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That came definitely looks way nicer than I'd expect given the specs that are rumored for the Revolution.

4/10/2006 10:41:51 PM

Yea, I'm not into consoles anymore but this has given me some reason to reevaluate my stance.

4/11/2006 12:33:16 AM

E3 expo 1 month away...

4/11/2006 2:55:25 PM

no doubt e3 could make or break the hype, which in turn can make or break the console sales

4/11/2006 7:25:42 PM

i think the price is going to make this console as long as graphics dont go down

4/11/2006 7:49:31 PM

Graphics will not make or break this console.

4/11/2006 7:53:42 PM

you think? make it look like ps1 graphics and see how sales go. i agree with you for the most part though.

[Edited on April 11, 2006 at 7:56 PM. Reason : in fact i wouldnt mind some nice 2d games, id buy it just for the gun games]

4/11/2006 7:55:55 PM

^^who is saying that?

4/11/2006 8:45:37 PM

from the screenshots leaked on the internet the graphics are fine with me and look pretty good actually.

4/11/2006 9:53:43 PM

I've never found the GC graphics lacking. And from what I've seen of the Revolution, I dont think this will be disappointing.

4/11/2006 9:54:33 PM

seriously though, they need to just focus on light gun style games and nothing more. i coudlnt be happier. 100 free roaming gun games for all!!!!!

4/11/2006 10:13:40 PM

haha there will be plenty of gun games dude.

ima get a fly fishing game

4/11/2006 10:53:07 PM

baseball and golf could be fun too

4/12/2006 12:29:39 AM

NO, ONLY GUN GAMES. AND IT SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH MY SUPER SCOPE.

4/12/2006 9:21:46 AM

If they had a game with a sword and shield that'd be pretty cool.

4/12/2006 9:43:06 AM

If zelda existed that would be cool

4/12/2006 12:42:18 PM

^Haha.

I was thinking along the lines of "Gladiator" but you're completely right. Zelda as a first person would prove interesting...

4/12/2006 12:44:06 PM

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"^^who is saying that?"

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"i think the price is going to make this console as long as graphics dont go down"

My point is that i dont believe the graphics will be bad enough to drive the sales of this console down. Of course if they released it with ps1 graphics sales would go down. But everyone knows they'll be better than that.

4/12/2006 12:44:16 PM

well..yea, we know what the graphics will be like

not only do we get the gamecube grapgics, but you get the added effect --

you know how as more games get released for the same console they always look better and better, something to do with the developers getting better aquanted with the architechture. with the revolution, its all veery similar, so developers wont have to relearn how to exploit the hardware for optimum effect.

[Edited on April 12, 2006 at 5:01 PM. Reason : -]

4/12/2006 5:00:37 PM

Besides the graphics are good enough already and i think nintendo kills on gameplay which is what really matters the new controller, price, and backwards compatible are all bonuses

[Edited on April 12, 2006 at 5:20 PM. Reason : i sucks at spelling]

4/12/2006 5:20:09 PM

Is this legit? March 31st, 2007 launch? That's WAY longer than I was hoping...


http://gizmodo.net/gadgets/home-entertainment/nintendo-wii-to-cost-250-176261.php

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"We can't hardly wait. The PS3 is coming. The Wii is coming. And maybe there'll be some cool XBox games with HD-DVD support. Best of all? Buying a Wii will leave us plenty of Bar Mitvah money in order to invest in a partial ownership/timesharing plan on the super 'spensive PS3! The Wii will ship March 31, 2007 and sell for 25,000 yen in Japan and $250 in the States. They will ship six million systems and 17 million games during this period. The resulting Cabbage-Patch-Kid-Tickle-Me-Elmo-Holiday-Mob-Rule will slaughter hundreds of innocent Best Buy employees as parents purchase sniper rifles and pick off lucky Wii purchasers in line. All will be right with the world."

5/25/2006 11:37:16 AM

I thought they said at E3 that it was going to be released before Thanksgiving?

5/25/2006 11:41:13 AM

^ for some reason I thought the exact same

5/25/2006 11:48:30 AM

Yeah I read before Thanksgiving as well. I seem to recall November 17.

5/25/2006 11:50:19 AM

Via Gamestop

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"Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Platform: Game Cube Publisher: Nintendo Category: Action ESRB Rating: Rating Pending Pre-Release Ships 11/1/06 $49.99 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Platform: Wii Publisher: Nintendo Category: Adventure ESRB Rating: Rating Pending Pre-Release Ships 11/1/06 $59.99 "

If they pushed it back I'll

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 12:13 PM. Reason : gamestop]

5/25/2006 12:13:10 PM

the rest of that quote still makes it sound like it'll be out late 2006...

what i read said nintendo plans to have shipped 6 million units be the end of march, so maybe they got it confused.

5/25/2006 12:32:18 PM

^^So it's "Action" on the GameCube and "Adventure" on the Wii. Interesting.

5/25/2006 12:50:19 PM

FYI, GameStop release dates mean jack-shit. Heck, they have Vanguard shipping on July 11th yet the developers themselves are saying January to February of 2007 is the target.

