It has indeed been very quiet lately. I think Gamefreak have given us time to check what facts and hints have been released already, so that when the announcement is made we're completeley wrong again :P
On a different note, Nintendo faces some more issues as far as I can see. I don't know if this happenned in other countries too, but from what I have heard Nintendo have stopped the partnership with the company that delivered all games and consoles in my country. That being said, I doubt Nintendo will release a new game or console (or literally anything) without having made sure that all countries will have access to their products.
If I'm not making myself clear enough, Nintendo do not sell their products directly in the market. They provide another company (in this case, Nortec Greece) and the company promotes the products to the shops with their resposibility (they are also responsible for the service of deviced, warranty issues etc.). Right now, since the partnership is over, Nintendo must find another company to work with. Otherwise, each and every shop that would want to sell Nintendo products on its shelves will have to make contact straight with the Nintendo headquarters (the sales sector), which is really complicated, leading to the point that very few shops in only densely populated cities of Greece will have access to these products, and for a much higher price, which benefits nobody.
Anyways, I wish to see Nintendo work to solve this problem so that I can get the game exactly when it arrives :P If anyone can help my thought on that please help me, and if it's the wrong topic to say that I am sincerely sorry, but all this nonsense ends up with me doubting we will get a release date or an announcement any time soon!
Peace