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Pretty much confirmed news:
The Revolution will also be a wireless router for the home, connect broadband to it and it will allow nearby consoles to link and go online. Such as a DS for example.
Rumours:
Revolution will be VERY cheap, will be only a little more powerful than a Gamecube and vastly inferior to X-box 360 and PS3. There will be multiple controllers, touch screen, gyro and camera are all being touted.
If the latter is true then I told you Nintendo are gunning for a different market.
The Revolution will also be a wireless router for the home, connect broadband to it and it will allow nearby consoles to link and go online. Such as a DS for example.
Rumours:
Revolution will be VERY cheap, will be only a little more powerful than a Gamecube and vastly inferior to X-box 360 and PS3. There will be multiple controllers, touch screen, gyro and camera are all being touted.
If the latter is true then I told you Nintendo are gunning for a different market.
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Dringo wrote:
> will be only a little more powerful
> than a Gamecube and vastly inferior to X-box 360 and PS3.
one word: Dreamcast.
> will be only a little more powerful
> than a Gamecube and vastly inferior to X-box 360 and PS3.
one word: Dreamcast.
So basically, they're making a new GC controller and sorting the wireless out. Any need for a whole new console then?
Oh, but this is different, because it won't have any games made for me on it.
Oh, but this is different, because it won't have any games made for me on it.
Tphi wrote:
>
> I'll have my Nintendo games rather than ones which just look a bit
> nicer thankyou.
>
> As long as the Revolution isn't so different and revolutionary that
> it'll hinder rather than improve my gaming experience (something
> stupid like I have to control Samus through my facial expressions via
> a camera, sticking my tongue out every time I want to shoot something)
> I'll be there on release day.
I have a Gamecube, I have an N64, gameplay wise not much has changed since th days of the N64, if anything its worsened as Mario sunshine proved. Why then did I get the Gamecube? Simply because I wanted better sound, better graphics to stun me, as Im sure did most of the other people that shelled out on a Gamecube. Nintendo need to realise that techno freaks (ie me) as well as the general public are similar in that they crave cutting edge. Releasing a souped up Gamecube will just not impress.
>
> I'll have my Nintendo games rather than ones which just look a bit
> nicer thankyou.
>
> As long as the Revolution isn't so different and revolutionary that
> it'll hinder rather than improve my gaming experience (something
> stupid like I have to control Samus through my facial expressions via
> a camera, sticking my tongue out every time I want to shoot something)
> I'll be there on release day.
I have a Gamecube, I have an N64, gameplay wise not much has changed since th days of the N64, if anything its worsened as Mario sunshine proved. Why then did I get the Gamecube? Simply because I wanted better sound, better graphics to stun me, as Im sure did most of the other people that shelled out on a Gamecube. Nintendo need to realise that techno freaks (ie me) as well as the general public are similar in that they crave cutting edge. Releasing a souped up Gamecube will just not impress.
I'll grant you I'd like a machine that has games that look as good as PS3 and X-box 360. But the criticism behind Revolution by its fanbase is HARSH!
What the Nintendo fan wants, by the sounds of it, is a Blu-Ray/CD/DVD/Game machine hybrid. They want a few more adult developed Nintendo games and they want Nintendo to get ALL third parties on board.
This will mean that Nintendo have everything Microsoft and Sony have plus themselves, making them the best positioned competitor.
But of course your assuming that Microsoft and Sony are, well, stupid.
If Nintendo really went hell and leather and got all these games and all these advantages that the competitors have then you'll have a full scale war. Companies will be bought out by Microsoft and Sony to compete with Nintendo's exclusive software. A price war will begin.
A price war. Who can deal with a price war best? Nintendo will be demolished, especially if Microsoft or Sony cut software prices.
To beat the competiton Nintendo need to use the one thing they have their competitors do not. Some of the best gaming talent in the world. Nintendo have to develop new ideas, new games to side step the oppositon rather than suffer a disaster of going full on.
The Gamecube was a minor side step, a games only system with cheap games and hardware. It worked a little but then fell apart. This time Nintendo are trying to be REALLY different.
These rumours are just rumours, a specialist controller, wireless broadband from the box are almost confirmed but it is only according to "sources" about the low specs. We'll have to see.
What the Nintendo fan wants, by the sounds of it, is a Blu-Ray/CD/DVD/Game machine hybrid. They want a few more adult developed Nintendo games and they want Nintendo to get ALL third parties on board.
This will mean that Nintendo have everything Microsoft and Sony have plus themselves, making them the best positioned competitor.
But of course your assuming that Microsoft and Sony are, well, stupid.
If Nintendo really went hell and leather and got all these games and all these advantages that the competitors have then you'll have a full scale war. Companies will be bought out by Microsoft and Sony to compete with Nintendo's exclusive software. A price war will begin.
A price war. Who can deal with a price war best? Nintendo will be demolished, especially if Microsoft or Sony cut software prices.
To beat the competiton Nintendo need to use the one thing they have their competitors do not. Some of the best gaming talent in the world. Nintendo have to develop new ideas, new games to side step the oppositon rather than suffer a disaster of going full on.
The Gamecube was a minor side step, a games only system with cheap games and hardware. It worked a little but then fell apart. This time Nintendo are trying to be REALLY different.
These rumours are just rumours, a specialist controller, wireless broadband from the box are almost confirmed but it is only according to "sources" about the low specs. We'll have to see.
tigamilla wrote:
> I have a Gamecube, I have an N64, gameplay wise not much has changed
> since th days of the N64, if anything its worsened as Mario sunshine
> proved. Why then did I get the Gamecube? Simply because I wanted
> better sound, better graphics to stun me, as Im sure did most of the
> other people that shelled out on a Gamecube. Nintendo need to realise
> that techno freaks (ie me) as well as the general public are similar
> in that they crave cutting edge. Releasing a souped up Gamecube will
> just not impress.
