Some interesting rumors about the new Nintendo Revolution

[Floppy Mohawk]

Very interesting stuff here if it's true.

Here's the rundown of the alleged Revolution information that is currently available:

In a Nintendo first, the Revolution will sport an internal hard drive. The Revolution will have a two-sided, 8mm disk with a 5.4 GB capacity.
The Revolution will be powered by twin processors. Just like Microsoft, Nintendo will use a custom IBM central processor. The one created for the Revolution is code-named "Broadway."
The graphics card will be supplied by ATI and is code-named "Hollywood."
Games will come on HD-DVD format discs rather than Sony's Blu-Ray format.
Nintendo will finally get in the game with some online gaming support. Nintendo is set to create a service like Xbox Live. The early version of this service is what Nintendo is using to provide connectivity to the Nintendo DS.
The Revolution will not support connectivity with the DS but will link up to Nintendo's next handheld game system.
Preliminary development kits have already been released to some game studios. Apparently work has already begun on three of the launch titles -- new Mario, Zelda and Super Smash Bros. games.
The Nintendo Revolution will use IEEE protocol to act as a wireless hub in the home. This will allow interaction with other Revolutions in the area.
You will be able to hook the Revolution up to a television or computer monitor.

Rubbing Controllers?
Want to hear somebody say, "What!???" in a really funny way? Try this one on them. The word is that the Revolution controller will not feature a traditional D-Pad or buttons. Motion and tilt-sensing gyroscopes will be used in the controllers. Additionally these controllers will feature pressure sensitive "buttons" that will respond to rubbing and other stimuli. Rubbing!!!? What game needs rubbing? (*Resisting ... urge ... to make ... joke!*)

In pouring over the patent application, one learns that Nintendo's new technology will create a frame and a virtual frame. The idea is basically that designated objects that have priority in the game space will always be featured prominently in the display despite the line of site. This happens when the object moves into the virtual frame. The image will be "deformed" to always include designated objects and provide greater detail and depth of field without having to zoom, or alter camera angles abruptly. Though this is all speculation, it would seem this new feature would be relatively transparent to the user. It would simply facilitate a clearer, and overall more enjoyable, visual experience for gamers. As with all of this stuff, we'll just have to wait and see.

 

[linuxn00b2004]

Good post!

Hmmm, I was going to buy the Playstation 3... but I just may have to give Nintendo a serious look. If those rumors are true, then I'm liking that controller idea! Very clean... I guess it remains to be seen if these are accurate.

- Greg

 

[badazz74]

Ive bought every nintendo system so i will be buying the new one. The only one i wont get is the ps3.

 

[Catalyst]

Why not the PS3?

 

[Floppy Mohawk]

Hey,
Nintendo is increasing it's Research and Development by 40% this year.
With the Gamecube being a better console than the PS2 The Revolution is going to kick Sony's Ass!

Also, both consoles will be on the market at the same time. Nintendo is not giving up support for the GAmecube.

Floppy

 

[DaN20]

Hey,
Nintendo is increasing it's Research and Development by 40% this year.
With the Gamecube being a better console than the PS2 The Revolution is going to kick Sony's Ass!

No offense Floppy, but you are probably the only person who thought the Gamecube kicked the PS2's ass...


---Dan

 

[fxE20170]

controllers will feature pressure sensitive "buttons" that will respond to rubbing and other stimuli.

you had me at rubbing!

 

[Floppy Mohawk]

No offense taken. I don't know that I'm the only one though.

Floppy

 

[DaN20]

Different strokes for different folks...as my grand pappy would always say.


---Dan

 

[badazz74]

Why not the PS3?

Ive owned the ps and the ps2 and I wasnt happy with either. The only thing they(sony) have going for them is great third party support. The graphics look like crap.

No offense Floppy, but you are probably the only person who thought the Gamecube kicked the PS2's ass...

maybe not in sales but graphic wise it did.

 

[kimosabe]

No offense taken. I don't know that I'm the only one though.

Dude Nintendo owns Sony so bad its not even funny, GCN completes my gaming collection. Sony died with the Playstation X/One. They do make good DVD Players though

 

[DaN20]

Ive owned the ps and the ps2 and I wasnt happy with either. The only thing they(sony) have going for them is great third party support. The graphics look like crap.

No offense Floppy, but you are probably the only person who thought the Gamecube kicked the PS2's ass...

maybe not in sales but graphic wise it did.

Hmmm...while I will admit the Xbox is more powerful than the PS2, the Gamecube sure isn't. I know you have a PS2, but maybe you should check out Gran Turismo 4 (In 1080i GT4 looks amazing) , God Of War, Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3, Jak 3, Devil May Cry 3, Ace Combat 5 and Tekken 5. Those are just some of the games that have "crappy graphics". By the way, I am looking forward to what PS3 and Xbox 360 have to offer and even what Nintendo has going with it's Revolution. But Nintendo needs to break away eventually from it's conservative stance and start aiming at an older market, as most gamers have grown up (including me) and don't want to play another crappy Pokemon game. Just my feelings on the issue, not a Nintendo "hater", I did grow up playing NES and Super Nintendo 24/7.


---Dan

 

[IvanK]

Resident Evil 4

It's generally accepted actually that the gamecube has more graphical power than the PS2. Compare ports to both systems such as Soul Calibur 2. Not only can the gamecube push more polys, the poly counts that Nintendo released for the cube are counts with affects turned on, instead of the raw poly counts that Microsoft and Sony released. Made their poly counts seem like quite a bit less, but I think it's a more honest way of releasing specs.

Anyway... while not as powerful as the Xbox (by a smaller margin than most of you will ever admit to) it whoops up on the ps2 hard.

 

[mitpat]

i agree, my parents got me a ps2 because i've been helping them out a lot but i wish they hadn't as they'll use that as an excuse not to let me get a next generation console for ages

The graphics are SH!T
Controllers fell like CRAP
And FFS the console is such a complete RIP OFF

 

[DaN20]

You guys have the worst case of Gamecube/Xbox fanboys I have ever seen....



---Dan

 

[IvanK]

Bullshit. I have a PS2, a cube and an xbox. I like all three, but I'm not going to try to delude myself into thinking that the PS2 is more powerful than it is, or that the cube doesn't have ANY games for adults.

 

[Floppy Mohawk]

You guys have the worst case of Gamecube/Xbox fanboys I have ever seen....



---Dan

I say bullshit too!
I own all 3 also. The xbox is better than all 3. The gamecube is better than the PS2. That's just the way it is.
Granted the GCN has more childish games but were just looking at the hardware specs here.
Next you'll be telling us the PS2 is better than the DreamCast. Which I have also BTW.

Floppy

 

[DaN20]

You guys have the worst case of Gamecube/Xbox fanboys I have ever seen....



---Dan

Bullshit! Oh wait...I posted that. Let's just agree to disagree...even though the PS2 is a great system.


---Dan

 

[linuxn00b2004]

...even though the PS2 is a great system.


---Dan

I agree! I mean, everybody has their own opinions, but there is a lot of animosity toward the Playstation here. Just kind of noticing...

- Greg

 

[IvanK]

No animosity whatsoever. As I said, I like all three. I use the PS2 to play games that don't come out on either of the other consoles, of which there are many. My Xbox has essentially been relegated to media center, and I hardly even turn on the cube anymore due to the dearth of new quality games. I probably play games on the PS2 more than either of the other two, yet I still consider it to have less power than both of the other consoles. It's not an issue of fanboyism or animosity, just my own personal experience.