HowStuffWorks.com have an article prognosticating on what the mysterious Nintendo Revolution will be like when it's released, along with mock-up images (right).Very few details have surfaced about the new machine, but the article points to an interesting quote by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata:
Games already pretty much have reached the point of photo-realism. Working on more intense graphics is not the only path we can take anymore. Simply relying on the sheer horsepower of the machine will not bring the industry a bright future.
From the sound of that, Nintendo have decided that high-end specs and graphics have just about gone as far as they'll go, and a new "revolution" is required.HowStuffWorks cites a source in Nintendo as saying that the use of new technology the company have filed patents for will provide a gaming experience not seen before.
Along with touch-screen control, voice recognition and wireless connectivity, two new innovations are expected: a motion-sensitive controller that will respond to rubbing along with the traditional clickable buttons, and "fixation points" - a feature that will be invisible to players in general, but is aimed at reducing the clutter in the players field of view to create a simpler visual experience.
These sound interesting, but Nintendo will have to have more features than that up their sleeves if they expect the console to live up to its name, and be on a par with the competing PlayStation 3 and XBox 2/360/Xenon. The PS3 will have the "supercomputer" Cell chip onboard, while the rumoured specs for Microsoft's machine are also very impressive.
More definite details of the Revolution in one form or another are expected to be revealed at the E3 Expo in May.
More info:
Revolution vs. PlayStation
Satoru Iwata keynote speech audio from the 2005 Game Developers Conference
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