Nintendo Revolution confirmed
New console named and hyped
In a press conference in Tokyo today, Nintendo head Satoru Iwata confirmed that the next console from Big N will be titled 'Revolution', and, like the DS handheld device, promises to innovate in the field of entertainment. The 'new ideas' hinted at are not mentioned - Iwata fearing other manufacturers may steal their plans, however he did also reveal that the Revolution console will be far more than upgraded GameCube.
"What we need is not a next-generation machine but a next-generation way of playing games," Iwata commented. "We need to propose a new idea so that the game industry can overcome its current crisis." Iwata has been vocal in the past in denouncing the cyclical nature of videogaming, stating that innovation and uniqueness are far more important that visuals and technology.
Iwata's words come just a day after European Nintendo head Dave Gosen slammed Microsoft for driving the industry towards new hardware too early, stating that the industry's cyclical nature is damaging and inflexible. The headline grabbing violence of GTA, the media's fascination with future hardware and ridiculously cheap game bundles also came under fire.
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The nintendo ds is good and take new game play like zodiac.the psp looks good but it may have lots of problems because it uses a new format.But I heard that microsoft is making a handheld code name (xboy).Microsoft was talking about making it but as soon as sony annonced it psp every thing went quiet.I bet xboy will come out after the ds and psp.
nintendo makes quality not quantity not have a whole bunch of sucky games like on ps2
i heard that Iwata side that we should look at the new gameboy ds to get a clue to what the revolution will be like. everyone know that its not going to be two screens and that its not going to be a touch screen so maybe nintendo is working on a wireless system that can run the internet right out of the box.
What Iwata meant by that statement is that the DS has features that people have never seen before on a handheld, so the 'revolution' will have things that people have never seen. u will play games like never before, Iwata said that the next system will not just be a system hooked up to a tv and using controllers. possibilities are endless, it boggles my mind.
I think the Nintendo Revolution will be awesome! I am really looking forward to the graphics. And it is neat that you would be able to hook it up to your computer.
Also I'm looking forward to the menu. What I'm talking about On Game cube, when you push A it goes to the menu. And so that will be really big probably. And I just can't wait for it, since I just read a big reveiw about it.
Yeah, bbb. Like the GCN, a piece of crap. PS3 will be the best, just like PSP.
I trust Nintendo can pull this off because I heard The PS3 prototype to be around $1,000. Nintendo though makes fun stuff at low prices. Plus they`re making a cool computer chip codenamed Cell for their next system. If Mr.Iwata or, whoever he is, really does make a new way to play games virtual reality might be cheap soon.
I think I have a picture of Revolution, but I don't know how to post it.
Is this Revolution?
The nintendo Revolution will not be a piece of crap, it will be better than the PS3, and the Xbox 2. And the DS will be a WHOLE lot better than the PSP. Oh, and they have released a release date and price for the Nintendo DS. It will come out November 21st and will cost $150.00 Oh, and it will now have the PictoChat program built into it.
Nintendo truly does care about quality gaming, so let's hear it for the overall trouncing of Nintendo, and the unjust intruder on the video game market called Microsoft!
Nintendo sucks. Buy X-Box 2 or PS3 losers.
be quiet Ps2 lover the revolution is gonna be way better than the crap that sony an microsoft are making
The new Microsoft system will be called Xenon, or so I've heard. I really don't care for Microsoft's systems. I'm waiting for Nintendo's Revolution to hit the market.
Nintendo makes excellent games, but there consoles dont meet tha standard. As time passes they fall farther behind and out of touch with other console makers. Nintendo needs to reconsolidate and become a 3rd party member and create games before they SINK........
Hmm.. i guess im looking forward to this next system, it better be good.. but still, nothing can outstand the power of the Sony nd Microsoft
Sony fanboys your demise awaits. First off, Playstation sucks ass! Why? Well quite simple Nintendo and Microsoft are alive and kicking with First and Second party support. Imagine if they both had the third party support Sony had, Play Station would be dead. First off, Gamecube is by far the most stable of the consoles out thier and unlike "PS2" it doesn't suffer from dips in frame rate and clunky animations. Hell dream cast was far more stable than that crap. XBOX has the best graphical engine and it's sound quality is the best.
Now on to the next gen. Nintendo will surprise us all, why? Because each time they push innovation to another level. The DS will mop the floor with PSP, and the Revolution will be what its name says a revolution for us all. EA and other major third party developers have already expressed great interest in the Revolution why? Simply this, it's price tag and development capabilites will be far better than Sony's. Oh Xbox 2 will do pretty well too. But Sony does this, they use existing technology and try to put thier name on it. Secondly, they're not practical. Blu Ray techonolgy is expensive, how are they gonna drop the price of it in two years. Secondly, IBM is already developing a new type of storage medium about the size of a sugar cube that will store more than a 100 GB of data. Who is IBM's biggest partner in the console wars: Nintendo. Why? because like IBM, Nintendo pushes the envelope but are far more practical than it's competitors.
I think that the Nintendo Revolution will be the greatest gaming console to date because of it's great innovation that it will offer when it comes out.
I've been a nintendo fan since the nes but every time they have released a console lately, it has been a disappointment. unless a major change has occurred inside the management of nintendo, i feel the revolution will be no different. between the endless delays, an inability to cooperate with many third party development houses and an unwillingness to take financial risks, nintendo is losing much of the fan base it once held. unfortunately, the revolution will most likely be another disappointment, and nintendo will at last drop out of the console wars and develop only handheld systems and software...and trading cards and all that pokemon crap.
Nintendo was and still is the best gaming company!! Sony and Microsoft will one day bow down to it!!!
Nintendo Revolution is going to be awesome, and Nintendo is working to repair its realtionships with third party developors. Here are some quotes from an article
Q: Would you care to elaborate on any details of what sort of "revolution" Nintendo has in store with it's next home console?
