Nintendo is today holding their explanatory meeting for this year's earnings at a hotel somewhere in Tokyo. At the meeting, they have announced that their next-generation home game system, "Codename: Revolution" will be unveiled at E3 next year. No other details are known at the moment, but Nintendo have said on numerous occasions that, rather than rely on improving specifications, they will be focusing on new ways to enjoy games.

New ways to enjoy games? Hmmm.... I wonder what that means, exactly....

There are a couple things that they said about it, actually:

-Completely wireless. Everything.
-MORE than 4 players. Huh.
-Connects to the computer moniter, NO extra accessories

I can't remember anything else, but does anyone else think that this isn't something Nintendo would do..?

I believe this Revolution thing. After all, we know that theyre "revolutionizing handhelds with there dual screen. Who knows if this "change how the world plays games" thing really holds up.

AT least we know how the DS is, and we all know its a different console whit a diferent idea!, the sony PSP has nothing NEW in a a handheld MP3, Wireless, Video playback.. we have seen all this stuff in other handhelds ( Mp3 : I Pods, Wireless : N-Gage, Video : DVD Portable players ) and we all forgot that this Still is a Video Games console and it should focus on PLAYING VIDEO GAMES!, just like Nintendo has been doing all the time!, lets not forget another thing that Nintendo has done right ORIGINALITY!, sony copies almost everything that other consoles do! Nontendo has a Handheld Lets Have One!, Sega had games that could be played on the Internet? lets have that too!, Whats Next PlayStation LIVE! ? Lets make something like the Gameboy Camera but in the TV! , Nintendo is gonna use Virtual Reality in the next console ? lets make one too!. I dont hate the PS at all, it has too many Great games that will be remembered as Classics ( Final Fantasy series, GTA, Metal Gear, and some sleeper Hits ) but Sony just keeps using other consoles ideas... and that really suxs!

When one says things such as "Sony copies what previous consoles have done" you must take this on many levels. You are correct, but they generally don't "Copy" something, they improve upon it. I own and XBOX and PS2 so I don't have the bias' that many gamers have, but that is all that anyone does anymore. Watch TV and you are watching rehashed ideas with different actors, same thing goes for many movies. I am looking forward to the PSP much more than I did the DS. The graphics are breath-taking and raise the bar for handhelds. In the past you could not rate handhelds based on graphics because, usually, there weren't any to speak of, now things are going to change.

As far as this Nintendo "Revolution" I am certainly intrigued, but there is not much I can say, being that I know nothing about the console at all.

Wireless controllers will not be 'out of the box'

It does appear it will be wireless in some respects though (online gaming)

Free online gaming (infrastructure almost complete)...to launch first with the DS before years end

I don't thik the DS is going to speak to the unit

Standard size disks

My favorite...... backwards compatible with Gamecube....they also said programming would be familiar, does this mean it would be the same format as cube with a more robust OS and hardware?

I also heard N say that the 'revolution' part of the system was something really simple, and if you thought about it too much - you'd look right over it. A big complaint with N previously was that each new system meant you had to start with no games because they were all cart based. Maybe the new one wil also play GBA and DS games via additional ports in the unit? nah, that's just dumb

I do think they are adding the 3rd axis on the analog stick (move in and out)

weellll - I've rambled on enough

Im goeing to buy the revolution no matter what. But after I read NGamer i know its gonna be more than worth it. I know its gonna be the smallest console they ever designed yet and that it can be placed either lying or standing. Since it plays DVD's and GameCube disks, I can sell my ole' gamecube.
I dont know what to think about the ''512Mb Flash Memory'' but it sounds good.
Also the classic game download library sounds awesome.
The best thing of all sounds the title ''Mario Revolution''. Let us just wait until more information arrives.

metroid / smash bros. revolution? animal crossing? forget about it... and I'm sure it's going to link up to the DS somehow.

