Nintendo/Revolution Press Conference

BreakABone · 09-20-2005, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DarrenMcLeod

I love the powerglove...it's so bad.

Anyways, there's a nice article on NextGen.biz where they interview different people in the industry for their response, and does so in a completely unbiased way (takes both the good and the bad). Very interesting:

Michel Ancel
Game Designer, Ubisoft
Creator of Rayman, BG&E and King Kong

I feel just like a child with a new toy, opening millions of new doors of possibilities. More than an improvement, this way of playing is creating a new dimension. It’s simple, when Nintendo unveils its hardware, every member of the team starts imagining crazy ideas.

Whole article: http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?op...=1084&Itemid=2

Its the same interview I linked to like 4 posts above you.

http://lostgarden.com/2005/09/ninten...-strategy.html

Here is another interesting article.. or so I've been told.

Neo · 09-26-2005, 12:56 PM

So do you guys think this is going to take off and become successful? Will 3rd parties flock to design games around this controller?

Consider the recent trend of releasing a game on multiple consoles in order to increase your profits. Why would a company develop a game that can never be ported to another system? Companies may show interest in it now but when all is said and done will they actually make games for it?

I suppose that at least some of the games could be complete games in their own right in that they are not designed around the use of a specific controller. An FPS with a wand may also work fine with a standard controller.

I see many companies playing the waiting game to see if Nintendo can actually make successful games for the Revolution. Once they realize what is possible they may be willing to give it a go.

DarrenMcLeod · 09-26-2005, 02:55 PM

Cube didn't get much 3rd party stuff to begin with. There's the extra "shell" for ported games.

I think it'll be alright.

GameMaster · 09-26-2005, 03:15 PM

There's not going to be any problems. There's a simple law of business that everyone knows and that's that people love to buy new, unheard of products. Develeopers will swarm around this device because they know it's going to be raking in piles of cash. Only a loser company wouldn't make it their first priority to make games Revolution compatible. And to those companies, I offer a big giant laugh followed by an "in your face".

Dyne · 09-26-2005, 04:20 PM

At first I thought it would end up in the category of Gamecube/GBA compatibility - A few good games from famous franchises - but in the end not that much of a profitable run.

But now that they're starting this innovation from the get-go, I think it'll be like the Dreamcast. Except successful. Nintendo has the money to back this thing up whereas Sega didn't really, for the Dreamcast.

PS3 and Xbox 360 better be afraid. They're in the same class. There's going to be the Revolution, and the others.

Such is a revolution.

Neo · 09-26-2005, 05:36 PM

I'm hoping the controller will be like the iPod... the latest gadget that everyone MUST own.

GameMaster · 09-26-2005, 05:40 PM

The Revolution controller will become a common item, seen in subways on the way to work, in the backback of a young student persuing high education at his university, and even around the necks of older folks at the local swim club. Video games will be mainstreamed into everyday life. Wives will cut the family's dinner vegetables with a Revolution, dentists will clean their client's teeth with a Revolution, and local firemen will exstinguish a fire with the aid of a Revolution.