IGN Revolution channel open

[Teuthida]

http://revolution.ign.com

Just incase you didn't know.


Revolution Tech Details

To be honest, it's not much more powerful than an Xbox. It's like a souped up Xbox.

Game List
Animal Crossing Revolution Nintendo 2007
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Revolution Square Enix TBA
Kid Icarus Revolution TBA TBA
Killing Day TBA 2006
King Kong Ubisoft France 2006
Legend of Zelda Revolution Nintendo 2007
Mario Revolution Nintendo 2006
Metroid Prime 3 Retro Studios TBA
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Eurocom 2006
Super Smash Bros. Revolution Nintendo TBA
The Darkness Starbreeze AB TBA
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 4

[Jason1]

Yea. I still wonder about those specs. I mean, who knows. Seems theyre going by pure speculation at this point. And there is still no word on what the GPU will be like.

[Dark Samurai]

I'm liking the header... looking just shazzy!

[DarkMaster]

Minus the "Revolution" at the top, it is exactly the same as the PS2 page. Pretty meh if I do say so.

[Jonbo298]

Well, a first for IGN it seems on giving the channel but could they honestly blame them for having to do so?

But after reading the spec's, I think I'll at least have a Rev and PS3. Rev for the unique/fun games and PS3 for the "OMGWTFPWNZR GRAFFIX AND GAMES"

[GameMaster]

Nintendo's machine will simply not deliver the same graphic horsepower as its competitors. Revolution is all about the controller and what it can do for gameplay experiences.

*feels disappointed*

I can't help it, part of the excitement of next generation consoles for me has always been improved graphics. A souped up Xbox would have nice graphics but they won't be as impressive as PS3 and Xbox 360 graphics. Still intrigued with the gameply though. Who knows, maybe the control scheme and gameplay will be so innovative and interesting that I won't mind played-down graphics.

[Neo]

About f'ing time.

[Dyne]

Animal Crosssssssssssssssing

[Professor S]

I'm still very hesitant about the controller. To me, the now traditional D-pad set-up is ideal. It helps create a seamless bond between the gamer and the game. In my mind, if you have to think about the controller functionality after 30 minutes of gameplay, the game has failed you in a way.

I'll have to wait and see how it pans out. Maybe the new Nintendo controller will be the wave of the future... but it looks more like it will be doomed to follow the Virtual Boy. I do honestly hope I'm wrong, and th new controller is simply brilliant, but this new strategy by Nintendo for consoles just confounds me.

[Crash]

To be honest, it's not much more powerful than an Xbox. It's like a souped up Xbox.

So it will be about as powerful as Xbox 360 eh?

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Crash

So it will be about as powerful as Xbox 360 eh?

My take on that comment is that end generation Revolution games might look like first generation 360 games.

But I've got an open mind, and I'm not really worried about it. As of right now I'll be getting a Revolution to compliment a 360 or PS3. That might change, but right now it's really getting to be a lot clearer to me what Nintendo's trying to do and it really could work - I'm sold on it at this point. But they've gotta convince the general public of that because without support for the idea it's going to die prematurely.

[Jonbo298]

It wouldnt surprise me if Ninty launches Rev at $150 or so considering the guts of the machine wont be that much higher hten current ones and with how cheap hardware can get in 5 years, who knows...

[Crash]

naw, they'll launch at $199 or $250

They don't wanna be in that "It's-cheap-because-its-crap" category.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Crash

naw, they'll launch at $199 or $250

They don't wanna be in that "It's-cheap-because-its-crap" category.

I really don't think Nintendo will go higher than $200 on a standard package. But at the same time, Nintendo's never been in the business of losing money on hardware like Microsoft has been - they'll charge what they need to charge and lower the price when they can.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled a Microsoft with a Nintendo Download & Play package that was slightly more expensive with a point card for downloading old Nintendo Games and extra goodies. Maybe a $200 base, $250 Special Edition?

[Canyarion]

Excellent idea Mariolover. I can imagine paying $50 extra, just to be able to download the toppers that I want.

Not that I don't have them already, but sometimes it can be hard to play on broken consolers/controllers.