Revolutions secret has already been given away by Reggie, and putting together a few clues from Iwata reveals exactly what the 'Revolution' is:
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1. Iwata emphasizes 'low power' consumption.
2. Revolution is 'all wireless'
3. Revolution is small
4. Revolution is designed to be cost-efficient
4. Squeenix prez. says that Nintendo has come up with an architecture that is 'not quite a portable, not quite a console, but the best of both worlds'.... or something like that.
5. Reggie says that the Revolution controller would give away what the console is all about....
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What these clues indicate is that Revolution is a console/portable hybrid, the Rev. controller will be essentially a PSP level portable which has all its processing chipset in the revolution console itself, essentially a controller with a high quality screen. When you are not playing the rev. at home, you just pack it in your backpack or something and head out.
The revolution will transmit video data to its controller screen wirelessly and you will be able to play GC, N64, SNES, NES and Rev. games on the go. Since the rev. will be small and in your backpack no one will be able to tell that you are using a console to play games on the go. The low power consumption will probably mean that the rev. will be running on some sort of battery. And if you're in a hotspot you can play GC quality or better games online on the go.
Essentially with this scenerio Nintendo does not have to shrink down the GC chipset to fit into a portable, they get to leverage their portable experience and you get a console that you can play at home or outside. If you have friends coming over you probably won't even need a TV, as long as you both have your controllers the Rev. console will transmit to the screens of both. This may be a reason that Nintendo is aiming to make the console as cheap as possible, since a large part of the cost is going into controller manufacturing, and one will probably be packed in with each Revolution console.
Of course, this is my own speculation, but putting together all the clues I really don't see the Revolution being anything else.
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1. Iwata emphasizes 'low power' consumption.
2. Revolution is 'all wireless'
3. Revolution is small
4. Revolution is designed to be cost-efficient
4. Squeenix prez. says that Nintendo has come up with an architecture that is 'not quite a portable, not quite a console, but the best of both worlds'.... or something like that.
5. Reggie says that the Revolution controller would give away what the console is all about....
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What these clues indicate is that Revolution is a console/portable hybrid, the Rev. controller will be essentially a PSP level portable which has all its processing chipset in the revolution console itself, essentially a controller with a high quality screen. When you are not playing the rev. at home, you just pack it in your backpack or something and head out.
The revolution will transmit video data to its controller screen wirelessly and you will be able to play GC, N64, SNES, NES and Rev. games on the go. Since the rev. will be small and in your backpack no one will be able to tell that you are using a console to play games on the go. The low power consumption will probably mean that the rev. will be running on some sort of battery. And if you're in a hotspot you can play GC quality or better games online on the go.
Essentially with this scenerio Nintendo does not have to shrink down the GC chipset to fit into a portable, they get to leverage their portable experience and you get a console that you can play at home or outside. If you have friends coming over you probably won't even need a TV, as long as you both have your controllers the Rev. console will transmit to the screens of both. This may be a reason that Nintendo is aiming to make the console as cheap as possible, since a large part of the cost is going into controller manufacturing, and one will probably be packed in with each Revolution console.
Of course, this is my own speculation, but putting together all the clues I really don't see the Revolution being anything else.
