E3: NINTENDO (Revolution and more)

[I Am Humanoid]

I want a PS9!

[hydr0x]

this also makes me wonder wether or not the revolution is making the jump to wireless controllers or not, 360 and PS3 have both done the wireless idea, but My guess is a 75% chance of there being wires to support gamecube controllers, just my guess.

eeeeeh

i has already been confirmed on friday i think that the Revolution will have wireless controllers

[tylerwillis]

Wireless is good, but I agree with the sentiment to not lockout older style controllers with no ports.

[syzygy]

Maybe this topic should be stickified!

[GobopopRevisited]

Reggie's excited about the Revolution! Here's hoping they actually show it (and here's hoping what they show is similar to that box on the German site!)

Can't wait!

[poopnes]

Reggie's excited about the Revolution! Here's hoping they actually show it (and here's hoping what they show is similar to that box on the German site!)

Can't wait!

Don't make me do it....take your name. =)

That pic is real. IGN has some super high resolution shots now. It's small, but I'm not crazy about it. I wonder if you can turn off the blue light?

There was also some talk about downloadable games. Nintendo has their entire back catalog available to them, so I hope they use it. Charge a monthly fee for unlimited play to the classics, I'd subscribe. But then there's the whole issue of storage...

[PentiumMMX]

If I do get a Gamecube soon, then I can get my parents to buy me a NRev! All I have to tell them is "It's backward-compatible with the Gamecube", and then they will get me one!

Thanks, Nintendo! If you keep this up, you might actuly become popular again!

[Zubiac666]

I think that has been confirmed now to be true:

1) The design which is floating around the net(looks great IMO)
2) backwards combatible
3) DVD movies playback
4) wireless controller
5) free online service
6)

Revolution will offer broadband access to a free Internet-based player matching service, similar to Xbox Live, that also will have downloadable versions of nearly every Nintendo game — from arcade classic Donkey Kong through current titles such as Mario Sunshine. (Nintendo hasn't decided whether downloading

(WTF? Mario Sunshine? current titles? holy crap....I AM SOLDSource

[WanganRunner]

If that's really what the Revolution looks like, that's awesome.

If there really is some big online service with access to Nintendo retrogames, i am completely sold, and that'd make me anticipate the Rev more than either PS3 or 360.

[Lady Jaye]

Well, now that Xbox 360, PS3 and Revolution's designs have all been revealed, all I can say is, welcome to the 21st century! :P

I still wonder what the controllers will be like, although IMO they could just go with a revised version of the Wavebird and that'd be fine with me.

And to think that not so long ago, Nintendo was dismissing online play...

[rbudrick]

What the hell is the white thing below it? A Dreamcast BB adapter?

Nintendo has their entire back catalog available to them, so I hope they use it. Charge a monthly fee for unlimited play to the classics, I'd subscribe. But then there's the whole issue of storage...

That would be an incredibly good idea...built in emulation for all their old systems. Damn. The Revolution would sell like goddamn mofos...it really would be a revolution, and a hell of a way for Nintendo to use their online content in a way nobody else does.

-Rob

[downfall]

What I'd do if I were Nintendo is bundle an updated Wavebird (to match the new design) with the console package, alongside the new controller, whatever it may be. I think it would be easy for them to include compatibility for both, and with the backwards compatibility plus the fact that the Wavebird really sparked this top-notch wireless controller business anyway, it seems to be a no-brainer in my mind.

I just hope they feel the same way - it only makes sense, even if it's not included in a bundle.

[Oobgarm]

Hi-res pics from IGN are here:

http://media.cube.ign.com/articles/6...30/imgs_1.html

[AMG]

We have 7 minutes to go until the Nintendo showing begins at E3!

The console does look very nice. Not as cool as a platinum Gamecube, but nice none the less.

[Ikari Warrior]

I'm sad it wasn't the Nintendo On. That thing looked revolutionary.

[THATinkjar]

Those high-resolution piccies of the Revolution are simply stunning. Really purty console. And I thought the PS3 was nice...

[Lemmy Kilmister]

I love how they took a picture of a random disk floating in mid air. It sort of gave me flashbacks of the action/horror movie "I come in Peace".

That being said, I love designs and "modern" looks of all the next gen systems thus far. It's also a plus that they'll all be smaller so they'll actually be some spare space on my shelfs for once.

[Jasoco]

It's all in the camera angle. It could easily be done. Take a pic that makes it look like it's floating, without actually having to Photoshop it. I could do it easily if I had a camera.

Anyways. I am impressed and blown away. But I have to go back to work, so I'll read more afterwards.

I can't wait to see GameStop get the DVD's in. I really want to see this years stuff. Last year it was all portables. Now it's the real things!

And for once, I can say I like all three. BUT, I must say I think Nintendo has won in terms of console simplistic design. Wow. Simple and elegant.

So, is Revolution the name? Or are they still thinking?

[Kilik Kurosawa]

Hi-res pics from IGN are here:

http://media.cube.ign.com/articles/6...30/imgs_1.html

Anyone else think these pics look more like concept art? The hand looks real but the system looks modeled, something just doesn't look completely right.

[CreamSoda]

Hmm, that looks pretty interesting. All 3 of the new consoles look good so far!

But with that said, Dreamcast still has the best look!!! *Runs*