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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."
I don't know what's up lately with video game news, not just here but all over the net but it seems like sites are trying to do their best to crank out as many announcements, opinions, and predictions as possible. Each site trying to out do the other.
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This wouldn't happen to include the release date, would it?
Dressed like Link from Zelda.. Maybe someone will take pity and let me in.
That's 3 days after I get married. It figures that the one next-gen console I'm actually looking forward to is to be released literally days after I lose my bachelorhood freedoms... Doh!
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Time to hibernate for five months.
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It's not being released, details are being revealed. I'm sure the Big N will leave you plenty of time for a divorce.
:) Best wishes
Just kidding
psst Any true nerd would be listening to the news live whilst on honeymoon!
Please leave your geek card in the tray by the door on the way out.
Seems like Nintendo and Sony are both further behind than they cared to acknowledge a few months ago when there was speculation about an April or May launch. If the Revolution won't come until at least summer, perhaps Sony will go for a September or October release like the Dreamcast and PS2 had.
It's not being released, that's just the date of its unveiling. Though for all we know they could announce the release date to be two weeks from then.
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I see a lot of animosity towards the PS2 and Xbox360 camps from Nintendo fans (and vice versa). Since your console will be arriving last, there will be rampant speculation about its capabilities and gameplay. The Revolution will be something interesting, no doubts there, but until it arrives we should refrain from direct comparisons.
Yes, we know Nintendo has a track record for innovation. Yes, they have accomplished many controller firsts (although I still maintain that the PS2 controller is the greatest thumbstick controller ever to grace the earth). But there are really serious questions around the gyro controller - arm fatigue, accuracy, etc. We just don't know a damn thing about how it will actually be. 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. Porting other popular titles with more typical controller schemes will be a challenge.
And Nintendo is certainly not without its failures as well. Virtual Boy anyone?
My request is this. Don't be dismissive of the other two consoles until we know what the Rev is actually like to play. That's it. Voice your hopes, your dreams, how you think it may be the most brilliant thing to come along in awhile. But don't tell me I'm an idiot for not waiting. Odds are the Rev will be cheap and will be the 'crossover' console - i.e. many will buy a Rev AND an Xbox OR a PS3.
I'm as curious as anyone else about the Rev controller but I also recognize that it is seriously uncharted territory. I thought a lightpen was the most mindblowing thing ever (C64 baby!) until I used one for about 10 seconds and my wrist started to cramp up.
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I see the headline... I think "Woohoo, Revolution comes out May 9th 2006!"
Then I read on... oh, that's when more information is going to be out...yippee?
I know of some...erm....exercises that could remedy that lack of stamina.
I'm not scared of anonymous cowards.
Also, how much time will there be from that point to the time the Revolution launches? I'm worried they aren't giving 3rd party developers enough time to make decent games for launch.
In fact if you're not reading the press release via your wireless gadget of choice while your new wife is sobbing in the corner during your honeymoon you'd better turn in your geek card now. Bonus points if said wireless device does not natively support wireless and isn't running its original OS.
This isn't news. This is an announcement that there's going to be some news in 2006. What a waste of space.
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Come on Nintendo! Give it to us! Sony just announce they will announce details at CES (Jan 6th). We'll see what happens.
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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.
relax man, all that time you used to spend having sex, you can now use to play the revolution.
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Old news. I already know all the details about the Revolution I need, thanks to Penny Arcade:
:-)
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/08/28
The GBA, even the SP and Micro editions, is old news and is often viewed (incorrectly) as replaced by the DS. The DS itself is great (I love mine) but it hasn't captured the public's imagination nearly as well as the PSP. When I look at sales fliers for Best Buy, Circuit City, Game Stop, etc., Nintendo's products don't have anywhere near as much space as 360, PSP, or PS2. They are rapidly losing mindshare.
Don't take me wrong. In my house, we have no XBox, no PSP, 1 GBC, 2 GBA, 2 GBA SP, 1 DS, 1 N64, and 1 GC (and 1 lonely, lovely Dreamcast), all in working order and all except the GBC get regular use. I really like Nintendo products. But I'm worried that the Revolution will trail the announcement by six months or more. If they give the 360 two Christmas seasons before bringing out the Revolution, they're toast in the home market. (They still may be fine in portables.)
So, they announced that they going to announce when they are going to announce when the Revoluton will hit the stores. Damn.
I am hoping for an impressive lineup, the one that includes games like Pikmin 3, Eternal Darkness 2, possibly a new Zelda (but not likely because Twighlight Princess release is too close) and a brand new franchise already announuced for the Revolution debut; possible some interesting ways of connecting and using DS with Revolution...
The price should be $199.
Anybody with an old phono turntable knows that 'revolution' just means spinning in place on a spindle.
33-1/3 Revolutions Per Minute? That beats out even Che and Castrato.
resigned
That's my birthday =) Coming up with a wishlist next year will be really easy ;)
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12 months is a looong time to get excited about a console. People got really hyped up about the Cube within this timeframe, too....
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