Not exact matches
Some could argue that the PlayStation's
launch put a damper on Nintendo and its
console business (and it most certainly led to the beginning of the
end for Sega's hardware business).
The company expects to have 50 titles available for the new
console between its November
launch and the
end of March, including Super Mario Bros. and Activision's blockbuster Call of Duty Black Ops 2.
Those of us at the
launch were pretty weary by the
end, after a seemingly endless cavalcade of developers talking up the upcoming new
console.
That is WAY more pixels, and you're comparing
end of life
consoles against a
launch title port.
It's clear from some of the system updates that have been adding in fairly rudimentary functionality that the Switch had elements of its user interface rushed to get it ready for a
launch before the
end of Nintendo's 2016/17 fiscal year, but now the machine is beginning to look more complete it might be time for the virtual
console to finally resurface.
Naughty Dog's The Last of Us was one of the best rated PS3 exclusives that
launched at the
end of the
console life cycle.
Opening the time of madness is Resident Evil 7,
launching in the
end of January on PC and
consoles, just three days before Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3.
The celebration never
ends with Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival for the Wii U
console as it
launches across Europe on 20th November.
Sony has announced plans to
launch an Uncharted 4: A Thief's
End PlayStation 4
console that features artwork of protagonist Nathan Drake...
Grip games, a privately owned developer and publisher of games for game
consoles and high -
end portable devices, announced today it will
launch Atomic...
Grip Games, a privately owned developer and publisher of games for game
consoles and high -
end portable devices, together with True Axis Pty. Ltd and bitComposer Entertainment AG, announced today it will
launch Jet Car Stunts, a racing / platformer hybrid game for the PS3, PSVita, PS4 and Xbox 360 as a downloadable game throughout North and South America, Europe and other territories this spring.
Whether they'll be able to release Horizon 2 (or whatever it will be called) before the
end of the generation is another matter entirely, with Sony believed to be gearing to
launch PlayStation 5 between 2019 and 2020; this means there's a chance it could be a
launch title for the new
console, or possibly a cross-generation game like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
On the other hand, the long delay in the
console cycle (now coming to an
end with upcoming PlayStation 4 & Xbox One
launches) & the increasing migration to mobile, online & social / casual gaming has proved somewhat problematic.
Launching with Zelda was a fantastic win for Nintendo, and will no doubt see the system's darling
end up on multiple GOTY lists come December time, and with the likes of Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart and Splatoon 2 hitting before the year's out, it'll be interesting to see whether this takes on the mantle of «A Nintendo
console for Nintendo games» again, or if the horizons will broaden to become the system that, honestly, I think it deserves to be.
A March report from The Wall Street Journal suggested that the Neo would be officially unveiled ahead of PSVR's
launch, but didn't specify whether folks should expect to see the
console on shelves by the
end of 2016.
When the PS3
launched in North America and Japan back at the
end of 2006, costs for producing PS3s were said to be around $ 800, when Sony were actually selling the
console for up to $ 599 in the US.
So, when things settle down from all the
launch hype, it's going to
end up in the same place the PS4P is now, with lackluster improvements to most games, and people questioning why they spent $ 500 on the
console itself for such marginal improvements, which at times can be hard to discern.
- when the team learned that Switch would support Unity, they began the process of bringing the game over - it was planned early on to get the game onto Switch within a month of it
launching - by Fall 2016, Unity's optimization progressed, and error messages that previously appeared with I Am Setsuna stopped - by the
end of fall last year, the team was finished with pre-submission to Nintendo - I Am Setuna was the first title to enter this process - a meeting with Unity was suddenly held, and it was decided that I Am Setsuna would
end up becoming a
launch title - Nintendo asked for the developers to finish the master version that year if possible - the team was able to port quickly due to Unity, as well as the lack of online / vs features & modest hardware requirements - having a good grasp on specs also made work come together quickly - setting various aspects such as the app's icon, languages, etc. was said to be very simple - there was also good compatibility for titles that have / planned to have multi-platform support on home and portable
consoles
Experience Bethesda and Arkane's Prey before
launch (and for free) at the
end of this month with the
console - exclusive demo.
The technical specifications for the Wii U are still unannounced Maybe more solid information about the
console will be released before it is
launch at the
end of this year.
As if that wasn't enough to see retro fans through to The
End of the Millennium, players of the SEGA Mega Drive Classics on Steam will also be treated to The Treasures of King Nole in the form of a huge free update to the feature set, giving it parity with the
console launch when it releases on May 29, 2018.
