[Definitive] Nintendo Wii Thread

[Erich]

Well this is basically what happened. And what I think will happen with the revolution.

1. GC suppored high def with component cable.

2. Component cables didn't sell.

3. Nintendo Discontinued to digital output to save money.

4. Nintendo see market doesn't care for this feature so they keep it out of next console to save more money off the bat.

5. People buy into, maybe they'll make a later revision with component plug in to see how it goes (as well, they maybe be able to increase the frequency of the gpu with furthered nano technology at this point for no additional cost in order to push games that are demanding every last bit of performance out of the revolution at the higher resolution)

There will be surveys and studies etc. before Nintendo considers #5. They're in the business to make money.

[Matrix XII]

Oh but I would have LOVED to see HD Mario on my 13 inch TV with RCA hook-ups.....

I wouldn't mind it on my 62" HDTV.... lol

[mAcOdIn Veteran]

True, but a lot of people have a TV for TV programming... I think that by 2010 the minimum percentage of people with HDTV sets will be at least 85%, and if that isn't reason enough to have a HD-ready next-gen system then :unsure: .

Lol I wouldn't put too much stock into that.

For one there will be converters that take the digital stuff and make it analog, for two people still ownt buy it, I'm in rental and there are still people who refuse to buy a DVD player and get mad at me when a movie isn't released on VHS like it's my fault. Freaking morons, like I'm moonlighting asa rental store associate when by nights I sit on MGM's board of directors making decisions on what to put out, idiots.

But anyways what was said above was true, everything we've bought will continue to work as it has, there's no time bomb in our TV's that will go off when they finally make the move to HDTV, analog will continue to exist side by side with HDTV for the late adopters, and life will go on as usual.

[mdtaUK]

DVD never cost me ?1000's unlike HD.

For HD Programmes, you need to buy a Sky/Cable HD reciever = ?500 then pay an extra subscription

You will need to buy a HDTV = ?600 - ?1000

HD Gaming = Xbox 360 = ?279 - PS3 = ?499?

HD DVD/BluRay = ?300+

It is not going to become standard for at least 10 years in the UK, plenty of time for Nintendo to support it.

[Joel]

Like I'm moonlighting asa rental store associate

That right there tells me you work at Blockbuster. :p

[jokeripa]

HD doesnt mean much for me, sure its great. But I can barely get a 360 at the moment, due to lack of money.

But if I currently had a HD tv, and the money I wouldnt buy a Revolution...

[Joel]

I'm looking to buy an HD set, and this still isn't important to me that N isn't putting HD on the console. IT would be nice, but not a deal breaker for me.

Think of it this way; you play softball/football/soccer to have fun. You'll play on crappy fields, in the street, etc. Now you have a chance to play in a real stadium in another town. Once you do, will you never play again in the crappy field or the street, just because the stadium is in another town that's far away? Will you really cutoff your gameplay because something that looks better is available? Not if you really like playing games, you won't.

[The Teej]

I'm sure they will next E3 in order to thwart the whole crappy gfx debate. As well as to hype up the general public of people who care more about games than controllers and hardware and speccs.

Hopefully they'll do it before E3 >.>

[Mystical112]

As Nintendo's own legend Shigeru Miyamoto was speaking at DIEC, he summed up what everyone seems to know about the Revolution controller. Except this time, he added one more thing. Near the end of his speech, Miyamoto throws in this little bit of information: "There's another secret, but I'm not going to go into that here. That'll be for a later date." Here's hoping Nintendo reveals more on their new system soon, because it seems the more we discover, the less we truly know.

GameCube Cafe

thats so true... dyam u nintendo *shakes fist*

[dt]

I was playing "F-Zero GX" for a little while today on an SDTV, and I thought the graphics were great. Just fine; really good, actually. If the Nintendo "Rev" will be able to produce better gfx than the GCN is able to, that's pretty much enough. Should be fine. The focus should be on gameplay anyway.

[Ryan V]

Revolution's Big Secret

Miyamoto says there's still more to show.

by Matt Casamassina

December 2, 2005 - Nintendo bigwigs including Shigeru Miyamoto spoke at Japan's Digital Interactive Entertainment Conference today and while no specifics on games or hardware were revealed, some intriguing Revolution gossip was spun all the same, according to the website kotaku.com.

The site reports that Miyamoto again talked about the possibilities of the Revolution controller, and referred to the peripheral's nunchuck-style analog add-on. Most interesting, though, was what Miyamoto didn't talk about. The Nintendo legend flat-out stated that there's more to be revealed about the Revolution controller.

"There's another secret [about the Revolution controller]," he stated. "But I'm not going to go into that here. That'll be for a later date."

The news is in line with Nintendo of Europe demi-god Jim Merrick's recent statements that not everything about the Revolution controller has been shown.

Readers can expect full disclosure on the peripheral, the console, and its games at the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2006, which kicks off in Los Angeles next May.

