Topic: Revolution to be revealed May 9

[kirby_killer_dedede]

Don't know how reliable this is, but it's something.  

[KnowsNothing]

I WONDER IF WE'LL SEE THE CONTROLLER

[Ian Sane]

Wow May 9.  That's only like a hundred years from now in console war time.  The Xbox 360 will have been in stores for about six months by then.  The Gamecube had difficulty competing against the PS2's head start and we actually saw some Cube footage prior to the PS2 launch.  It was demo footage but it was enough to create some interest (case in point the Zelda footage which sold people on the Cube by itself until Nintendo did the infamous switcheroo).  Here we're getting nothing.  There is no incentive aside from optimism and a vague concept to wait for the Rev.  There's a real existing console available in stores now and Nintendo just has glorified vaporware.

1UP.com has the May 9th date too so I think it's pretty legit.  Of course Nintendo could still show us something before then.  But I doubt it.  The hiding of information is so damn illogical that it MUST be intentional.  They're waiting for May 9 or else they would have given us more info already.

[Artimus]

I think it's too early. Nintendo has already given us too much information, and this will just make it look like they're trying to beat Sony and Microsoft.

[King of Twitch]

I guess the 'more information by the end of the year' was another lie. It's like 2000 all over again.

[KnowsNothing]

Actually, Nintendo said "no more information this year" but okay.  

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Absolulely brilliant.  Daisy Short-Shorts Soccer can now get my complete attention for the rest of the year.

[King of Twitch]

George Harrison, from IGN: "You'll slowly begin to know more as we enter 2006..."

Unless they've changed their minds since November 18th.

[The Omen]

They're going to reveal it on May 9th, and announce a street date of Memorial Day weekend.  That'll get 'em scrambling, and stoke the hype and demand up to unbelievable levels.

[Pale]

Am I missing something?  Someone says nintendo is gonna announce something the week before e3?  Man, that's a risky prediction isn't it... :rollseyes:

[Renny]

Keyword being "slowly." Setting the unveiling to the E3 window doesn't preclude other information releases leading up to it. I think that's about all they can do if it won't be finalized till next year. I'm sure it doesn't need to be said after it's been bashed into our heads enough times by a fellow forumer here, but they have to keep peoples' minds on the Revolution. So pieces of info here and there will be enough to at least prevent the games press and 'core' gamers from totally forgetting about it.

[Avinash_Tyagi]

So they'll unveil it around E3, great.  Becasue then they can launch in June or July and it'll be fresh in people's minds, in fact they can show off final builds at E3 for many of the games.

[Karl Castaneda #2]

Guys, I have this email, and Kotaku kind of blew it out of proportion. The exact quote used in the email "incredible details about Nintendo's upcoming games and hardware,  including our next home console, code-named Revolution." That's it.

[PaLaDiN]

Oh good, they'll be revealing new info at E3. Now I can rest assured that the Nintendo booth won't just be an empty desk that says "come back next year".

Seriously, what exactly are people seeing in this email?

[cubist]

Hmmmm...blown out of proportion huh?  We're a trigger happy firing squad ready to debate anything you throw in here.  

Back on topic:  Nintendo is definitely going to try and generate some pre-E3 buzz (as they've done in the past)...that's a given.  My whole concern is waiting to release info on May 9th...definitely not the way to disseminate information and creating some mo' going into E3.  

I'll be there for this one though.  Nintendo better have one hell of a show lined up for E3...or Reggie will have his name taken by the Planet Gamecube Forums firing squad.  

[BiLdItUp1]

Don't forget the subsequent kicking of Reggie's ass.
It's sad that we keep talking about nothing, everyone making the same points over and over. It's Nintendo's fault, they're not giving us enough to talk about.

[Bill Aurion]

Ninty was thinking you'd be kept busy with all the awesome DS games coming out!  Go out and buy Mario & Luigi DS, please! =D

[wandering]

 from the email:

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WHY: You know why.

ahaha.

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
Wow May 9. That's only like a hundred years from now in console war time. The Xbox 360 will have been in stores for about six months by then. The Gamecube had difficulty competing against the PS2's head start and we actually saw some Cube footage prior to the PS2 launch.

