Iwata Discusses Revolution Launch

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Iwata Discusses Revolution Launch
Nintendo planning pre-Thanksgiving US release.
by Anoop Gantayat

January 18, 2006 - Following an uncomfortably long silent spell, Nintendo has at last made mention of its upcoming next generation console, still operating under the code name Revolution.

Speaking with a Japanese newspaper on Wednesday, company president Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo is aiming to release the Revolution in America prior to Thanksgiving. The belief over at the Kyoto-based company is that failure to get the product out by that important date would result in low retailer support.

On the topic of price, Iwata states to the paper that we can expect a price that will be easy for consumers to deal with. While he wouldn't give any specifics, he suggested an upper bound, stating that the system probably wouldn't sell if it cost 50,000 yen (about $450 US).

The new bits provided by Iwata today aren't much, but they definitely take us a few centimeters down the path towards the Revolution's launch. Of course, all the big revelations will come closer to May's E3 show where, Iwata also revealed to the paper, we'll be seeing the Revolution in near final form.

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[Mephistopheles]

Well, we now know that Iwata is a master of saying nothing with a lot of words, he's just not telling inside info, and I don't blame him nor anything.

A supposition, since Revolution has always be managed as the code name, I would guess they would share the "launch name" or definitive name at E3, but one can always be wrong.

[Gamemaniac]

I qould realy like to be there at the E3 ........ me want rev

[Mephistopheles]

You won't get a Revolution for asisting, lol.

[tsukasa]

I want the revolution, it would be fun to have it, cool games, cool control, do somebody knows the precise date of launchment or something near to it? I want it,