Re: Breaking: Nintendo America releases Revolution details
'360 wrote:
> http://cube.ign.com/articles/613/613340p1.html
>
> 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.
>
>
> 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.
> Revolution will play standard DVD media this time around. No word yet if the
> console will be able to play DVD movies.
Bit of a missed opportunity if it is using DVDs but not playing movies.
You just know that if MS and Nintendo only use DVDs that Sony are going
to pounce all over them for it by pointing out how inferior they are.
> It will also be able to play high-definition games and go online.
>
> More details to come at E3 2005. Stay tuned.
>
Still... its all a bit unlike Nintendo to not be bloody secretive!
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