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Nintendo's Next Console Revolution Will Have WiFi

Posted by Hemos on from the good-ideas dept.

nparasu writes "Nintendo released fresh details about its upcoming games console, codenamed Revolution, at a game developers conference. Satoru Iwata, Nintendo president, confirmed that the new console will be able to run games originally made for the GameCube. Despite the hardware announcements, most of Mr Iwata's speech, entitled "The Heart of the Gamer", was a call for more imaginative game design. Game creators cannot rely on better graphics and more powerful games machines to attract new audiences, Mr Iwata said. He also revealed that Revolution will come with wi-fi connectivity built-in."

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  1. Inspiring Keynote by Baikala · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I haven't realized that the current Nintendo's President had such strong developer roots. He was behind Super Smash Bross Melee, and Kirby. Does any one have a good link on this man's history and how he became Nintendo's #1?

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  2. Finally by fwice · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Satoru Iwata, Nintendo president, confirmed that the new console will be able to run games originally made for the GameCube.

    Finally, nintendo making something that has backwards compatability. unlike the 'super game boy' or 'game boy color playing game boy games'. It would be fantastic if they could make a way to play NES, SNES, or n64 games on the new system. I'd spend my money on that.

    "In the universe of interactive entertainment, there is a planet we call video games. We know this planet the best, but it is not the only one," he explained.

    "There are other planets that entertain, and it is those planets we are keen to explore."     so, does that mean they're more interested in adapting other forms of entertainment onto their new system? music, movies, porn, internet? a full computer that will work with their specific game cartidges and discs, with the insane GPU processing power of video game systems?

    i want one.