Wii/Wii U

[Crabsmasher]

I think one thing that will help the Revolution will be it's launch titles. Remember the DS and it's launch? There was only one game that was any good(SM64DS). If they dont get a good launch then Sony and Microsoft are going to make more money during that time and it will be harder for the rev to catch up. Good thing that SSB 3 is planned for launch...

 

[Gnight]

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0508/game050820d.shtml

Mario 128 pictures. Although these aren't likely to be the final product...

If Mario 128 is for the revolution, I can't see how it would still be called Mario 128.

 

[nin10do]

With the (unneeded) help of PS3 and Xbox 360, one day, video gaming will vanish from Earth...

...FOREVER.

And then Bill Gates will dominate the world.

 

[Crabsmasher]

With the (unneeded) help of PS3 and Xbox 360, one day, video gaming will vanish from Earth...

...FOREVER.

And then Bill Gates will dominate the world.

You shouldnt say things like that...I will kill myself before Gates rules the earth...

Nintendo will be keeping the VG industry up for a long time so I would not worry about that...

 

[Robster Lobster]

If Mario 128 is for the revolution, I can't see how it would still be called Mario 128.

Chances are the title will change.

Currently Mario 128 is nothing more than a load of experiments that Shigsy and co. are carrying out. The pictures that were shown at Leipzig reflect how the game is likely to look, and the graphical direction they're pursuing.

 

[nin10do]

Nintendo better not screw up on the controllers. I can trust them, they never are afraid to try something new. And the logo should be changed, too. It just totally throws off Revolution's sleek image.

Haha, Gnight's sig.

 

[CerbKirby]

With the (unneeded) help of PS3 and Xbox 360, one day, video gaming will vanish from Earth...

...FOREVER.

And then Bill Gates will dominate the world.

You're kidding, right? As far as I know, Sony and Microsoft have helped advance video gaming. I don't know if you mean that for real, or just as a figure of speech [aka, mainstream gaming taking over the world], but ever since the Playstation came out, developers have been able to get their games out easier. In fact, developers complained it was too hard to develop for Nintendo.

I'm not bashing Nintendo or anything [why would I do that anyway?], but so long as the PS3 and Xbox 360 are around, quality games are going to still continue to be released. And don't get on me about how I'm only speaking for casual gamers, because plenty of "real" gamers have PS2s and Xboxes with lots of great games, maybe more than for GC.

No doubt Nintendo saved video games from certain doom, and still manages to amaze people all over, but if Playstation and Xbox disappeared, what would motivate Nintendo to make great products?

 

[ChRed2AKrisp]

No doubt Nintendo saved video games from certain doom, and still manages to amaze people all over, but if Playstation and Xbox disappeared, what would motivate Nintendo to make great products?

MONEY.

lots and lots of money.

if SOny an Microsoft quit, Nintendo would be THE VG company around, and wold be making easily triple what its making now.

 

[Osco316]

Yeah but then it could put out lower quality games if it had no competition

 

[ChRed2AKrisp]

then again, they would have more money so it might be easier for better games.

 

[CyberWolf10]

In the buisness world...No. They really wouldn't care enough at that point. So the quality of games would at least eventually drop.

 

[Cashed]

Chances are the title will change.

Currently Mario 128 is nothing more than a load of experiments that Shigsy and co. are carrying out. The pictures that were shown at Leipzig reflect how the game is likely to look, and the graphical direction they're pursuing.

That wasn't Mario 128. It was a game where the audience controlled Lakitu with their voices.

 

[falcoX]

MONEY.

lots and lots of money.

if SOny an Microsoft quit, Nintendo would be THE VG company around, and wold be making easily triple what its making now.

But why would sony and microsoft quit?

 

[ChRed2AKrisp]

i was just responding to CK. there is no reason.

 

[Robster Lobster]

That wasn't Mario 128. It was a game where the audience controlled Lakitu with their voices.

Are you sure? I was told on another forum by someone (and on the site) that it was an early build of Mario 128.

Although the voice thing sounds interesting, do you know in what context it was shown?

 

[McFox]

Oh well, if an anonymous stranger told you something on the internet, it must be right.

Check your facts next time Cashed, sheesh. As a Mod you're supposed to be setting an example around here.

 

[ChRed2AKrisp]

so it really is Mario 128?

i'm so confused

 

[cowwa-f'n-bunga]

no. it isn't.

 

[Cashed]

Oh well, if an anonymous stranger told you something on the internet, it must be right.

Check your facts next time Cashed, sheesh. As a Mod you're supposed to be setting an example around here.

I'm sorry, Nine. I'll try to research more before posting.

 

[Mic_128]

LAdies and Gents, September 16th. Satowa's going to be doing a speach at the Tokiyo Game Show. Who knows what he'll announce? Only time will tell.




And Nintendo themselves, i guess. Which they have. September 16th, Satowa Iwota is FINALLY, FACTUALLY AND FINETLY show what the controller is along with a detailed outline of the hardware specifications. Heh, Nintendo certainly know how to hype something dont they?

 

[Aruun]

Ong. FRIDAYTON.

 

[Kokichi]

...Or so says SPONGE, mic_128. Nothing official yet, unfortunately.

 

[Bedi Vegeta]

*collapses on the floor*

 

[Mic_128]

Nothing official yet, unfortunately.

