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.''."

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Re:Hmm

[BFedRec]

I don't think the lack of DVD playback hurt them all that much. When the PS2 hit it was a big selling point for it, but the next Nintendo machine doesn't need it at ALL. When the PS2 hit a DVD player was $100+ but now a new system isn't really needing DVD playback due to the cheapness of DVD players. In fact it would help Nintendo MUCH more if they KEPT the same format and had some backwards compatability built in. At least that's MY opinion.

CharlesP

Re:Hmm

[NanoGator]

"such as too much focus on first-party software and not enough focus on third"

Though I agree with this, it has nothing to do with the Gamecube. Rather, it's business policy. Yes, they need to change it, and the next system would be a good time to try that, but remember that Nintendo is making a personal fortune off the GC even though it's not #1.

"lack of DVD playability (let's face it, there's no good reason for them to make their game discs that small)"

You lost me here.

a.) You can buy a DVD Player for $40. You don't need your game machine to absorb this capability. It might have helped the PS2, but this next time around it's not going to be much of a BFD.

b.) 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 far more portable, and who'd really be that surprised if GameBoy 3 played those discs?

"not enough focus on online games, etc."

Online games are not making or breaking the PS2 or XBOX, and they certainly didn't prevent the Dreamcast from tanking. Nintendo did not make a mistake here. What would have been a mistake is if Nintendo did include broadband capabilities + the ability to play DVDs, and the machine was $100 more expensive as a result.

Re:Hmm

[Yorrike]

let's face it, there's no good reason for them to make their game discs that small

One of the main problems Nintendo had with moving to an optical format was load times. An 8mm disc at high rpm has a much smaller load time than a standard DVD, due to the laser having to move a much shorter distances in order to access data.

Insightful?

[metroid composite]

Wait, so Microsoft is doing worse than Nintendo in console sales, and is losing money, while the GCN is doing better in sales and Nintendo is making a good profit off of it, yet it's Nintendo that should bow out of the Console market and make way for Sony and Microsoft? Excuse me?

How is this tired Nintendo=Sega argument remotely insightful? I'm going to repeat the (also redundant) response of:

"Nintendo is making money, and lots of it. Sega was not. Quit Trolling."