[Definitive] Nintendo Wii Thread

[Epimetheus]

Oh man if this turns out being fake, this will go down as one of the worst fake hypes created by the internet itself.

Indeed it shall my friend, but I doubt they will. (Yes, I am feeding into the hype now)

There have been far to many hints and coincidences in thje past few weeks for them not to have something up their sleeve, I mean look at the facts.

Aries the blogger who revealed all of that new infomation just two weeks shy of what Satoru Iwata said AS ALL COME TRUE. EXCEPT for the May 19th secret which he stated Nintendo would be rolling out the big gun this day. It is also Nintendo's birthday presumebly, and why would a company not "Revolutionize" a business they "Revolutionized" 22 years ago? From the picture of the Nintendogs DS screenshot at the conference indicating the date 05/19/05, to Reggie Fil-Aime (Or Reginald F. as it is actually said) to having registered the site NintendoON to the things Reggie and Iwata said at the conference about, puzzles, rightbrain, solve, and one other thin gwhich I cannot remember.

And new infomation has come about that Nintendo is hosting a second Press Conference tomorrow morning at 10AM whether that is it or not we'll see. :D And they're also holding a interview with Reggie at 12 Noon.

If this is just a huge coincidence or hoax I will be FLOOOOOOOOOORED.

EDIT: http://mozlapunk.web-log.nl/log/2581677 This website has ALOT of coherent and easily found speculation on it, and the log that is posted here has confirmed Nintendo is holding a second press conference by proof of a photo taken by an IGN Insider and backed by other Insiders comments.

Edited May 19, 2005 by Epimetheus

[Acezo]

Just to take a step back and get a little humor in...

http://lithium.1up.com/zd/board/message?bo...ssage.id=440702

[PabUK Veteran]

That's pretty good, and not too far from some of the real theories. :D

[Epimetheus]

http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=5036

This just keeps getting better and better. :D

And

http://www.nintendo21.com

I don't know what the hell is with the second website, can anyone tell me anything?

[x-byte]

^ nice find :p

I just have a little theory.. Nintendo.com is constantly redirecting to their E3 site... Is there a chance they are launching a new site for the R?

Just a thought :)

[Laughing-Man]

Supposedly this is from someone who has IGN insider. This was floating around on the Nitnendo forums:

[AbandonedTrolley]

From the Moz La Punk blog and good eyes. Note the docking angle on the mock up. Also the spelling 'teh nitedo revolution' being 19 letters :woot: Nintendo have out done themselves this showing. Can't wait.... :woot:

http://cubemedia.ign.com/cube/image/articl...13005156453.jpg

Edited May 19, 2005 by Abandoned-Trolley

[eminem213486]

wow, this is kinda getting exciting. im so going for hte 360 though, think this might make me buy both console. :p

cmon nintendo take us back to the good ol days. show us you can become a leader once again. not a follower.

[Dale]

this gets more interesting

http://www.gamerah.com/media/e3/Rev-On-E3.wmv

could this be trying to hint that the Nintendo ON and Revolution are two separate things? and they both exist?

I've gotta go. I cant wait until the result.

[Laughing-Man]

this gets more interesting

http://www.gamerah.com/media/e3/Rev-On-E3.wmv

could this be trying to hint that the Nintendo ON and Revolution are two separate things? and they both exist?

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I don't think it is going to be the NintendoON. Honestly I think the NintendoON is a fake, but I am betting they are going to reveal the revolutionary controller today.

The only thing that I think would give the NintendoON video credibility is that IGN hosted the video and they said it was a "Must See" or something along those lines. And everyone pretty much knows that IGN is in bed with Nintendo now.

[moloko]

I am excited to see what they have planned for this. While all three consoles look interesting in thier own way, I think this will fit nicely with my current setup.

[CiQuat]

I don't think this has been mentioned, but it's possible that the "ON" does exist, but it is a future-planned console - not the console we currently refer to as the Revolution.

While I am intrigued by the many theories popping up about VR and the such, I honestly doubt we're getting that with the release of the Revolution. I don't have the faith that our technology is there just yet. We're just now getting into mainstream HD in a large screen. Mini-HD (which is what the VR displays would have to be) would likely be based on OLED, some nanotech light emitter, or a technology not yet concieved. And I'm sorry to say OLED tech isn't anywhere near ready for that kind of use yet. There have also been attempts to shine the display directly on the retina of the user, but that opens up all sorts of other issues that I do not think we are ready to handle just yet.

By 2010, quality VR may be a possibility. I'm being quite generous with that date because it's very possible it'll take longer. For late 2006, I find it highly unlikely, if not impossible, to pull off. But don't stop the theories - even if we're not getting this technology now, tech companies will see the frenzy generated by the idea and could be convinced to redirect resources to R&D in that direction.

