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Nintendo talking about a Revolution
Published: March 10, 2005, 12:36 PM PST
By David Becker
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

SAN FRANCISCO--Puppies and plankton are key parts of Nintendo's plan to remain a major force in the video game industry. Satoru Iwata, president of the Japanese game pioneer, previewed quirky new titles based on those creatures and spilled a few details on Nintendo's next game console during a speech at the Game Developers Conference here on Thursday.

While Sony and Microsoft have kept up a steady dribble of information on plans for their next-generation game machines, Nintendo has been relatively quiet about its upcoming machine, code-named "Revolution." Iwata said Revolution would break with Nintendo's past practices by being backward-compatible and playing games for the current GameCube.

Nintendo's reliance on proprietary media formats previously has meant that each new machine rendered old games obsolete. "The best of the Nintendo GameCube library will still be enjoyed...years from now," Iwata said.

Iwata also revealed a few internal details on Revolution, confirming that IBM is making the main processor, code-named "Broadway," and ATI Technologies is working on the graphics chip, dubbed "Hollywood." He also said the Revolution would have built-in support for wireless networking.

Source: CNET News

 

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News: Revolution, DS and Zelda Details
By Ash - Mar 10th 2005 22:05

Nintendo's presence at the Game Developers Conference means that more news has been released. Come inside to find out just what Nintendo have planned for the Revolution and DS, and that much-loved word beginning with "o" appears a few times.

Speaking at the Game Developers Conference today Nintendo president Satoru Iwata spoke about their plans for the upcoming Revolution console. While he stated that you can expect cutting edge graphics and audio he emphasised that the console will be much more than that.

Iwata began by announcing that IBM and ATI are both on board to work on the machine. IBM's CPU chip, nicknamed the "Broadway" chip, will supply the console with its processing power. Meanwhile ATI's "Hollywood" graphic's chip will work alongside it.

"We're excited to be developing the graphics chip set for Revolution, which continues our longstanding relationship with Nintendo," explained Dave Orton, ATI Technologies' 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."

Source: GameCube Europe

 

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Nintendo Plans Wireless Capability for New Console

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The next video game console from Japan's Nintendo Co. Ltd. will be ready for wireless Internet gaming and be backwards-compatible with the current generation GameCube, the company said on Thursday.

Nintendo also said it will launch a subscription-free Internet gaming service for its new DS dual-screen hand held gaming device this year. Nintendo's first game for that service will be a version of the hit "Animal Crossing."

The DS is Nintendo's latest hand held while the new console, code-named "Revolution," has not been launched, and Nintendo declined to provide a date. The console will be powered by a chip developed by IBM code-named "Broadway" and a graphics processor from ATI Technologies Inc. code-named "Hollywood."

Source: Reuters

 

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Iwata talks up Revolution specs, controller
By Staff -- GameSpot
03/29/05 03:35 PM PST

Nintendo pres hints at additional specs for GameCube's successor, confirms online play is in the cards.

TOKYO--In a recent interview with Nikkei Business, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed a bit more about the "Revolution" next-generation console, offering hints on how it will make game creation easier for developers and how it will "allow users to experience games in ways that nobody has yet imagined."

Reflecting on his Game Developers Conference keynote address, Iwata said the Revolution came in for more positive reviews from developers than he had anticipated. Pointing out that development costs continue to rise, developers have expressed concern about creating games for the console.

Iwata said Nintendo will do everything it can to lower the costs, and he revealed that one of the solutions is that Revolution will use the same application program interfaces (APIs) as the GameCube.

Iwata then switched the conversation from software to hardware, saying that one way Nintendo hopes to grow the user base is by making the Revolution gamepad more user-friendly for nongamers.

Source: GameSpot

 

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Nintendo President Reveals Revolution Details
As more speculation arises about Nintendo's latest console, Satoru Iwata comments on the new machine.
By Eduardo Vasconcellos
March 31, 2005

According to an article on Gamesindustry.biz, Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, has revealed some new information for the Nintendo Revolution.

Nintendo plans to follow the trend set by other consoles and make their latest console compatible with online games and they also plan on making drastic changes to their controllers.

Iwata spoke about online technology during a speech he made recently at the Game Developers Conference, where he established that the Revolution would come standard with wi-fi capabilities.

The rumors of a touch screen controller weren't addressed, but Iwata did comment that current controllers "may satisfy the hardcore gamers, but they've become too difficult for more casual gamers."

Source: GameSpy

 

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Broadcom powering Revolution's Wi-Fi
By Tor Thorsen -- GameSpot
04/19/05 06:10 PM PST
Nintendo strikes deal with wireless-chip maker to power its next-generation console's wireless capabilities.

Last month at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata talked about his company's next-generation console, code-named the "Revolution." Foremost among these revelations was that the console would have built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, "which will allow users around the world to connect with one another wirelessly," according to Iwata.

Since then Nintendo has deliberately (and some would say sensibly) kept the details of the machine's Wi-Fi vague. However, today the picture became somewhat clearer, when Nintendo announced it had signed a deal with Broadcom Corporation "to provide wireless technology for Nintendo's next generation gaming system."

While most of the joint statement between the two companies was vague, there were a few hints buried amongst the hype. First was the description that the Revolution will feature "an advanced wireless platform that integrates multiple technologies to enable a new and exciting gaming experience." (Emphasis added.)While not concrete, that statement implies that the Revolution will use more than one of Broadcom's wireless technologies.

Source: GameSpot

 

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[jm1234567890]

The gameboy micro looks intresting

 

[SashatheMan]

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much better deish then previous nintendo consoles had. they were too childish looking, sure we didnt midn them , but we were children back then , now we need more sleeker designs

 

[fornstar]

im goin 2 buy it out of principle

i dont care 4 xbox or sony

even if a billion ppl call it shit, its my money damn it and being a nintendo fanboy i gotta have it!!!

 

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"The best of the Nintendo GameCube library will still be enjoyed...years from now,"

hahaha that's funny.

 

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im goin 2 buy it out of principle

i dont care 4 xbox or sony

even if a billion ppl call it shit, its my money damn it and being a nintendo fanboy i gotta have it!!!

Haha, im buying it for the sheer ability to play those games from NES >

 

[jm1234567890]

Haha, im buying it for the sheer ability to play those games from NES >

pfft, PS3 could prolly emulate nintendo revolution games

 

[waddle_828]

yay!!!

new nintendo!!!

i still have my snes!!

and it gets played!!

 

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pfft, PS3 could prolly emulate nintendo revolution games

Probably, but why bother trying to void the warranty when i could probably get official releases for a much cheaper cost