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by **Synch** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:35 pm

I am drooling much more over this little box than I did over the PS3 and the new Xbox

Shiny Pictures:
http://nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2005/revo/index.html

For those who don't read Japanese:
http://nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2005/revo/ ... ase_e.html

by **SpikyhairdVash** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:44 pm

yes, it does look very good! I am a true nintendo gamer at heart, even if I must have them all. It is where I started. I am anticipating that beauty above the others, but not too far above.

by **Synch** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:46 pm

I just like the fact that it will be able to play games from _all_ of their older consels

by **SpikyhairdVash** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:49 pm

ooooooh, yeah, oh yeah oh yeah!!!

*dances a hiphop dance.*

I hope their older game downloads are cheap if not free

there are soo many games I want to be able to play with a real controller, not some ROM using a keyboard.

by **Synch** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:53 pm

I doubt free but I would pay a couple bucks to kick Bowser's butt in Mario1 on the bigscreen.

by **SpikyhairdVash** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:02 pm

hehehe, yeah, definately

by **le geek** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:20 pm

It looks pretty cool, but really Nintendo played it very "close to the vest". Still looking forward to hearing about the controllers, actually seeing some games for it, Etc...

Ben

by **Synch** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:21 pm

It probably won't come out until after next years E3. Probably more then.

by **SpikyhairdVash** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:29 pm

yeah, only wireless controllers, that should be great if the wavebird is any indication. Best wireless I have ever used for a console thus far.

by **fishamaphone** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:05 pm

I'm worried for Nintendo as a company. I see all these press releases, and I'm ecstatic myself, because I know I'll be owning this machine. The this is, Nintendo is re-defining themselves. Essentially, they're putting all their chips in the pot, and if it works in their favor, they've got all the chips, but if it doesn't...

The N64 was the closest thing to a "hip" looking console Nintendo has ever put out. A simple black box. GameCube is more sleek, but the design just didn't have the same "cool" factor that N64's did. Revolution is going for HUGE "cool" factor. I mean, the design's not even finished yet, and it looks... well, just look at it! If they can make themselves attractive to older gamers, there will be nothing to stop them, but if they try and fail, there won't be much left.

hah, I started rambling. But yeah, the more I think about it, the more amazing this sounds...

by **gundamzuki** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:40 pm

It is kind of interesting to see how Nintendo is backpedalling with things like reverse compatability and over-the-internet mutliplayer. I can see them remaining a viable competetor with this console. Especially for the size issue. A lot of people don't have the room to house a giant console. I'm hard pressed to have room for my Xbox. Any larger and it doesn't matter how much I want it. Saddly, this looks the case with the PS3. If I'm any judge, it's a very large box.

by **fishamaphone** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:40 am

I don't think they're backpedaling. They physically couldn't make GameCube backwards compatible, because the previous machine was cart-based. I think Revolution was always going to be backwards compatible. They've also kept a very strict policy of only going online if it could be done for free, and until they had the wi-fi tech, they couldn't do it.

BUT

I came up with this theory... I talked to someone else and apparently I'm not the only one... Nintendo is stressing that developing games for Revolution should be easy for a huge company trying to make a masterpiece, or a single guy with a good idea. Then they talk about this database where you can download games from Nintendo's entire history.

What if they release Dev kits to the public, so you can program your own game from your livingroom, and then upload it to this database, and have other people play your game? A whole indie developer's community would pop up! It would, in no small ways, be a revolution!

I'm officially 10x more exited than I was 2 days ago.

by **edcool1** » Thu May 19, 2005 1:41 am

If they did that, it would be so awesome.

However, I don't think they could take em in on their own servers...maybe people could host their own games though.

by **Tails** » Thu May 19, 2005 4:10 am

I'm so buying this.

*giggle*

by MK » Thu May 19, 2005 4:27 am

I'm sure I'll end up getting it.... my poor game cube... to bad it doesnt look like there going to make the controlers compatable like PS does...

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