Just heard that the Nintendo Revolution will not only be able to play evern NES, SNES, N64, and GameCube game but also 1000 games from the Sega Genesis and NEC's TurboGraphics 16.
WOW.
FROM IGN:
AN JOSE, Calif., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Nintendo President Satoru Iwata today challenged a crowd of game developers to think differently and take a fresh approach to the creation of video games. During his keynote address at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., Iwata said Nintendo will provide developers with the tools they need to disrupt the traditional methods of game creation, much as the company already has. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050915/LATH122-b) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050516/NINTENDOLOGO) These tools include the controller for Nintendo's next home console (code-named Revolution), which lets users control the action on their television screens through the motion of the controller itself. The controller lets game developers create new kinds of gaming experiences, ones that enhance the experience for hard-core gamers while making video games more accessible and less intimidating to novices. The new forms of innovative software that can be created by any size developer will be made available for download via Revolution's Virtual Console service. "This new approach is like stepping onto an unexplored continent for the first time, with all the potential for discovery that suggests," Iwata said. "No one else can match the environment we're creating for expanding the game experience to everyone. Our path is not linear, but dynamic." Iwata also announced partnerships with Sega and Hudson to offer downloadable access to their classic games via Revolution's Virtual Console. Revolution owners will be able to relive their past gaming glories from the Sega Genesis console by playing a "best of" selection from more than 1,000 Genesis titles, as well as games sold for the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). These games join Revolution's access to 20 years of fan-favorite Nintendo games from the NES(R), Super NES(R) and Nintendo(R) 64 eras. Iwata also revealed for the first time that a new game called The Legend of Zelda(R): Phantom Hourglass would be released for Nintendo DS later this year. Iwata, a game developer himself, revealed behind-the-scenes stories about the development of three key initiatives. For the industry leading Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, internal engineers and developers overcame a series of hurdles to make the system seamless and flexible enough to allow players to choose to play wirelessly either with friends or against unknown opponents. The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection reached 1 million unique users in just 18 weeks -- nearly five times the adoption rate of the leading online game console network. He described a pivotal meeting in coming to agreement on development of the incredibly popular "brain games" in Japan. A leading Japanese scientist attached a sci-fi-looking wired helmet to a Nintendo staffer and then visually demonstrated stimulation of brain activity as the staffer played prototype software. Finally, he described the hundreds of sketches, dozens of prototypes and company-wide collaboration that led to the final form of the unique Revolution controller system, which resembles a traditional TV remote control. He called the related research and manufacturing costs of the new control system, "...our method to disrupt the market...realizing a new way to connect a player to his game."
Holy crap. I'm not much for Nintendo, but the sega genesis was like the reincarnation of God onto a machine when it came out. That thing was awesome. I may have to check the revolution out, now.
I was thinking the same thing as nervous Larry, why not just get an emulator? The nintendo looks great, but what kind of selling point is playing older games?
we always have something bad to say here at student films don't we? Well, I am going to go out on a limb here and say I would deffenately buy one of these systems. I loved the 64, hated the game cube, and I think I will love this.
I've got an emulator. I have my computer put on my TV, and I have various controllers hooked up for my gaming pleasure (including an SNES controller, a PS2 controller, and an N64 controller.) My buddy and I rock out on it all the time. I love old games, and I'm not going to buy the new Nintendo system solely for that purpose...
I want the new Nintendo system anyway, the games look stunning, the new control system looks innovative, and it looks like it'll be something special. The backwards compatibility is just icing on the already awesome cake. It's like a cigarette after sex.
It's the same with PS3. I've got a decades worth of PSX and PS2 games, so being able to play them on my PS3 will be fun. I'm not going to buy a PS3 for the sake of playing Resident Evil, but it's nice to know that if I feel like popping Resident Evil in, I don't have to go dig out my PSX/PS2, plug it in, etc. I put it in the tray and it plays like it's 1997.
The fact that the Nintendo games will be downloadable kicks ass. It's not like I play Super Mario 3 all of the time, but it'll be nice to know that if I want to, I can at the drop of a hat.
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And thats really the selling point that XBox crapped out on. Its not completely backward compatible. PS3 and Revolution will have these new awesome games, but you can still play all the way back to the 80's. XBOX only has a few select old games you can still play.
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