New Interview - Blunders ahoy

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Ok..I can deal with slightly lesser looking graphics. People on PS2/PS1 did even with the new offerings. But still no high def support? This puts a nail in the fact when I get a high def TV in the next 6-9 months, once all 3 consoles are out, I want my games looking crisp on my TV, not "normal". So if a game I want has nothing better to offer over PS3/Xbox 360, I'm getting the high def version, sorry Nintendo. Your going to regret saying that.

As was explained elsewhere in this forum (somewhere...), it's not as simple as "HDTV = better." The problem with the PS3 and Xbox 360 is they require developers to put everything into high definition even if the player's TV can't receive HD. For people without HDTV sets, this makes no difference at all. In fact, it can make games look worse compared to the Revolution because the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will have lower polygon counts and fewer effects in order to support a higher resolution that the player can't see anyway.

Now if you do have an HDTV set, that's a tougher comparison to make. However, having read the actual interview, I can tell you that Nintendo plans to make 480p the standard on the Revolution. It's no 1080i, but it's not a step backwards.

This is the same as requiring people who wanted to use headphones for the GBA SP that they have to buy an attachment. How does it cost too much to just put a damn ethernet port on the console. I can walk into an electronics store and buy a cheap ass ethernet card for UNDER $10 if not cheaper. Horrible idea to do this in all honesty.

I don't think so. He has a point. My living room is two floors down from where my net connection is. It's just easier for me to connect wirelessly since I do have a hub. Nintendo is betting that more and more people will be using wireless routers in their homes instead of snaking long ethernet cables everywhere.

I dont mean to sound like a big critic but I tried to stay positive with Nintendo and Gamecube but with the many blunders they pulled, I feel its going to be the same thing all over again. 3rd parties wont care to port it to Rev and Nintendo will either bow out of the console hardware business and stick to handhelds, try to say all is well and not worry or go 3rd party for consoles only.

I think that Nintendo has decided that trying to compete by copying Sony and Microsoft is a dead end. Let's face facts. Even if Nintendo had produced, let's say, a Halo killer for the GameCube, it would have sold terribly. Nintendo's audience just isn't interested in that kind of thing. It's not really Nintendo's fault that lots of third party games sold poorly on the GameCube. Sure, some of them were inferior ports, but even if they were almost on par with the Xbox version, they didn't sell as well as the PS2 version. Nintendo can try to get third parties to port their identical games to their system all they want, but it's a losing battle. So instead, they'll just try something different (presumably that's what the Revolution is all about). I don't know if it will work, but I think it's better than trying to offer lots of cash incentives for games that people won't buy.

And if you don't like that, get an Xbox 360 or a PS3. I think Nintendo is betting that their games will be interesting and different enough that you will give the Revolution a try as a secondary system or that they will attract enough new gamers that it won't matter. Not everybody in the world is an 18-30 year old male, you know.

P.S. It's nice that Iwata is saying the Revolution controller will be able to play all standard layouts. I guess the controller won't have fewer buttons or analogue sticks after all.