New Nintendo Revolution info

[jamesgf]

Sounds interesting....

from nintendo.com

Game Developers Conference Attendees Hear First Details about 'Revolution,' Upcoming Wi-Fi Service for Nintendo DS


SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2005 – Thousands of video game developers in a standing-room-only crowd today heard Nintendo President Satoru Iwata outline the company’s bold vision for the future. Iwata, a veteran video game designer and player himself, made several major announcements during his Game Developers Conference keynote speech, "The Heart of the Gamer," including such highlights as:

---Nintendo’s next game console, code-named "Revolution," is proceeding on schedule and will include both backward compatibility and Wi-Fi features.

---Nintendo soon will offer a free Wi-Fi connection service to Nintendo DS owners.

---Iwata demonstrated several new software titles using the innovative features of the Nintendo DS, including voice recognition, touch-screen control and wireless connectivity.

---Iwata unveiled new images from the highly anticipated Legend of Zelda adventure coming this year for Nintendo GameCube.

"This is Nintendo’s plan: make our existing game world better," Iwata said. "For us, this is a passion. This is a mission of adventure."

Revolution: Iwata announced that Revolution will feature built-in Wi-Fi protocols, which will allow users around the world to connect with one another wirelessly. Revolution’s technological heart, a processing chip developed with IBM and code-named "Broadway," and a graphics chip set from ATI code-named "Hollywood," are being designed to deliver game experiences not possible to date.

"We’re excited to be developing the graphics chip set for Revolution, which continues our longstanding relationship with Nintendo," says Dave Orton, ATI Technologies Inc.’s president and chief executive officer. "As the leading graphics provider, ATI is committed to delivering exceptional visual performance that enables consumers to interact with new and visually compelling digital worlds. ATI is proud to support Nintendo’s innovative contributions to gaming."

Nintendo DS: Iwata announced that the Wi-Fi protocol for Nintendo DS will provide users with a link to other players across the country or around the world. Once the service begins later this year, Nintendo DS users will be able to connect to the service wirelessly at Wi-Fi hot spots, whether they’re at home, in a hotel or at a coffee shop. As one of several Wi-Fi games, Nintendo’s in-house development team is creating a new Animal Crossing game for global Wi-Fi play.

On the keynote stage, Iwata also took part in a spontaneous eight-player wireless contest of Mario Kart DS to demonstrate the local area network capabilities of Nintendo DS. He added that shipments of the DS game system have now surpassed 4 million units to North America and Japan in the 16 weeks since launch. With the system set to debut in thousands of stores across Europe within hours of his address, that number will approach 6 million units shipped by the end of March.

DS software: The speech featured a live demonstration of two Nintendo DS software titles that Iwata said represented types of entertainment that go beyond the traditionally accepted definitions of "video games." One, Nintendogs, asks owners to nurture and interact with a variety of breeds of digital puppies. Puppy owners can issue voice commands, play games and train their puppies while developing real emotional bonds with them. Nintendogs is set to launch later this year in North America. The second title, Electroplankton, offers an otherworldly array of sights and sounds aimed to soothe or stimulate players with the innovative use of both the touch screen and voice interaction. "This is designed to produce harmony, not adrenaline," Iwata said.

Zelda: Iwata wowed the crowd by showing previously unreleased footage of the stunning Legend of Zelda adventure for Nintendo GameCube. The game will launch later this year, and is expected to be the most sought-after game of 2005 on any console. To see the video, Click Here.

Nintendo will announce more information about both Revolution and the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi service at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in May.

[rdank]

DS wifi news is pretty cool.

I wonder if the Revolution will have 3 games for it, or if they will be ambitious and make 4 games for this system.

[summerall]

Link to Zelda video please!!!

[rdank]

gamespot had a new trailer from today.

[quagmire]

Originally posted by rdank
DS wifi news is pretty cool.

I wonder if the Revolution will have 3 games for it, or if they will be ambitious and make 4 games for this system.

I'll take 3 or 4 great games over a barrel full of meidocre ones.

[golem]

Trailer links:
http://media.nintendo.com/mediaFiles/52937b07-384a-4364-b8fc-e6f11617d1ab.mov
(nintendo.com is really slow right now)

mirror:
http://www.gamesmediamirror.com/leech_1194_en.html

[Rakesh.S]

oh great

here we go with this wi fi bullshit again..

Some sort of real online strategy with an online version of mario kart is the only thing that could EVER sway me to go with nintendo next round

I'll take a look at xbox 2, and will most likely get the ps3, but nintendo has fallen out of favor

outside of metroid, zelda and mario(and all the rehashes - mario party, mario tennis, mario janitor etc etc), they have absolutely NOTHING..

Biggest mistake i made this generation was hunting down a GC in its first week of release..I'll make the right decision next time

[quagmire]

Originally posted by Rakesh.S
oh great

here we go with this wi fi bullshit again..

Some sort of real online strategy with an online version of mario kart is the only thing that could EVER sway me to go with nintendo next round

I'll take a look at xbox 2, and will most likely get the ps3, but nintendo has fallen out of favor

outside of metroid, zelda and mario(and all the rehashes - mario party, mario tennis, mario janitor etc etc), they have absolutely NOTHING..