I must say, I think Nintendo's next generation console is looking pretty amazing. That controller is just jaw-dropping. When I think of the possibilities with my favorite Nintendo franchises, I get all glossy eyed. I also read somewhere that the Mario for "Revolution" will be the "true" sequel to Super Mario 64. I'm getting very excited about this system.

I figured this needed a bump, and some more comments.

I can't wait for this to be released, it's going to be freaking awesome. The controller is a great change - funny - N always looks to simplify gaming with input (DS) and at the same time they provide the more complex ways just by making it simpler.

Yeah, for sure it will talk to the DS - it would be stupid to not speak with each other - I think there'll be DS demos for download from the Rev.

I guess we'll all find out alot more soon enough (E3 2006!), I like the name Revolution - I hope it stays like DS did. I wonder what the 'other' secrets' are about the system - being as Sony is jumping staright on the classics download bandwagon now and giving a free online service....we'll see a knockoff controller from them by end of 2007/8.

anyone else see news that LEgend of Zelda twilight princess will have "added revolution functionality"! now nobody knows what that means but it raised red flags for me, meaning the game will probably be intended as a revolution launch title but will be "backwards compatible" with the cube. but here's the dilemma:

so do you release the game for a flagging system in order to boost interest in the old, proven, profitable console and possibly squeeze more $$$ from the cube and release the game to an enormous installed console base, or do you make it a flagship launch title that will move serious millions of new consoles you might not even be able to match with product (see DS Lite)? long sentence.

I would be pissed if it was rev only because then I won't get it as soon and they've been promising it's for GC, but A) some of the released stills look like they're probably revolution graphics (although I thought that about RE4). However, I probably won't want to play it until I can actually use the special features with the Revolution anyway. I am glad they are taking their time in some ways, Nintendo ALWAYS delivers their branded games with serious quality. (not talking about some recent slips).

All this aside the revolution is fucking brilliant. While their competitors are basically try to sell souped-up gaming-only PCs that not only are going to get hacked and DRM-raped, but regular people are going to start to realize there's little difference between that and a PC with a game pad, considering the expense drop in PCs and rise in consoles. Nintendo figures out how to make a PROFIT on less expensive, better tested platform (I am very satisfied with the cubes graphics) that is completely unique and inimitable - it would be useless to hack rev games because it's its own self-contained experience. Look at the DS - they are creaming because PSP's are still out of reach of the regular consumer (little kids can't often convince the rents to spend $400 on the system and games) AND their platform offers a different experience AND it's wicked profitable because they didn't just throw money into it, they looked at actual consumer need instead of throwing in every functionality conceivable.

i agree on most points - i don't think they care about TP selling cubes, mostly think about this - how often do zelda titles come around? you have a lag there, you're launching a new console and right at the end you've got TP (going to be HUGE for N) - what better time than to satisfy all the cube owners and show off potential on the REV, N always has to show people how to make use of the features they incorporate. TP graphics i think will be better than RE4 in some areas, the cube is very capable of delivering stunning graphics.

I too think it's funny how MS and Sony...each new system they deliver is bigger than the last - while the rest of the world is getting smaller. the 360 looks like a dell slim desktop, the ps3 looks like a goerge foreman grill - think here - 5 years ago would you have expected to play something like Link to the Past on something as big as your palm? Nintendo does more with less...and ironically - that's the motto of modern business - do more with less. who's to say N hasn't advanced tech to require less power for better graphics? my GBA micro tells me they know what they're doing....time will tell.

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All this aside the revolution is fucking brilliant. While their competitors are basically try to sell souped-up gaming-only PCs that not only are going to get hacked and DRM-raped, but regular people are going to start to realize there's little difference between that and a PC with a game pad, considering the expense drop in PCs and rise in consoles. Nintendo figures out how to make a PROFIT on less expensive, better tested platform (I am very satisfied with the cubes graphics) that is completely unique and inimitable - it would be useless to hack rev games because it's its own self-contained experience. Look at the DS - they are creaming because PSP's are still out of reach of the regular consumer (little kids can't often convince the rents to spend $400 on the system and games) AND their platform offers a different experience AND it's wicked profitable because they didn't just throw money into it, they looked at actual consumer need instead of throwing in every functionality conceivable.