But it isn't, it is a revolution... it is online... it has new control systems...
Christ Nintendo gamers are getting more and more shallow every day.
> I have a Gamecube, I have an N64, gameplay wise not much has changed
> since th days of the N64, if anything its worsened as Mario sunshine
> proved. Why then did I get the Gamecube? Simply because I wanted
> better sound, better graphics to stun me, as Im sure did most of the
> other people that shelled out on a Gamecube. Nintendo need to realise
> that techno freaks (ie me) as well as the general public are similar
> in that they crave cutting edge. Releasing a souped up Gamecube will
> just not impress.
But it isn't, it is a revolution... it is online... it has new control systems...
Christ Nintendo gamers are getting more and more shallow every day.
Agreed Dringo [Edit: agreement refers to long post before post below], but the low specs will lead to magazine columns along the lines of;
"Nintendos system is the least powerful of the current gen...."
At which point people will flick to the X-Box or PS3 section.
"Nintendos system is the least powerful of the current gen...."
At which point people will flick to the X-Box or PS3 section.
Trouble is the new console will actually be competing with the Xbox and PS2 which will no doubt still be selling in 2006. Each of which already has a massive back catalogue of games that will be cheaper than revolution launch titles and already have massive userbases
Going for the cheap non-powerful route might really hurt Nintendo.
Could be too little too late, this should have been the console they released instead of the Gamecube.
Going for the cheap non-powerful route might really hurt Nintendo.
Could be too little too late, this should have been the console they released instead of the Gamecube.
tigamilla wrote:
> Agreed Dringo [Edit: agreement refers to long post before post below],
> but the low specs will lead to magazine columns along the lines of;
>
> "Nintendos system is the least powerful of the current
> gen...."
>
> At which point people will flick to the X-Box or PS3 section.
I think you'll get "PS3 unveils stunning looking GTA", "X-box360 stuns crowd with amazing new Halo game", "Nintendo show wireless online, gryo controller Mario Kart".
> Agreed Dringo [Edit: agreement refers to long post before post below],
> but the low specs will lead to magazine columns along the lines of;
>
> "Nintendos system is the least powerful of the current
> gen...."
>
> At which point people will flick to the X-Box or PS3 section.
I think you'll get "PS3 unveils stunning looking GTA", "X-box360 stuns crowd with amazing new Halo game", "Nintendo show wireless online, gryo controller Mario Kart".
tigamilla wrote:
> I have a Gamecube, I have an N64, gameplay wise not much has changed
> since th days of the N64, if anything its worsened as Mario sunshine
> proved. Why then did I get the Gamecube? Simply because I wanted
> better sound, better graphics to stun me, as Im sure did most of the
> other people that shelled out on a Gamecube. Nintendo need to realise
> that techno freaks (ie me) as well as the general public are similar
> in that they crave cutting edge. Releasing a souped up Gamecube will
> just not impress.
If all you think Nintendo are getting worse in making games and just wanted better sound and graphics to stun you, you should have got an Xbox.
Mario Sunshine was a brilliant game, kept me playing for ages. Comparisons to the groundbreaking Mario 64 are obvious but pointless if you were expecting to be wowed by Sunshine as much as you were by 64, but it is still a very good game. As for Nintendo going downhill.. no. Pikmin 2? Their work with Retro on Metroid Prime? Compare it to everything else out there and if they're going downhill, they're still miles higher than 99% of everything else for me.
> I have a Gamecube, I have an N64, gameplay wise not much has changed
> since th days of the N64, if anything its worsened as Mario sunshine
> proved. Why then did I get the Gamecube? Simply because I wanted
> better sound, better graphics to stun me, as Im sure did most of the
> other people that shelled out on a Gamecube. Nintendo need to realise
> that techno freaks (ie me) as well as the general public are similar
> in that they crave cutting edge. Releasing a souped up Gamecube will
> just not impress.
If all you think Nintendo are getting worse in making games and just wanted better sound and graphics to stun you, you should have got an Xbox.
Mario Sunshine was a brilliant game, kept me playing for ages. Comparisons to the groundbreaking Mario 64 are obvious but pointless if you were expecting to be wowed by Sunshine as much as you were by 64, but it is still a very good game. As for Nintendo going downhill.. no. Pikmin 2? Their work with Retro on Metroid Prime? Compare it to everything else out there and if they're going downhill, they're still miles higher than 99% of everything else for me.
Hedfix wrote:
> Trouble is the new console will actually be competing with the Xbox
> and PS2 which will no doubt still be selling in 2006. Each of which
> already has a massive back catalogue of games that will be cheaper
> than revolution launch titles and already have massive userbases
>
> Going for the cheap non-powerful route might really hurt Nintendo.
>
> Could be too little too late, this should have been the console they
> released instead of the Gamecube.
Revolution will too be backwards compatible.
It'll still be powerful.
And the idea is for it to go gunning for a new generation of gamers not to impress the old.
> Trouble is the new console will actually be competing with the Xbox
> and PS2 which will no doubt still be selling in 2006. Each of which
> already has a massive back catalogue of games that will be cheaper
> than revolution launch titles and already have massive userbases
>
> Going for the cheap non-powerful route might really hurt Nintendo.
>
> Could be too little too late, this should have been the console they
> released instead of the Gamecube.
Revolution will too be backwards compatible.
It'll still be powerful.
And the idea is for it to go gunning for a new generation of gamers not to impress the old.
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