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    Revolution Unveiled "Nintendo"



    Nintendo has, at last, revealed the first details of Revolution, ahead of its pre-E3 press event here in Los Angeles, which begins at 4.30pm today (UK time).

    As previously reported, Revolution is roughly the size of three DVD cases. In other words, it's tiny. Interestingly, it's completely lacking in visible buttons or ports (the controllers are wireless), making it by far the most minimalist of the three next-gen machines.

    However, what it does have in common with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is that it can either sit horizontally or be stood up vertically.

    Discs are housed via a front-loading slot and it will play games on full-size DVDs, as well as being backwards compatible with the smaller Gamecube discs. It will, as we revealed last week, also be the first Ninty console to play DVD movies.

    As for online functions, Revolution will include broadband access to a free web-based player matching service - not unlike Microsoft's Xbox Live. The service will also allow players to download almost every game in Nintendo's back catalogue, from the original Donkey Kong to more recent classics such as Mario Sunshine. Nintendo has yet to decide whether the downloads will be free or paid-for content, though.

    As for the console's specs, Nintendo is claiming that Revolution is around two to three times more powerful than Gamecube. While Ninty has been saying for some time that it wasn't going to place a focus on ever-more-powerful hardware, it's interesting to note that Xbox 360 is said to be 10 to 13 times more powerful than Xbox, while PS3 is, according to Sony, a whopping 35 times more powerful than PS2.

    Nonetheless, analyst Richard Doherty of the Envisioneering Group says that developers will find it much easier to code games for Revolution than other next-gen consoles.

    "They do not need to make major changes from the games they were designing," he told USA Today. "They have better performance without having to do a lot of extra work."

    Nintendo Revolution is due to go on sale in 2006. A firm release date and price have yet to be revealed. Expect loads more details later today as we report back live from Nintendo's LA conference.
    I wonder how they plan to compet with Xbox and PS3 when there system is sooo wimpy?!?!?
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    still no sign of what the controller looks like, interesting.

    personally i think it looks better than the ps3.
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    nintendo r finished

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    Yeah, have to agree, unless this thing can pull off some wonders with graphics, or is less than half the price, it has 0 chance of survival...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonneymendoza
    nintendo r finished
    why? it doesn't need to sell the most to be profitable - both the nintendo 64 and gamecube, whilst not the biggest sellers, were more than profitable enough

    nintendo have tried fast hardware (the gamecube craps on the ps2, yet look which console sold the most), they tried eccentric hardware (the n64 was a pig to program for, though less than some systems), so why not make a small, cheap, simple system designed to, well, play games?

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    At lest they anrt ripping people off with someting like Xbox Live, which is stupid when the same games (or ther nomaly better equivelents) are avalable of PC, with better graphics and FREE online play, consoles should be someting fun, not serious hard core gameing. The Xbox has alwase tryed to be a pc, and it will fail again. As for the PS3 its lucky enough to have a good games market, which will keep people buying. IMO, the same goes for neintendo, if this new console is as cheap as the game cube it should do resonably.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonneymendoza
    nintendo r finished
    Last time I checked (admittedly about six months ago), Nintendo were HUGE in the far East meaning they're far from finished- they'll always have the money to have a stab at the West with each console. (Still, I have no idea what they were thinking when they were developing the Gamecube, though..)

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonneymendoza
    nintendo r finished
    There speaks somebody with a very narrow blinkered view of the console market.

    Also the revolution is by far the slinkiest looking of the 3 consoles. Hopefully the games can match those looks.

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    This console will be great for those that just want to play games and watch DVD's with no hassle or extra features. As long as it is introduced at the correct price point it will be a winner.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jonneymendoza
    nintendo r finished
    shut up you bill box fan besides ps3 will rape ur 360...
    bloody nub.
    Last edited by cm_uk; 18-05-2005 at 11:53 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonneymendoza
    nintendo r finished
    I wouldnt say theyre finished at all, nintendo are not sega, they have plenty of market still in the portable sector. In the US they still have a 20% market share, with the xbox having about 30% and PS2 having nearly 50%. I think the misconception here is that nintendo produce too many "kiddie games", well ok they do, but there are still plenty of adult games on nintendos. Its just when you hear the word nintendo, you automatically think of mario, bouncing mushrooms, and cute fluffy bunnys with spray paint cans!

    EDIT: Forgot to mention about the console. It does look amazing. I wonder if the DVD drive will really light up blue like that? Also, if you look at the front of the console, there is sort of a "cut out" above the Reset button? Is this where gamecube discs can be inserted or is it some extra removable storage bay or what?

    I hear a lot of people are talking about the PS3 specs, but I have 1 question...a blue-ray disc used for ps3 games can contain 25-50GB on it. Is it even possible for games writers to make games that big? Surely that would extend the game development time to much longer than usual, meaning there will be fewer games coming out at any one given time.

    I agree with the point nintendo made at E3..theyre not concerned with the specs any more, because games are already photo-realistic (nearly). They need to adapt new ways of bringing the player into the game action, and the bloke from nintendo sort of hinted they had something "extra special" up their sleeves. Maybe the reason nintendo havent yet displayed a controller is because they have something "different" to control the game with. Im just speculating, but I cant wait for more information
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    i wonder how the drive mechanism accepts gamecube disks as well as normal ones?

    i hope someone makes an adapter so i can hook up my gamecube bongos and my gba

    it is slower.. but then again it has the entire ninty back catalog downloadable - big selling point imo, and the cheapness should help it too. how many parents will go to the shops at a kiddies birthday, and come out with that cos its £50 cheaper?
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