Well said! I think you've summed up the thoughts of many people, very eloquently. This news about the Rev is good, for so many different reasons.
I think Nintendo has another strategy that has not been mentioned yet. If you are the proud owner of a PS3 or a 360, you will more or less be playing the same or similar games. A Nintendo system for many hardcore gamers may be that "second system" due to it's exclusive games and low price. Think about it, if you had a PS3, why get a 360 if it has a slightly different NBA game or some generic FPS, or the latest half-assed rip-off of GTA? A Revolution will have some game you might want to actually play with someone else. Personally, I don't really care if a game is in 2d with 4-bit graphics, if it has addictive gameplay or a good story, I'm all about it. Look at how many people purchased GBAs for all those great Castlevanias and RPGs.
I agree with this post fully.Nintendo already sent a wake up call with the DS.They smartly took a step back in the 90's to watch the competions moves and now there ready to pounce. Prepare yourselves its gonna be a fun winter.Could one dare to think the big N could end up on top again.No one thought the DS would stand up against the mighty PSP.
Sir... my hat comes off. This is exactly my thought about the games industry and nintendo's current role. And your article has pretty much summarised it perfectly. Bravo.
anyone else seen this news http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526963/20060324/index.jhtml?headlines=true sounds great
The Revolution is the first Nintendo system I'll ever have preordered (when it becomes available), and the first I'll have purchased within its generation. Shit, at the price points I'm hearing, I may even have to get a second as a Christmas gift for my brother. Also, this is the first system _ever_ that my wife's been just as interested in as I am. That's a big, big plus. The DS she got for free hooked her 6 months ago and she's excited to try the new controller scheme out. I wholeheartedly agree with the Console -> PC comparison. Ever since the first Xbox, that's the direction it's been going, and largely the reason why I didn't get an Xbox for a good long while until I could mod it to my liking. I can't wait.
Depends on who you believe or where you get your figures from. ...I can produce figures that show game sales going through the roof for the last quarter, but thats a seasonal trend that will no doubt slow down through summer as per usual. Some people like sequels, some don't, most tend to like things looking 'better', thats life. Panic! I'd like to see your 'baseline' $$$ figures for d/l games 'outselling' store bought games, but I digress. The 360 was designed to run whatever you like, some peeps like old stuff some like new. Some like the convenience of being able to d/l an 'instant' game rather than travelling to the stores, some wouldn't care if they never saw a disc ever again providing they got their game via d/l when the highstreet store was closed in the evening. What a nightmare. Being 38, I grew up with video games from the start to where we are now, the last thing I want to do is play pac-man, especially on new H/W! ...I suppose that's where people 'our' age differ, we are not 'retro gamers' we are gamers that remember games from the past, 95% deserve to stay there. That sounds like 'marketing' speak, not necessarily real life. You are generalising people into pigeon holes, which can easily be turned upside down i.e I don't want to play retro, or my sons games, my wife doesn't want to play poker. Stunning. ...Whatever it looks like it still needs to be a controller. That list is fine providing you like titles released on those machines, if not you are buggered! ...Shame that the dev companies got burnt by the GC, otherwise that list could of been 4 times as long. I hope it's a decent machine, no reason why it shouldn't be, I love/own ALL of their previous and current machines, so the outlook is good, but 'hey' after all is said and done it's only another games console, not the cure for cancer or world peace.
Two questions. Where do we store all these games we download and do we have to delete ones we've paid for for new ones if we run out of space? Memory cards get expensive over time and that adds cost to these games. How do we protect our investment(again)? I'm assuming its going to be a wireless internet connection due to lack of NIC on the machine. Is that going to be fast enough for multilplayer Rev games?
512mb Flash built in, SD card storage. So you can double the 512 to 1gb with a 512 SD card for about £20. Not bad, and will be perfectly adequate for most people, particularly when the largest games are likely to be N64, so 64mb. Well it works fine over DSL/cable with PS2/XBL doesn't it? DSL/Cable =~2mbit, Wireless =~20-56mbit, depending on distance.
To think, I thought I was the only one felt of a let down when a next gen machine selling point is past gen games, don't get me wrong, I love the idea of being able to bring back some titles I missed, or can not find. But if Nintendo is proclaiming Revolution because of old tired software, I guess I will miss that train. Does this really sound like a Real Revolution? not really, if I spend $400 dollars on a console to relive yesteryears, it will be Revolutionary if they show me next gen stuff.
AS ALWAYS, PEOPLE WILL GO WHERE THE GAME THEY LIKE WILL GO. (this is the maximum truth ) in my example i have yet to choose my next generation console: i love rpg, (Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior, Suikoden, Growlanser, ecc ecc), driving games (better saying gran turismo, actually), strategic games (like FFT, disgea etc), 2d fighting games (KOF) and soul calibur/edge/whatever it is... Winning eleven, Metal gear saga. so, how can i choose? Revolution won't move me if i can't see anything NEW GENERATION that i like coming. you can play emulators on pc or a modded xbox without paying for them (awful i know) or on the real hardware. the ones i listed up there are the games that can make me buy a new system. The system that pleases me more with games will win. tought i "fear" it'll be PS3 nintendo was AWFUL at getting proper support fron third party developers, so far..... i cheer up for ninty (for i loved the SNES) but i'm not optimistic at all. Karsten
I prefer them to go with option 3, but my point is in choosing to go with option 3 rather than option 1 (btw I said 'kid-friendly', not 'kiddie', there's a big difference) then they're taking a risk. Anyway, as I said in my original post, they haven't done enough to convince me that they are being that revolutionary. Old games and a new controller doesn't cut it for me.
Nintendo wants to sell Revolution? Convince Konami to release Dracula-X via Virtual Console. Promote the hell out of it. -hl718
NEC Turbografx 16 games (PC engine)!!!!! Wow i didn't know this was going to be included! Dungeon explorer without multitap!!!! YES
All our questions will be answered come E3: game footage, controller(s) specifics, console and download pricing. Whatever loose ends need tying up!
That was beautiful ASSEMbler :crying: :clap: Very true. I havn't seen footage or pictures for even a single game yet, but Im completly hyped for the system none-the-less. If nothing else, the idea of all these retro systems being supported amazes me. I loved (and still do) SNES, but I always despised its random save-obliterating occurances. Genesis is the only system I've ever played which I can honestly say despite liking the games I detest the system (yes, the physical system) and won't touch it. N64 had some great games, but even though I got used to the bad textures and fog I could never get over the acceptance of 20fps or lower in most of the games. And TurboGrafx I never had the privelage of playing. The Revolution is set to solve all of these delemas.
Um Controllers? I like the idea of having the old game libraries available but what about the controller(s) to play them? Last time I checked the revolution controller doesn't exactly seem to be suited for things like the SNES or Genesis 6 button games...
Nintendo have stated that older style controllers will be able to plug into the handheld wand thing. You won't have to use the wand for every game.
Truly real. Damn real. Retrogaming is the key to the future. You can see it everywhere, actually. From emulation to Retrogaming markets in general. Gaming is not only technological innovation. Gaming is fun, too. So if there's no new technology quantum leap in sight (which is what the actual situation looks like), you have to find new ways of entertainment. The world of videogames is huge. Enormously huge. Who said its not fun anmore to play Dunk'n'Dribble on an Old Atari 2700? Or a pitfall game? It looks alot like the vine industry : you have the new entries, but they will never get you the good taste the classics bring along. Poco ma sicuro.
Uh... the revolution isnt the virtual console, for me, anyway. Virtual console is a nice addition, but the controller is the reason why it will be my first nintendo console i will buy new, at the release date.
