New Shocking Revolution News

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Didn't know where to post this, found it on digitpress..and it's amazing...so I'll post on both boards :)


In a radio interview with the Japanese pop radio station,?????, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata elaborated on the recent bombshell announcement that Nintendo’s next home console, dubbed “Revolution,” will feature neither a D-dad nor “A” and “B” buttons, fixtures which have become standard equipment on every Nintendo controller since 1985.

“It was a shock to many to learn that the Revolution will have no D-pad,” Iwata-san said to an eager Japanese gaming public. “When my friend, Gumpei Yokoi, designed the D-pad in the 1980’s it was a revolution in the gaming world. No console before the Famicom had control as advanced as what a D-pad offers. No console since the Famicom has since come out that it absent of a D-pad. When Nintendo innovates, all game companies pay attention.”

The distinguished Nintendo president went on to disclose how a home console will operate absent the standard D-pad.

“Today it is a new year, and that is joyous. So it is with joy that I announce that the Nintendo Revolution will not only be without conventional controls, it will not come with a controller. The Nintendo DS will be used as a controller. We believe that connectivity is the future of gaming. This new concept is revolution in connectivity. Imagine using a stylus on a DS touch screen to control Mario on the TV.”

Nintendo plans to unveil their Nintendo Revolution console to the press and to the public at this year’s annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) which will be held in Las Angeles from May 17th through the 20th.

Satoru Iwata took over as President of Nintendo Company, Ltd. in May, 2002 when Hiroshi Yamauchi resigned. Yamauchi built Nintendo into the video game powerhouse that it is today.

Gumpei Yokoi not only invented the D-pad for Nintendo, but he was also the architect of the popular Game Boy, which has enjoyed worldwide sales of over half a billion games since its inception in 1989. Yokoi left Nintendo in 1995 after the failed launch of the Virtual Boy, a Game Boy spin off which featured virtual reality and 3D. In 1996 Yokoi was hit and killed on a Japanese expressway after a minor accident.

Famicom is the Japanese name for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) which debuted in the United States in 1985.

01/01/2005 Filed: Marc Lügner
 
Yeah I touched on this in another thread. Though I didnt realize that the DS would become the controller. That seems kind of dumb to me. Not only do you have to buy the Revolution which Im guessing will start at $150-$200 but also the DS which is another $150. Another thing is that Nintendo is kind of "forcing" developers to utilize it or they wont be allowed to develop for the Revolution. Although that strategy makes sense, I think it will backfire on them. But im hoping it doesnt.
 
A. Why would Nintendo make someone buy a console to play another one?. Yes, maybe as an add on controler like a SP, but I find that statement to be 100% fraudulent

B. No link to the news article.

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01/01/2005 Filed: Marc Lügner
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Very old news (upwords of 3 months)

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Gunpei Yokoi was tragically killed in a car accident in 1997. An unfitting end to one of the greatest hardware designers of all time.
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article says 96....

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“Revolution,” will feature neither a D-dad nor “A” and “B” buttons, fixtures which have become standard equipment on every Nintendo controller since 1985.
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Famicom had a d-pad and A&B buttons back in 84. Game and watches also had them too. Bad facts=bad reporting.

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In 1996 Yokoi was hit and killed on a Japanese expressway after a minor accident.
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As I stated before he was killed in 97. Plus how can he be killed in a minor accident?

Bottom line, this is poor journalism and the story is bogus, this was not offical
 
Q: How will Revolution be unique?

A: That is the big question. The console is codenamed Revolution for a reason: Nintendo expects it to be revolutionary. The system will, according to Nintendo, fundamentally change how games are played. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said in recent interviews that the dual-screened Nintendo DS offers a hint of what to expect from Revolution. DS players can use a stylus pen to input control data into the portable device. It's always possible that Revolution may feature similar functionality.

Nintendo believes that technology alone cannot advance videogames, which is why it plans to take Revolution into a dramatic new direction.

Iwata in June 2004 described Revolution as a videogame machine "of a different nature that does not follow the conventional path of new game systems that increase speed and visual quality for making elaborate games." He added: "The rule of satisfying customers by increasing specifications worked once, but no longer applies now."

Q: What is so special about Revolution?

A: Not yet known, but the console's revolutionary new mechanic may go hand-in-hand with its input device, which may no longer look or function like today's controllers. In a March 2005 interview with BusinessWeek, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted that Revolution's new input device was still incomplete, and that multiple ideas were still being tossed around.

"The new interface will allow some new forms of innovation," Iwata explained on the subject. "Already, you're seeing changes in Nintendo DS, which has a microphone, input pen, and touch screen. We have a number of candidates for a new [Revolution] interface but are not ready to reveal them. All I can say right now is that whatever we choose will be intuitive and easy to use for everyone."

Q: Will the Revolutionary input device be a microphone?

A: Unlikely. Nintendo has stated on the record that while microphone-to-game mechanics are intriguing, competitors have already capitalized on them.

"But the fact of the matter is, to realize voice commands; all you have to do is install a microphone. We realize a few of our competitors are already thinking of following us on this, so it will not be a defining feature of the new console," Iwata explained in a March 2005 interview. "We may or may not use the microphone in the new [Nintendo Revolution] interface."
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Here is an excerpt from IGN.com Nintendo doesnt know yet what it's going to use yet for a controller apparently. It's a long read but here is the rest of the story.

http://cube.ign.com/articles/522/522559p1.html
 
The DS is not comfortable enough to use for a standard controller. It's a bit awkward. I don't see how it could work for a controller for the Revolution, so I'm pretty sure it's not going to happen.
 
just think..... think if the controller looked liked like it was made of glass..... and the ENTIRE top of the controller was just a touch interface......


That would be cool

Bv :hat
 
I think Nintendo will have an interesting controller for the Revolution, but the DS is out of the question. We are talking $150 for a controller here!
 
" it will not come with a controller. The Nintendo DS will be used as a controller."

I sense a revolt against Nintendo with that statement.

I have a ds but it looks like so many people will be mad about having to buy 2 systems :o
 
even though i have a ds/controller nintendo woudn't be think right if they did this because yah sure i have a ds but what if my friend comes over and wants to play  with me on the revolution i gotta go buy two ds's if nintendo does this they are not thinking sensibly because they completely left the thought of multiplayer in do this i think  they need to go back to they drawing boards
 
they are not thinking sensibly because they completely left the thought of multiplayer in do this
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:lol They did it with Crystal Chronicles...


I agree with most people, no way this is true. It is just way too stupid. If it does turn out to be true they'd just be shooting themselves in the foot.
 
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:lol They did it with Crystal Chronicles...


I agree with most people, no way this is true. It is just way too stupid. If it does turn out to be true they'd just be shooting themselves in the foot.
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Hehe, the Crystal Chronicles argument will never die.
 
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