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Nintendo's new game console will arrive in early 2017

Nintendo's next game console won't arrive until March 2017.

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We don't know what it looks like, what it's called, or any games it'll play. All we know is what Nintendo's said:

  1. It's a "brand-new concept."
  2. It's codenamed "NX."
  3. It will launch in March 2017.

That's it! Nintendo revealed its plans for the NX in a financial presentation on Tuesday night, intended to assuage investors worried that Nintendo was going all-in on the smartphone business.

The latest update — that this new Nintendo console will be released to the public in March 2017 — also came from a financial presentation (PDF link) released last night.

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Gaming site IGN confirmed with Nintendo that more details on the NX will be released "later this year." The Japanese gaming giant was expected to reveal more details about its new console at this year's big gaming trade show, E3, in June — instead, the company will focus on its current console (the Wii U) and a new "Legend of Zelda" game heading to the console later this year.

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An image from the new "Legend of Zelda" game on Wii U.
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The new NX console has been the focus of many rumors over the past few months, including one very prominent hoax. Nintendo, however, remains mum on the subject. It appears that will remain the case until some point later this year.

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