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Post by Link on May 19, 2005 19:21:00 GMT -5
E3 2005: Nintendo Benches Samus The company explains why it didn't show more Revolution Metroid Prime 3 footage at its conference. by Matt Casamassina May 19, 2005 - According to inside sources, Nintendo could have shown much more footage of the recently-announced Metroid Prime 3 for Revolution at its pre-E3 2005 conference. Instead, the Big N opted to preview only a few snippets of in-game video from the work-in-progress. This was a particularly disappointing decision for some Nintendo fans because it was the only footage of Revolution software that the company revealed during the event.
Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America's vice president of corporate affairs, explained the decision in an interview with IGNcube. "Several of us felt pretty strongly that we didn't want people to misperceive that Metroid Prime 3 was our big [Revolution] launch title because that's not what it was intended to mean," Kaplan said. "And we really want to feel like we want to make sure we have a compilation with a lot of stuff that we're really happy with before we show it. It's like showing one finger of a hand doesn't make sense."
Retro Studios, which developed Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes for GameCube, is underway with Prime 3, which is slated for a Revolution launch sometime in 2006. ------------------------------------------------------------ IGN
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Post by Link on May 20, 2005 13:47:53 GMT -5
E3 2005: Satoru Iwata Interview Nintendo's president says the company cannot afford to be late with Revolution. More details inside. by Matt Casamassina May 20, 2005 - In an interview with the Seattle Post Intelligence, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata commented on the future of the videogame industry and talked specifically about Revolution, as well as the upcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles from Microsoft and Sony respectively. Although Nintendo revealed less information on its future machine, the company head told the newspaper that it cannot afford to release Revolution late. He also explained that Microsoft and Sony are fighting a technology war and Nintendo is not interested in joining the battle.
"In the first place, Sony and Microsoft are taking about the same approach for the future by making machines with powerful and sophisticated technology. Nintendo is taking a little bit different approach, and I think this is an interesting contrast," Iwata said. "Of course, we are applying advances in technology. But when you use those advances just to boost the processing power, the trade-off is that you increase power consumption, make the machine more expensive and make developing games more expensive. When I look at the balance of that trade-off -- what you gain and what you lose -- I don't think it's good. Nintendo is applying the benefits of advanced technology, but we're using it to make our machines more power-efficient, quieter and faster to start. And we're making a brand-new user interface. I think that way of thinking is the biggest difference." Iwata said that Nintendo will try its best to make a great new console and that it will ultimately be up to consumers to decide if it's something want to purchase.
Microsoft leader Bill Gates recently said that Nintendo would be a "niche player" in the next-generation wars. Iwata responded to this statement. "Talking about the definition of the niche, or niche market, I really have the completely opposite opinion. The people the other companies are targeting are very limited to those who are high-tech oriented, and core game players. They cannot expand beyond that population," Iwata said. "We are trying to capture the widest possible audience all around the world. In other words, we are trying to capture the people who are even beyond the gaming population. So for that kind of company, we don't think the term "niche" is appropriate."
Iwata said that with Revolution Nintendo would not forget the core audience. It is in development with next-generation versions of Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and others. "At the same time, many people are looking forward to multiplayer games, and we are ready to provide more exciting opportunities by introducing them to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection so that, with the Revolution, people in remote areas can play with each other as if they were playing with people in front of them," Iwata said.
Iwata once more hinted that Revolution will provide a new way to play games by way of a new interface. "Also, we really feel that we need to create something that is very unique and different from today's gaming -- something that can stimulate interest from those who are not playing today's games. ... What Nintendo is trying to do, therefore, is to create a new interface and new theme of gaming that can really address the needs of the current non-gamers," he said and would not elaborate further.
In the past, Nintendo claimed that it would release at the same time or before PlayStation 3. More recently, company executives from Nintendo of America stated that Revolution would simply debut in 2006, no longer pledging to beat Sony. Iwata reiterated those sentiments. "If the first entrant always wins the market, the Dreamcast must have won the race against the PS2, for example. There are many precedents like that in the past. The first to market is not necessarily the winner in the race," he said. "But we cannot afford to be too late. That's a very important point. Right now we are keeping many secrets, but by the end of this year, I believe we really need to express to the worldwide audience what the mysterious proposals we have are all about. Otherwise we will be in an extremely different position." ------------------------------------------------------------ IGN
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Post by Calumon on May 20, 2005 18:19:57 GMT -5
[glow=purple,5,300]I got one question. How are we going to play games that used the Zapper on Nes or the Mouse in Snes? [/glow]
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Post by Mephistopheles on Jun 16, 2005 13:46:51 GMT -5
I want to know how much it's going to cost.
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Post by Link on Jun 16, 2005 22:16:59 GMT -5
I want to know how much it's going to cost. The console or the old games? Both have not yet been decided. Regarding the system's backwards compatibility features, Iwata refered to this part of the Revolution as a "Virtual Console." From a technical standpoint, all NES, Super NES and N64 games can work with the system, although it's unclear if every game in Nintendo's tremendous back catalogue will be available.
There's some disappointing news for those expecting these classics to be available for free. Nintendo is planning on pay downloads as being the standard for this download system. There will be many types of services, though, including limited time free downloads. One possibility mentioned by Iwata is free downloads as bonuses for buying new games.
The downloads will, as previously announced, be stored in flash memory. You'll be able to store games in the 512 megabytes built into the system, but should this fill up, you can transfer your downloads to an SD memory card and use your computer to manage the files. Iwata didn't elaborate, but did state that copy protection is in place (so don't expect to simply send downloaded game copies to your friends by e-mail).
The internal flash memory is being used for a few areas besides the download of game classics. You'll be able to save games to the flash area, update the Revolution's firmware (adding new features along the way, presumably) and download game demos! That's right, Revolution game demos, downloaded right to your Revolution hardware.
The controller in particular seems to be getting quite a bit of attention, with Nintendo software master Shigeru Miyamoto commenting at the press conference that the company is making a big investment in creating the device. Iwata added, "I think you will be surprised by the Revolution's controller."----------------------------------------------- I like the way of getting old games by buying the current version of the game. Like if I bought the new "Super Smash Bros.", I can download the n64 version whenever I want.
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Post by Mephistopheles on Jun 27, 2005 22:00:42 GMT -5
Well, you could say both, but the important part is the console, it is like a start of a chain reaction.
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Post by Link on Jul 6, 2005 22:44:50 GMT -5
The rumored price of Revolution is between $200 and $250. I found these two ads which are very suspicous. Picture 1Picture 2
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Post by Mephistopheles on Jul 6, 2005 22:54:02 GMT -5
LOL, they have diferent dates.
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Post by Calumon on Jul 7, 2005 13:02:06 GMT -5
[glow=purple,5,300]Yeah, they have different dates. I think, the date from the second picture is not very probable, but the one from the first one, March 2006, may be the possible release date of the console.[/glow]
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Post by FD on Nov 3, 2005 22:03:22 GMT -5
in a resent news Saturo Iwata in a conference told that the Revolution could be relased in the second financial period, after March, then we can spect that it will be in stores between April and December, but we haven't a presicely date... also the Nintendo's President said that the games of the Revolution will be showed the next year
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Post by Link on Nov 4, 2005 21:59:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I knew about it, but I forgot to post it. A lot of people are thinking that it may be released in April 2006. Nintendo has already confirmed that in the next E3, Rev will be playable. Also, on December 2, we may recieve more information about Rev, and possible confirmation of support from Konami.
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