[Definitive] Nintendo Wii Thread

[Am_I_Evil]

I think I read an article today that said that Nintendo showed the Nintendo Revolution to the Japanese press yesterday. Dunno if it's true though.

look 4 posts above yours....

[Laughing-Man]

Well if anyone even gives a hoot about the hardware, more speculation on the Nintendo hardware this time from some supposed developer who was contracted to make a DS game:

Speculation!

Source: Computer And Video Games

2 G5 1.8GHZ CPUS

512K L2 Cache

1200 MHZ Front Side BUS

600MHz GPU with 12MB embedded 1T SRAM

128MB 1T SRAM MAIN MEMORY 600 MHz (L3 Cache to CPU and GPU)

256MB 400MHZ NEC design embedded DRAM

Embedded 16-BIT HD 7.1 Digital sound chip

Dedicated sound bandwidth will not affect CPU

6GB HD Dual Layer Panasonic Discs

3:1 balance between CPU and RAM

1:1 balance between GPU and RAM

[nav1]

6GB HD Dual Layer Panasonic Discs

Does that HD refers to hard drive, or to the media discs as in high definition? Cause if it's a hard drive I think those specs aren't real, due to the fact that Nintendo seems to be putting a lot of enphasis on the use of SD cards for storage.

[Acezo]

Does that HD refers to hard drive, or to the media discs as in high definition? Cause if it's a hard drive I think those specs aren't real, due to the fact that Nintendo seems to be putting a lot of enphasis on the use of SD cards for storage.

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Dual layer hard disks? :/

They're the optical discs

[Danrarbc]

Well if anyone even gives a hoot about the hardware, more speculation on the Nintendo hardware this time from some supposed developer who was contracted to make a DS game:

Speculation!

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Well, given the revelation that there won't be any HD support (at least according to current plans) that's not looking likely either.

I'm expecting 128MB-256MB of RAM total now, one CPU with one core, and a video chip designed for low power usage and heat rather than for advanced graphics :crazy:

[Dale]

nobody knows if these pictures are fake or real. This guy claims hes a developer for the Nintendo Revolution.

this is his non-disclosure agreement supposidly.

and on another note http://www.nintendoon.co.uk/ has changed again.

[estranged]

hmm.. the first pic looks real.. the second one doesnt.. and the third one looks photoshopped..

also the nintendoon.co.uk site looks odd, theyve spelt coming - comming and the 'n' in 'on' looks weird when its large

[Dale]

hmm.. the first pic looks real.. the second one doesnt.. and the third one looks photoshopped..

also the nintendoon.co.uk site looks odd, theyve spelt coming - comming and the 'n' in 'on' looks weird when its large

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Nintendo (8 letters)

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comming soon (11 letters)

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19

a common number thats been popping up for the revolution. I have no clue what the number 19 means. i don't know if any of this is real at all.. this is just what i found on the internet.

[inthefade]

sorry if this has been answered already... but who is actually running www.nintendoon.co.uk ?

[Dale]

sorry if this has been answered already... but who is actually running  www.nintendoon.co.uk  ?

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www.meleewebdesign.com

although it seems they have connections with Nintendo. as they used to have a Touch-DS site (it was taken down very recently.)

http://touch-ds.meleewebdesign.com

you can find it in their Site Map.

again, i just posted it as a point out. My main point of that post was the pictures.

[inthefade]

www.meleewebdesign.com

although it seems they have connections with Nintendo. as they used to have a Touch-DS site (it was taken down very recently.)

http://touch-ds.meleewebdesign.com

you can find it in their Site Map.

again, i just posted it as a point out. My main point of that post was the pictures.

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where did those pics originate..

[inthefade]

where did those pics originate..