I'm not talking about Sponge. Nintendo themselves have announced this.

Well PALGN.com.au says nintendo did anyway. And they're very reliable.

EDIT: Aw crap. Their source was Sponge.....

 

[Bedi Vegeta]

But then again, they're Aussies, and we know how reliable Aussies are, right mic?

 

[TheMagicalKuja]

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0508/game050820d.shtml

Mario 128 pictures. Although these aren't likely to be the final product...

Why am I reminded of Sonic the Hedgehog?

 

[ChRed2AKrisp]

because you are insane.

i hope stupid SPONGE is right. or i will break something.

 

[Robster Lobster]

Oh well, if an anonymous stranger told you something on the internet, it must be right.

Check your facts next time Cashed, sheesh. As a Mod you're supposed to be setting an example around here.

Not quite anonymous, he works in the industry. But thanks for the sarcastic response!

And according to the official TGS site, Spong is wrong. Nintendo aren't even attending, but Satoru Iwata will be making a key note speech. Chances are it won't be about the Revolution though.

 

[Cyrahk]

And according to the official TGS site, Spong is wrong. Nintendo aren't even attending, but Satoru Iwata will be making a key note speech. Chances are it won't be about the Revolution though.

Wait, this is news?

I'm pretty sure Joystiq reported this weeks ago that he wouldn't be talking about the Revolution.

 

[Cashed]

Erm... It's been known for awhile he's only giving a speech, but that doesn't mean he can't show something during his speech. There will not be any playable games or anything that Nintendo will be featuring on the showfloor of course, because as we've gone over numerous times, he's just giving a speech.

 

[Robster Lobster]

I'd guess it just being something along the lines of "the industry at the moment" or something. Surely they'd want a bigger sort of thing if they were giving any Revolution news.

Although I'd love to hear at least something relating to it, or Zelda.

 

[Cashed]

He'll be talking about the current state of the industry... which could easily lead to him saying "we have a revolution for the industry, and this is what you will use to play it." or something along those lines.

 

[McFox]

Well, surprises are Nintendo's speciality.

"Zelda's delayed to 2006... Surprise!"

"Smash Bros. Melee isn't a launch title after all... Surprise!"

etc.

 

[Cashed]

Remember the Zelda announcement at 2004? Totally random. Towards the end of their presentation they just said "Oh, and we have something to show you."

 

[McFox]

Hey, not all surprises from Nintendo are bad, I was just citing a few examples.

I downloaded the E3 '04 trailer for Zelda, but then I HAD to download the entire press conference just so I could hear the reactions. Insanity.

 

[Vir_Iratus]

Ok... this is a continuation of a small debate that began on the SSBR thread concerning the Revolution and its memory. The issue, whether or not the 512 MB of flash Memory that is supposed to come standard with the Revolution would be removable or not. I highly doubt it will be removable. I think they purposefully chose to go with the smaller amount of memory for a few reasons. 512 MB is AMPLE space for saving video game data, no losing memory cards, no need to buy new ones when you run out of space, and there is still plenty of room for downloading the old school titles.

Making it not removable is NOT a step backwards in my opinion. I like having to not worry about memory cards. They're too easy to lose/ruin IMO. They still have slots for the GC memory cards so you can still play GC titles on the new system without having to start over. I think they also wanted to avoid having people modify their Revolutions. I've seen and heard cases where people make it so their X-Box can play PS2 and PSX games. I'm sure Sony is REAL happy with that. I don't think Nintendo would want the Revolution to be mixed with other consoles, either by making it so they can play other systems, or by making it so a PS3 could play Rev. games etc... The X-Box was so modifyable because it had just a plain old hard drive that some hackers took out and had a look at, made MOD chips, modified it with some programs/emulators, put it on a larger hard drive, added ROMs and whatnot, and put back inside. It made it possible for X-Box to play old school games already, steal games from Video game rental stores, and it probably broke some rule or copyright with the company. By making the Memory in the Revolution non-removable (and most likely proprietary) they lower the chance of someone getting a hold of what data it most likely contains standard and manipulating it somehow in order to make the system different. I think Nintendo is going to play it safe by keeping as much inside the Revolution as possible.

 

[the grim lizard]

I posted this in SSBR thread initially, but maybe it will be more appropriate, here...As far as old Nintendo games go and how much space the take up...they are as follows...

NES: 20-500 KB (with most falling in the 150-250 range)

SNES: .5-6 MB (games like F-Zero being on the low-end and games like Super Metroid being on the high-end)

N64: somewhere in the range of 10-35 MB

For Example: So, on a 512 MB card, you could have about 50 NES games (around 12 MB!), 50 SNES games, and 15 N64 games (just to give you an idea of what it can hold).

 

[Cashed]

I recall hearing something about the 512MB of flash memory being removed from the Rev... I can't remember where I heard it or anything though. ****.

 

[Vir_Iratus]

OMG... if they removed the 512 MB that would be very bad IMO... its the perfect amount... ugh... please confirm its still there... as far as I can tell though, I think the official Nintendo site still says it comes with the 512 MB of Flash memory... hopefully its not outdated...

 

[ChRed2AKrisp]

it had better be non removable. nintendo has stated that stated can be transferred to your computer via SD card, so space is not an issue.