I agree on most parts, however: the difference between a PC and an XBOX is obvious for most gamers, the majority of gamers prefer their console over their PC, because the software on an XBOX is likely to run with no problems, it is specifically made for the XBOX, no need to upgrade any of the hardware, where PC games require a specific performance from a PC; fancy pansy video-cards, the latest updates...in order to run the latest games smoothly one needs to have a pretty powerful PC, which ofcourse is more expensive than a console
So the argument that XBOX or the PS3 are stripped down, game-only PC's is not valid in my opinion.
(don't forget about the horror stories also: problems with installing a game on a PC, freezes, many reboots, stutters etc...)
Having said that: I do not own an Xbox or Pc (but a Mac, PS2 and Gamecube) and I'm not that interested in the PS3, for now I'm pretty satisfied with my Gamecube, there are still enough games that I need to play and performance wise the cube outperforms the PS2 and Xbox on reliability, this machine is very well made.

I applaud Nintendo for finding new ideas instead of just souping up their old ideas.

But, I'm unconvinced that they'll attract the better third party developers, especially for RPGs.

I guess time will tell. I think Revolution is poised to bring Nintendo back to #1 in the market in five years.

They've announced that the Revolution download service is going to have Genesis (oh, and Turbografix) games. This is awesome. I was already planning on getting a Revolution, but unless the download prices are outrageous I'm going to be quite pleased.

What I want to know is, will the American Rev has access to the Japanese library of TG-16 games?

I want to play Ys 4 damn it!

I love all the ideas for the rev like the downloads. i think thats going to be sweat. I also like the price i think its going to get alot of gamers for there second councol. The one thing i dont like is that gay controler i mean that sensor thing and the anolog stick? i mean sensors dont always work and some kid could use the wire to hang some one (exsageration) sry cant spell) but dont know its only my perdiction.well i give the rev big good luck

It's finally here....well the name at least On Thursday Nintendo 'announced officially that the upcoming console will be called Nintendo Wii'.

Supposedly it's prounced like "We." I'm not to sure what I think about it, but Nintendo had a shakey reasoning on calling it that. It made sense and all:

INTRODUCING...Wii.

As in "we."

While the code-name "Revolution" expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer.

Wii will break down that wall that separates video game players from everybody else.

Wii will put people more in touch with their games ... and each other. But you're probably asking: What does the name mean?

Wii sounds like "we," which emphasizes this console is for everyone.

Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.

Wii has a distinctive "ii" spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play.

And Wii, as a name and a console, brings something revolutionary to the world of video games that sets it apart from the crowd.

So that's Wii. But now Nintendo needs you.

Because, it's really not about you or me.

It's about Wii.

And together, Wii will change everything.

GR

But I'm not to sure about. What do you guys think? I seem it hard to ask some cashier, "Hey, can I get the new Nintendo Wii,"

"The what?"

"The Wii"

"Who's on first?"

"........I hate you."

I think the Wii may come out on top. Not only does it have innovative controls, but it's really cheap (I've heard it's only $200). The thing I'm worried about are the games. What will they have, because I only know of downloads and one being released specifically for it. If anyone knows of any games coming out, please say so.

Well, the wait is almost over - 2.5 more weeks to go until Wii launches. I am very psyched for Wii and Twilight Princess - I'm hearing right now that the first 5 hours of the game do more than the first 3 levels of any previous Zelda. I fully expect this to surpass Ocarina of Time. Nintendo has stated several times this game is the biggest and best ever in the series - that is saying alot IMO.

Otherwise, I'm set to go - getting a Wii, TP, hopefully enough cash for a classic controller and a Wii Points Card for some Star Fox 64 action. Wii Sports is going to be fun too.

Wii FTW