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Behind the Faked Revolution Video
1up.com has an interview with the guy who faked the beautiful Nintendo On video prior to this year's E3. The faked video raised quite a ruckus on message boards from here to fark. From the article: "The Nintendo community is famously excitable when dealing with leaks and rumors - the uproar over recent comments insinuating Revolution's downloadable classics would be free sent shockwaves - and this instance was really no different. Still, there were plenty of skeptics and cynics. To many, the presence of the esteemed Virtual Boy, the company's infamous portable blunder from the mid 90s, tipped the scales. 'The Virtual Boy isn't something Nintendo should ever use to promote a new revolutionary product,' said Jeffery Van Camp, editorial coordinator at Nintendo fan site N-Sider. Even the visionary behind Nintendo On admits 'Nintendo would never make another reference to a console that didn't comply with their expectations, but in this case, it wouldn't be a mistake, but a correction.'"
i never thought it was real... but after learning that it was for sure a fake, its nice to know that some people have that much time on their hands are they dont write spyware...
in all reality though it just speaks to the fanatical type of fans that nintendo has. VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!
Hire this guy and redesign your console to meet expectations. The research done for this video was meticulous. Nintendo's patents showed so much promise. But the original Mario Brothers in high(er)-definition? I don't see that as a "revolution" in anything other than deceptive marketing. NintendON, while unbelievable, restored my confidence in Nintendo as an innovative company.
Oh well. Dreams die hard.
More interesting to me was the reaction at the gaming forums. Indeed, all hell broke loose, literally, at the GameFAQs forums when this fakery was made available. Users were banned outright for suggesting (rightfully so) that the video was a complete forgery, according to my grandson who posts there. But I think that just shows the complete intolerance and stupidity of many of the online gaming forums. They are so closed-minded that they refuse to actually investigate leaks such as this to verify their truthfulness. Instead they'd rather punish those respectable users who do take the trouble to inspect and analyze every such leak that comes their way.
Cyric Zndovzny at your service.
Actually, its pretty much like that only there. GameFAQs is known for the many whiny emo users that go there.
you must not have read the warez manifesto.
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apparently people feel that it is ok to bootleg software for learning purposes. basically they do stuff like this with it: pet projects until they get good enough with the technology to the point where they can land a job in the field. then they will be able to get their employers to spring the cash for a real valid license. i wonder if anyone has checked mister belmonte's shelves for license agreements?
but seriously, at 24 i understand your doubt that he would have the disposable income to buy a highend video editing package and 3d modelling software. but then again if you look hard enough, you can find free and education editions of most of the major software packages. http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/products-services/pr
now back to the topic...