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I thought I'd make a post about them because I like them.
Here are the rumours in brief:
Regarding Mario 128 and Zelda.
. Nintendo tried to re-invent the franchises with Sunshine and Wind Waker. Failing to do so has upset the company but they have given into public demand and created a more mainstream set of titles.
. Mario 128 will be more nostalgic, featuring areas and enemies consistant with the Mario series.
. Zelda will go for the dark adventure look it has always promised to be. Giving a nod towards Lord of the Rings on the way.
Regarding Revolution.
. Since Nintendo invested in Gyro technology it is assumed Gyro controllers will be used. These controllers allow for motion control gaming.
. These controllers won't be wireless initially, Nintendo are developing such an idea though.
. Broadband from the box with online a standard. DS will launch Nintendo's online service but Revolution will follow. Square-Enix are Nintendo's unlikely partner here.
. DS will not link to Revolution. The future Gameboy Evolution probably will.
. The system is backwards compatible with the Gamecube.
. The unit itself will have four controller ports, a hard drive, and support for high-resolution displays and Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound
. The system will also use dual processors.
. There is more "revolutionary" features to come but not even the rumour-mill would give these up due to Sony and Microsoft copying.
. The Revolution will us HD-DVD. The cheaper competitor to Blu-Ray. It isn't as large as Blu Ray but it does use existing hardware allowing both the console and the games to be produced cheaper. It also means DVD playback is likely. It is still roughly 4 times larger than normal DVD.
. Mario game and Smash Brothers will launch the system. A Zelda game is already being worked on.
Sounds pretty good. Glad to see HD-DVD being used. If Microsoft use it too then it'll make the HD-DVD Vs. Blu Ray fight very interesting.
I think it is a shame Nintendo aren't so keen to experiment with existing franchises. But its nice to get a consistant set of sequels and this may encourage Nintendo to develop new franchises rather than fiddle with old ones.
Thoughts?
Here's to the future.
Dringo.
Here are the rumours in brief:
Regarding Mario 128 and Zelda.
. Nintendo tried to re-invent the franchises with Sunshine and Wind Waker. Failing to do so has upset the company but they have given into public demand and created a more mainstream set of titles.
. Mario 128 will be more nostalgic, featuring areas and enemies consistant with the Mario series.
. Zelda will go for the dark adventure look it has always promised to be. Giving a nod towards Lord of the Rings on the way.
Regarding Revolution.
. Since Nintendo invested in Gyro technology it is assumed Gyro controllers will be used. These controllers allow for motion control gaming.
. These controllers won't be wireless initially, Nintendo are developing such an idea though.
. Broadband from the box with online a standard. DS will launch Nintendo's online service but Revolution will follow. Square-Enix are Nintendo's unlikely partner here.
. DS will not link to Revolution. The future Gameboy Evolution probably will.
. The system is backwards compatible with the Gamecube.
. The unit itself will have four controller ports, a hard drive, and support for high-resolution displays and Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound
. The system will also use dual processors.
. There is more "revolutionary" features to come but not even the rumour-mill would give these up due to Sony and Microsoft copying.
. The Revolution will us HD-DVD. The cheaper competitor to Blu-Ray. It isn't as large as Blu Ray but it does use existing hardware allowing both the console and the games to be produced cheaper. It also means DVD playback is likely. It is still roughly 4 times larger than normal DVD.
. Mario game and Smash Brothers will launch the system. A Zelda game is already being worked on.
Sounds pretty good. Glad to see HD-DVD being used. If Microsoft use it too then it'll make the HD-DVD Vs. Blu Ray fight very interesting.
I think it is a shame Nintendo aren't so keen to experiment with existing franchises. But its nice to get a consistant set of sequels and this may encourage Nintendo to develop new franchises rather than fiddle with old ones.
Thoughts?
Here's to the future.
Dringo.
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Is that why the Cube felt like a backwards step?
The sparse information about this 'revolution' is becoming frustrating. It's bad enough hearing everyone else going on about "Xenon" and "PS3" and how 'cool' they will be.
We want more info Nintendo!
Wait, I swear I heard that they'll be unveiling the beauty at E3?
We want more info Nintendo!
Wait, I swear I heard that they'll be unveiling the beauty at E3?
Hedfix wrote:
> Is that why the Cube felt like a backwards step?
Eh? This is a new Nintendo policy, the same policy they have when they unveiled the DS.
Nintendo are unveiling Revolution at the E3.
> Is that why the Cube felt like a backwards step?
Eh? This is a new Nintendo policy, the same policy they have when they unveiled the DS.
Nintendo are unveiling Revolution at the E3.
Here's to the future!
Dringo.
gamesfreak wrote:
> Dringo.
yes?
> Dringo.
yes?
I'm sure that that Gyro technology was for use in Sawaru Made in Wario. As long as the controller has a standard layout that allows for multiformat games, Nintendo should do well. If games can't be ported accross the formations, then they'll be in a LOT of trouble.
As for the whole HD-DVD thing, can't you just see Macintosh 2.0 saying "HD DVD doesn't allow for good games because it isn't big enough. Blu-Ray offers more space and so better games".
I also imagine that Blu-Ray will become Sony standard, but the rest of the industry will just not follow suit. They don't have a particularly good record when it comes to launching new media, mainly because their ideas cost too much money for people to buy into. And what do you see with Blu-Ray? Too expensive. What exactly are you going to do with all the extra space? It'll just mean that you can have a whole TV box set on one disc, but it's cheaper to produce 3 DVDs than one Blu Ray, so why bother?
As for the whole HD-DVD thing, can't you just see Macintosh 2.0 saying "HD DVD doesn't allow for good games because it isn't big enough. Blu-Ray offers more space and so better games".
I also imagine that Blu-Ray will become Sony standard, but the rest of the industry will just not follow suit. They don't have a particularly good record when it comes to launching new media, mainly because their ideas cost too much money for people to buy into. And what do you see with Blu-Ray? Too expensive. What exactly are you going to do with all the extra space? It'll just mean that you can have a whole TV box set on one disc, but it's cheaper to produce 3 DVDs than one Blu Ray, so why bother?
Certainly in the HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray battle Sony seem to be on the winning side, they're one of the few movie distributors to be supporting it which is interesting. If HD-DVD is the clear winner as VHS was over Betamax, the movie-playing attraction of the PS3 will be rather redundant.
Surely if only Sony are supporting Blu-Ray it will fail. Fail like the MiniDisc
When is E3?
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