Have they shown the Revolution controller yet? That's what I'm really curious about.

No, they are holding a lot of things back on the Revolution and that is probably the biggest one. It will probably be months before they let that info out.

Whats the big deal with controllers? Just give me another Wavebird. :)

It will be a REVOLUTION when I don't have to drag my NES and N64 out all the time. :up:

Got to admit I'm curious about the actual hardware specs as well even though I know N doesn't think they're relevant.

New GBA design doesn't do much for me either.

I read on 1up that they did show a clip of MP3(haha).

Tthe more I have thought about it today the more I doubt that this (revolution) is Nintendo's actual system. They didn't want to show anything, so who says this wasn't just a little empty box with a blue light? They historically, don't like tipping their hand before they are good and ready. They have repeatedly said for the past 3 months they weren't going to show anything and I'm betting they felt the heat from the other two companies to show something. So they mock up something simple and plain just to have a box there to represent.

I think they have something up their sleeve, and this has nothing to do with it. I mean where is the "revolution?" With all these rumors running rampant, you would think just one was somewhat close. The box is too plain for Nintendo's style as well. Too basic. It just looks like a run of the mill DVD based game system. Mark my words...I'm saying it now, that isn't the system. I bet they show something completely different at the next show whichever one that is.

or maybe it is just wishful thinking. :(

Hell, it doesn't even look like a system at all. It looks like a slot-loading disc drive.

Well they already said in the press conference, or another interview, that it was just a concept design, and that the final one would be even smaller.

I have no problem with the design, easy to hide in an HT, which I like.

As for where's the revolution? Like you said, they don't like to tip their hand, that's why they didn't reveal the controller, any games, or say what would be knew about it yet. It's way to far off to reveal much.

They just showed that it will be tiny, have the backward compatibility and the downoalds, wireless etc. to get it in people's minds now.

So are the downloadable games just going to be saved on the SD card? If that's the case, wouldn't that just be a little too easy to buy games and trade and copy them with friends?

Revolution and GBA Micro are so mine.

I'm wondering about that too. They will probably come up with some kind of encryption that will prevent you from using just any Rom on the thing and probably tie the ones you buy to your console somehow. Things like that can be hacked though so I'll be interested to see how they manage this.

If they gave access to all NES games for free, I would strongly consider picking one up just for that. Otherwise, there is no way I'm paying money to play games I already own.

The new pics on the japanese homepage show that you can connect your Gamecube controllers to this system by a flip up panel (thus you'd be able to use the drum controller on this as well with the backwards compatible(ness) of the system.).

And I assume the others are memory card slots?

The coolness factor just keeps on rising.

If all that is true, it just reaffirms my choice of purchasing the Revolution

Nice to see Donkey Konga and Mario Party 6 will live on.

Man, its going to be a long wait for this console.

Well, found my answer. Too bad really, as I REALLY wanted another Prime to tide me over. I am very happy about FF though, as my wife, friend and I have enjoyed the first one quite a bit.

I don't know.....I will most likely be buying a Revolution but it just seems like a beefed up Gamecube.

Wait... the screen is smaller?

That's why they called this gadget "Gameboy Micro"... it's not GBA 2... Nintendo is giving options to the gamers to choose.

How else would they shrink the GBA that small?

It is the same resolution and brighter though.

The same way they made SP smaller than GBA.

Sometimes, you just wonder what drives companies to do what they do.

With everybody still buying new versions of Gameboys how can you blame them? Milk the market while you can.