Author Topic: First Revolution Picture! (Read 46010 times)

Mario · « **on:** May 16, 2005, 11:32:02 PM »

http://media.cube.ign.com/articles/615/615008/img_2788923.html

Nice! Very slick! It doesn't reveal much though, but we'll find out about that at the conference in just over 7 hours.

nemo_83 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2005, 11:34:30 PM »

sh** I was just about to post that. it looks awesome.

Mario · « **Reply #2 on:** May 16, 2005, 11:40:22 PM »

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New details regarding Nintendo's next-generation console, codenamed Revolution, have started to sprinkle onto the Internet. The machine, which will be revealed during Nintendo's pre-E3 2005 show on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, will sport a slick, black design and a front blue light. Revolution will be "two-to-three times more powerful than GameCube," according to Nintendo, which also acknowledges that the next-generation race isn't solely about new technologies.

Nintendo also revealed that using Revolution's new Wi-Fi connection, gamers would be able to go online to a free gamer-matching service. Interestingly, in a move similar to Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade service, Revolution users will be able to download classic and new Nintendo games over the Internet. Nintendo cited such examples as Donkey Kong and Super Mario Sunshine, which suggests that Revolutionaries could have access to games for all the publisher's previous consoles.

ruby_onix · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:06:29 AM »

Gah! It's a freaking zip drive!!

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"two-to-three times more powerful than GameCube,"

Gahh!!!

Nintendo really knows how to say the right things to cause people pain.

HereticPB · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:11:28 AM »

Funny the site outside the picture doesn't work.

TMW · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:11:53 AM »

...it looks sweet! Oh Em Gee that is awesome!

And downloading older games?!

This is...too awesome for words. We need new words.

It's...Reggiesome!

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:25:26 AM »

Looks great. Doesn't seem to conflict with ANYTHING in my gaming setup. And it's remarkably small.

I pop game in. I play.

Dryden · « **Reply #7 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:46:08 AM »

To boot, Nintendo launched a new Reggie-heavy site:
www.nintendo.com

As for the "2 to 3 times" more powerful. LAME. Likely buying a Sony this time around. Unless the Revolution is in 3-D of course.

TMW · « **Reply #8 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:47:04 AM »

I doth smell a troll hereabouts.

Dryden · « **Reply #9 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:48:40 AM »

http://www.nintendo.com/e3_2005/pre_e3_2005home.html

Sorry, that's the Reggie-heavy site.

BigJim · « **Reply #10 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:54:27 AM »

Doesn't look exactly "wow," but few things that are built for mini sizes do.

2-3 times more powerful? Ugh. That really hurts. Now we know they forfeited power. They're really risking the "toy" stereotype again.

TMW · « **Reply #11 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:56:09 AM »

Ach! The took it down!

Must be having technical difficulties.

I hope it's a legion of fans crashing the server.

Guys...this isn't two or three times a number...

Imagine two or three times RE4.

Rancid Planet · « **Reply #12 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:58:05 AM »

Oh let's just wait and let them clarify that 2-3 times as powerful as the cube thing. I have a feeling it's not in the same context as the "XBOX 360 is 35 times as powerful as the XBOX" statements.

But we'll see. If I'm wrong, I'll be REALLY let down.

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #13 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:00:21 AM »

I'm going to wait, but if they mean that literally and they don't have a damn good explanation, color me thoroughly pissed off.

That thing seriously reminds me of a Sun client terminal thingy though... maybe the whole wi-fi thing is a lot more integral than we thought and it's actually just a literal console terminal.

Renny · « **Reply #14 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:04:22 AM »

All information leading up to this said it would be comparable to the Xbox360, at least. They managed that this gen at a cheaper price, so I don't see why they couldn't again. Hrm.

BigJim · « **Reply #15 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:05:47 AM »

Well consider that if games are played in high-def, that 2-3x benefit is a wash in resolution alone.

Then again, we do remember when Nintendo low-balled their GameCube numbers. They were giving realistic polygon data with effects, etc. Xbox 360 and PS3 performance is very impressive, but theoretical.

Sooooooo we'll see... but by god if Nintendo misses I really do need to get a PS3 instead.

TMW · « **Reply #16 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:07:13 AM »

Because Zelda on the Rev will be so crappy cause it's not as strong as the PS3, right?