It remains to be seen if any more SNES Classic preorders become available again before
launch, however it's clear is that demand is sky high and these
consoles are highly likely to be in short supply until the
end of the year.
Sony turned things around with the PlayStation 3 after its underwhelming
launch — offering solid exclusives and going on to surpass the Xbox 360 in worldwide sales near the
end of the
console lifecycle.
The Skyforge Xbox One
launch is officially announced, bringing the sci - fantasy action MMO to players on the
console before the
end of the year.
The celebration never
ends with Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival for the Wii U
console as it
launches across Europe on 20th November.
Nintendo had just
ended the production run of the Wii U
console, which had only sold 13.56 million units since its 2012
launch — an embarassing misfire from the 128 - year - old company.
There were 10 million units of the hybrid
console sold worldwide over the first nine months since its
launch, keeping it on track for the company's estimate of 14 million units sold by the
end of fiscal year 2017.
Kicking off a new «Conversations with Creators» series (presumably running up to the
console's eventual retail release by the
end of the year), the clip features a handful of Evolution Studios» key employees discussing some of the features of the intriguing
launch title.
Seamus Blackley, one of the original creators of the Xbox
console, confirmed via Twitter that The Duke controller, revised with the help of Hyperkin, will
launch at the
end of March priced at $ 70.
Once you're all configured on the mobile tail -
end, you're presented with a choice of modes once
launching the software on your
console.
You can read the full update notes on the official website, but another highlight — and one that is strangely placed at the very
end of the notes — is that Agents of Mayhem is now officially enhanced for Microsoft's newly
launched Xbox One X
console.
Launching on a «kid friendly»
console — assuming that is something Nintendo goes for again — is an obvious choice, particularly if that
console is priced in the lower
end.
Nintendo plans to ship two million Nintendo Switch
consoles by the
end of the fiscal year (ie through March), supporting their plan for a March
launch.
This is compared to the 73 million home
consoles that Sony had moved from
launch up until the
end of 2017.
It's the benchmark many RPGs attempted to emulate in the decades that have passed since its
launch; Nintendo's game managed to combine real - time combat, challenging boss battles, head - scratching puzzles and a seemingly never -
ending overworld — all done on a humble 16 - bit
console.
It's not quite the apocalypse we were expecting, but we may very well be approaching the
end of the world for the inhuman looking avatars inside of your Wii U. Recent datamining into the Wii U's most recent updates has shown traces that Nintendo is planning on halting their support for the Miiverse service that
launched alongside the
console five years ago.
Sony
ended PlayStation 3 production and shipments in its home country of Japan in May 2017, after 11 years since the previous - generation
console's
launch in 2006.
Even as recently as 2013 before the
launch of the Xbox One and PS4 there were many analysts who predicted this generation to be much weaker than the generation previously which
ended up damaging some developers outlooks on
console development e.g. Konami, Square Enix and others.
Company CEO Yves Guillemot was speaking with Game Informer last week and revealed that Nintendo's latest
console hasn't generated much income for Ubisoft since it
launched, with Wii U game sales making up only 3 % and 4 % of its total for the fiscal year that
ended in March and the year before, respectively.
With the coming
launch of Pokémon RPG and extended support of indie and major third - party development, Nintendo Switch could rewrite the record book for
console installed base and adoption by the
end of its lifecycle.
The
console will
launch with a new Legend of Zelda, and will also have a new 3D Mario game by the
end of the year.
Though published by Microsoft on Xbox One as
console launch exclusive this year, the game will likely
end up releasing on PS4 in the near future as well.
Sony has
ended one of its worst - ever years on a high note, with the
launch of its cutting - edge handheld
console, the PlayStation Vita, in Japan.
Those people that were on the receiving
end of late - night emails ahead of a major
console launch?
Naughty Dog's The Last of Us was one of the best rated PS3 exclusives that
launched at the
end of the
console life cycle.
Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima has said that he expects 2 million units of Nintendo Switch hardware will be shipped by the
end of this financial year, which is March 31, the month their new
console launches.
Monster Hunter: World
launches for
consoles at the
end of the month, but the PC edition is coming later.
It was in development for Wii U and the hope was to \» up - port \» it to future
consoles for
launch but things looked risky from the business
end.
Assassin's Creed: Unity — the first AC game built with next - gen
console capabilities in mind —
launched rife with gnarly, show - stopping bugs and atrocious performance on all but the highest -
end PCs.
And not only is it
launching on the new
console, but it is scheduled to
launch before the
end of the year.