Nintendo Revolution System Revealed
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Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
Funny how right after Microsoft announces the Xbox 360, both Sony and Nintendo release info about their upcoming systems. :chuckles:
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Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
Funny how right after Microsoft announces the Xbox 360, both Sony and Nintendo release info about their upcoming systems. :chuckles:
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Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
Funny how right after Microsoft announces the Xbox 360, both Sony and Nintendo release info about their upcoming systems. :chuckles:
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publicity = Xbox360
launch date = Xbox360
design = no winner
hardware = no winner
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i for one like the design. it's sleek, simple, elegant and TINY! the xbox 360 just looks like ass. ps3 wins in the industrial design dept, becuase the design is pretty unique. nintendo could stand to learn a thing or two from them.
anyway... interesting about this article is the mention of backwards compatibility. you'll be able to download and play games all the way back to the original NES. this suggests that you can either burn them onto a CD or DVD, or that you can download them directly to the console - in which case, it'd need to have a hard drive of some kind. i hope the revolution has enough balls on this system to compete with the ps3 and xbox 360... somehow i think it won't steal much thunder, tho
http://cube.ign.com/articles/615/615176p1.html
anyway... interesting about this article is the mention of backwards compatibility. you'll be able to download and play games all the way back to the original NES. this suggests that you can either burn them onto a CD or DVD, or that you can download them directly to the console - in which case, it'd need to have a hard drive of some kind. i hope the revolution has enough balls on this system to compete with the ps3 and xbox 360... somehow i think it won't steal much thunder, tho
http://cube.ign.com/articles/615/615176p1.html
E3 2005: Official Revolution Details
A press sheet spills even more details.
by David Adams
May 17, 2005 - Simultaneously with its press conference Tuesday, Nintendo issued an official press announcement offering first details on the company's next-generation console, codenamed Revolution.
The console, expected for 2006, will indeed be just a little larger than three DVD cases stacked together. Nintendo is showing a number of colors at the conference this week, though all shades of Revolution will sit on a silver stand (the console can also be placed flat).
Nintendo will use the Revolution to power its new generation of games, using power the company describes as "two to three times greater" than that of the GameCube. While the company has yet to release any processor details, we do know that the system will house 512 MB of flash memory; a dual-format front-loading disc drive which handles both DVDs and GCN-format discs; wireless controllers; two USB 2.0 ports; and built-in Wi Fi support.
Perhaps most surprising, the Revolution will give players access to Nintendo's back catalog of games. That's right: you'll be able to download classic titles for the Nintendo 64, Super NES, and original NES systems -- in addition to playing your library of GameCube titles.
Nintendo will use the Revolution's wireless capabilities to offer online gaming right from the start. The company will offer an online gaming lobby, the Nintendo Wi Fi Connection, a "comfortable, inviting environment" for online gaming.
As with GameCube, Nintendo is hoping to please both big-name developers and smaller, independent studios with an architecture which is easy to develop for.
"We will show the world what a next-gen system can be. Revolution marries the strongest heritage of innovation to the future of gaming," said Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. "With backward compatibility and the 'virtual console' concept, the stylish, compact body provides maximum gaming power. It will not only take home entertainment into another dimension by expanding the definition of video games, but it also will give you access to the great history of gaming."
"Our next console proves small in size but big on ideas," says Reggie Fils-Aime. "We're throwing open the doors of gaming to wider audiences, from casual players to hard-core gamers who live for the thrill of defeating an endless army of wireless opponents."
Of course, more details are coming in even now as we write. Keep checking back for the latest Revolution news direct from Los Angeles.
A press sheet spills even more details.
by David Adams
May 17, 2005 - Simultaneously with its press conference Tuesday, Nintendo issued an official press announcement offering first details on the company's next-generation console, codenamed Revolution.
The console, expected for 2006, will indeed be just a little larger than three DVD cases stacked together. Nintendo is showing a number of colors at the conference this week, though all shades of Revolution will sit on a silver stand (the console can also be placed flat).
Nintendo will use the Revolution to power its new generation of games, using power the company describes as "two to three times greater" than that of the GameCube. While the company has yet to release any processor details, we do know that the system will house 512 MB of flash memory; a dual-format front-loading disc drive which handles both DVDs and GCN-format discs; wireless controllers; two USB 2.0 ports; and built-in Wi Fi support.
Perhaps most surprising, the Revolution will give players access to Nintendo's back catalog of games. That's right: you'll be able to download classic titles for the Nintendo 64, Super NES, and original NES systems -- in addition to playing your library of GameCube titles.
Nintendo will use the Revolution's wireless capabilities to offer online gaming right from the start. The company will offer an online gaming lobby, the Nintendo Wi Fi Connection, a "comfortable, inviting environment" for online gaming.
As with GameCube, Nintendo is hoping to please both big-name developers and smaller, independent studios with an architecture which is easy to develop for.
"We will show the world what a next-gen system can be. Revolution marries the strongest heritage of innovation to the future of gaming," said Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. "With backward compatibility and the 'virtual console' concept, the stylish, compact body provides maximum gaming power. It will not only take home entertainment into another dimension by expanding the definition of video games, but it also will give you access to the great history of gaming."
"Our next console proves small in size but big on ideas," says Reggie Fils-Aime. "We're throwing open the doors of gaming to wider audiences, from casual players to hard-core gamers who live for the thrill of defeating an endless army of wireless opponents."
Of course, more details are coming in even now as we write. Keep checking back for the latest Revolution news direct from Los Angeles.
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Originally Posted by mayonaise
umm... the e3 conference started today. :slap:
The last console I had was a Dreamcast back in like '99.
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Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
Well okay then, I guess I'm not enough of a video game nerd to know that.
The last console I had was a Dreamcast back in like '99.h:
The last console I had was a Dreamcast back in like '99.
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the last console i had was an original famicom, back in the 80s h: