Lets review my response to this devlopers comments on the previous page:

Settle down. I don't see anyone being oversensitive. I think you misunderstood me, reread my post, I said SOME people, not ALL people. He is welcome to criticize it. I don't even own any Epic games so I could care less about what he has to say. What I am saying is, he has the potential particularly since all they do are FPS games and he's just crapping all over this opportunity to try something new, because its obvious he sees it as a threat to his "business." People like him are afraid to take chances like Nintendo does.

Plus he's a real ass, watch the video.

Some good, some bad:

I about wet my pants here until I read this explanation:

Such a tease. Good to know they are planning for a near-simultaneous global launch.

Hell. YES. Sin & Punishment!

Maybe the reason why we haven't seen any games yet (from gonintendo.com):
Miyamoto makes a mysterious statement
November 1st, 2005

Mr. Miyamoto was interviewed by Business Week Online, and most of the interview reiterated that Nintendo wants people of all ages to play their games. They do not consider themselves kiddy; they just want to appeal to all ages. The REAL big deal with the interview is in this cryptic statement from Miyamoto.

“It’s convenient to make games that are played on TVs, but I always wanted to have a custom-sized screen that wasn’t the typical four-cornered cathode-ray-tube TV. I’ve always thought that games would eventually break free of the confines of a TV screen to fill an entire room. But I would rather not say anything more about that.”

What’s up with that?! We know Nintendo is notorious for being tight lipped when it comes to information, but it is usually because they don’t want their ideas stolen. Perhaps we haven’t seen any Revolution games because the exact idea Mr. Miyamoto speaks of is in place with the Revolution. During the TGS Revolution video we see people sitting on a couch playing games, but not until the end do we see someone turning off a TV. It’s not impossible that this is an idea that is being worked on for Revolution. Why is Miyamoto being so cryptic?! Hop on over to the boards and discuss!

Don't remember if this was posted yet: (from nintendojo.com):
A Single Cart Revolution

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In a recent press release, Nintendo Europe Director of Marketing Jim Merrick mentioned that the Revolution will be able to play some multiplayer games with one copy of the game. Whoa. Stop and read that again: the Rev will feature single cart multiplayer in the vein of the DS. Think about what that means: at any time you can boot up your Rev and be able to play a smorgasbord of games, free. Yep, that’s right—free.

For those of you who for some reason don’t own a DS yet, single cart multiplayer works as follows:

The player who owns a game with single cart multiplayer simply boots up the game and selects the appropriate single cart multiplayer option. All other players then select DS Download Play from the main DS menu and proceed to download the game. After a few moments the game finishes downloading and all players can then play the game. Single cart play certainly lacks many of the options featured in multi-cart play, when everyone has a copy of the game. But it’s great that players can hook up and multiplay for free (what else are games for?).

Now think about what that means for the Rev. You can hop on and play other people for free all the while sampling the game to see if you like it (think of download play as a demo). Nintendo has yet to confirm whether this feature will be online or LAN enabled, but if they’re smart it will be online. Why? Because it will give gamers lots of free games to play, which will attract consumers; it will freely advertise games, since players will be able to sample the game, and if they like it, go buy it, and it will neatly sidestep a lot of piracy since gamers will have so many free games to play, they’ll be less likely to pirate the full version.

Do you hear me Nintendo? Make the single cart feature online. It will be a revolution not only in economics, but also for gaming. Bring on the revolution…

Some more stuff about the controller from the Nintendo head of Europe (gonintendo.com):
Merrick is an information powerhouse!
November 1st, 2005

merrick01Even MORE Jim Merrick news hit the web today, just after I finished posting another one of his quotes! Mr. Merrick had some comments to make concerning sequels on the Revolution, and controller worries.

Merrick lists Metroid Prime, Super Smash Bros., Mario and Zelda sequels are progressing well. Wouldn’t it be amazing if all 4 of these games could make it out in a 3 month time span?!

Merrick also got into the discussion of the classic controller compared to the new one. Merrick makes the point that the controller shell will not just be used for retro gaming.

“This option is there for new games that will be created that are most suited to a traditional style of controller. We are not trying to say that the ‘traditional’ controller design is not valid, in fact Nintendo is responsible for most of the features that are found on today’s traditional controller like the d-pad, analog stick, rumble, et cetera.”

Now what are we to think? Smash Bros. Revolution with the classic shell? Super Mario Revolution with the nunchuck design? Nintendo, you always manage to keep us scratching our heads.

Some news about the specs (more from gonintendo.com):
Will Nintendo ever release the Revolution specs?
November 1st, 2005

It’s looking as if Nintendo will keep the specs of the Revolution a secret until someone can actually rip the system open and see for themself. According to Jim Merrick…

“While some of our competitors enjoy comparing specifications, it has little or nothing to do with how satisfied the consumers will be with the system and the games once they are released…we will probably never ‘release’ this information as we feel that it is largely irrelevant.”