[Erich]

I don't think this has been mentioned, but it's possible that the "ON" does exist, but it is a future-planned console - not the console we currently refer to as the Revolution.

While I am intrigued by the many theories popping up about VR and the such, I honestly doubt we're getting that with the release of the Revolution.? I don't have the faith that our technology is there just yet.? We're just now getting into mainstream HD in a large screen.? Mini-HD (which is what the VR displays would have to be) would likely be based on OLED, some nanotech light emitter, or a technology not yet concieved.? And I'm sorry to say OLED tech isn't anywhere near ready for that kind of use yet.? There have also been attempts to shine the display directly on the retina of the user, but that opens up all sorts of other issues that I do not think we are ready to handle just yet.

By 2010, quality VR may be a possibility.? I'm being quite generous with that date because it's very possible it'll take longer.? For late 2006, I find it highly unlikely, if not impossible, to pull off.? But don't stop the theories - even if we're not getting this technology now, tech companies will see the frenzy generated by the idea and could be convinced to redirect resources to R&D in that direction.

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We've had the technology to do VR for years and years now. It just hasn't been made affordable. The military has it, and rich people have it. The common gamer doesn't. All that is needed is for a large game company, like nintendo, to adopt the technology and make it affordable to the common gamer.

[Laughing-Man]

By 2010, quality VR may be a possibility.  I'm being quite generous with that date because it's very possible it'll take longer.  For late 2006, I find it highly unlikely, if not impossible, to pull off.  But don't stop the theories - even if we're not getting this technology now, tech companies will see the frenzy generated by the idea and could be convinced to redirect resources to R&D in that direction.

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You are right, video games will probably evolve into some sort of virtual reality in the future that can be used by the masses and not for the uber-rich or government departments. The thing is we have no ideal what the hell goes on in research behind closed doors. Nintendo had already experimented with the Virtual Boy so it was pretty safe to say they were looking into it at a very primative level. It is just a question of whether they continued researching it and have made leaps and bounds in the technology over the years in secracy. The Gameboy Mini pretty much came out of nowhere so its pretty safe to say they are very good at keeping secrets. And out of the three console makers, Nintendo is the only one who would actually be crazy enough to take the risk.

[CiQuat]

We've had the technology to do VR for years and years now. It just hasn't been made affordable. The military has it, and rich people have it. The common gamer doesn't. All that is needed is for a large game company, like nintendo, to adopt the technology and make it affordable to the common gamer.

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I never said we didn't have the tech to do VR. If you'll look, I said "quality" VR. I'm not going to be overly impressed with any VR release unless it's HD VR which, as I said, we don't have to the tech to do in such a small form yet. The underpinnings just aren't there. I know you've worked yourself into a frenzy over this and you're not likely to be convinced otherwise, but I've been following this branch of technology for years and I just don't see it happening yet.

I'm not a formal tech analyst, but this info falls in line directly with my livelihood. Just recently Motorola announced breakthroughs in nanotech light emitters that could eventually be used in this capacity, but it's nowhere near ready yet. What you're doing is taking science future (not science fiction) and trying to make it today's reality.

Besides, your "military and rich people have it" is a very flimsy stand on which to put your idea. Just because the military and rich people have the money, doesn't mean the tech exists as you envision it for them to buy. By that same logic, I could say that the military and rich people have flying cars and they're just not telling us. No, the reason we don't have companies announcing mass production of small-screen tech is because the tech isn't ready yet. And you can be sure the company that gets it right first will be announcing it as soon as they're ready because they'd want to be the first to get it out. Simply put, the "rich people" don't even have what you're envisioning yet. And if the military has it, it won't be publicly-accessible tech until they decide it doesn't give away their advantage.

[Erich]

I never said we didn't have the tech to do VR.? If you'll look, I said "quality" VR.? I'm not going to be overly impressed with any VR release unless it's HD VR which, as I said, we don't have to the tech to do in such a small form yet.? The underpinnings just aren't there.? I know you've worked yourself into a frenzy over this and you're not likely to be convinced otherwise, but I've been following this branch of technology for years and I just don't see it happening yet.

I'm not a formal tech analyst, but this info falls in line directly with my livelihood.? Just recently Motorola announced breakthroughs in nanotech light emitters that ceventuallyy be used in this capacity, but it's nowhere near ready yet.? What you're doing is taking science future (not science fiction) and trying to make it today's reality.

Besides, your "military and rich people have it" is a very flimsy stand on which to put your idea.? Just because the military and rich people have the money, doesn't mean the tech exists as you envision it for them to buy.? By that same logic, I could say that the military and rich people have flying cars and they're just not telling us.? No, the reason we don't have companies announcing mass production of small-screen tech is because the tech isn't ready yet.? And you can be sure the company that gets it right first will be announcing it as soon as they're ready because they'd want to be the first to get it out.? Simply put, the "rich people" don't even have what you're envisioning yet.? And if the military has it, it won't be publicly-accessible tech until they decide it doesn't give away their advantage.

