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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.
> That will be the majority of gamers then
The majority of gamers are more intrested in "How many killings are there?"