That's cool news I guess, but I'll remain skeptical about how committed they actually are to online until they start revealing their games. I still remember them trashing online gaming yet pimping up connectivity as the next big thing. I'm curious to see if they'll be able to get any 3rd party exclusives of any note after their last two consoles. It's a safe bet to say no.
Perhaps we can get an idea of where Nintendo is going the online issue by looking at the DS. They haven't quite implemented everything yet, AFAIK, but they look to be eventually supporting some type of online gaming with the DS at least. Considering that this is something pretty new in a handheld, I would think that it wouldn't be too hard to believe that they will do the same with the Revolution. Depending on how crazy the Revolution is, Nintendo may lose more 3rd party support. If supporting the Revolution means either not being to port the same game to the PS3/Xbox 360 having to work extremely hard to do so, then I could see 3rd party support being even worse. On the other hand, I believe I saw somewhere that a lot of developers were looking forward to Nintendo's presentation at E3. Whether this means that they've been out in the dark like us and just wanted to know something about the Revolution, or that they actually want to work with Nintendo, I don't know. Guess we'll find out eventually. Although Nintendo has a chance of doing well as long as they keep making Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and Pokemon games, as well as the occasional innovative game like Pikmin or Wario Ware.
Wow, I was just looking at new screens and a new video from the new Zelda. I wasn't aware more stuff had come out this year. I can't wait for this game. To actually be able to do combat while on your horse is something I've been waiting for. Just swinging that sword an knocking enemies off of their rides or chasing them down and pwning them will be a lot of fun. http://cube.ign.com/objects/572/572738.html
RCCola - you should start a blog with all these gaming thoughts. Or, at the least - do you have a blog or two you'd recommend?
I agree, but I'm at the point where I really could care less what kind of 3rd party support they get. I'll own the Nintendo system for Nintendo games. The rest are what my XBOX 360 or PS3 would be for. If there's one less option for GENERIC ACTION GAME or STANDARD SHOOTER, it wouldn't really matter. But the idea of playing a next generation Zelda or Mario, or online Mario Kart or Smash Bros., makes it an easy decision to buy the next system.
The Revolution will be wireless ready. I have a friend who worked at Broadcom that handled that stuff. The news is already out too.
Some new details were just released for the Revolution. http://cube.ign.com/articles/613/613340p1.html Pre-E3 2005: Breaking: Revolution Details Sleek system to play standard DVDs, says Nintendo. More inside. by Matt Casamassina May 12, 2005 - The Electronics Entertainment Expo 2005 is still days away, but that hasn't stopped Microsoft from debuting its Xbox 360 console on MTV. And now Nintendo has followed suit, revealing some new, meaty details about its next-generation console, codenamed Revolution. In a recent New York Times article, Nintendo of America's vice president of corporate affairs Perrin Kaplan describes the console as "very, very sleek." The system, which is reportedly tiny, will stand horizontally. Its height will reportedly be no more than three DVD cases stacked flatly on each other, or slightly more than an inch. That makes the console theoretically smaller than Apple's recently released Mac Mini computer. Although Nintendo has historically selected proprietary media formats, such as the GameCube Optical Disc, for its platforms, the publisher is with Revolution opting for a more standardized medium. The new console will play standard DVD media, according to the company. Nintendo has not yet revealed if Revolution will as a result be able to play Hollywood movies on DVD, but that seems very likely at this point. At the Game Developers' Conference in March, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that Revolution would offer Wi-Fi online connections out of the box and would be backward compatible with GameCube, or able to play GCN software. According to recent information, Revolution will also be able to play high-definition games and regularly go online. Finally -- something of a no-brainer given the popularity of the Wave Bird pads -- Revolution's still-secret controller will be completely wireless. Controllers for Microsoft's Xbox 360 are also wireless. Upon hearing this news, puppies everywhere let out a collective cry. More details to come at E3 2005. Stay tuned.
