Confirmation of Revolution being the cheapest of the bunch, and also the final & official word on high-definition support.
Chris Morris has another piece up in his weekly Game Over column at CNN Money, and this time around he got a chance to talk to Nintendo's VP of Sales and Marketing, Reggie Fils-Aime. The chat doesn't give us anything earth-shattering, but it does manage to tie up some loose ends on some of the Revolution question marks still out there.
In line with all of the reports and speculation, Reggie confirms that the Revolution will be the most inexpensive console in the next-gen. "Value has been a key card for us this generation and we'll continue to play it. Do I expect us to be at a lower price point than our competition? Yes I do," said Reggie. With the launch of the system still far away, he does say that no definite price has been set, but at least we know 100% that the Revolution will be the most wallet-friendly.
The other confirmation about the Revolution is one that will disappoint some of Nintendo's fanbase. It appears that Nintendo has finally decided that Revolution will not support high-definition output for games in any way. For a time Nintendo has gone on record saying that they were still considering the issue, but Reggie has said himself, HD is out. "What we'll offer in terms of gameplay and approachability will more than make up for the lack of HD," said Reggie.
As for the DS, it was said that Nintendo is considering a redesign of the system, and has since it launched last year. That doesn't mean you shouldn't stay on the fence for it, since no time frame for a possible design change release was mentioned. Speaking of the fence, you shouldn't stay on it any longer if you're looking for a DS price drop; all of the Nintendo systems don't have one coming anytime soon.