A Few Gamecube 2 Details

[GameKinG]

GameCube Successor in Development

Nintendo collaborates with NEC.

Bloomberg is reporting that Nintendo is planning to collaborate with electronics giant NEC on the creation of the GameCube's next-generation hardware successor. The home console, which sources have indicated could debut in 2005 against Sony's PlayStation 3, is still without an official title or codename.

NEC previously supplied the graphics chip for Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo's GameCube, and has recently invested 40 billion yen into the creation of a new production factory in Kumamoto, Japan.

NEC is working on developing a system LSI that would serve as the core of the new game console.

The continued Nintendo alliance with NEC comes in response to Sony and Toshiba's stronghold on the videogame market, according to Bloomberg.


Yes, ArtX etc. made the chip, but NEC did actual production. I think they will have more involvement in other areas of cube2 this time./\

[Angrist]

Nice. But that's 3 years away.

[Dyne]

YAY!

Of course, let's hope the Xbox 2 doesn't sell like PS2.... and Playstation 3 doesn't sell like it's predecessor has.. or else Nintendo 5 won't sell well. ;_;

Well, at least it's better than that "I-MASHINE!" crap.

well i think that it will be good but wont beat sony

thats just what i think

[Crono]

Cool, I guess. Although you shouldn't be concerned about it now.

[Jason1]

I dont even want to think about a succesor to Gamecube. Im just looking forward to 3+ more good years of Gamecube Gaming. Screw everything else(at this time)

[Dyne]

It's kind of sad really, I mean, I was looking forward to Project Dolphin a lot because I thought it would kill the new Playstation. Now look, PS2 has completely owned everyone.

The only thing to look forward to, really, is ways of killing off that damn empire and gain back the hearts of many. But, nah, I'd rather think of how Zelda will play like.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally posted by Dyne
It's kind of sad really, I mean, I was looking forward to Project Dolphin a lot because I thought it would kill the new Playstation. Now look, PS2 has completely owned everyone.

The only thing to look forward to, really, is ways of killing off that damn empire and gain back the hearts of many. But, nah, I'd rather think of how Zelda will play like.

you make it seem like Sony is evil and steals children...

why not try the Playstation brand? own all 3 consoles, and hold little bias towards gaming companies?

LIVE IN YOUR WORLD_PLAY IN OURS

[Jonbo298]

I think this time around Nintendo should release the Next Gen console around the same time the "PS3" comes out. This gen kind of screwed both M$ and Nintendo up by waiting over a year to release theirs. meh

[Dyne]

Originally posted by Perfect Stu
you make it seem like Sony is evil and steals children...

why not try the Playstation brand? own all 3 consoles, and hold little bias towards gaming companies?

LIVE IN YOUR WORLD_PLAY IN OURS

Ok, I do like PS2 a little less. Why? I'll number them for you.

1. Stealing Nintendo Sales. Most people I know still own a Nintendo console, but not a Gamecube. They really do love Nintendo, but won't buy the gamecube, because they'd rather get the ps2 and not wait. And look, they have no money to buy a gamecube anyways. Now, I can't say this for all PS2 owners obviously, but you get the point. If Nintendo grabs more sales, more people will be able to enjoy their games. Nintendo will then boost the amount of quality 1st and 2nd party titles because they actually have very decent FUNDS, and I'll be really happy because I enjoy Nintendo games more than anything. I cringe when I see a playstation ad, because they just don't need anymore sales. They're monopolizing the market.

2. Most PS2 fans are discriminatory to individuals who don't show much appretiation as they do for the PS2. *looks at Stu*

3. I honestly couldn't sit down and waste a night with friends on a PS2. Not even close compared to what I could do on the GCN or Xbox. With Xbox and GCN, in fact, I would play for more than a day.

4. Nintendo 3rd party would suck ASS. Shiggy knows how to work a Nintendo console, but I don't think he'd be able to do anything as well on another company's console.

I could seriously swear I'm the only one who owns a PS2 and doesn't like it as much as the other consoles. Who cares? I just want to see my favourite company do the best.

[Jonbo298]

Originally posted by Dyne
2. Most PS2 fans are discriminatory to individuals who don't show much appretiation as they do for the PS2. *looks at Stu*

That one is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO true when I'm around my PS2 loving friends. Even at school I get dissed if I say something bad about PS2 to almost every "person" in that damn building. tsk tsk tsk:

[GameMaster]

Like Jason said, screw the future consoles. Gamecube is only a year old! Mind if we have some time to enjoy Gamecube first, Nintendo?

[Mr.Nobody]

I hope Nintendo's next gen system comes after the X-box 2 and PS3.

That way we get the best graphics(And more people will want it beacause it's newer),and a lot of games for the Gamecube.

Maybe the next Nintendo system would be backwards compatible(One could only hope)

[GameKinG]

I dont think they will wait a year, maybe a month...

Dyne I'm with you man, I have a PS2 and a GameCube, and before I got Metroid, I would have said PS2 is better. Now though I definitely prefer Cube to my PS2, which I still like a great deal, but with Zelda coming soon, if I had to pick just one it would definitely be Cube. Hopefully, if it is only going to be 3 years until the release of the next Console, Nintendo will develop the next Zelda to be the launch title and release the system as close to PS3/XBOX2 as possible. This would make the initial sales of the system much much better than they were with the Gamecube... well in my opinion anyway.