If May 9 is a hundred years away, then the rev's launch is something like 200 years away. And if that's the case, why hype it now?

Besides, I think Nintendo has been advertising Revolution pretty heavily lately.
How's that, you ask? By pushing the 'Nintendo' name like never before. Nintendo Wifi connection! Mario Kart for Nintendo DS! From Russia with love for Nintendo GameCube! I've been hearing 'Nintendo' more than even playstation or xbox on tv. Add to that the fact that showing the controller has seemingly won the Revolution the right to be mentioned along with ps3 whenever a news article decides to give passing mention to upcomming consoles in a story about xbox 360 - and I think Nintendo's doing a-ok publicity-wise.

The thing that's really exciting, though, is that when the Revolution will ultimatley be revealed, it'll be a huge deal. Heck, just them showing the controller was a huge deal. Compare that with the competition....how many people would've cared if Microsoft had held an exclusive event for the unveiling of the 360 controller? How many people did care that much when ps3 games were unveiled?

The other neat thing is that, when the rev is ultimatley unveiled, not only will the ps3 and xbox 360 be old news, but the rev will be on sale soon after it's exciting unveiling. Nintendo will come out of nowhere and hit people over the head with this amazing new product, and then sit back and laugh as people, instead of noting it as an interesting item and forgetting about it, actually add it to their christmas wish-lists.  As an added bonus, until the unveiling, there's nothing to distract consumers from Nintendo's current lineup of delicious games and systems. And yet, at the same time, Nintendo is constantly keeping us aware of the Revolution's existance NOW, which serves to keep people from dismissing it entirely in the face of the competition, and keeps people writhing with antici.........pation.

All in all, it seems like a pretty good strategy to me.  

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

There's obviously gonna be a drinking party and REVibrators on-hand.

[31 Flavas]

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane

Wow May 9.  That's only like a hundred years from now in console war time.  The Xbox 360 will have been in stores for about six months by then. ... [stuff about vaporware]

And what does that matter, the PS3 won't have been out very long either, if at all, so I guess the PS3 is D0omed as well.

[mantidor]

Rev news around E3? OMG SHOCKING!

[jakeOSX]

i've seen rumblings that broadway has been finished as well. i suspect we'll get some updates on hollywood before the year is out.

as for may 9th... what I am hoping is that it is an unveiling, that leads to a june release.  

[couchmonkey]

I do hope Nintendo has some info lined up before May 9th.  I agree with whoever said Nintendo is actually doing a decent job of keeping Revolution on the media's radar right now, especially considering it hasn't shown a single game.  But I don't think it can keep that up without releasing some tidbits before E3.  Something they could definitely elaborate on is backwards compatability - give a list of 3rd parties that are in, for example.

I'm sure Nintendo will have a big show at E3.  It's pretty much impossible not to have a big show when you've got new hardware.  Heck, PSP and Xbox 360 were barely even playable at their E3 unveilings and people were still ga-ga over them.  Nintendo, on the other hand, will definitely have something to play.

31 Flavas: I agree that Ian is overreacting, but Microsoft's lead could mean more to Nintendo than Sony, seeing as Sony has had the best-selling home consoles for about 8 years, while Nintendo's home consoles have been selling worse with each generation.  There are something like 80 million PS2 owners that might be waiting for PS3, and there are something like 18.5 million Gamecube owners that might be waiting for Revolution.

[Ian Sane]

"And what does that matter, the PS3 won't have been out very long either, if at all, so I guess the PS3 is D0omed as well."

Apple and orange or at least different types of apples anyway.  The PS3 has had some footage shown for it.  It's debatable how real the footage it but there's something.  We also know more about what games are in the works.  Tekken 6, Virtua Fighter 5, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Resident Evil 5 for example are all confirmed and have at least a trailer.  There's something specific to get interested in.  You can say "I want THAT" and then justify waiting for the PS3 for it.  You can't do that with the Rev.  It's just conceptual right now.

[Dirk Temporo]

So uh... What happened to Nintendo's whole "all details will be released before the end of the year" thing?