Nintendo Fans in Lather for April 20th Revolution News
Set for massive disappointment
Revo: harnesses Zero-Point energy
Being a Nintendo fan is hard work these days, especially with the 83 million blogs out there cross-pollinating each other with baseless rumour after baseless rumour, duping many readers into believing they comprise anything more than a lonely young man still living in his mum's spare room.
The latest rumour to have baselessly fledged from the Nest of Evil foretells a major announcement from Nintendo on April 20th of this year, next Thursday to be exact. Already dubbed ThursdayTon in some circles, the bloggers would have you believe that all of us within the Nintendo circle of trust have NDAs set to expire next week, soaking the world in a veritable shower of Revolution information which, according to which rubbish fansite you read, a Revolution projector, a virtual reality helmet or a touch-sensitive Revmote add-on.
It's not true. None of it. There is no announcement scheduled for next Thursday, at least as far as the press has been briefed. There might be an announcement of course. In fact, next Thursday has 60.83:1 chance of seeing a Nintendo announcement of some magnitude, working on the assumption that it will make six major announcements per year.
So what were we talking about? It's all back on!
Nintendo has hinted that the Revolution has more functionality than has already been announced, though we very much doubt such secrets will be splashed less than three weeks before E3.
The latest rumour to have baselessly fledged from the Nest of Evil foretells a major announcement from Nintendo on April 20th of this year, next Thursday to be exact. Already dubbed ThursdayTon in some circles, the bloggers would have you believe that all of us within the Nintendo circle of trust have NDAs set to expire next week, soaking the world in a veritable shower of Revolution information which, according to which rubbish fansite you read, a Revolution projector, a virtual reality helmet or a touch-sensitive Revmote add-on.
It's not true. None of it. There is no announcement scheduled for next Thursday, at least as far as the press has been briefed. There might be an announcement of course. In fact, next Thursday has 60.83:1 chance of seeing a Nintendo announcement of some magnitude, working on the assumption that it will make six major announcements per year.
So what were we talking about? It's all back on!
Nintendo has hinted that the Revolution has more functionality than has already been announced, though we very much doubt such secrets will be splashed less than three weeks before E3.
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config 12 Apr 2006 08:29
1/9
"ThursdayTon" ... oh, such wags those bloggers and their associated commentators.
ann0uk 12 Apr 2006 09:49
2/9
People read too much into things.
E3 is fast approaching and it promises to be the best yet, a little patience goes a long way.
E3 is fast approaching and it promises to be the best yet, a little patience goes a long way.
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majin dboy 12 Apr 2006 13:07
3/9
quickly glaned at the headline and nearly s**t myself,was expecting really bad news regarding Revo.roll on E3
OptimusP 12 Apr 2006 14:10
4/9
I have to start reading blogs... this is the first i heard about Thursdayton, what's the point in doing a huge announcement mere weeks before E3.
Did hear about the Editor of ONM posting on it's forums that we can expect more magazines to give info and screens about other 3rd party games for the Revolution like Game Informer did with Red Steel before E3 is here (where Ninty will be showing its games).
Did hear about the Editor of ONM posting on it's forums that we can expect more magazines to give info and screens about other 3rd party games for the Revolution like Game Informer did with Red Steel before E3 is here (where Ninty will be showing its games).
bendragonbrown47 12 Apr 2006 21:09
5/9
Silly rabbit. If all NDAs do truely end on the 20th, then Nintendo will be making no announcements.
It will mean that 3rd parties will be able to, and that is why loads of information may be leaked out. 3rd parties may take advantage of all the hype suurounding the Revo at the mo'.
It will mean that 3rd parties will be able to, and that is why loads of information may be leaked out. 3rd parties may take advantage of all the hype suurounding the Revo at the mo'.
warbaby 12 Apr 2006 22:40
6/9
I think there's a point all mentally stable people go through where they just block out raving idiots. I used to defend Nintendo tooth and nail, but wen u strt 2 tok 2 peepez hoo tok lyk this, it just isn't worth the time.
My most recent favourite flaming lunatic line: "playstation 3 is better then crapy revolution cuz i proved it in a debate"
My most recent favourite flaming lunatic line: "playstation 3 is better then crapy revolution cuz i proved it in a debate"
Hypnotoad 12 Apr 2006 23:15
7/9
Oi!! I live in my mum's spare room. And I know everything. Well, ok not everything, but ALOT. OK, well some stuff I've got fairly sorted but...well...actually...oh god my life is pathetic *breaks down*
wanderingsoul 13 Apr 2006 05:42
8/9
Why was this even headline news?
config 13 Apr 2006 09:26
9/9
Ben Brown wrote:
Silly rabbit. If all NDAs do truely end on the 20th, then Nintendo will be making no announcements.
Of course Nintendo wouldn't shout about it, but then Nintendo wouldn't go about issuing NDAs that; a) expire less than a month before their big showcase event, or b) have an expiry date at all.
Every NDA I've seen or signed has no such date. There is an implicit expiry, which is when the information enters the public domain - typically through an announcement by the NDA issuer, or when it's leaked.