name of it at the very end of the event to say that'll it'll release both on Wii U and whatever the NX will be called.
And just to add, here's abit of new art for Zelda that seems to confirm his blue look we saw from before and some sort of book that I'm guessing is the hook of the story perhaps? I like it, I just turned it into a really awesome background I found for the new Zelda lol
Things continue to get weirder, Zelda is not only the focus for E3 in terms of their Direct, but it'll be the only game available on the floor. I mean, they are only going to promote a game that won't release this year? What about Tokyo Mirage Sessions? Pokemon? That Kirby game? Paper Mario? It's not like they have many games releasing this year. I know they'll have big reveals elsewhere on their own time, but E3 is still kind of a good way to lay out the rest of the year for everyone.