gaggle64

Well, we don't know anything about specs yet, but I'm fully expecting the Revo to considerably more powerful then the GC, maybe a little way shy of the 360. I reckon such a machine would be perfectly possible at around $200/-odd. Maybe about $250 tops (round about £140 - still £70 cheaper then the basic 360 unit). It not having a hard-drive or needing to fulfill HD support should make it more then possible for Nintendo to sell a decent machine at a relatively good price and still make a profit.

I... I think... I think my head is exploding....

$99? Yeah right. I honestly don't see this happening. Stick another 100 dollars on there. Now your talking more sense. I'm expecting the Revo to be cheaper then competition, but not that cheap. GBMicros are priced around there aren't they? A machine costing $200, maybe a little more, would be enough to provide decent graphical performance while remaining significantly cheaper then the competition. Unless Nintendo have stumbled across some crazy new manufacturing technique to keep costs down, like reserecting the actual undead hordes to work in their factory as zombie slaves, this simply isn't, ever, going to happen.

I'll probably be going with a Xbox360, at least for this generation - my bro had a Xbox which was pretty cool. I like a lot of the franchises, like Halo, Project Gotham and it looks like Rare are finally getting round to releasing some damn games. It'll also be cheaper then the PS3, but thats got some great franchises too - Metal Gear Solid, Gran Tourismo and all the best F1 games. And Sly Racoon - man, I LOVE Sly Racoon. All of this is secondary to the Revolution though. I'll maybe buy that a year after launch to stock up my collection on nice and cheap second-hand games, and then maybe get a 360 a year after that. By then prices should be way down.

I would like to sign up to the "graphics aren't the most imporatant thing in games" camp. Also, not a great deal of us are likely to obtain a HD TV within the next 5 years, so I'm not too bothered by the whole HD support thang. Do you have a HD TV? If you don't know, you don't have one. I don't think there's much point until more TV broadcasting and DVDs start going HD standard anyway.

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I always go with Talim. I love fast characters with good attack. Gets bruised easily though - you just can't use her defensively.

Ace Combat Revolution, Ridge Racer Revolution and Viruta Tennis Revolution. Three games that would work well with the controller. Lets face it, if the console name remains, this is what they're all gonna' be called.

God, I hate the religious right, and I'm talking to you as a Christian. They just do say and say the most pointless things, be they the Pope, the Neocons or Osama Bin Ladin. Since when do they get off telling people how to live their lives? Dungens and Dragons was accused by the same people of encoyuraging people to worship the devil. I'm also fed up with the way these people keep finding "hidden messages" when they play pop songs backwards. I hate people who think everyone should be forced to worship god in schools - If I believe in a god, and you don't, ya' know what? Thats fine! What exactly do these people think they're doing with their lives? How does going around trying to control people and bitching at them when they don't do what you tell them help anybody, including God? In fact, I'm willing to bet good, hard cash that if Jesus came down to earth today, he'd probably wear a T-shirt saying "I roll twenties"!

I expect there to be a good level of third-party support. Nintendo worked hard getting third-party support for GC, and I think they succeded. With third-party support also clamoring to get on the DS bandwagon as well as developers such as Square-Enix declaring their concrete support early-on, I'm not expecting a lack of games to be a major problem on the new system.

Yeah, I love these toons. My fav episode is the one where Germaine picking out a new pair of pants at "PAG". And the English one is called "Begley", although I always thought he should have been a red squirrel. "It makes you look like a cheap slut who's crying out for attention. That's always good in these superficial socities, isn't it?"

The question isn't if their genuine, the question is wether or not they're PLAUSABLE.

Anymore of this tech-jargon, and my frontal games-lobe is going to start bleeding.

My three best mates - Jonny a.k.a. "Nobukado" - Adoring fan of the Metal Gear series and active socialist. He enjoys video games, Warhammer (all varities) and deep philsophical cognintation. His icon is Che' Geuvara and his favourite band is The Manic Street Preachers. He wants to help the world some how, but doesn't know how. Usually wears a surplus army jacket and Che' style cap or Che' patterned head scarf. He is also a big Arnold Scwarzanegger fan and loves really bad kung-fu films. Enjoys traditional Japanese culture and artwork. Ricky - a.k.a. "Rikmaru" - Currently a major fan of Japanese popular culture, particulary of the most recent manga craze Naruto. He has a great deal of artistic talent and particulary enjoys drawing manga style characters. Sports brilliant blonde-hair and blue eyes. He hopes one day to become a cartoonist, possibly in association with his even more talented friend Kieren. Prefers the humourous music of comedy performers such as Weird Al' Yankovich and MC Paul Barman. Usually wears a light comfortable shirt and Naruto bandanna. Particulary enjoys the Mario sports games. Uncanny, Ninja-like ability to sneek around without anyone noticing at all. Martin a.k.a. "The Martinist" - A more mysterious member of the group, he's one of those cool guys who just likes to go with the flow. Is soon leaving school and intends to attend flying school. Hopes one day to become an airline pilot. Remains surprisingly well taned throughout the year. Sometimes quite quiet. He enjoys video games across all formats, but is a particulary big Burnout fan. Also enjoys the Love Hina manga series. Usually wearing a dark t-shirt and comfortable shoes. Damn proud to be Scottish. Damn proud. We all like Halo and Halo2. We all also like Nintendo. We love to play Halo2 and Super Smash Bros. together. We also like amusing flash cartoons - the "Decline of Videogames" series in particular.