Evil Avatar had a good post on this story... they make the point that while the Wii will probably launch in early November its likely going to have the same availability issues the 360 faced (plus most parents have presents bought before the Wii will be a market presence), so in essence, Microsoft will have the only hardware available for two straight Christmas seasons (a significant leg-up on the competition). If you consider that Wii is not really 360 competition (different generation/target) its going to be really hard for Sony to catch up to the 2 year headstart and price difference that Microsoft has.

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 1:21 PM. Reason : .]

5/25/2006 1:20:38 PM

Gladius is an interesting GC game… pretty cheap now. I might not get a revolution right away… but I’m hoping its coming out will knock down the prices of some GC games.

5/25/2006 1:28:49 PM

No Dolby Digital 5.1 for the Wii

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/25/no-dolby-digital-for-wii/

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"Staying consistent with Wii's inferior processing and graphical specs, official Wii documentation given to development studios confirms the absence of Dolby Digital 5.1 optical outputs. It is likely that Nintendo will continue to use Dolby Pro Logic II for simulated 5.1 audio as it has with the GameCube. IGN writes: "There is a single proprietary audio/video jack on Wii and users have the option to plug in different cables depending on their preference. According to developer documentation, Wii owners will be able to insert a composite, S-video or component audio/video cable into the jack, but all three come standard with stereo left and right channel audio cables." Though a Dolby Digital solution could still surface being that final Wii tech specs have yet to be announced, don't expect it. Not that Nintendo's target audience will."

5/25/2006 2:43:55 PM

^That's not all that new. No was was expecting Dolby Digital 5.1

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 3:33 PM. Reason : ]

5/25/2006 3:33:03 PM

who cares? its a game. I'm liking this de-emphasis on technology from nintendo.

5/25/2006 3:39:51 PM

This is the first real confirmation of it. Yes, people were expecting Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. In fact, here is an Ars Technica article talking about the rumor that its was going to have 7.1 support.
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/revolution.ars

5/25/2006 3:40:07 PM

5.1 would add cost.

its not crucial

5/25/2006 3:46:43 PM

So does that mean that they are accepting pre-orders for the Wii at Gamestop?

5/25/2006 3:51:32 PM

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"The company plans to ship 6 million systems to retailers around the world between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the end of its fiscal year on March 31, 2007."

No, Gamestop is not taking preorders yet.


And it doesn't look like they will have a tight supply, either.

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"As part of its earnings report, Microsoft said it sold 1.7 million Xbox 360s during its third fiscal quarter. Adding to numbers previously reported, would bring the total to 3.2 million."

As of a month ago. If Nintendo is going to ship 6mil within five or six months, there won't be price gouging on eBay or any of that garbage.

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 4:29 PM. Reason : yar]

5/25/2006 4:22:47 PM

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"5.1 would add cost. its not crucial"

Considering Nintendo cut graphics and said its all about the experience and interactivity of the game, even going so far as to add a speaker in the damn remote, I would say that quality surround sound is not something that should be so easily dismissed. But of course I'm not a Nintendo fanboi either so maybe I'm missing something.

5/25/2006 4:49:34 PM

5.1 is farrrrrrrrrrrr from needed

5/25/2006 4:51:06 PM

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"Considering Nintendo cut graphics and said its all about the experience and interactivity of the game"

5.1 is something that could add to the interactivity of a lot of games.

It'll be a shame if it really doesn't have it.

5/25/2006 5:05:38 PM

^and how many people have real 5.1 setups?

4-5% .... waste of money

5/25/2006 5:08:20 PM

I'd wager a lot more than 4-5% of their demographic has them, especially considering how popular (and cheap) a 5.1 system is now.

Fuck, I've got like 4 different ones in my place right now.

5/25/2006 5:16:03 PM

I assume it will still support Dolby Pro Logic II like the gamecube which, while not true digital surround sound, is just as good for surround sound for the purposes of gaming.

I agree with everyone that says that true 5.1 isn't a big loss.

5/25/2006 5:16:13 PM

http://www.wii60.com/

5/25/2006 6:01:58 PM

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"I assume it will still support Dolby Pro Logic II like the gamecube which, while not true digital surround sound, is just as good for surround sound for the purposes of gaming."

bingo. their graphics aren't that great, why should their sound?

furthermore, that they have an additional speaker in the controller would seem to me to be reason why they DON'T need to add 5.1, not a reason why they WOULD need it!

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 7:27 PM. Reason : s]

5/25/2006 7:27:17 PM

It's not that their graphics "aren't that great", it's that Nintendo takes a different approach to graphics.

They remember what video games should feel like. The trite garbage you see pumped out en masse on PS and Xbox is just horrible, with but a few exceptions.

5/25/2006 7:31:00 PM

ive said it once, ill say it again. lets not pretend GC didnt have a TON of shitty games. they just didnt have the third party support the other 2 boxes (which leads to plenty of extra shitty games).

5/25/2006 7:34:03 PM

ok, lets just look at percentage of good system-manufacturer games

Nintendo still wins

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 7:53 PM. Reason : s]

5/25/2006 7:52:59 PM

The fluffing in this thread is unbearable.

5/25/2006 11:16:05 PM