The Nintendo Revolution

Alzrius

The EN World kitten
Well, E3 is well underway, and Nintendo has finally released quite a few details about the Revolution. However, there are still quite a few aspects of the system that are still under wraps, including its real name. Given that, here's a thread that's basically playing "What do we know?" for Nintendo's next-generation console.

We know that the final hardware isn't finished yet. Although IGN had pictures of the unit they were allowed to examine at E3, they were themselves told that what they saw wasn't the final product. We do know, however, that it's roughly the size of three DVD cases stacked together. It can be laid horizontally, or stood vertically. Nintendo said that it was likely to be even smaller than that when the finished product was revealed.

We know that Nintendo will be equipping the Revolution to be wi-fi right out of the box. It will definately have two USB 2.0 ports, according to IGN's reporting. Also, Nintendo has announced that they will not charge, at all, for online gaming. This doesn't mean third-parties won't, however. There are indications (though nothing concrete) that this will somehow link up rather closely with the wi-fi network already being created for the Nintendo DS.

We know that it will be back-compatible with GameCube games. Nintendo confirmed this prior to E3. Further, there will be options for downloading titles that were for the NES, Super NES, and Nintendo 64 also.

We know the controllers will be wireless. No word on if they'll have rumble features, but given the Wavebird, and how much battery power that would take, it seems unlikely. The version IGN saw also had four ports for GameCube controllers.

We know that it will have 512 MB flash memory, apparently as the format for the system's memory cards.

We know Nintendo described the system as being "two to three times more powerful than the GameCube". Although this isn't nearly the leap that Sony and Microsoft have described for their new machines, Nintendo maintains that mere processing power isn't the focus of the Revolution; that they want to change the way video games are viewed and played.

We know the Revolution will be released sometime in 2006, but exactly when, and for how much, are still unknown.

We know that Revolution is still just the codename for the system.
 

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Whoa. It's gonna a tough call deciding whether or not to buy the XBox 360 or the Nintendo Revolution. At first I thought that the XBox 360 would be my pick, but the free online play and options to download games for previous Nintendo consoles could sway me towards the Revolution.

It's likely that I'll end up cracking and buying them both. :)
 

Dark Jezter said:
Whoa. It's gonna a tough call deciding whether or not to buy the XBox 360 or the Nintendo Revolution. At first I thought that the XBox 360 would be my pick, but the free online play and options to download games for previous Nintendo consoles could sway me towards the Revolution.

It's likely that I'll end up cracking and buying them both. :)

Blah, you read my mind. Now I really need to get a job.
 

I want to know about the controller...they keep saying its going to be different and such, yet it'll need to be similar enough to play GC, N64, SNES, and NES games. One thing I don't want is the whole touch thing that the DS has...but I'm kind of afraid that's going to be it.
 

Ankh-Morpork Guard said:
I want to know about the controller...they keep saying its going to be different and such, yet it'll need to be similar enough to play GC, N64, SNES, and NES games. One thing I don't want is the whole touch thing that the DS has...but I'm kind of afraid that's going to be it.

I personally don't think so. I don't have anything to back that up, but I think Nintendo would realize that getting in close to have to touch the TV screen is a bad idea. Likewise, having a screen of some sort on the controller that would distract you from the TV screen also seems like a fairly obvious no-no.
 

Alzrius said:
I personally don't think so. I don't have anything to back that up, but I think Nintendo would realize that getting in close to have to touch the TV screen is a bad idea. Likewise, having a screen of some sort on the controller that would distract you from the TV screen also seems like a fairly obvious no-no.
Except they've done the distracting thing with the whole GBA to GC connectivity that they absolutely love, and DS' whole "Touching is good" things seems to be their current kick.

But what else could the controller be that makes it so new and different while keeping it 'normal' enough to play the older games?
 

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Ankh-Morpork Guard said:
Except they've done the distracting thing with the whole GBA to GC connectivity that they absolutely love, and DS' whole "Touching is good" things seems to be their current kick.

It's one thing to have that as an option for multiplayer games (and that's what that is, a multiplayer option). It's another to have that be an integral part of the game design.

But what else could the controller be that makes it so new and different while keeping it 'normal' enough to play the older games?

I don't know, that's why it'll be revolutionary! Seriously though, I think the fact that the DS is already doing that is a good indicator that won't happen on the Revolution. Likewise, I think that even mild thought about that would show that it's uncomfortable and unwieldy for game play.

Either way, we'll find out soon.
 

I would guess the controller is like the DS. Not the two screens, but one screen and the usual array of buttons/sticks. The screen could then duplicate more buttons, or provide a feedback system, not unlike the thingie for the Sega Dreamcast. That had a little LCD screen in it and would provide extra info.
 

Ankh-Morpork Guard said:
Except they've done the distracting thing with the whole GBA to GC connectivity that they absolutely love, and DS' whole "Touching is good" things seems to be their current kick
Touching is good...
 

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