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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."
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.
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.