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GameCube Successor For E3 2005?
Yorrike writes "An article over at GamesIndustry.biz states that, contrary to previously debunked rumors, Nintendo is preparing its next-generation console for public view at E3 2005, which is only 15 months away. From the article: 'Minagawa went further than that, however, giving a bit of insight into the company's thinking on the next-generation N5 platform: 'Like our Nintendo DS portable game machine, our home game machine must offer an experience that can be enjoyed by adults, children, or women,' he commented, and then revealed that 'we would like to show this at E3 next spring.''."
There's no good reason for making the discs that small? What are you smoking? They're not as succeptable to accidental damage,
They're pretty hard to damage, but really easy to lose in comparison. I think most people would much rather accidentally damage a $50 game than accidentally lose it. And heck, if you're not a child, it's pretty hard to accidentally damage or lose an optical disc anyway. Of course, Nintendo seems to pay a lot more attention to children than adults, so I guess that's rather irrelevant.
they're far more portable,
Who cares about that if the system they play on isn't portable?
and who'd really be that surprised if GameBoy 3 played those discs?
I would. Nintendo doesn't tend to show that much insight lately, even if the technology is likely to be able to support that sort of thing in the near future.
Anyway, you missed the only obvious reason Nintendo would have for making discs that size--copy protection. Which I personally think is a pretty weak reason.
Rob