yeah its been hush hush for about a year now regarding the 'revolution', revolution by name, highly doubtful by nature.
I have heard by extremely reliable sources, that this will be the first Nintendo console without a d-pad (which they invented btw), and without an "A" "B" button layout.
Let me take a looksee at the article.
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paradigm shift |
wow people actually use that outside of lectures.
The rumours regarding:
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seem to be substantiated by the fact theres definitely no d-pad and no AB layout.
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He added that his company will also attempt to avoid competing in the next-gen console market. |
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"Similar to the relationship that the DS has with the PSP, we won't fight over the same share of the pie with another company. We have no intention of fighting over shares of the market in a way that will shrink it. For us, success will depend on whether we can call back people that have stopped playing games, and whether we can also bring in a new base of customers. That way, our share [of the market] will increase since the market will grow bigger," Iwata said. |
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"In the past, the video game industry grew on high-quality graphics and data volume," Iwata said. "We decided to move into a different direction, since we believe that those days have ended. But by watching the PSP, we see that there are also people that have different thoughts from us. But it's up to the consumers to make the judgment, and it'll also be good if we can expand the market size by bringing out our best points." |
That's pretty cool that not just the odd people are thinking that, I've been reading a lot of articles about the death of graphics, particularly in PC Gamer.
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Iwata also commented briefly on Nintendo's entrance into the movie market, hinting that although the company is strongly considering the move, it isn't completely sure if it will be going into the business just yet. |
Just a note, Nintendo didn't make Super Mario Bros The Movie, don't take the cyanide just yet.
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"We're strongly considering the matter. I've been in contact with the script writers, directors, and the production companies. We're looking into the potentials between movies and video games. But if we decide to really go into the movie business, it will be around summer of 2006 at the earliest." |
Please for the love of God don't be Paul Anderson!