Is the Revolution a replacement for Gamecube or not?

[sabre2922]

Will the Revolution co-exist with the Gamecube as Nintendo claims or not? or will it replace GC?

[zmweasel]

Will the Revolution co-exist with the Gamecube as Nintendo claims or not? or will it replace GC?

Of course it's a replacement. The GC is dead in North America, and dying in Japan (along with everything else over there, but still).

There's always "co-existence" between consoles during a transition phase: PS1 and PS2, NES and SNES, etc. There's nothing special about the co-existence of the GameCube and Revolution.

-- Z.

[Immutable]

I'm assuming that the Revolution will also have memory slots compatible to the GC... but I'm curious to know if a GBASP could be hooked up to it. That would allow the Rev. to play Zelda Four Swords in multiplayer mode.

[hezeuschrist]

Does anyone remember from the Nintendo 2004 E3 press conference Nintendo saying something about launching an exciting line of GameCube peripherals at this years E3? If I'm remembering that correctly, they were completely absent.

[joshnickerson]

Does anyone remember from the Nintendo 2004 E3 press conference Nintendo saying something about launching an exciting line of GameCube peripherals at this years E3? If I'm remembering that correctly, they were completely absent.

Or DID they? Perhaps the big secret is....

THE REVOLUTION IS THE EXCITING GAMECUBE PERIPHERAL!!!!!!! LOL

[tholly]

I'm assuming that the Revolution will also have memory slots compatible to the GC... but I'm curious to know if a GBASP could be hooked up to it. That would allow the Rev. to play Zelda Four Swords in multiplayer mode.

i bet it can

http://media.nintendo.com/mediaFiles/d1ab3f47-ac85-468e-accd-c68afd37d282.jpg

[sabre2922]

thats a kool pic 8-) the Revolution has a gamecube built in its side ;)

with this pic its clear that it has the ports for the GC memory cards also, great.

[hydr0x]

Will the Revolution co-exist with the Gamecube as Nintendo claims or not? or will it replace GC?

what the heck are you talking about?? Nintendo didn't claim anything like that... of course it'll replace the cube

[sabre2922]

what the heck are you talking about?? Nintendo didn't claim anything like that... of course it'll replace the cube

Yes they did

[hydr0x]

what the heck are you talking about?? Nintendo didn't claim anything like that... of course it'll replace the cube

Yes they did

where?? please give me a source, an interview, anything, i just don't believe it!

[NintendoMan]

what the heck are you talking about?? Nintendo didn't claim anything like that... of course it'll replace the cube

Yes they did

where?? please give me a source, an interview, anything, i just don't believe it!

Well, I do remember them saying they will TRY and continue to make Gamecube games as long as the public still buys them.
Which is obvious already. Did we think there would just be a dead stop on everything GC when the REV. is released? No system transisiton has every done that.

[Immutable]

I'm assuming that the Revolution will also have memory slots compatible to the GC... but I'm curious to know if a GBASP could be hooked up to it. That would allow the Rev. to play Zelda Four Swords in multiplayer mode.

i bet it can

[a very awesome picture!]

Wow! I can't wait for this one! Thanks for the pic! :)

[hydr0x]

Well, I do remember them saying they will TRY and continue to make Gamecube games as long as the public still buys them.
Which is obvious already. Did we think there would just be a dead stop on everything GC when the REV. is released? No system transisiton has every done that.

that's just the usual stuff, just like PSOne had new games coming out after the PS2 release, nothing special about it, now way it was meant in the way you are assuming

[Ed Oscuro]

I didn't choose the third option because Nintendo's just trying to push our buttons. Of course it's a replacement; if Nintendo thought the GC was good enough then there wouldn't be a new console.