"A DS is the next-generation of Game Boy."
Actually Nintendo made it clear when they released the DS that it wasn't the new GameBoy. It is a different system with a different market, there will be another GameBoy system at some point, possibly more [gag] PSP like in terms of focus on pixel pushing.
No alternative? The Nintendo codename-Revolution will be comparatively "under"-powered, but will definitely be a simpler machine to code for and have novel (not novelty!) controller hardware that will afford the kind of possibilities Sony and Microsoft's idea of "next generation" don't offer. Just pushing more polygons isn't where it is at. There's been no growth in size of the gaming market since the SNES era, just more spending by those who do game. Nintendo's next generation model is at least looking to increase the gaming demographic, just the way their Nintendo DS handheld as (senior gamers? plenty of those in Japan not thanks to the DS!
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"A DS is the next-generation of Game Boy." Actually Nintendo made it clear when they released the DS that it wasn't the new GameBoy. It is a different system with a different market, there will be another GameBoy system at some point, possibly more [gag] PSP like in terms of focus on pixel pushing.
No alternative? The Nintendo codename-Revolution will be comparatively "under"-powered, but will definitely be a simpler machine to code for and have novel (not novelty!) controller hardware that will afford the kind of possibilities Sony and Microsoft's idea of "next generation" don't offer. Just pushing more polygons isn't where it is at. There's been no growth in size of the gaming market since the SNES era, just more spending by those who do game. Nintendo's next generation model is at least looking to increase the gaming demographic, just the way their Nintendo DS handheld as (senior gamers? plenty of those in Japan not thanks to the DS!
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