You may have been reading reports breaking over the last few days that talk of a withdrawal of Nintendo’s Revolution console at this year’s E3 show.
Nintendo has, from the very highest levels within the company, stated that it intends to show the Revolution, its next generation home gaming platform, at this May’s industry show and tell. Though if rumour is to be believed, this might not be the plan any more.
However, SPOnG firmly believes that there is little substance to stories currently doing the rounds right now. Although some news outlets quote ‘Japanese sources’ with some inside track, SPOnG can reveal that this is a somewhat disingenuous presentation of the root of current mutterings.
Indeed, these stories spring from gossip doing the rounds right now from sources as close to Nintendo as your mum. So let’s cut to the chase – what will be on show?
New Zelda. Lots of it. New DS stuff, lots of it, including a lot of non-gaming software with music and art packages slated. A new Game Boy. Yes, a new Game Boy. Exciting, huh? Mario 128, or whatever it’s going to be called. The Revolution will be shown in the form of an on-stage presentation. You get to see its games and what it looks like. It will probably keep some tricks hidden well within its sleeves with a playable appearance on the showfloor looking unlikely at best.
So does any of this spring from the paranoia of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata? Well, yes, of course it does. Nintendo isn’t stupid. It’s actually very clever. The Revolution hype train is at full steam right now. This is because Nintendo is about to launch a new games system and to date, no one knows anything about it.
The more Nintendo tells us, the more time we’ll spend playing our Xbox 360s and not caring as much. The Revolution will indeed be on show at this year’s E3, though it’s unlikely you’ll be playing it.
Nintendo has been telling us for some time now that touching is good. You have to remember that as far as keeping a dream alive is concerned, imagining is a lot better.
Stick with SPOnG for everything Nintendo on the run up to E3.