I’m ready to be disappointed
After precisely one billion years ofrumors,speculation, andfakeouts, Nintendo will reveal the NX in some capacity tomorrow, October 20. The company will be releasing a “preview trailer” onNintendo.comat 7:00 AM Pacific time, or 10:00 AM if you’re on the east coast with your bagels and your humidity.
Nintendo’s press release was excruciatingly brief, only saying “This preview trailer will serve as Nintendo’s preliminary announcement of information regarding the platform.” The announcement on the official Nintendo site, although equally succinct, provides a hair of new information, specifically referring to the NX as a “home console.”
For a long time (specifically, from the beginning of time until Jul 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM PDT), the prevailing NX rumor has painted the system as a mobile/console hybrid — essentially a Wii U if you could bring the GamePad with you on the bus. If the NX is just two Wii Us duct-taped together, I lose $20 from a long-standing bet. Don’t let me down, Reginald.
October 20 is also when Rockstar will be unveiling the firstRed Dead Redemption 2trailer, one hour after Nintendo’s announcement. Although we cannot directly confirm this, theRed Deadtrailer will likely feature 100% less Mario.
