Various new rumours regarding what Nintendo has planned for its next-generation of home console have surfaced, with sources across the globe misquoting or misunderstanding an interview with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata published in the Taipei Times. According to several news outlets, not least the usually more reliable Gamebiz, Iwata-san states that the Revolution console case is the controller for the device too. This, for want of a better word, is horseshit.
SPOnG is one of the only media outlets on the planet to have been given unrestricted access to Revolution hardware. We have picked it up, pushed its buttons and lifted its flaps. We even pulled out the (GameCube) power lead it was hooked up to. We got in some trouble for that. But what we're saying is the Revolution case as shown at E3 is not the controller. What it is is a hub. This hub will link wirelessly to small devices, probably each equipped with a screen, that will operate the less traditional software Nintendo has planned. They will also act as players for Nintendo's back catalogue. Also, it's worth bearing in mind that GameCube controllers can be plugged into Revolution.
It's not unusual to read rumours regarding Revolution. A new one crops up almost every single day. They are usually not as transparently wrong as this one though. Keep with SPOnG for all breaking Nintendo news on the run up to the final piece of the Revolution puzzle.
SPOnG is one of the only media outlets on the planet to have been given unrestricted access to Revolution hardware. We have picked it up, pushed its buttons and lifted its flaps. We even pulled out the (GameCube) power lead it was hooked up to. We got in some trouble for that. But what we're saying is the Revolution case as shown at E3 is not the controller. What it is is a hub. This hub will link wirelessly to small devices, probably each equipped with a screen, that will operate the less traditional software Nintendo has planned. They will also act as players for Nintendo's back catalogue. Also, it's worth bearing in mind that GameCube controllers can be plugged into Revolution.
It's not unusual to read rumours regarding Revolution. A new one crops up almost every single day. They are usually not as transparently wrong as this one though. Keep with SPOnG for all breaking Nintendo news on the run up to the final piece of the Revolution puzzle.
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Greg2k 13 Jul 2005 08:14
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Well, people would be suggesting the controller is the console itself, since Iwata once said that that little bay beneath the disc slot and between the buttons is "the revolution itself".
Can Spong confirm what is behind that bay cover? Is it the bay where you would connect the optional DVD playback kit (i'm supposing it would have a few extra buttons on it) or is it something else?
Whatever it is, this is all so intriguing. I'm so looking forward to more info.
Can Spong confirm what is behind that bay cover? Is it the bay where you would connect the optional DVD playback kit (i'm supposing it would have a few extra buttons on it) or is it something else?
Whatever it is, this is all so intriguing. I'm so looking forward to more info.
bogfar89 13 Jul 2005 12:15
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I think a lot of people get confused by confusing the revolution console with the revolutionary aspect.
e.g. when someone says something like "the revolution is in the controller" (not a quote just an example of a phrase) they might think that the console itself is IN the controller rather than the revolutionary aspect being in it.
e.g. when someone says something like "the revolution is in the controller" (not a quote just an example of a phrase) they might think that the console itself is IN the controller rather than the revolutionary aspect being in it.