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As long as it's size doesn't inhibit it's performance, I'm happy. And it is definitely good to see Nintendo use a disc that is the same as the other systems, one less excuse for third parties not to join on.

nice

Dang it! I was just about to post this too! Stupid laundry...


I like it. That causes some pretty cool images in my mind. I think I am going to like this idea of actually hearing Revolution information!

said to be backwards compatible with the cube also(p46 of EGM june #192)

Originally Posted by greyzieoriental said to be backwards compatible with the cube also(p46 of EGM)

Iwata announced that at the GDC a couple months ago. But it is aldo stated in this article.

This is shaping up to be a good console. DVD playback on the Revolution!

Originally Posted by evilmax17 This is shaping up to be a good console. DVD playback on the Revolution!

Yep, a major feature now that DVD players go for $30.

Upon hearing this news, puppies everywhere let out a collective cry.

Question for those in the know:

How positive would the Revolution's use of standard DVD's be to 3rd party developers? Does Nintendo's proprietary GCN disks cost the developers more? Do you think this will generally encourage 3rd party support (of course, time will tell, but in theory)?

Originally Posted by guyver2077 Upon hearing this news, puppies everywhere let out a collective cry.

yea...whats that phrase all about? do puppies hate wireless controllers? or will the Revolution systematically feed puppies to hungry mutated babies?

Why do people get so excited when they hear a system is going to be small? Does it really make that much difference in your home theatre set-up?

When I hear "small," I think "less room for cooling." Mebbe that's just me though.

Originally Posted by epobirs Yep, a major feature now that DVD players go for $30.

HAHAHA

Thank you.

I never understood why someone would spend an extra $100 for a system just to have the DVD player. I got mine for $35 and it works great.

Can we get some C&P love?

Originally Posted by Grave_Addiction Can we get some C&P love?

Pre-E3 2005: Breaking: Revolution Details
Sleek system to play standard DVDs, says Nintendo. More inside.
by Matt Casamassina

May 12, 2005 - The Electronics Entertainment Expo 2005 is still days away, but that hasn't stopped Microsoft from debuting its Xbox 360 console on MTV. And now Nintendo has followed suit, revealing some new, meaty details about its next-generation console, codenamed Revolution.

In a recent New York Times article, Nintendo of America's vice president of corporate affairs Perrin Kaplan describes the console as "very, very sleek." The system, which is reportedly tiny, will stand horizontally. Its width will reportedly be no more than three DVD cases stacked flatly on each other, or slightly more than an inch. That makes the console theoretically smaller than Apple's recently released Mac Mini computer.

Although Nintendo has historically selected proprietary media formats, such as the GameCube Optical Disc, for its platforms, the publisher is with Revolution opting for a more standardized medium. The new console will play standard DVD media, according to the company. Nintendo has not yet revealed if Revolution will as a result be able to play Hollywood movies on DVD, but that seems very likely at this point.

At the Game Developers' Conference in March, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that Revolution would offer Wi-Fi online connections out of the box and would be backward compatible with GameCube, or able to play GCN software.

According to recent information, Revolution will also be able to play high-definition games and regularly go online.

Finally -- something of a no-brainer given the popularity of the Wave Bird pads -- Revolution's still-secret controller will be completely wireless. Controllers for Microsoft's Xbox 360 are also wireless. Upon hearing this news, puppies everywhere let out a collective cry.

More details to come at E3 2005. Stay tuned.

Small means you can carry it around and travel with it. There has been tiems where me and my friends want to get druk and play at his house and carry a GC with a little handle is alot easier than carring a huge ass xbox.

Originally Posted by doodle777_98 Small means you can carry it around and travel with it. There has been tiems where me and my friends want to get druk and play at his house and carry a GC with a little handle is alot easier than carring a huge ass xbox.

Then tell his cheap-ass to get his own system. Problem solved.

size is a valid point. The processors in the mini-macs arent all that powerful correct? And we're going to have next gen capability in something EVEN smaller? It doesnt add up if you ask me, unless Nintendo is cutting short on the processing power, maybe at a mini-mac equivalent of 1-1.5 ghz?

Originally Posted by Dr Mario Kart yea...whats that phrase all about? do puppies hate wireless controllers? or will the Revolution systematically feed puppies to hungry mutated babies?

This is in reference to the fact that puppies will no longer have chords to chew on and tear up...

Originally Posted by Ledhed Then tell his cheap-ass to get his own system. Problem solved.

not everyone is into gaming. But when you bring over beer and mario party everyone wants to play.

plus, puppies, small children, drunk, angry friends or anything hyper/uncoordinated are the arch nemesi of wires, tripping over them and such.
Which is good for the system being small because it can easily be stored just about anywhere- instead of on the floor and in harm's way. The cube is already tiny and that has a better heat distribution/ cooling system than the ps2 or xbox from my experience.