Despite all the buzz surrounding Nintendo’s jump into the mobile gaming market and their enigmatic new console, the NX, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has stated that there will be no details about either of them at this year’s E3.

At a recent investors’ meeting, Iwata was asked for specific details about the upcoming home console that’s been currently code-named Nintendo NX (that’ll probably change at some point). Earlier in the spring, Iwata had announced that work on the console had begun but the system wouldn’t be fully revealed until 2016 and it seems like he’s sticking to that promise.

“We do not plan on talking specifics about the the NX until 2016,” said Iwata, explaining that the announcement was made so early because Iwata didn’t want people thinking that Nintendo’s smart device collaboration with DeNA meant that they were abandoning the home console market.

“Presently, we cannot talk about the time period when it [the NX] will go on sale or what it’s like,” Iwata said. “Because we are calling it a ‘new concept,’ we are not thinking of this as a ‘simple replacement’ for the 3DS or the Wii U.”

“Incidentally, we’re getting various questions for this year’s E3, like ‘Won’t there be a NX announcement?’, ‘Will there be a presentation on smart devices?’, or ‘Will there be more on the quality of life platform?’ However, since we understand that E3 is an event for dedicated video game machines, we do not intend to discuss the smart devices as well as quality of life.”

It sounds like Nintendo’s E3 will be dedicated purely to gaming, whether it be new details for already confirmed games or announcements of new titles for the 3DS and Wii U. So don’t get yourselves hyped up for any NX details because it sounds like there will definitely be nothing relating to it being shown or talked about. On the flipside, at least we should be getting some StarFox details.

The last few Nintendo consoles have had a trend of not just being a slight souped up version of the previous model, always implementing a new feature to help differentiate it from the crowd and encourage developers to come up with new ways of making games. The original DS had two screens (one of which being a touch screen) which could give players two different perspectives or spread the game out over both screens. The Wii gave us motion controls, allowing us to feel like we’re swinging a golf club or chopping gangsters in half with a katana in the safety of our homes. The 3DS introduced 3D gaming which suddenly changed everything we knew about depth in gaming, pulling off incredible visuals despite hurting our eyes a bit. And then the Wii U gave us a controller with its own screen which opened up a whole new avenue of gaming which could probably take up its own article.

The point is, the NX will most likely be doing something similar. What that is, however, is left to our imaginations but the fact that Nintendo is keeping its mouth shut suggests that they want to surprise us; they want a grand unveiling rather than casually telling us over Twitter, which means it’s probably exciting. But the lack of NX news isn’t a bad thing because it means we can keep ourselves focused on the lovely new titles that Nintendo’s got in the pipeline. Let’s not forget that we have yet to see anything about the new StarFox, and there’s still plenty to show off concerning the likes of Xenoblade Chronicles X and Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem. And no doubt we’ll get some new announcements too. So don’t be discouraged. Nintendo’s got more than a new console waiting in the wings and that’s cause enough for excitement.