Nintendo Revolution...

I heard a rumor somewhere that the controller is going to be touch-screen of some sort where you customize the buttons to your taste. This sort of goes along with what they've been hinting at with the downloadable functionality.

I'm not going to be satisfied with the downloading capability unless they offer at least a LOT of the games for the older consoles. I don't really give a damn about the N64 for the most part, but SNES and NES games are super fucking collectible. I've started working on my SNES collection again through ebay recently.

I thought it was supposed to be ALL previous nintendo games.

Ya, that's what I thought, but some guy they interviewed on G4TV from Nintendo said that they would have many favorites available for download. If it was going to be all, he would have said "ALL!!! ALL!!"

I've also heard that it's any game that has been on a nintendo system.

I have a Gamecube, last time I played it was months ago. It's a waste of space. I've got Metroid Prime, SSBM, and Super Mario Sunshine, and none of them are entertaining. SSBM was fun for about an hour, Super Mario Sunshine was a few hours. Metroid Prime is the only one of the three that I actually played more than a day, and I beat it and no longer have any urge to play it again.

Forgot to state my point. My point is, I'm not the only person that feels this way about the Gamecube, so I'm hoping Nintendo was smart about this new system. It seems like they have done a good job but until I know a few things I'm not sold on it either.

King, the exact same thing can be said about the PS2, or the XBox. I barely use my PS2. Aside from my recent binge with the Ratchet games, I haven't played the thing in months. There are also many people who share this same sentiment. Does that mean Sony shoould completely alter their gameplan simply to appease people like me? No. That's retarded, and it's retarded to expect Nintendo to do the same for you.

If the GCN isn't for you, that's fine. The XBox isn't for me, but you don't hear me howling at Microsoft to completely alter the soul of their business acumen, do you? You've grown out of Nintendo. Don't expect them to follow you.

Well guys here it is! Wanana!

What in gods name is that??!

It looks like some kind of...cheap, plastic prototype...

Why the fuck is there an eject button?

King, the exact same thing can be said about the PS2, or the XBox. I barely use my PS2. Aside from my recent binge with the Ratchet games, I haven't played the thing in months. There are also many people who share this same sentiment. Does that mean Sony shoould completely alter their gameplan simply to appease people like me? No. That's retarded, and it's retarded to expect Nintendo to do the same for you. If the GCN isn't for you, that's fine. The XBox isn't for me, but you don't hear me howling at Microsoft to completely alter the soul of their business acumen, do you? You've grown out of Nintendo. Don't expect them to follow you.

But the fact is, people don't normally say those things about the PS2 or Xbox. Nintendo has changed a lot since the SNES. It looks like they have a pretty good chance of winning me back with the new console.

In response to everyone's confusion over that pic, that's not the Revolution. Are you people retarded?

To King, honestly, Nintendo hasn't changed almost at all. That's the problem. Until recently, they haven't done anything to try and remove themselves from their tried-and-true business model, and it has caused the company a lot of damage as a result.

Only now are they realizing the true importance of strong 3rd-party support, online support and a more modern image. I personally love my Gamecube, but I'd be lying through my teeth if I didn't say it looked like a Fisher Price toy. The Revolution is Nintendo's answer to demand for a more modern appeal, and the design of the hardware itself really shows this. Not to mention the fact that it's fully wireless, online enabled right out of the box, backwards compatible with nearly every Nintendo console in history, and loaded with one or two more big features that constitute the theorized "revolutionary" aspect of the system. I'm more excited for this console than I have been for anything for quite some time, and I'd expect that anyone with love for Nintendo would be as well.