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it is ok... just came across them on Moz La Punk's blog... where they say the pics are faked ... the helmet is just a p-shopped version of this motorcycle helmet.. --> http://cannon-bmw.co.uk/cannon/images/Equi...05%20helmet.jpg

Edited June 11, 2005 by inthefade

[eightequalsd]

hmm.. the first pic looks real.. the second one doesnt.. and the third one looks photoshopped..

also the nintendoon.co.uk site looks odd, theyve spelt coming - comming and the 'n' in 'on' looks weird when its large

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Maybe, just maybe comming soon could mean something really weird like intercomming or something... :blink:

[dt]

a common number thats been popping up for the revolution. I have no clue what the number 19 means. i don't know if any of this is real at all.. this is just what i found on the internet.

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Yet they spelled "coming" wrong.

:rolleyes:

[nav1]

Dual layer hard disks? :/

They're the optical discs

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Yeah, silly me, didn't noticed that ;)

Thanks for pointing it out for me :D

[OrangeSoul]

heres something interesting

Looks like you, our dear readers, have been busy clicking links, because Perry at Messiah Entertainment (makers of that nifty wireless NES controller we wrote up) dropped Opposable Thumbs a line to thank us for the surge in traffic to their site. They were also nice enough to give us a heads-up on their latest release?the Generation NEX console.

"We just announced a new console called the Generation NEX that is the rebirth of the original NES. We?re still in the testing phase, so if you have any questions about compatibility or special features, now's the time to ask."

For US$59.99, you get a console that takes both NES and FamiCom cartridges, provides rumble support, and lets you listen to the awesome Castlevania III intro in stereo or dual mono. The press release boasts that "a direct connection between the cartridge and the system" means no more having to blow dust out of game cartridges. Personally, I always thought that was part of the original NES console's charm, but to each their own. The bundle also comes with the requisite power and A/V cables as well as one wired controller, but 2.4GHz wireless support is built in to let you hook up to four of their wireless NES controllers. And by the way, did we mention the fact that it will let you plug in all your NES accessories? Time to dust off that Zapper light gun for some hot, hot Duck Hunt action!

Needless to say, Ben and I are pretty stoked about it.

"Holy s**t?me likey," he said. "If you're not going to get one to review, I will."

"Damn it; my mom sold all our NES games at a long-ago garage sale," I replied in mock anguish.

The Generation NEX console is slated for release this September.

http://www.playmessiah.com/onlinestore/index.htm

http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2005/6/11/502

[Amnesia]

wish i could see a picture.

Damn it, I sold all my old games as well.

Isn:t this going to be similar to the Mini-Famicom?

When I was in Japan they had that and it was basically a NES with tiny cartridges.

[Xerus]

Seeing a wireless NES controller from that link.....

I don't know what to think ... O_o

[Laughing-Man]

Some crazy pictures on Gizmodo today: Link

It's definitely a hoax (so no need for people to reply that it is a hoax) because they have said a million times it would not have a touchscreen. Still pretty cool looking concept, but it is as big as a tank and probably would be uncomfortable.

Edited June 13, 2005 by jmole

[nemo]

It's definitely a hoax (so no need for people to reply that it is a hoax) because they have said a million times it would not have a touchscreen.  Still pretty cool looking concept, but it is as big as a tank and probably would be uncomfortable.

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big as a tank? it's just a photoshopped wavebird controller.... i think the WB is a very good sized controller. it's almost on par with the ps2 controller.

[inthefade]

unfortunately i have not got a IGN insider account, but for anyone who does, could they give the jist of this article... http://insider.ign.com/teasers/624/624938.html

sorry if info on this has been posted already.. just after coming across it now...

[dt]

Nintendo did not say that the Revolution would not have a touchscreen. Nintendo said that the Revolution would not have a two-screened controller like that of the DS.

:rolleyes:

[Erich]

Actually there was an interview out somewhere in the last 6 months denying reports of a touch screen of any kind on the controller.

[Kupo-Cheer]

What good would there be in having a touch screen controller anyway? You would need a touch screen TV for there to be any use in it...

[inthefade]

on a side note, just to distract ye for a while, does anyone know anything about this site (who owns, affiliated with...)..

i'm not saying it has anything to do with ninty, just wondering what it was.. http://www.1revolution.com/

spinning cube thingy is kinda cool...