Caillan · « **Reply #17 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:08:06 AM »

Well realise that Sony and Microsoft always lie about how powerful their consoles are. And Nintendo doesn't. In fact, they actually understated the Cube's power before it was launched. Nintendo also always has very powerful hardware. So I don't know if this is actually going to be the case or not, but I think the Revolution will be as powerful as the PS3 and/or XBox 360. All the "2-3 times' statement says is that Nintendo still haven't learned how to effectively trash-talk the opposition.

I personally think it looks ugly, but I really like the Cube in purple so I don't expect Nintnedo to cater to my tastes. In case IGN goes down, I've put the pic on TinyPic.com.

Mario · « **Reply #18 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:19:51 AM »

Yeah guys, I wouldn't worry about how powerful it is. Didn't Sony say PS2 could do 294111 billion polygons and Nintendo said GC could do only 12 million? Well look how that turned out, GC is more powerful than PS2.

pudu · « **Reply #19 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:22:36 AM »

Well seeing as it's being released a relatively lengthy period after x360 I could only hope it will atleast be near its power !?! My God if Nintendo releases something vastly inferior they're toast...I'm sorry but I just don't see any "innovation" making up for this in mainstream consumerville (yea I make words up). Sure fans like us will buy it but it's not up to us to keep a company going, it's up to mass appeal and making money.

BUT I'm rambling on. If you think clearly to double Gamecube's power you could put in 3 year old technology and sell it for next to nothing...

Does this look like what they would actually release as specs?
(I simply doubled everything...yea i know that is a simplton way of thinking...oh well)

1GHz CPU @ 4Gflops (as compared to x's tri-core 3.2GHz @ over 100Gflops_
80MB memory (compared to 512)
24 million poly/second (compared to 500)

Looking at that this can't be true right?....right?

If this is true it'll probably be similar to comparing the DS to the PSP in terms of power. I know they said the DS was a good indicator of their direction...but I never knew they meant it to be THIS close. Let's all join hands and pray.

BigJim · « **Reply #20 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:24:33 AM »

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Originally posted by: TMW
Because Zelda on the Rev will be so crappy cause it's not as strong as the PS3, right?

Nobody said anything about Zelda being crappy. But if you're fixed on buying a console for specific characters then your buying choice is already made regardless.

Speaking personally, GameCube ended up not being versatile enough for me in terms of the overall software availability. If I get a PS3 instead it won't necessarily be because of the power, but because history dictates that its software support likely will be more expansive. But that is a whole other thread that doesn't really belong here.

I did just think of something however. The Xbox 360 and PS3 demos have strongly focused on visual realism. That's not typically Nintendo's artistic direction. I wonder how their style will blend with the "HD era" of gaming? Will it SEEM underpowered even if it's not?

Many questions.

Mario · « **Reply #21 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:26:49 AM »

Iwata (and everyone else at Nintendo) have countlessly said specs don't matter, so perhaps they meant to say the games will look 2-3 times better than on GC, and not just "technically" be that much better. Xbox 360 doesn't even look twice as good as Xbox to me.

nemo_83 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:35:55 AM »

Now all they need is a new Mario Paint that allows you to mod any Cube game you put in it or any game in general that you download from Nintendo.

Mike_Tyson · « **Reply #23 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:39:09 AM »

I don't think he was saying specs don't matter to the degree that there not going to bother with powerful hardware period, I'm quite impressed off the rumors, they suggest the Revolution will ship with 4 2.5GHz PPC 970's, a PPU and dual ATi Radeon 520's, while this is unlikely because we are told the Revolution is the size of three DVD's stacked and it would definetly need more space than that to dissipate the heat it isn't difficult to imagine the Revolution overpowering the Xbox 360, with the above setup the Revolution would easily overpower the Xbox 360 but because of its 9 month later launch the above tech would cost around the same as the tech going into the Xbox 360 now does, in all honesty I expect to see Revolution in second position hardware wise after Sony.. PS3.. well you know something when the XBox 360 movies were showing a lot of people went WOW, when the PS3 movies were showing a lot of people said it wasn't real it was CGi.. thats the best compliment you can get, heads and heels above WOW.

By the way guys in how many hours and minutes does this show go down?

BigJim · « **Reply #24 on:** May 17, 2005, 01:42:19 AM »

12 noon eastern. Less than 6 hrs from TEH REVOLUSHUN.

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