Alzrius
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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.
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.