Biggest mistake i made this generation was hunting down a GC in its first week of release..I'll make the right decision next time

I don't quite understand. Nintendo has pretty much stated that the Revolution will be online. They're just making it Wi Fi out of the box, rather than having people hook up ethernet cables that run to cable/DSL modems, etc.

It sounds like Nintendo is trying to make up for past mistakes by making it very easy to get the thing connected to the internet and offering up online gaming for free. I wouldn't be so quick to judge until you've seen what all they're trying to do with the Revolution.

Also, Nintendo has developed some excellent original games on the GC. Games like Pikmin and Animal Crossing are fantastic.

[FrankJ.Cone]

Originally posted by quagmire
I don't quite understand. Nintendo has pretty much stated that the Revolution will be online. They're just making it Wi Fi out of the box, rather than having people hook up ethernet cables that run to cable/DSL modems, etc.


This makes sense as sales of wifi home routers are skyrocketing. I'll bet a fair sum though that Nintendo uses it more for ad-hoc connection to the DS than online gaming.

[Hellraiser]

word. what FrankJ.Cone said.

[taintedzodiac]

One thing the OP didn't mention is that backwards compatability with Gamecube games was also announced.

[Dean Martin]

Originally posted by quagmire
I'll take 3 or 4 great games over a barrel full of meidocre ones.
I would agree but unfortunately the Gamecube, like the nintendo 64 before it suffers from a lack of games as does the Nintendo DS.

Yes, I will take 3 or 4 great games over a barrel full of mediocre games but where are the DS games....

[rdank]

Originally posted by Dean Martin
I would agree but unfortunately the Gamecube, like the nintendo 64 before it suffers from a lack of games as does the Nintendo DS.

Yes, I will take 3 or 4 great games over a barrel full of mediocre games but where are the DS games....

I agree with the statements above. However, the PS2 and XBOX have more great games than the GC, as well as the boatload of mediocre games. I'd rather have that.

There's some cool games on GC, but there's so many more on the other systems and they don't have Mario in all of them.

Gameboy has tons of games. Their consoles are there to make a few more dollars, not be the leaders of video gaming like they once were.

[taintedzodiac]

Originally posted by Dean Martin
I would agree but unfortunately the Gamecube, like the nintendo 64 before it suffers from a lack of games as does the Nintendo DS.


Is it really fair to say the DS has a lack of games less than two quarters after its debut? With three new titles coming out next week, I think it's very similiarly paced to any other handheld debut (PSP excluded). I believe it's at about 20 titles released. Quality of titles aside, it's certainly not "suffering." Now, with the PSP on its way with a landslide of games coming, time may show that the DS suffers from lack of quantity AND quality. The same might happen to the PSP in the long run.

[quagmire]

Dean,

I understand as I too am anxious to get a hold of some great DS games. I just recently got Wario Ware Touched! and it is a lot of fun, but a bit on the short side in terms of total completion time. Still, Wario Ware is more about beating your high score than unlocking everything. Next week Yoshi's Touch and Go comes out and I've read some very promising reviews of it talking about how its challenging and addicting. Unfortunately its still not enough though. Hopefully the floodgates will open soon and we'll start seeing much more software available for the DS. I am very excited about playing Animal Crossing via Wi Fi as its one of my favorite games on the GC and it will translate very well into the on line realm.


I agree with the statements above. However, the PS2 and XBOX have more great games than the GC, as well as the boatload of mediocre games. I'd rather have that.

There's some cool games on GC, but there's so many more on the other systems and they don't have Mario in all of them.

rdank,

That is your opinion and that is fine. I would respectfully disagree and say that I think there are overall better quality games on the GC(many of which don't have Mario in them) and the PS2 than on the XBOX. Neither of us is right or wrong, just what we each prefer.

[MisterMe]

Originally posted by quagmire
Also, Nintendo has developed some excellent original games on the GC. Games like Pikmin and Animal Crossing are fantastic.

Not to be too much of a geek . . . but Animal Crossing was really a Nintendo 64 game as it was released in Japan on that platform first.

I see your point though.

[taintedzodiac]

Originally posted by MisterMe
Not to be too much of a geek . . . but Animal Crossing was really a Nintendo 64 game as it was released in Japan on that platform first.

I see your point though.

Let your inner geek run freely through the bowels of little known trivia. :)

I'm actually anxious to see what the online persistant multiplayer mode in Animal Crossing DS will be like.

[Gameboya]

the dogs will own you, they will eat you alive, they will crap on you.

http://media.ds.ign.com/media/695/695663/vid_1067126.html?mu=http%3A%2F%2Fstreamingmovies.ign.com%2Fds%2Farticle%2F595%2F595121%2Fnintendogs_031005_01_wmvlow.wmv

let the doggies hit the floor, let the doggies hit the floooooooooor...

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/adgj/koinutachi/ss/ss27.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/adgj/koinutachi/ss/ss28.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/adgj/koinutachi/ss/ss04.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/adgj/koinutachi/ss/ss14.jpg
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/adgj/koinutachi/ss/ss22.jpg
:D

[NoThru22]

They will pwn you?

I hope Dean doesn't find the puppies game too difficult. :D :D :D