Mr. Merrick makes a good point. Nintendo has told us that the Revolution will be very comparable to the 360 and PS3 in terms of what we see on screen. Do we really need to know the specs? Do the specs really matter to anyone buying the system, and even moreso, do they matter to the new crowds Nintendo will try to bring in? Personally, I do not care about the specs. If they were released, I would definitely do a news story on them, but that is as far as it would go. Would you be upset you if Nintendo never released specs for the Revolution?

Not exactly a full disclosure here, in fact several assumptions, but for those completly clueless as to how the tech will work on the revolution controller:

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.c...revolution.htm

Why won't they release the specs? That seems wrong. I don't buy a car unless I know what engine I'm getting. Same goes with anything else I buy.

While I agree it's odd that specs aren't released, it doesn't really bother me simply because numbers and terms are meaningless to me. I don't know what they mean, and they don't necessarily translate to what we see on screen. Screenshots, demos, and reviews of games are all far, far bigger factors then the specs of what's under the hood when I try and figure out what looks good. I suppose it provides a minor idea of what's in store for the future in terms of power to be tapped, but most of it just ends up being hype from the company. For instance, I never did understand why some people used the fact that the XBox used PC components as a negative against it.

You will know what is in side of it, its not like they are going to create a brick no one can open. Even if they did just review their financials in 9 months once production starts, it will all be disclosed there.

All Nintendo is saying it that they arn't making this about "specs". Keep in mind they did the exact same thing with the Gamecube and we all know what is in there and how powerful it is/was. Any talk on the hardware details would only dillute their message, or so they think.

You have to keep in mind how this product is being positioned. Nintendo is not going to convince MS and Sony fans to switch over with their specs, so why bother? The nintendo fanboys will buy it no matter what, and Nintendo is desperately trying to expand the conventional market to people that don't give a crap about such things. The only way a Sony or MS fanboy is going to buy one is when their are games and experiences they can not live without, specs arn't going to convince anyone.

I actually know what most of the numbers mean, and I can tell you from my experience as a computer engineer at this point most of the stuff you see from MS and Sony is complete horse crap, so why bother playing a BS PR game that has little significance on your target market?

It seems like How Stuff Works sort of jumped the gun with their speculation on specs but sounds good none the less. I hope that the PPU will be used.

Isn't someone's sig a bit too long

I agree. I never compared specs, and I'm honestly glad they haven't released any so we don't have to listen to the Sony and MS fanboys all saying how they suck compared to their system.

The specs won't sell a single console as there's no doubt they'll be less impressive, and in all honesty, the people that care about tech specs are more likely to be Sony or MS fans anyway. Not the Nintendo fans, younger gamers, and non-gamers Nintendo wants to sell the Revolution to.

More to come?:

Specs are just marketing tactics for fanboy fodder, and to see who has the biggest penis. They don't mean a thing in the this and the next generation and are worthless in deciding which console to buy. Especially considering that Resident Evil 4 (GC and even the PS2 version) and Shadow of the Colossus look better than most next gen games, I don't think you have anything to worry about. They won't make it less powerful than the Gamecube (which packed quite a punch). I believe they're saying the games that developers will be able to create is on same scale as the PS3 and X-Box 360.

IGN has a transcript of a press conference with NOA, and their stance on things. They don't get into Revolution until page 4-5.Article Link

It is a solid read but one thing that stood out (since we have been discussing price lately) is:

Much more has me intrigued. Almost a 180 perspective from the Nintendo of Europe interview from a while back.

Sounds like $200 to me.

Want a free Revolution controller? Be a platinum member of Club Nintendo Japan. It really is just a remote but it's modeled after the actual unit. Damn I'm jealous.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3145560

I don't know about that.

Here's an article on CNN that's worth reading:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/10/comm...column_gaming/

Quote from article:
"One thing's for sure: The Revolution will not support high definition video, a marked divergence from the path Microsoft (Research) and Sony (Research) are taking. And it's not something the company is re-thinking, despite the fervent hopes of some hardcore gaming fans.

Casual and non-gamers, the company feels, are less interested in flashy graphics than enjoyable games. And the large files that go hand in hand with high definition video result in "almost interminably long" load times for games, said Fils-Aime, something that would also be detrimental to a mainstream audience.

"What we'll offer in terms of gameplay and approachability will more than make up for the lack of HD," he said. "

Oh well. Load times do suck pretty hardcore.

I would think that load times would be more of an issue with the XBOX360 than the PS3 (if it supports Blu-Ray).