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Virtual Console: Wii will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Virtual Console also will feature a "best of" selection from Sega Genesis titles and games from the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). It also will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets.

The last categorical statement was a period of 14 weeks across the world which seems great and seems manageable.

But then they did completely deny a revamp of the DS just months before coming out with the DS Lite so if they were doing a simultaneous global launch I'm sure they wouldn't care if they'd actually said they weren't going to do one.

Nintendo never said Revolution would launch worldwide exactly on the same date. Jim Merrick, Nintendo of Europe's Senior Director of Marketing, stated they hoped to launch Revolution globally within 14 weeks.

Although the grandparent is trolling, there is a slight bit of truth to that. One of the reasons why they are lagging behind both Microsoft and Sony is because they took so long to permit Mature games. The biggest reasons why is they used a cartridge on the N64 which was very expensive to produce, and they used a proprietary disk in the gamecube; which was not only controlled by Nintendo, but also prevented DVD playback. People today want all in one units which both Sony and Microsoft knew that's what their customers wanted. Nintendo will finally be releasing a system that has DVD playback, but it may be a bit too late for that. That is the reason Nintendo is third on their console sales and could end up third on their handheld sales if they don't start listening to the ones that pay's their bills, their customers.

One last thing that Nintendo has made a mistake other than technology is they bullied their third-party support for many years. They have always had inferior hardware, but since they released the NES slightly before the Sega Master system, they had an advantage over Sega. With third party support they had most of the exclusives that were blockbusters, whereas Sega had little third part support. Where they bullied their third party supporters was with content as they wanted everything sanitized, they also wanted to control distribution of the games. Nintendo tried that with Sony, it backfired and led to Sony developing and releasing the Playstation. Once that occured, most of their third party support went over to Sony and all of the good games was released for the PSX. Nintendo had a few good games for the N64, but they were expensive and most were First or Second party releases. A few good games were released from third party companies. NOw that Nintendo also has to deal with Microsoft, I doubt Nintendo will be able to recover, especially if they don't start listening to their customers wants and needs.

I'm not trying to troll, in fact I would love Nintendo to remain in business. I would, however love to see Nintendo with a more competitive attitude, use better technology, and listen to their customers. I admit, they finally did when they decided when it wasn't profitable to censor the games that are released for their systems. Again it might be tad bit too late for them.

p.s. Although Nintendo's next system will have DVD playback; according to Nintendo, the ability to play DVD movies will not be built into the machine itself. Consumers must purchase a 'dongle,' or key, to unlock the functionality. No information regarding the price or availability of this device has been provided yet.

Honestly, you come off just as much a fanboy as the OP was a "troll". You honestly seemed blinded by Nintendo's marketing machine, which has not shown a single game for the console, a single screenshot running on Revolution hardware, etc.

"On the subject of high definition:

Shigeru Miyamoto has said, "The majority of people won't be playing our system with an HDTV, though with the Revolution, 480p resolution will be standard."

While not 720p, it's still a lot better than SD."

Well, actually, no it's not. 480p looks extremely jagged on most HDTVs. NTSC looks outright hideous, but that's besides the point.

Also, Shigeru Miyamoto is wrong -- HDTV prices have plummetted alongside Plasma/LCD. It's very reasonable than in the next 3 years (minimum lifespan of the console), most people will be using cheap HDTVs.

"On the subject of console prices:

Compare the PSP to the DS. The technical specs of the PSP leave the DS in the dust, but its pricetag leaves a lot to be desired. Parents don't want to buy a PSP for $280 when they can have a DS and three games for the same price. (Sorry, Canadian prices here) This helps explain in part the popularity of the DS."

Both are very popular. If you go to any schoolyard, you'll see children with both systems.

Also, your opinion that "the pricetag leaves a lot to be desired" is a little off. Those same children are carrying in $100 cell phones and $300 iPods. PSPs are just a drop in the bucket.

"On the subject of "What will Revolution bring us?"

- Innovative controller and new game genres
- Downloadable games
- Online play"

2 of those 3 have existed for over 20 years. Microsoft has pretty much perfected it this time around.

The "new genres" comment is debatable. What "new genres" has the DS brought with its innovative control scheme? A lawyer game? A doctor game? You need multiple games of one type to establish a "genre". I don't see a host of doctor games flooding the market.

The Revolution is going to see experimentation and innovation, but neither is a recipe for success.

"Read more here: http://www.revolutionreport.com/nintendo_revolutio n_faq"

Final word of advice: never trust a gaming rag that only supports one company.

Who are the crackheads that moderated this as Interesting? The post is full of mistakes that only somebody with an anti-Nintendo agenda would write:

On the subject of high definition:

Shigeru Miyamoto has said, "The majority of people won't be playing our system with an HDTV, though with the Revolution, 480p resolution will be standard."

While not 720p, it's still a lot better than SD.

On the subject of console prices:

Compare the PSP to the DS. The technical specs of the PSP leave the DS in the dust, but its pricetag leaves a lot to be desired. Parents don't want to buy a PSP for $280 when they can have a DS and three games for the same price. (Sorry, Canadian prices here) This helps explain in part the popularity of the DS.

On the subject of the ON/OFF button on the controller:

Look for yourself.

On the subject of "What will Revolution bring us?"

- Innovative controller and new game genres
- Downloadable games
- Online play

Read more here: http://www.revolutionreport.com/nintendo_revolutio n_faq

You're a troll, and not even a good one.

Revolution Report

http://www.revolutionreport.com/

There's a good article on this at http://www.revolutionreport.com/ too. Here's the link. http://www.revolutionreport.com/articles/read/40

There's a good article on this at http://www.revolutionreport.com/ too. Here's the link. http://www.revolutionreport.com/articles/read/40