Sega, Nintendo Team Up To Create New Graphics Board

TimWeigel writes "The Daily Yomiuri is reporting that Sega, Nintendo and Namco are teaming up to create a new commercial graphics board. This new board, the Triforce (tip o' the hat to all the Zelda fans), will reportedly be based on the hardware in the GameCube. The article indicates it will be targeted towards new game consoles, as well as "similar products". A prototype is scheduled to be demonstrated at the 2002 AOU Amusement Expo on 22 Feb."

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sounds kind of pathetic

[2ms]

I'm a huge Nintendo and Sega fan (still think DC best console ever easily), but this sounds kind of pathetic. If the XBox is just a couple year old PIII with a low-end GeForce3 (last year's graphics tech), but still smokes the Gamecube, then why the hell would someone come out with something "new" which is just a clone of the old Gamecube internals? Sega was being cool while ahead of the time using PowerVR hidden surface removal (Kyro 1) together with MIPS/Hitachi. Why not continue with that? Why the hell does it take 3 giant/legendary companies to rehash old ATI technology?

Re:Intresting, but is it really useful?

[linzeal]

Sega didn't design the graphics in the Dreamcast. Powervrused their pvr series 2 chip in there with tile based renmdering engine, currently I have a pvr series 3 chip in my computer right now that rocks. I'm waitng for the mysterious kyro 3 to come out soon and whoop some ass for a hundred and change. Anyone that pays upwards of 200 dollars plus for a graphic cars is insane.

Re:Disbelief

[JollyTX]

Nintendo sold at least _one_ console because of Zelda 64 (the greatest game ever). Mine. Bet I'm not the only one. ;)

Re:triforce?

[Navius Eurisko]

Nvidia is dropping the Geforce name after the Geforce4. Depending when this new card is finally on selves, Nvidia will probably have a new family name.

Sega/Nintendo working together is *amazing*

[Lewisham]

I don't see much in the line for the Triforce and in it's self it's not very exciting, but if Sega and Nintendo can agree to get on with hardware, we may yet see that the next console Ninty release will by a collaboration. Sega may have gone from being the industry's plaything to the industry's lord when it ditched hardware production, but I think Nintendo are worried about getting a bit of a hammering by Sony and MS. In a year or so, Sega might say "We're going to be involved with Gamecube 2 production, and our software will be GC2 exclusive." And that, everyone, would officially be the Best Thing ever.

It would give gamers a straight choice:
a) Western "realism" games: games focused on their graphics and physics engines during development. This is definite Xbox/PS2 territory.

b) Japanese games: Games focused on providing a shedload of fun, no matter how ludicrous the basic premise is. Super Monkey Ball anyone?

I'd go for door number 2 myself. That is not to say there are huge exceptions to my insane logic: Final Fantasy and Shenmue for example are as fine as Japanese games get, but are steeped in realism. They also have something quite a few Western games seem to lack: fun. But I'm rambling off-topic now. Just one of my little insights :)