So...has there been any kind of reveal or big news about the Revolution so far this E3? I haven't been tracking the news real closely, so I wasn't sure. Does it look like this "insider" was full of crap?
I haven't been paying attention too much to any rumor stuff since Thursday, but it sounds like nothing went on. The only interesting thing I "learned" about the Revolution on Thursday (I think it was Thursday), was something Reggie said about the Revolution. When asked about how their console may not be that great considering what they showed, Reggie said (paraphrased): "You know we still haven't showed off the controller. Remember that the Revolution will be backwards compatible with the NES, SNES, N64, and the Gamecube. If you take all those controllers and lay them out, you'll see several different controllers. How can you have one controller that can control games on each of those consoles?" Not to surprising consider how a bunch of the rumors focused on the controller, but interesting to see it pretty much confirmed that the controller may be a little different than your average controller.
From what I've read Nintendo doesnt have anything up their sleeves right now...no Ace in the hole. And add to it..I've read reports that Revolution is in fact the codename for the new system and it may not even be called that. Also that Nintendo may have been rushed to produce the casing desgin for E3 (and it will be tweaked by the final version). They'll be realeasing sometime in spring '06...may be before PS3, maybe after. And they're basically staying mum on everything. It's pretty dissapointing...either Nintendo is being patient, not rushing things...so as to get the system right so they can blow everyone away or this a sign of things to come, that this console may not be so revolutionary after all.
Along similar lines in an interview on IGN, Shigeru Miyamoto basically said that Nintendo is keeping the controller under wraps right now because they don't want Sony and Microsoft implementing whatever they have planned into their controllers. I hope that they have reasonable prices on their classic downloads. The $20 they're charging for the NES Classics GBA line is ridiculous. They should price it similar to iTunes, say a dollar a game, maybe up to $10 for the large N64 roms. Also, anyone know if any third parties have signed on to have their back catalog be downloadable? Seems like some companies could make more money by just continuing to pump out those greatest hits discs.
I love Nintendo its what i grew up on. I hate the Xbox even though halo is a great game. Microsoft is such a tyrant.
i'm willing to bet that, if indeed the 'revolution' IS indeed linked to the controller, the big news is a buttonless controller. Sounds bland? Well think about it. It would have some sort of typical controller-esque mold but the whole interface is an LCD touch screen. And if the revolution is indeed backwards compatible all the way back to the NES, maybe the controller can 'morph' itself to mimic the controllers of yore. Like if you were playing super mario brothers, on the touch screen would show the basic NES controller layout. Then if you wanted to play super smash brothers, it would change itself to implement the N64 controller layout. with all the touchscreen "goodness" nintendo place in the DS, i think this would be somewhat of a good way to go. a bit of nostalgia sprinkled with advanced technology. leave it up to a guy/girl using the sn "Aries" to talk about trojan horses and big surprises.
I thought I read they were working on that, but I don't why 3rd parties wouldn't do it if they got their money. I'm sure many companies would like to see an influx of cash for games that sold their last copy several, several years ago. They may not only get a piece of the money paid for downloading the games, but maybe even other benefits like lower royalty fees or better dev tools if they sign up quickly. Seems like a win-win situation for everyone really. As for how it will work, it may be pretty similar to the microtransactions that Sony and Microsoft will be using. I imagine it will be per game, and they better not overcharge. Again, like Kevin P on G4 said, this feature is something that you could practically get for a $20 modchip on the Xbox. Charge too much, and Nintendo will be hurting the potential profits they can get. I'm sure many games would like to just chill out home, playing the Final Fantasy series up to 6, then some Chrono Trigger maybe, and then finish up with the Zelda 64 games, and hopefully, all for under half the price of a next-gen game. Add in how easy, simple, and quick you were able to get those games, and this could be a great feature. If Nintendo starts overcharging, that would be a great moneymaker gone down the drain. That brings up a good point. Nintendo sure knows how to make money. The GC didn't cost much to make, and may have even gotten them a profit when it launched. They make a lot of money on their 1st party games. And now it looks like the Revolution could be another way of making a lot of money again since it may not cost too much to make, and they'll most like get a lot of money from 1st party games again as well as from this new service. They can be in 3rd place by like 30 million consoles, but still be making as much money as the company in 1st. That is what makes me laugh when I hear about Nintendo looking to merge with Microsoft due to their lessening marketshare. That's one of the popular rumors that went around prior to E3. Well, that and a controller that focused on gyroscopes. Given the latest statement from Reggie, I'd expect something like what you said.
That's one of the popular rumors that went around prior to E3. Well, that and a controller that focused on gyroscopes. Given the latest statement from Reggie, I'd expect something like what you said. well if there are any trojan horse like surprises, that black portion on the system could be it (e.g. the controller)
Not much was shown, and I'm disappointed at getting suckered into again with the bad info. I haven't been paying attention to Revolution details lately.
