all in all i really didn't read but i think the screen shots would be a great trip lol
This entire week and throughout the month of April, game publishers have been sending selected media on a whirlwind tour of Pre-E3 events. While just about everyone is holding back on a majority of the high profile products, we've spoken with several publishers and developers about Revolution product, and it has us looking at Nintendo's upcoming console is a slightly different light.
Ever since the unique controller design was unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show last September, we'd be lying if we said everyone around the GameDaily offices had been enthusiastically awaiting the new, "mainstream" Revolution. However, after talking to some important people and shaping up our own version of the Revolution launch, we've come up with a scenario for Nintendo returning to the top.
Nintendo has two huge things going for it when we're talking Revolution. First and foremost the company has the download service that will allow Revolution owners to download classic Nintendo, Sega and Hudson (Turbo Grafx-16) titles from the vast history of games that all three companies bring to the table. In addition, more partners are likely to be uncovered as we draw closer to the Revolution launch later this year.
Not only does the download service give Nintendo something to compete directly with Xbox Live Arcade, but it also has the nostalgic feel from the millions of people who grew up with Mario and his crew on the original Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo, as well as the Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System and TurboGrafx-16. Toss in the ability to play GameCube titles right out of the box and you've got a heavy duty lineup of classic and modern titles that will appeal to a very large number of gamers old and new.
In Japan alone, this should cause quite a competition for the number one console next generation. Looking at the success of the classic series of titles Nintendo released for the Game Boy Advance over the last few years, it's no secret that the Japan love old school Mario, and old school Nintendo in general. While the download service will be big in the US and Europe, if the Revolution heats up in Japan, Japanese developers will hop on board to develop some big time titles for the Revolution that will ship across the world. The downfall of the Nintendo 64 and GameCube was mainly due to the lack of third party support for each console after the primary launch period and first year. If this drought of third party titles had never happened, Nintendo could still be number one, so it's not out of the question to see the Revolution fighting for the top spot if the console does well in Japan. http://www.gamedaily.com/features/?id=991&rp=51