Smowza Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 just got the new nom and on page 76 they have a picture of a white rev above it's docking stand and they clearly state that the stand acts as a power supply. Not sure if this was confirmed before but i didnt know till now (although i did suspect)
Jay Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 It would make sense and it does sound familiar - It makes the console smaller and allows it to stand up straight, and if you want to have it flat down then you probably won't be able to see it (A bit like the N64 one that plugged in). I hope they improve the stand a bit though, I think its quite ugly though the size of it would be explained if it has the power pack inside - I suppose its no uglier than having a big black thing midway down your plug socket
The Peeps Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Didn't Nintendo say that you wouldn't need to stand the Rev up though so you wouldn't need the stand... Maybe that's changed then. no stand...
DiemetriX Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Hmm.. Thats news to me. Not sure if I like that...
penic99 Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 I read that too, and thought that it was odd. That implies a dock, and that implies portability.
The Peeps Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Yeah, I'd prefer to have the choice between standing the Revo up and having it flat.. I'd rather have it flat down even though standing it would take up less room, but if it turns out that the stand is needed then it could be worse really. edit - replying to the post below here rather than posting yet again :P I'm quite bored so I'm just on here 24hrs a day hehe: The Revo we've seen so far isn't the final version as Nintendo have said, so they could very easily change it so the stand can be a power supply. Though, the more I think about it, the less likely I think it will be.
Nintendork Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 The system can be displayed horizontally or vertically with or without the stand, there are no ports of electronics in the stand, it's merely plastic. The powersupply is a standard power supply you've probably seen on your PSone/two. Figure of 8 design, it will be a cable plugged into that so it can be moved around without the need for the stand. patent. Apology if I've misunderstood you.. but I'm not sure what this magazine is on about.
DiemetriX Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 I read that too, and thought that it was odd. That implies a dock, and that implies portability. Maybe you could charge the Revolution and play without powersource.. that would be.. em.. cool?
Smowza Posted February 16, 2006 Author Posted February 16, 2006 Well i'm just going by what the mag says.. and it is an officail mag so i presume they know more than us?
ShadowV7 Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Well i'm just going by what the mag says.. and it is an officail mag so i presume they know more than us? nah we know more, i want to put my rev horizontally though and they said you could
Nintendork Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Because the stand is just decorative..? I think this magazine needs to proof read. It is bad design, the Revolution is already very portable.. Miyamoto had it in his jacket pocket at TGS. Taking a bloody stand if anything makes it less portable. Why would it have rubber feet if it wasn't intended to be used without the stand as well?
AshMat Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Yeah, in those patent images it shows the back of the rev with a power adapter socket. Not on the dock.
DiemetriX Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 scans: http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/New_ways_to_play_7.jpg http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/New_ways_to_play_8.jpg
Guest Jordan Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 My god, that huge image of the white Revolution is so hot.
Gaijin von Snikbah Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 I dont want a portable Revolution... the battery would get in the way of other technological treats.
Smowza Posted February 16, 2006 Author Posted February 16, 2006 the huge image of the rev is cg isn't it, or am i being a dumbass?
Nintendork Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Everyone slips up from time to time, but if you see in the photo the only connection could be on the 45 degree bit in the corner. From a design point of view it would be awkward to engineer a power supply at that angle, and inefficient use of space. The systems cords will all come out at 90 degrees i think. The stand is just plastic. What it is though is a very very nice piece of plastic.. and will hopefully mean people will customise it just like 360 faceplates. I'll be spray painting mine up.
system_error Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Well right now the Revolution is a empty plastic case. Nothing more than a concept study of what is later called the Nintendo Revolution. I guess it could really be a power supply. It could also be a battery or just a stand.
DCK Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Maybe you can connect the supply to the stand AND the Revolution so they can both pass through the power. Wait, that doesn't make sense at all. Maybe you can put the Rev horizontally and use the docking station as the power supply (and put it with the rest of the wires)?
system_error Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 I think the stand is a transformer. Like Optimus Prime
djamb3 Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 In recent pics we all saw the power suply entry in Rev case, so I was wondering if thah base would work like an UPS to prevent losing saves or something like this. (I hate when the lights goes off and I lose all my current position in a game - imagine 4hours in zelda wasted like that to have an idea...)
darkjak Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 Maybe it's a portable batterypack? So u can play it on the go!
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