<Radeon350@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> Revolution DVD discs are not what is preventing use of High-Definition
> resolutions.
>
> It's probably not even the limitations of the ATI Hollywood GPU.    or
> even the amount of RAM.
>
> the reason Nintendo is not supporting HDTV is because it costs alot
> more to design graphics for HDTV.  the textures, art-assets, etc.
> Nintendo wants to keep game-dev costs down.  thus, Revolution games
> will run at standard definitions.
>

Which considering the fact that the vast majority of gamers will *not* own a 
HDTV during the lifetime of this new generation of consoles is perfectly 
reasonable. Xbox360 is there to satisfy the tech savvy, early adopters of 
the whole HDTV thing. Standard definition will be perfectly acceptable for 
many, many Nintendo customers. Then, when HDTV is generally more widely 
used, Nintendo will make games that will utilize it, for a console that 
utilizes it....for a majority of gamers that utilize it.

Nintendo are a very profitable company. People make the mistake of judging 
them on their place in this 'console war' - but they arguably run a tighter 
ship than the other big two. For an example or two, they tend not to sell 
consoles at a loss...and they don't suffer as much piracy issues. Nintendo 
make good money, simply put. Therefore I don't personally accept that 
finance is their concern in this. I think it is exactly for the reasons 
described above. The general demographic of the Xbox360 and Sony PS3 have a 
far, far greater demand for this technology *now*. Don't get me wrong, there 
are/will be Nintendo customers, I'm sure there are a few in this group, who 
own a HDTV, and want this technology now...or certainly within the lifetime 
of this coming generation, but they...we, rather (as I will get one next 
year... perhaps), are very much a minority in the eyes of Nintendo. Nintendo 
won't rush into anything too early - just look on the whole Nintendo/HDTV 
issue as you would the Nintendo/online gaming issue. They will only ever 
enter into something such as this when there is a near approaching or *fast* 
growing demand for it.

In general, many people have splashed out hundreds/thousands on Plasmas, 
Projectors and, despite plummeting prices, very expensive...but standard 
definition only LCD's....only in very recent years. They will simply *not* 
consign them to the local dump because of a new games console.....not 
*generally* anyway. This, I personally believe, is Nintendo's reasoning 
regards this issue.