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Firstly I think that the progressive scan only applies to new titles. Secondly the Wii comes packaged with component cables.

Until I see Iwata stand up at E3 and call Revo the Nintendo Wii, I'm calling this as a joke/marketing ploy. That name is terrible.

I posted this on the IGN boards but since no one there can engage in constructive debate, I thought that I would try here instead. The latest confirmation of the horse-power of the Revolution didn't surprise me at all. Nintendo have been saying since E3 2005 that the Revo would not compete just based on graphical superiority. Yet at the same time Nintendo knows that graphics are important for the consumer, it's the first port of call when deciding to buy a game; the potential buyer will say to himself "Do the graphics look good?" However I think that the graphics will look good. Remember Iwata's famous comment, he said that when you see Revolution's graphics "You will say WOW!" I believe this will be achieved in two ways, firstly exactly as Matt has recently stated. Nintendo have a great history of making the most out of the hardware that they have in their systems (e.g. Metroid & Resident Evil on GCN or Goldeneye & Zelda on N64), it will be the same for Revolution. Second and more importantly the Revolution will feature a visual disruptor. What I mean by this is that the Revolution will have a way of displaying the graphics in a way previously unseen in console gaming. I don't know how this will be done or by what technology but all the signs point to this: # A console with low specs, as stated by IGN, would not cost a lot of money to produce. "But the Revolution will be cheap!" I hear you say, true but unless they're planning to sell it for $100 then they'll be making loads of money off of each machine. # Miyamoto and others have made cryptic comments about games filling whole rooms or about not using TVs to display graphics. # Insider quotes proclaiming unseen features of Revolution, such as this recent one from Pandemic studios; "we've actually just seen some things behind closed doors that are just mind-blowing." Think about this, everyone knows that DS was a test-bed for the Revolution formula and philosophy. Innovative control and newer fresher games. Lets compare each aspect of two systems: Aspect of System - DS - Revolution 1. Innovative control - stylus and touch screen, microphone - FHC, maybe a microphone? 2. Online play - Wifi connection - expanded Wifi connection 3. Games - New fresh games - new fresh games 4. Backwards comp. - GBA slot - virtual console 5. Expense - cheaper than competition - cheaper than competition 5. Visual - two screens - ??? So what is missing from this mix for Revolution, the visual element. Satoru Iwata @ GDC - "There are some other unique features of the Nintendo Revolution hardware that we haven't discussed yet that we will be announcing at E3." So in conclusion don't be too down-heartened by this latest specs news. I think that Nintendo still has a few tricks left up it's sleeve.

Zogdog reports that Iwata has been working on his speech for months; Iwatasan's keynote will "contain significant editorial value and developer takeaway." Between MCV, ONM and this I'm starting to be hopeful of some new information at GDC.

Zogdog reports that Iwata has been working on his speech for months, Iwatasan's keynote will "contain significant editorial value and developer takeaway." Between MCV, ONM and this I'm starting to be hopeful of some new information at GDC.

I'm expecting new Zelda:TP info and possibly the new name for Revolution. I doubt we'll see anything more than the name for Revolution though.

Iwatasan will be delivering a key-note speech entitled "Disrupting Development" at GDC, on Thursday the 23rd of March between 10:30 – 11:30am (local time). The Official Nintendo UK mag did say that Revolution would be discussed, however we all know how wrong they have been in the past (stand also the power supply ). The usually very reliable MCV also has an article claiming that there will be new Revo details at GDC. From the MCV article "senior sources suggest Iwata will choose to make key announcements, possibly including pricing and release details" at GDC. So fingers crossed.

Linky Reggie has confirmed that Zelda: TP has been delayed until Autumn (probably to coincide with the release of the Rev). He reaffirmed that Revolution will be realeased this year. Also mentioned was that the original model of the DS will be phased out after the release of the DS Lite.

I agree with you expect for the display part. I think that a novel 3D display technology, far from putting people off, would hook them in. If a casual gamer saw something that cool they would instantly be hooked.

If this is true then it's a very clever move by Sony. Not only does it put the Rev in competition with current gen hardware (thus making the Rev seem underpowered), it lets Sony fight on two fronts (the 360 with the PS3 and the Rev with a PS2 hybrid). However if the final secret of the Rev is some kind of novel 3D display, then it will make the PS2 hybrid look like a silly toy.

Source: http://theboard.zogdog.com/index.php?automodule=blog&blogid=11&showentry=544

The "Spike: Game Head" Reggie interview video is now available online. It's a really good watch, you can find links here.

Firstly Nintendo would have to build in the necessary memory management (both for user and internal), libraries and drivers needed to plug-in USB mem, hard disk, keyboard, mouse etc. Guys this simply isn't going to happen, Nintendo wants to make things more simple not more compliacated! Second the 802.11 standard is a data tranfer protocol, so it won't be used for a controller. You wouldn't use an ethernet cable to connect a controller to a console either :wink:. Sony are using Bluetooth and MS are using a proprietary format. Nintendo will probably use bluetooth.

I think this pretty much confirms that Zelda will have some sort of extra content for the Rev (compatible with FHC). This is what I expected and this will be a good for Revolution.

The original Revolution Lifestyle post has been updated saying that this is fake. I'm not sure why they think so, but they're probably right.

Could the efficiency references point to some new method of speeding up real-time rendering. There has been much talk of the lower power of the Rev still being able to produce graphics comparable with its more meaty competitors. Possible technologies include displacement mapping, cube mapping, parallax mapping, NURBS or Fast14 logic process (descriptions of these and more can be found at the Nintendo-Revolution blog). Nintendo patents in this area: Anti-aliasing Bump mapping Interleaving This could of course just be Nintendo optimising the Rev hardware, as they did with the Gamecube.

Nintendo have something big up their sleeve, i'm willing to bet that it's a novel display tech. There's a lot of hype flying around; stereoscopics, holographics etc. When Matt for IGNRevolution asked Reggie if fans will be disappointed because the Rev will not live up to the hype, he simply said it'll be better than the hype. If he didn't know about some new feature, then he would want to kill the hype not encourage it.

I read that too, and thought that it was odd. That implies a dock, and that implies portability.

As far as I'm aware that's NOT confirmed, but probably is true (where else would the SD card slot go). If you have a link to an official Nintendo statement, then I would love to see it.

Does anyone know of any websites that are offering a live stream of Reggie's key-note speech @ D.I.C.E. on the 9th?

Matt from IGN said: "I don't believe anybody is allowed to film the speeches, so I wouldn't hold my breath. Matt" So looks unlikely that there will be a live stream. Link

Another strategy could be to let people go into retail stores and use special machines (maybe even functionality built into demo booths), to download games to an SD card. This would mean that no home net connection would be required. Just buy credit in-store (like Xbox live) and then use it to get the games that they want. This would be a very natural process, just like buying a game from a shop normally.

It's true, I just tried it. Thanks for pointing that out CaVaYeRo. I still like the logo though.

So if you take all these quotes into account, we can expect Rev sometime between 23/11/06 (Thanksgiving) or earlier and years-end. Or if the 2006 quote is ignored, late March 2007 is the worst case. If you take Jim Merrick's quote to mean a Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 worldwide launch, then I think Q4 (September to December) and we'll get it at Christmas. Also Jim Merrick did say Rev could launch first in Europe ... well you never know ... it COULD happen ... I know it's not going to though.

Some of the interface methods mentioned are so cool. For example throwing a grenade by holding down A then swinging your arm up, then letting go of A at the top of the arc. That's a bit more exciting than pressing the left rigger.