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WoRmEaTeR
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 Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:31 pm Post subject: Nintendo Revolution |
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The Nintendo Revolution is the current codename for Nintendo's fifth home video game console and the successor to the Nintendo GameCube. The codename refers to the console's promised "revolution" of the video-game industry. For example, the console's controller, which can detect its exact location and orientation in 3D space, is a concept never before seen in mainstream video game consoles.
The system was unveiled at Nintendo's 2005 Eł press conference and the system's game controller was revealed at the 2005 Tokyo Game Show by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata during his keynote speech in September. [1] Nintendo has stated the console will be launched in 2006. In an interview with Nikkei Business, Iwata stated the Revolution will be released after April of that year, and that they are considering attempting an international launch [2] with no more than 14 weeks of difference between the first and last launching regions. [3] In a later interview with Sankei Shimbun Iwata confirmed that the Revolution will be released in North America before Thanksgiving (November 23, 2006). [4] Nintendo has announced that more details about the system will be made public on May 9, 2006 at their Eł 2006 Press Conference. [5]
Nintendo has been coy with release of information regarding the Revolution, leaving some media outlets with the idea that Nintendo was not prepared or did not have the intention to compete with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Top executives at the company denied this and insisted that they were simply protecting their intellectual property from imitation by competitors before the system is released. Nintendo has previously standardized technologies within the gaming console world such as the D-Pad, analog control thumbstick, first party wireless controllers (Wavebird), shoulder buttons, and vibrating feedback, which have been widely disseminated following their mainstream arrival on Nintendo's machines.
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Jay
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Ya, looks sweet.
I also heard when you purchase it, you get access to every single Nintendo game free to download for use on the console.
Im getting me one. |
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WoRmEaTeR
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:22 am Post subject: |
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wicked, thats some offer. they have a tough market to compete with now. interesting to see how they cope.
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