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The Real Revolution Comes May 9, 2006
Pichu0102 writes "Gamespot reports that a bevy of details will be released about the Nintendo Revolution at 2006's E3 event." From the article: "So when will be the Revolution's coming-out party? Unsurprisingly, it will be at next year's E3. Specifically, the console will be unveiled at Nintendo's pre-E3 press event, which is slated for 9:30 a.m. Pacific time on May 9, 2006. The venue will be the Kodak Theatre--home of the Academy Awards--in Hollywood, California."
Why 5 month from now, easy, they try to just tell people "Just let us breath damn it, we pass more time trying to answer your damn questions about what you already know we don't want to speculate before long. So we are going to tell you everything at the next E3. Now let us work if you want this beautiful invention I'M TRYING TO DO......."
That is basicly what I can see why they are announcing this now, 5 month before E3. This or they wanted to say it before it leaked out and be said as a rumor.
Do you know how many people have asked Zonk not to keep posting stories about some subject for the last few months?
My request is this. Don't be dismissive of the other two consoles until we know what the Rev is actually like to play.
You probably want to say "don't praise the Rev before you know more" because I think it's quite possible to dismiss the X360 and/or PS3 without knowing anything about the Rev. You don't need to have an alternative when dismissing consoles, the conclusion "this genreation sucks, I'll dig out my Mega Drive again" is valid.
Justice is the sheep getting arrested while an impartial judge declares the vote void.
Assuming the controller works great, we don't know whether the games will truly take full advantage, enough that people will say "Damn, I MUST own that." It's a big question mark.
I suggest you go back a re-read some of the gaming media articles written after Nintendo unveiled the controller. Most people writing the first round of articles did get to actually use the controller (granted, only for tech demos) and the general consesus was "Damn, I must own that." And that was just based on tech demos!
As we've seen from every past console, the first games out may not be much better than tech demos, but the games that follow will quickly take advantage of the systems capabilities. Most of the concerns about arm fatigue and accuracy have come from people responding to the initial wave of reports - from people who have NOT had a chance to use it in person. Also, consider that when the Revolution is fully unveiled in May, it will be another six+ months after the initial controller was shown to the public. Nintendo will have had time to tweak an already impressive component to be even better based on the reactions of the public (both those who have tried the controller, and those who have not).
So, while I do hate to wait until may to get all of the details, and then wait again until the console is finally released, I have absolutely no doubts that it will be an impressive machine when it launches, and will only get better with time.
Come on Nintendo! Give it to us! Sony just announce they will announce details at CES (Jan 6th). We'll see what happens.
Comment forecast: Bits of genius surrounded by a sea of mediocrity.
Seriously, did you ever doubt that Nintendo was going to wait until E3 to give the 'Full Details' about the system? No (modern) system has ever launched without first having a large conference/expo where it could show itself off in full form; this has very little to do with gamers or play testing but is entirely about getting as much information to the press in as little of a time as possible. In 3 days worth of work Nintendo can have thousands of people from the Gaming media try out their system, interview their personalities, and build tons of hype that would take months to do otherwise.
Now, what can you expect leading up to E3? Nintendo will downplay the Graphical Capabilities by releasing modest technical specifications on what they expect the system to perform like under real gameplay experiances, and Nintendo will release minor Revolution details about the Backwards compatibility and how Nintendo WiFi will work on the Revolution. No information about Revolution games will come out.
At E3, expect the Revolution games to look as good or better than anything on the PS3 (except for it will be at 480p) thus shocking the gaming media; 2 unconventional Nintendo made games will be announced which demonstrate the system (they will be available at launch), 2 conventional games (Super Smash bros. and Probably Metroid Prime 3) will also be displayed and given a launch release date.
This is what Nintendo does, they have a precise formula which always impresses the media and fans alike.