Dudes, I just found this great article written by a game designer called Danc floating around the web. I totally agree with just about everything he says, and it's a facinating read. Here are his conclusions and you can read the full article HERE Conclusions Nintendo’s strategy of pursuing innovation benefits the entire industry. It brings in new audiences and creates new genres that provide innovative and exciting experiences. The radical new controller is a great example of this strategy in action. Surprisingly, this also benefits Microsoft and it benefits Sony. As the years pass, the hard core publishers that serve mature genres will adopt previously innovative genres and commoditize them. Their profits will be less, but they’ll keep a lot of genre addicts very happy. Everybody wins when a game company successfully innovates. I see both of these strategies as a necessary and expected part of a vibrant and growing industry. Industries need balance and Nintendo is a major force of much needed innovation that prevents industry erosion and decline. On a slightly less analytic note, I for one can’t wait to play the new games on the Nintendo Revolution. With all the new game ideas that will be demonstrated, it is certainly a great time to be a game designer. A couple years down the road, I suspect that this will also be a great time to be a gamer. :-)

Iwata keeps saying that the Revos graphics will be great, if not quite as good as the opposition, and I am fully expecting to be reasonably impressed once we start seeing some Smash Bros or Metroid Prime 3 footage.

i think it deserved the hype though, didn't it?

It certainly the consensus that the rumoured specs are at least plausible if not accurate. I'm confident that the Revo will significantly more powerful then the GC, if not as powerful as the 360 or PS3. Iwata has claimed that "when you see the graphics, you will say: 'wow!'" and "there will be no significant difference between the Revolution graphics and it's competitors on a regular (non HD) TV screen", and I am confident that both those statements to be fully justified by Revo's launch.

I wonder if the Revo will get some kind of cool version of Counter Strike or something, with it's controller being the first able to rival the precison control of a PC mouse. This is of course just wishful thinking, but imagine say, a disk with Counter-Strike Source and Day of Defeat Source on it. Hell, valve could quickly knock it off, flog it for £20, it would sell loads! It would also rock.

Hey I just found on the shiny-new gamespot.com in their weekly rumour column yet another listing on the Revos spec. Apparently an "insider from Factor 5" has got his greasy (and possibly lying) mits on details about the Revos specifications.Click the link below to read them. I'm not a big tech guy, but what is intresting about the article is that gamespot claims it's a plausable spec sheet, but reiterates that we'll still have to wait and see before we have any godd idea about the Revos performance. Any thoughts?

Actually, I'm also positively slavering at the though of an online Chrystal Chronicles. The GC one was good, but awfully fiddely to set up (not to mention expensive). With an online version, you've got a game thats easier to get into with plenty of people around (the world) to play with. And I think Super Smash Bros. goes without saying. PS. Before anyone starts, all the games mentioned in the last 2 posts are all confirmed Revo titles currently in development, as a well as some kind of Donkey Kong game. Which should be cool.

Well, yeah, it will be. Microsoft have paid their pound of flesh (and a bit more besides) and now have a sizeable beach head in the industry from which to press their attack. Like I said - next gens gonna' be different.

Hay, don't forget tha MP2 was shown to journalists as a demo with the Revo point-and-shoot function, and apparently it actually improved the control system. I loved both Metroid Primes, and I will be definitly be purchasing MP3 with my Revo, possibly at launch. Also, did someone say they actually didn't like metroid? WTF is WRONG with you man? Start playing, before I bust a cap in yo' ass with my controller!

Actually, Namco have hinted that SC3 could very easily come to a variety of next-gen consoles - the GC version of SC2 was the best selling one after all. Here's hoping...

I don't agree with a lot of analysts around today. Many base their predictions on current trends, which shows a lack of understanding on how the industry actually works. A large number of qanalysts claimed that once PSP had launched, the DS and PSP would become relatively redundent - the PSP has sold strongly, but both the DS and even the GBA remain themselves very strong, and have shown that superior performance just doesn't win the console war (and it never has). Further more, I believe that many have underated GameCubes performance this gen. While many seem to believe that the console has been thourghly beaten by Xbox, this just isn't true. Gamecube has sold at least as many as Xbox across the world, and has remained highly competitive in all markets, even the currently hostile Europe, with Nintendo making a tidy profit. Also I honestly don't think that anyone can make anykind of accurate predicition until we know more information about all three competitors, including pricing, games and market strategies, which for the first time are likely to vary wildly between the three console manufactures. However, I do predict that all three will make a LOT of CASH.