A: We have code named our next home console resolution, we did that very purposefully, because it will represent a revolution in the way consumers today think about gaming. Home console gaming has not changed very much since Nintendo redefined the category some 20 years ago with the NES. You’re still tethered to a controller that’s tethered to a machine that’s tethered to your TV. We believe that the consumer wants more in the area of community; and we are looking at how we deliver that. We think that the online approach of today is a bit flawed. We think the consumer wants a better way. And that’s what we’re looking to do with the Revolution. We will be sharing more details at next year’s E3.
Q: You made a couple of comments about “community.” Does this suggest that the next Nintendo systems is going to have a focus on online play?
A: What I am saying is that with our next home console we will address the area of gamer community. You said “online” I used “online” as a description of a flawed business model. We are passionate about enabling our gamers to play with their friends and with others across long distances there are a number of different ways to execute that.
Q: Will the Revolution hit the market around the same time as your competition?
A: We are certainly committed to being in the marketplace with our competition, I think the issue is that as you talk to the other two players that they each have a different motivation and a different vision for when the next console should hit the marketplace. It is common knowledge that Microsoft is losing significant money on every Xbox they sell. So, certainly they are the most eager to see the new console generation.
Q: Where are third Party publishers in terms of Revolution development?
A: On that part I am not going to comment. In, part because we are looking to do business in a new way with our licenses. I thin, in fairness the relationship that Nintendo has had with certain third party developers at times has been strained. We are working hard to repair all those relationships. I personally have spent some time with the top five publishers here in the U.S. Certainly my counterparts are spending a lot of time with the Japanese publishers.
the Nintendo Revolution will rock. nintendo is learning from their mistakes. the xbox 2 and ps3 will no doubt be stellar in their own rights and aspects, but the revolution is trying to create a brand-new gamer market. i have played the DS and I love it, such a new style, and the multiplayer is very fun with metroid prime: hunters and even pictochat. it's a bunch of things that are fairly new technology, but have never been used in games before. two screens, a stylus w/touch screen, voice chat, wireless multiplayer, Wi-Fi etc. the revolution will expand upon this, but in the console realm. it won't be a two screen console, but it will definately change the gamer market, i have faith in nintendo. plus, with rumored 1.8 Ghz processors, an 800 Mhz graphics chip (more powerful than the 500 Mhz chip for Xbox 2 and PS3) , and a 15 Gb HD it should be very interesting.
Well said DarkSage!!!! And oh, PSP is the most stupid thing I ever seen. Theres no point in getting a psp when u wasted ur money in a ps2 lmfao. Psp is nothing but a portable ps2.
the revolution can be be innovative and all that, so long as it has great graphics and online play.
not only will revolution be innovative but FREE YES FREE online play chat and gaming comunity will all be suported nintendo will not go online till its right for gamers and can be deliverd bug free lag free and FREE of charge this has bin stated many times by nintendo expect the best online games comunity to be used on ds and revolution and as for power ati and ibm have a longer tighter relationship with nintendo than microsoft and revolutions gpu has had twice as much time on it than xbox 2 gpu allso expect great things from nec panasonic etc there all involved with revolution and the time scale for revolutions development is way longer than xbox 2 plus xbox 2 will come out 1st giving nintendo time to up specs bfore release xbox 2 is a blatant copy of cubes desighn but nintendo will go much forther than cube this time around expect revolution to be a revolution
PS3 will SUCK JUST LIKE THE PS2!!!!! I HATE SONY WITH A PASSION!!!! I love nintendo because it makes quality games unlike the PS2 that rush most their games and result in crap.
nintendo is indeed a great company thanks to the gb gbc gba ds nes snes n64 and gamecube and the soon up coming revolution and the next gen of the gba (for all you who didnt know the ds is not the next gen) but you cannot strike sony or xbox consider this even tho the xbox is very much an intruder to our humble gaming world its games suck except halo its #1 launch game if it wasnt for an awsome launch game xbox would be dead but now its survived so we must deal with is loser attemps to try and stomp the gaming world with high prices. now sony this company is very tacticle in many ways the reason why the ps2 is so waek is because it had to battle dreamcast or else the ps2 does good considering that the we will soon have a carry around version with 16:9 reso you cant say psp will suck when sony is offer everything packed into this tiny little haneled (psp) sony has seeeeemed to dominate the market only because of the large supply of games that they offer for the player to play the ps3 will be no diffrent than the revolution why do you think sony realesed the stupid eye toy it was all a test to see how people would feel about a new way to play your game the ps3 may in corparate a new camera to help expaned gaming and just so its known sony and xbox are correcting there mistakes when it came to online soon the xenon and the ps3 will feature a free wifi connection out of the box able to handle up to 16 players at once its not internet but it will help to feed the need that gamers have. now when it comes to all the next gens they all need one thing great games with out game these systems would just be giant costers in our living room etc we will need great launch titles that lets the player put the new features to the test or elses every ones screwed i will continue to post new comments so if u think im wrong just tell me
Personally, I like nintendo, i dont want them to die. All the consoles are good in their own right, (like that other poster said. Srry im to lazy 2 find ur name XD)and that nobody should diss them, as games are supposed to be fun. Who cares what co. is better? Well i dont. As long as gaming is fun, i will keep playing games. but I dont want nintendo to die.
Personally, I like nintendo, i dont want them to die. All the consoles are good in their own right, (like that other poster said. Srry im to lazy 2 find ur name XD)and that nobody should diss them, as games are supposed to be fun. Who cares what co. is better? Well i dont. As long as gaming is fun, i will keep playing games. but I dont want nintendo to die.
woops srry for dbl posting ^.^;;