04-01-2006, 10:47 PM
Lee-yoshi Wrote:A screen would push the cost of the console up far too much, plus the fact... it sucks! Everyone buys consoles, so they can play them on BIG screens, especially lengthy games like Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong... hmm, just about every game Nintendo makes!Also the sound would be pretty lame... infact if they put a screen on it, i would reconsider buying one, and so would just about everyone else. It'd be too big for a handheld, but too small for a home console, and doesn't fit anywhere. And don't start with the "Therefore Nintendo are making their own market like they said they would" crap, because its just crap... ooohh if i see a screen, ill scream!
IMO, the new innovative extra the Nintendo Revolution will come with is much more likely to be an in-built microwave, perfect for those long cut-scenes where you need food quickly, but you can't pause the scenes!
No, Lee, the term I'd use for even suggesting this theory is 'retarded'? Yeah, that's what I was going for......To suggest that you'd take YOUR CONSOLE out of your home just to play it outside is ludicrous to the extreme. I think Nintendo is just bs'ing us. I think they're going full-on-online this time around. Remember the sales overall they lost when they told consumers they were NOT going online with the Gamecube? They were quickly second in the market when the Gamecube came out.....when that statement arose, they dropped like a rock. We already know SSB is coming online ready out of the box, for that to happen at launch, that means the servers will already be up. For it to come online out of the box, that means it has to have some form of integrated setup. FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, Nintendo is spending a lot of money in cost and development. Also, the size of the Revolution is suspicious. Mem cards are going to be a need, but just like Blue Burst perhaps, if infact, the Revolution is going to be integrated with online (If I'm wrong, I'll woefully admit it.) like I'm sure it will be, then memory could be stored server side. And since costs on the console it self is staying relatively low. (I've seen estimates saying as low as 100$, though, I'm going the 200-250$ range.) That could mean mid-high monthly costs. Yes, I know what you're going to say, 'They said we could download games for free.' Yeah, you will. NINTENDO GAMES......that will be all. Sega will be charging for sure. And any next gen game that comes out on the Rev will too, mark my words on it.