Source: http://cube.ign.com/articles/673/673299p1.html

[sundayx Veteran]

their approach to overhype the revolution is not very effective. they should tell us now, or else we'd just go with the 360 or ps3

[User6060]

hyping your console is an art. trickling information to the public slowly creates media buzz and consumer hype. If your periodically release information about your product it makes sure you're always being talked about. nintendo understands this.

[sundayx Veteran]

yes but not when:

1 one of the competitors released the console

2 the others going to in half a year, with a full presentation at ces in a month

3 nintendo only released information about a controller thats different than the rest, and claims to bring a revolution to gaming

[thailer]

yes but not when:

1 one of the competitors released the console

2 the others going to in half a year, with a full presentation at ces in a month

3 nintendo only released information about a controller thats different than the rest, and claims to bring a revolution to gaming

I agree with you - But, Nintendo said they don't want to be in competition with sony and microsoft. They don't care if the 360 has been released... they also don't care if ps3 is going to have a full presentation at CES. They're taking a different route, which has nothing to do with the other consoles.

I think Nintendo is being smart by doing things their own way. It may be a bizzare approach, but I'm confident it's gonna benefit Nintendo.

[sundayx Veteran]

i have full respect for nintendo, and maybe their weird approaches. but i dont see them not being in competition. theyre always stating that theyre not in competition, but in the realistic world, theyre aiming for profit, and this approach to marketing isnt going to bring them the market share enough for sky high profits.

maybe their concept to revolution will.

[Ryan V]

i have full respect for nintendo, and maybe their weird approaches. but i dont see them not being in competition. theyre always stating that theyre not in competition, but in the realistic world, theyre aiming for profit, and this approach to marketing isnt going to bring them the market share enough for sky high profits.

maybe their concept to revolution will.

Well to be fair, I believe they were the only ones to to turn a profit on there console this time around.

[thailer]

i have full respect for nintendo, and maybe their weird approaches. but i dont see them not being in competition. theyre always stating that theyre not in competition, but in the realistic world, theyre aiming for profit, and this approach to marketing isnt going to bring them the market share enough for sky high profits.

maybe their concept to revolution will.

I'm pretty sure that this approach will give them plenty of market share. Have you compared the DS to the PSP lately. The PSP is in so many ways superior to the DS, and yet the DS is killing the PSP in sales (hardware and software).

The Revolution has been compared to the DS in many ways. When we first heard of the DS, all we knew was that it would have two screens. No one really knew what the DS was all about until E3 2004 where it was completely unveiled. The DS was released later that year.

We know a little bit about the revolution. We've seen the console and the controller, but nothing else. Nintendo is planning to reveal everything at E3 2006 with a release later that same year.

They're marketing worked for the DS, and I am thinking it might work for the Revolution as well.

And, like Ryan V said - "they were the only ones to turn a profit on their console this time around."

[Gfunk4life]

Well to be fair, I believe they were the only ones to to turn a profit on there console this time around

i read something in july or aug, that said the gamecube made the most profit, and the PS2 made profit in early 2004.i might be wrong.

the real winner of the pass gen was nintendo.

PSP vs DS. was people had a I pod to play MP3s, why get a movie on the go and only see it on a little screen or they can go home and watch the same movie on a 20" or bigger TV even a 15", but i PSP did have the internet, both played games but on is more.

the handheld i would buy, is the PSP because the internet, MP3s(dont have an I pod),i dont realy care about handheld gaming, i played a game on the PSP and it sucked(the lack of an anolog stick part of the problame)

[GNRambo]

i think this emoticon is appropriate for the topic

:iiam:

I want to know the mystery now!

[thailer]

PSP vs DS. was people had a I pod to play MP3s, why get a movie on the go and only see it on a little screen or they can go home and watch the same movie on a 20" or bigger TV even a 15", but i PSP did have the internet, both played games but on is more.

Would you mind rewriting this statement... i don't get it.

[savedandfamous]

*puts on madonna cd*

Time goes by, so slowly...

[Laughing-Man]

i have full respect for nintendo, and maybe their weird approaches. but i dont see them not being in competition. theyre always stating that theyre not in competition, but in the realistic world, theyre aiming for profit, and this approach to marketing isnt going to bring them the market share enough for sky high profits.

maybe their concept to revolution will.

They have stated the fact over and over again they are not going to be directly competing with the Xbox360 and PS3. That they are taking a different path.

Plus I like how they are keeping things a mystery, I like it better then if they revealed everything at once and then we had to wait a year for it to come out. Come E3 2006 you know who is pretty much going to own the show.

[macro]

For the person that said it's all about making profit, Nintendo is *really* good at that and are making excellent profit on their systems. Nintendo is third place in mindshare and marketshare in North America but they are still making a good profit here and in other markets, and will be around for a long time making the awesome games they always have. Whether the majority of North America realizes that or not is irrelevant to most Nintendo fans I think, as long as they keep the games coming along

[majortom1981]

that patent from revolution report is for the ereader. it specifically states dot code wich is what the ereader cards had on them . ugh