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http://stereo3d.com/siemensvr.htm improve the visual, and add headtracking technology with a gyroscope and there you go.

[Ji@nBing]

I never said we didn't have the tech to do VR.  If you'll look, I said "quality" VR.  I'm not going to be overly impressed with any VR release unless it's HD VR which, as I said, we don't have to the tech to do in such a small form yet.  The underpinnings just aren't there.  I know you've worked yourself into a frenzy over this and you're not likely to be convinced otherwise, but I've been following this branch of technology for years and I just don't see it happening yet.

I'm not a formal tech analyst, but this info falls in line directly with my livelihood.  Just recently Motorola announced breakthroughs in nanotech light emitters that could eventually be used in this capacity, but it's nowhere near ready yet.  What you're doing is taking science future (not science fiction) and trying to make it today's reality.

Besides, your "military and rich people have it" is a very flimsy stand on which to put your idea.  Just because the military and rich people have the money, doesn't mean the tech exists as you envision it for them to buy.  By that same logic, I could say that the military and rich people have flying cars and they're just not telling us.  No, the reason we don't have companies announcing mass production of small-screen tech is because the tech isn't ready yet.  And you can be sure the company that gets it right first will be announcing it as soon as they're ready because they'd want to be the first to get it out.  Simply put, the "rich people" don't even have what you're envisioning yet.  And if the military has it, it won't be publicly-accessible tech until they decide it doesn't give away their advantage.

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Exactly. Quit dreaming people. The Revolution will NOT be a VR machine. If it is, I will eat my words. Literally. I will print out this post and eat it :p

[Erich]

http://stereo3d.com/siemensvr.htm improve the visual, and add headtracking technology with a gyroscope and there you go.

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That was prototype available in 2001.

[Laughing-Man]

Exactly. Quit dreaming people. The Revolution will NOT be a VR machine. If it is, I will eat my words. Literally. I will print out this post and eat it :p

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Some of us don't think it is going to be a VR machine. It is not unrealistic that they could have some sort of VR accessory much like the other crazy accessories like the light gun, super scope six, floor mat, power glove, bongos, hey you pickachu microphone, etc. I think it is way too risky to make a VR machine, I don't think it is risky if they have a VR accessory though because whoever would want it would buy it. It wouldn't be forced on you if you wanted the game system.

[CiQuat]

http://stereo3d.com/siemensvr.htm improve the visual, and add headtracking technology with a gyroscope and there you go.

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[insert link to auto manufacturer] improve the stability, add a few gyroscopes and thrusters and there you go - flying car.

*Now back to seriousness*

The image quality was O.K., especially for a wireless system.

Quoted from linked page

Since you have failed to actually respond to my message and repost things I've seen many things, I have no choice but to abandon any hope of conversation with you. I must repeat, I never said VR wasn't a possibility - I said that mini HD wasn't ready yet. You may go on believing this, but at least leave yourself open to new opinions and be prepare to honestly defend yours. I have defended mine and you have rehashed old points. I don't care if this is what they unveil today, if the rumors prove true, I can't imagine the display will be HD. They said the image quality is "OK" and "OK" isn't enough to impress me for a consumer release. Improving the display quality isn't a trivial matter or it would have been done and announced already.

It's obvious that the majority of consumers won't pay the amount of money such a system would cost nowadays.

Quoted from linked page

It is hard to imaging exactly how much this would cost, but I can imagine it would be astronomical. Nintendo isn't like Microsoft, who is willing and able to not profit on a system for the sake of selling games. So, even if the technology were even available today, the price point for this would be way beyond anything Nintendo would be sane enough to offer.

Rumor and speculation are fun. Dreaming about a VR headset is fun. But pushing it as gospel is irresponsible and annoying. The tech isn't ready, and even if it was, you couldn't afford it yet. Nintendo has always prided itself at providing high-quality and low-cost solutions - this couldn't be either of those just yet.

Edit: Fixed minor spacing issue

[Gamenews]

I just woke up, whats going on guys? Did Jesus return or what? Rumors true or did the world ocean levels rise a bit because of nintendo fanboys are crying for dissapointment?

[Veiva]

I just woke up, whats going on guys? Did Jesus return or what? Rumors true or did the world ocean levels rise a bit because of nintendo fanboys are crying for dissapointment?

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You know something, it is only seven, almost eight, in the morning at E3 (isn't it at LA? If it isn't then I'm lost where it is).

[black.ops]

Still have 3 hours 15 minutes.

[kernatch]

think it's about 8:50 there. the supposed conference is meant to be at either 10am or 12pm.

[Gamenews]

think it's about 8:50 there. the supposed conference is meant to be at either 10am or 12pm.

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12pm