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"Revolution - Any basic info?"

Anyone give me a link (or answers) for the following info:

1. Any idea of launch date/price etc?
2. How will the whole backwards compatibility work?
3. Will it purely be for games or play DVD's etc?
4. Any form of online play planned?

Cheers :-)

I suppose there might be a cheap 3rd party adapter/modem to fix the problem if there's enough demand.

How did the plotting go?

As far as I'm concerned the Rev online isn't an option as it's only wireless as far as I can tell. And I'm not going to fork out for a wireless router just to play it.

Shame really as I was starting to get quite interested in it...

Compared to the PC-setup that was being talked about.

Until the first online FPS launches on the Rev I'm not really going to be bothered about their online setup.

That's nice.

Nintendo's online service is really shaping up to be something special. Perhaps a Live beater.

I much prefer Xbox Live.

pc online games are where its at the moment in terms of connection and price, so nintendo have done the riht thing in making the online thing free, just hope it doesnt lag like a bit**

Rumpadodosnitzle wrote:

> Oh how we all luaghed at the XBOX....


We did? How??? The Gamecube didn't even have a DVD player.


> 4. Any form of online play planned?
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> Pretty much designed as an online console. Animal Crossing, Metroid
> PRime 3 and Smash brothers are all almost certainly online titles.
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> And claimed the cube never needed online play...Its no fun anyway!

I did to be fair. But have caught the online bug.

and you know this how? you shigsy in disguise or summit

the revolution should be coming out 2006 at £169.99

Your Honour wrote:
> Anyone give me a link (or answers) for the following info:
>
> 1. Any idea of launch date/price etc?

Rumours are circulating June at the moment. MVC has the most realistic date of September... but may be delayed till november. A wordwide launch seems likely.

> 2. How will the whole backwards compatibility work?

Gamecube discs fit into the machine and you can use the cube controller or the revolution "cradle" which enables "normal" games and backward compatible ones. N64/NES/SNES games are downloaded onto flash memory cards. These games can be bought, given away promotionally and as STAR catalogue potential purchases. As for a hard drive it was initially intended to be a flash card and still is, but Nintendo have recently patented a "system that uses online play and a hard disk drive" so we'll see.

> 3. Will it purely be for games or play DVD's etc?

It can play DVD's. With a cheapy add on.

> 4. Any form of online play planned?

Pretty much designed as an online console. Animal Crossing, Metroid PRime 3 and Smash brothers are all almost certainly online titles.

> Cheers :-)