Ok I got this from another guys... but I completely agree with his points.
"The $300 System
1.) Nintendo Next-Gen will be the first Nintendo machine to launch at $300. This will allow for a faster chipset. Early adopters have proven they'll pay this price as long as there's extra features, and the kids/entry gamers aren't interested until you hit $99 or $130 usually.
NEC Supercomputer Designs
2.) NEC might possibly design the entire chipset. It might be based around NEC's supercomputer designs (the CRAY supercomputers). Like the N64 had a scaled down SGI chipset, so might the case be with Nintendo Next-Gen. It will be manufactured of course in the new factories that NEC recently built primarily for GameCube production.
Panasonic
3.) Panasonic/Matsu****a will be more involved next time out. I expect the system to have DVD playback, GCN backwards compatibility, Dolby Digital/DTS sound, removable memory module, etc. No Blu-Ray format though. Too expensive (takes away $$$ that could've been spent on the chipset, RAM, etc.). Probably a propietary full-sized DVD format.
NEC has already designed a new kind of DVD format that stores much more information, but only requires minor modifications to the regular DVD drive manufacturing process. Nintendo will have to embrace networking next time around too, Panasonic has big plans in that area. A good partnership awaits.
Wireless with Rumble
4.) Completely wireless controllers with rumble. No batteries. Like the GBA SP they'll use the lithium-ion rechargable battery.
Another bonus in doing that ... each controller would come with a wire to hook up to the Nintendo Next-Gen machine for recharging purposes anyway. As a secondary function, if your battery power was getting too low and you don't have the time to recharge, simply take the recharge wire, plug it into the Nintendo Next-Gen machine and you can use power from the system to keep your controller going.
Just like how people plug their cell-phones into their power outlets in their cars to save their battery power while driving and using their phone.
We're hip... we're with it.... Yamauchi does the Macarena
5.) A hipper design. GBA SP is designed moreso for adults. Nintendo Next-Gen likely will be too. No purple lunchbox this time around.
Shigs needs more help
6.) Miyamoto states that Nintendo doesn't have the internal dev resources to pump out all the games they need (sequels, original content, etc.). Hence the partnerships with Capcom, Sega, and Namco.
Look for Nintendo to make an investment in one of these companies. It will be vital that they have enough content for their new machine for a late 2005 launch this time around, they can't afford to launch 1 1/2 years after PS3 again as Iwata stated ... especailly with Pikmin and Luigi's Mansion as their lead titles. You need a lot more to impress people these days."
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