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Yer according to an interview with "Toyota" Ken Toyota, Nintendo Japans PR man,
"E3 will be the starting point for the Revolution. [We haven't decided] whether we will show the real machine, videos, or unveil the concept. ... We want to receive some level of evaluation, but releasing too much information is also another issue. We don't have the slightest intention of making a machine that follows the same path as conventional game hardware. Right now, we are thinking of how we can accurately convey to people at E3 the different path that the Revolution will take and how it will change the way that games will be enjoyed."
With PS3 and Xbox 2 confirmed playable, it would be an idiotic move by Nintendo not to have some sort of hands on demonstration of the Revolution. If the reason that they keep everything movie form is because they don't have any actual playable games, then Nintendo are in trouble. With Revolution's Launch pencilled in (by us) for 12 - 18 months time, no playable software, indeed no playable hardware is a worrying sign.
If 3rd parties don't get a chance to get to grips with Revolution soon, the launch will be another 3 game Nintendo only affair, and up against stiff competition from Sony and Microsoft (despite what Nintendo like to think), their own Revolutionary games won't be enough to carry the console.
"E3 will be the starting point for the Revolution. [We haven't decided] whether we will show the real machine, videos, or unveil the concept. ... We want to receive some level of evaluation, but releasing too much information is also another issue. We don't have the slightest intention of making a machine that follows the same path as conventional game hardware. Right now, we are thinking of how we can accurately convey to people at E3 the different path that the Revolution will take and how it will change the way that games will be enjoyed."
With PS3 and Xbox 2 confirmed playable, it would be an idiotic move by Nintendo not to have some sort of hands on demonstration of the Revolution. If the reason that they keep everything movie form is because they don't have any actual playable games, then Nintendo are in trouble. With Revolution's Launch pencilled in (by us) for 12 - 18 months time, no playable software, indeed no playable hardware is a worrying sign.
If 3rd parties don't get a chance to get to grips with Revolution soon, the launch will be another 3 game Nintendo only affair, and up against stiff competition from Sony and Microsoft (despite what Nintendo like to think), their own Revolutionary games won't be enough to carry the console.
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FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> I'd have thought Ninty would have done a lot of things to save their
> asses, but apparently not.
No Nintendo dont see it like that! In their weird and wonderful world at Nintendo Towers Japan, life is rosy! Every human being likes to buy fisher price purple cubes and play pokemon all day long!
> I'd have thought Ninty would have done a lot of things to save their
> asses, but apparently not.
No Nintendo dont see it like that! In their weird and wonderful world at Nintendo Towers Japan, life is rosy! Every human being likes to buy fisher price purple cubes and play pokemon all day long!
gerrid wrote:
> If 3rd parties don't get a chance to get to grips with Revolution
> soon, the launch will be another 3 game Nintendo only affair, and up
> against stiff competition from Sony and Microsoft.
Aye. This is my main concern.
It's all well and good Ninty going for something special, but if they keep everything a secret (as they tend to do again and again) and then make it so different for controlling or whatever, then a lot of companies just won't bother.
I mean, enough companies have pulled out of making multi-platform games for the GC already. And Ninty making things different (I'm still worried about what the controller will be like) a lot of people will just stay out, because it won't be worth the effort.
Hmmm ...
Or, perhaps, as with the DS, companies will be inspired to try something new and interesting with what they're given. Either way, Ninty need to get details out to 3rd party companies and start rallying support for the Revolution as soon as possible.
> If 3rd parties don't get a chance to get to grips with Revolution
> soon, the launch will be another 3 game Nintendo only affair, and up
> against stiff competition from Sony and Microsoft.
Aye. This is my main concern.
It's all well and good Ninty going for something special, but if they keep everything a secret (as they tend to do again and again) and then make it so different for controlling or whatever, then a lot of companies just won't bother.
I mean, enough companies have pulled out of making multi-platform games for the GC already. And Ninty making things different (I'm still worried about what the controller will be like) a lot of people will just stay out, because it won't be worth the effort.
Hmmm ...
Or, perhaps, as with the DS, companies will be inspired to try something new and interesting with what they're given. Either way, Ninty need to get details out to 3rd party companies and start rallying support for the Revolution as soon as possible.
Hey stop poking me with that joy sti..
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Hedfix wrote:
> N64 Fan wrote:
>
> They will be up against stiff competition whatever happens.
>
> Yep Playboy Mansion 2's confirmed for both Xbox 2 and PS3.
Not quite a 'stiff' as that!
> N64 Fan wrote:
>
> They will be up against stiff competition whatever happens.
>
> Yep Playboy Mansion 2's confirmed for both Xbox 2 and PS3.
Not quite a 'stiff' as that!
N64 Fan wrote:
>
> They will be up against stiff competition whatever happens.
Yep Playboy Mansion 2's confirmed for both Xbox 2 and PS3.
>
> They will be up against stiff competition whatever happens.
Yep Playboy Mansion 2's confirmed for both Xbox 2 and PS3.
Gwizz wrote:
> i would have thought that
> nintendo would be going hell for leather to get there next console
> ready for the show!
Yeah but are they being daft and off in la la land again?
"We don't need to compete against multimedia machines, we are the only true games machine manufacturers therefore we win by default! We are the number one games machine as we have no competitors aha!"
> i would have thought that
> nintendo would be going hell for leather to get there next console
> ready for the show!
Yeah but are they being daft and off in la la land again?
"We don't need to compete against multimedia machines, we are the only true games machine manufacturers therefore we win by default! We are the number one games machine as we have no competitors aha!"
gerrid wrote:
> If 3rd parties don't get a chance to get to grips with Revolution
> soon, the launch will be another 3 game Nintendo only affair, and up
> against stiff competition from Sony and Microsoft.
They will be up against stiff competition whatever happens. If Nintendo don't get their next console exactly right and make it appeal to the masses then it'll spell the end of Nintendo in the home console market.
> If 3rd parties don't get a chance to get to grips with Revolution
> soon, the launch will be another 3 game Nintendo only affair, and up
> against stiff competition from Sony and Microsoft.
They will be up against stiff competition whatever happens. If Nintendo don't get their next console exactly right and make it appeal to the masses then it'll spell the end of Nintendo in the home console market.
I'd have thought Ninty would have done a lot of things to save their asses, but apparently not.
Ok, just to clarify: 'last minute' as in they'll release all the details at the show without giving any clues about the machine/games beforehand.
That's what I meant.
That's what I meant.
If this is true then it is a bad sign of things to come i think. The gamecube is in some trouble at the moment, i would have thought that nintendo would be going hell for leather to get there next console ready for the show!
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