by Nick - 01.15.05
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I got this from Gaming-Age forum, which originated on the Nintendo Power forums. Apparently this guy was the first to give good DS specs before they were revealed. Take this with a grain of salt, of course.
“There has been a TON of speculation on Nintendo’s upcoming console but little is actually known about it. There are so many different ideas that no one really knows what to think. So here are some supposed “facts” about the Revolution. I can’t reveal my source because I’ve been asked not to. Sorry guys. I would say that this info has at least a 65% chance of being accurate. My source has been right before and he’s also been wrong. Here goes……
Ok first things first. Yes, Nintendo will utilize gyros in it’s controllers. I think most people pretty much already took this as fact. Also, the Rev will indeed have dual processors. Also broadband is built in, no modem to buy. Nintendo has an online strategy in development. It will be implemented on the DS first. There are no current plans to connect the DS and the Rev….the GB Evolution on the other hand……
The Rev will have four controller ports. It will have a hard drive which will be used in much the same way as the 64DD was supposed to be used. Things like Dolby Digital 5.1 and high def monitor support are included. There is no type of virtual reality or any kind of headset planned. It is backwards compatible with Gamecube games. It will use the HD-DVD format and not Sony’s Blu-Ray. Controllers are not wireless, but wireless controllers are planned. It will launch with an unnamed Mario game and work on Zelda has already begun. Super Smash Brothers is in mid development and will be a launch title.
Ok so what’s the Revolutionary part? That’s what you all want to know. Well my source wouldn’t tell me. He said it would get him into too much trouble, and could give Sony and Microsoft an advantage at this stage in the game. But he did say this; “if you think too hard you’ll never guess what it is. It’s nothing “new” technically speaking. It’s just something that hasn’t really been applied to video games yet.”
He then said “touching is good but feeling is better”. What exactly that means I have no idea. Some sort of force feedback device? We already have rumble packs.”
I believe that the Revolution may use gyro technology. I read an interview with Miyamoto about how he wanted to included it with the N64 and they even filed a patent, but it never worked out. I also think that the Revolution will come with rechargeable wireless controllers, whatever form they come in. I imagine it almost as a USB connection with the system. The controllers would have rechargeable batteries and you could pull a cord (or four, since the system will prob have four controller ports) out of the front of the system and it will charge through that.
Confirmed info and very reliable rumors also tell us that you will be able to hook the Revolution to a computer monitor and that it might be backwards compatible with the Gamecube.
Anyway, its all speculation at this point, but with E3 only about four months away, we dont have long to wait.
For us stupid people, explain the gyro thing!
Mike Jungbluth - 01.16.05 2:34 pm
Remember the Power Glove? Using gyroscopes would actually make that thing work the way everyone thought it would. Basically its a wheel or disc that has many axis of rotation. I have a mouse that has a gyroscope in it and I can use it in the air to point around. I move it side to side to go left and right and then up and down to move the mouse up and down.
Nick Luckett - 01.16.05 6:41 pm
it got to be gyro controls im thinking maybe even a dual pod//pad design as gyro in a one pad both hands design does not free up your hands for true gyro control you need a twin set up a left hand pod and a right hand pod//pad or a joystick in one and a pod/pad in other the gyro investments made by nintendo and the news of no A//B buttons says to me its a dual stick baseless joystick design with a anolog pad and x//y butons eather side and a shoulder button above a Z trigger so think of it as a cross between a scaletric type handle crossed with a n64 middle section one in right hand one in left hand thats dual anolog dual gyros dual x//y buttons dual shoulder and trigger buttons and dual rumble paks on wirless controls or a pod //glove combo wot ever it is it will be based on this consept but im hoping nintendo go full on and give us a dual handed design that can be used as a one handed or 2 handed gaming controls
cubeboy - 01.23.05 1:32 pm
to go along with my dual pad one in each hand consept.. due to the fact the touch screen rumor has rased its head again, it would allso work in this way think single gyro pod/pad plus stand alone touch screen you rest the touchscreen on your lap or table etc and use the pad as a gyro mouse and anolog on the top, imagine keyboard and mouse meets nintendo wavebird all enhanced with fully programmable touch screen and a true gyro mouse pad with anologs and x/y bottons and triggers, ether consept makes sence and basicly gives you the same amasing control but with the touch screen gyro pod combo you have all the extras that come with touch screen like ds rubbing pointing touching graphics writing etc etc and the thumb nub and stylas allso come into play im hoping for dual gyro pods/pads or a touch screen gyro pod combination ,ether consept makes perfect sence k-board and mouse and console pads will both be made obselete by these control types just think how much better and deeper gameplay can be taken and think of all those peeps that carnt get into dual anologs or k-board and mouse it makes moving in games natual for non gamers and casual gamers (d-pad boys cough ps2), and allso upgrades the gameplay to keep the hardcore ninty fans happy… its called 2 birds with 1 stone i think and thats wot nintendo are trying to do with ds invovle both gamers and non gamers with inventive ideas, its all common sence nintendo gave us anolog/d-pad/rumble paks/shoulder buttons etc and every pad that exists 2day is becouse of nintendo FACT and im betting thele pull it of again and move the gaming goal posts for the future bring on the gyro bring on the inovation bring on the gaming revolution
cubeboy - 03.24.05 8:38 pm
gyro = move your wrist or forarm and thats were you go think moving your gun in fps my waving from the wrist or arm imagine party games were u wave the controls around like them sega thingys marakas that the word derrr imagine gyro per hand u reach out and press a button on screen hands reach out and grab a wheel you turn your hands guy on screen turns his hands and turns the wheel in rpgs you cast spells via a wond you wave the gyro to make spells work its not hard to work out
truth teller - 03.25.05 1:57 pm
truth teller - periods man, use periods.
SithLord - 03.25.05 5:35 pm