I mean look at the little fella? He's as senile as they come.

Anyone who knows Nintendo knows the former President, Hiroshi Yamauchi... he's the guy that scares the crap out of everyone and is senile as the Mad Hatter.

Here's some real quotes:
"I have been saying this for some time, but customers are not interested in grand games with higher-quality graphics and sound and epic stories,"-Hiroshi Yamauchi
"The essence of game design is to develop new types of fun, to constantly strive to raise the bar of perfection. Despite this, software companies keep on making IIs, IIIs, even VIIs, VIIIs and IXs. "-Hiroshi Yamauchi

He has in the past really run his mouth off at the competition, the fact that nintendo weren't market leaders anymore don't bother him

The PSP is probably the worst concept for a handheld device I've ever seen. And I should know, I released the Virtual Boy

The mystery surrounding Nintendo's upcoming successor to GameCube, the Nintendo Revolution, has drawn a fair amount of interest from gamers and the public at large. In a recent interview with John Romero, conducted by GameDaily.com, the game maker praised Nintendo's stance on revolutionizing the future of video games. Below, a partial transcript of the interview.

GD: Lastly, what are some of the changes that gamers will see over the next couple of years with the launches of new consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo?

JR: Expect a ton of graphics of high quality. I don't see any revolutions in game design on the XBOX2 and PS3, but we'll see something interesting on the Nintendo Revolution and the Nintendo DS is already doing some cool stuff with the dual screens. I truly respect Nintendo's forward thinking.

Stay tuned for more info on the Nintendo Revolution.

Speculation on the upcoming successor for the GameCube, the Nintendo Revolution, has increased dramatically as of late. Rumblings came from the biggest online websites to the smallest of personal blogs, and everywhere in between. Nintendo has refused to comment on any of it. The secrecy shouldn't surprise anyone. Nintendo has always been notorious for remaining tight-lipped on every aspect pertaining to research and development of upcoming products. That's not saying everything stays hidden. Just ask the folks over at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. They grant public access to everything filed at its office, including patents concerning the Nintendo DS, GameCube and, yes, the Nintendo Revolution.

One such patent, originally filed by Nintendo Co., Ltd. (NCL) on July 21, 2004, received an update earlier today. Upon inspection, the patent describes a "game system" and "game program" capable of providing a substantially improved view of the action by employing new technologies. These technologies, which by admission are somewhat difficult to decipher given the nature of the document, sound like something altogether different from what we've seen in any game system thus far. Take, for example, one of the main objectives of these technologies: to prevent a fixation point from frequently moving.

A fixation point is whatever a gamer stares at most of the time when playing a game. Thing is, most games feature several of these fixation points, so developers have needed to devise methods of including every object on screen at all times. When this wasn't possible, the display needed to shift and prioritize objects according to the action. Developers accomplished this by zooming the image up or down, to help gamers re-focus their attention. Just look at any number of sports games. The camera invariably follows the soccer ball, baseball or football. The document argues that the constant change in perspective makes playing games tougher than it should.

The patent describes a technology that would prevent a fixation point from moving and prevent the display area from changing in size. Regardless of where a player sits, he (or she) would command a deep view of the happenings on screen. This would also carry over into multiplayer gaming, where multiple players would normally require multiple fixation points. The new set of technologies would eliminate the strain associated with split-screen gaming. In summary, this would all make for excellent game sessions thanks to unparalleled view of the display. Changing the way a gamer watches the action unfold on-screen would be pretty revolutionary, but again, it's to early to tell what precisly the patent is refering to.


Kinda looks like three mini-Links

We honestly don't know whether this information pertains to the Revolution, GameCube or even the next iteration of GameBoy. Regardless, it sounds mighty interesting. It serves to note that certain things in the document lead us to believe the described technologies aren't talking about a portable game device. Still, we can't be sure. The patent may in fact describe a piece of what Nintendo hopes will make the Revolution revolutionary. It certainly sounds that way, in any case. The new display technologies may also work in tandem with a peripheral that tracks players' movements. Of course, it could also be describing an already-released multiplayer game, such as The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, which used a robust engine to help players keep track of the action.

Hell, there's really no way to know. At this point, Nintendo has left us little choice but to consider everything. And we have. We've spent countless hours speculating everything from a new PowerGlove to Full Body VR suits. Fully interactive holograms? Sign us up! Gyroscopic controllers? We're there. To be honest, pondering the capabilities of an upcoming game system is half of the fun of being a gamer. Only in the case of Nintendo, the wait is usually far tougher. But we'll keep waiting. And we'll take whatever morsel comes our way. Just as long as it's not another pseudo-sentient robot buddy...

This thread is funny as fuck boys, keep it up eh?

Yamauchi Leaves Nintendo
Nintendo's ex-president steps down after three years.
by Juan Castro

April 28, 2005 - Nintendo's former president Hiroshi Yamauchi will leave the board of directors after a shareholder meeting on June 29, three years after he stepped down as company president. Yamauchi joined Nintendo in 1949, back when the company produced playing cards. During his 52 years as president, he transformed Nintendo from a humble playing cards manufacture into one of the leading electronic entertainment companies in the world.

Yamauchi will leave the board of directors due to his age, according to Nintendo representatives, and due to the fact Nintendo business operations have stabilized since his departure as president. Yamauchi yields authority in Nintendo operations, but will still act as an advisor. He'll also hold on to his stake in the company, which totals 10 percent of Nintendo's stock. Deciding his pension would be best used by Nintendo, Yamauchi declined to accept his retirement funds, reported to be around $9 million to $14 million.