WTF? N64 Player for GameCube?

How people vote probably means nothing. It's the fact that the poll even exists that's interesting. Whatever decision they make, the poll probably won't be given much weight. It's probably so if they do decide to make it, they can wave this poll in the press release and claim that they listen to their loyal customers. If they decide not to make the N64 player, they can just sorta pretend the poll never existed.
 
snapty00 said:
How people vote probably means nothing. It's the fact that the poll even exists that's interesting. Whatever decision they make, the poll probably won't be given much weight. It's probably so if they do decide to make it, they can wave this poll in the press release and claim that they listen to their loyal customers. If they decide not to make the N64 player, they can just sorta pretend the poll never existed.
But what if most people in the poll vote that they wouldn't buy an N64 player? If Nintendo then opted not to make it, fearing a lack of interest, that would mean that the voters in the poll actually did have an effect on the company. Similarly, if they do decide to make it, wouldn't it be possible that positive results from the poll -- which would tell Nintendo that there was a market for the device -- had a hand in that decision?
 
human5892 said:
But what if most people in the poll vote that they wouldn't buy an N64 player? If Nintendo then opted not to make it, fearing a lack of interest, that would mean that the voters in the poll actually did have an effect on the company. Similarly, if they do decide to make it, wouldn't it be possible that positive results from the poll -- which would tell Nintendo that there was a market for the device -- had a hand in that decision?
I really don't think so. I think Nintendo primarily already has its mind made up.

And after all, even if 60% of people said they weren't interested, Nintendo could just say it's catering to that 40%, effectively a victory for the minority.

It's going to be a win-win situation for Nintendo either way.
 
I would buy it just to use the wavebird with my N64 games. The only reason I hardly ever play my non-GC consoles anymore is that I don't want to deal with wires. My cube would be freakishly tall, though.
 
snapty00 said:
And after all, even if 60% of people said they weren't interested, Nintendo could just say it's catering to that 40%, effectively a victory for the minority.
Well, I was more thinking of a scenario where the split was 80-20 in favor of people either not wanting the device outright, or not willing to pay the price point Nintendo was thinking of. With only 20% of the respondants likely to buy, I would think that would make Nintendo think twice about releasing due to low sales.

Of course, if you mean that Nintendo has already R&Ded the player and maybe even has it being manfactured, then I do agree that they might as well release it regardless of the poll. :)
 
My Gamecube is already a monster...

-Purple Gamecube
-Black GB Player
-Green Pokemon Cartridge in GB Player
-Wireless Adaptor also on GB Player
-2 Memory Cards (1 Animal Crossing)
-Wavebird adaptor always in slot 1
-GCN to GB Cord always in slot 2
-Gameboy Advance Horizontal (import Suicune Edition) always attached to GCN to GB cord

An N64 Player would make a good addition!
 
Prospero said:
If the N64 player has some sort of anti-blurriness filter so that the images seem crisper--sold.

I was about to say that too, but since Nintendo didn't put anything like that into the GBA player I don't see them putting it into this thing. But they should if they're going to sell it for $40-$60.

$60 without a filter would be a crime.
 
Deku Tree said:
I was about to say that too, but since Nintendo didn't put anything like that into the GBA player I don't see them putting it into this thing. But they should if they're going to sell it for $40-$60.

$60 without a filter would be a crime.
That would be cool if the device they were using was just an extension of the emulator used to run OoT and Majora's Mask on the GC, since both of those games ran in high-res and looked much better because of it. Maybe that would even be easier than physically replicating the N64's hardware?

Of course, Majora's Mask also ran like crap in the framerate department, so I'd hope they would clean it up at least a little...
 
Mrbob said:
Uhh if Nintendo offers a N64 adapter for GC what is the point of the DS?

Not that the DS is already an N64 port machine (I count a staggering one so far), but a GameCube + N64 adapter isn't portable.

Not saying I'd buy one, though. I don't have an N64, never did, probably never will.
 
xsarien said:
Not that the DS is already an N64 port machine (I count a staggering one so far), but a GameCube + N64 adapter isn't portable.

Not saying I'd buy one, though. I don't have an N64, never did, probably never will.

Ridge Racer, SuperMario 64. Now you can count two.
 
I don't think they should make yet MORE hardware addons.
Give us the best software - as - well, software!

A Mario-All-Stars type compilation for a few N64 games would be hot! They should do 3 pack games like the old SEGA bundles of Streets of Rage + Sonic + whatever...
 
Mrbob said:
Uhh if Nintendo offers a N64 adapter for GC what is the point of the DS?


Yes because they've ported two whole N64 games (Super Mario and Ridge Racer) for the DS it must mean that the DS is a port machine@!W@#@!!!


Burn them!
 
FortNinety said:
I'm a master at OoT on the N64. But on the GameCube, I don't know why, but I simply can't do shit.

Maybe cause once you play Wind Waker the game feels a lot more difficult ...

Uh .. No Mercy, Goldeneye on GC? That would seem to be nice.

I rather have though, get this .... a DS player. Especially since the other screen is used mainly for maps.
 
Nintendo should come up with some kind of offer were you send in bar codes from any N64 games you own (+ a small disc fee) and then they’ll burn a custom GC disc using an N64 emu on it with your games. Such a thing would be technically possible but I’m not too sure about third party games.
 
The only thing is, I wonder how it'd look -- a GB Player-style panel to stack under the Cube (accepting the carts the same way the GB Player does), or a device that just kind of sits off to the side (accepting carts the way the N64 does)? Either one would look pretty stupid, I think...it's too bad the N64 carts aren't smaller.
 
I think I might just pick up an N64 for $20-$30. I gave my old system away a while ago, but I do sometimes itch to bust out GoldenEye or Perfect Dark from time to time.

Even if I could get an N64 player for my GameCube, I'm not sure I'd do it. The GB Player and how it adds almost two inches to the height of the GCN irks me already.
 
CVXFREAK said:
Damnit people, fuck the N64 compliations and ports.

N64 Player's where it's at since I BOUGHT THE GAMES THE FIRST TIME.

Yeah, no shit. Why in the world are people now ASKING for the kind of ports they're BITCHING about on the Game Boy Advance with the NES releases?

You people just plain suck at being consistent!
 
Dave Long said:
Yeah, no shit. Why in the world are people now ASKING for the kind of ports they're BITCHING about on the Game Boy Advance with the NES releases?

You people just plain suck at being consistent!

care to give any names?
 
I voted, and I'd pay 40 bucks for something that totally replaced my N64. There are a bunch of N64 games I'd like to play but I just can't be buggered in taking the damn system out and installing it.

And... N64 games with component cables? :-D :-D :-D
 
CVXFREAK said:
Damnit people, fuck the N64 compliations and ports.

N64 Player's where it's at since I BOUGHT THE GAMES THE FIRST TIME.

I'm fine with the ports (remakes would be even better) as long as Nintendo compliments them with a steady flow of new games. How about bring some Stafi games to the world outside Japan for a start?
 
CVXFREAK said:
They could always make the N64 Player so that it fits between the GC and GBA Player. It'd be unusually tall though.

front loading N64?

I was thinking they've have somethnig where there was an extention from the side of the system or something, and you plugged your cartridge into that, standing up.

like this:
Code:
.____
|xxxx|_
|____| |
|____|_|

with the long thing rectangle at the bottom being the N64 player, the vertical rectangle on the right being a n64 card, and the x's being the gamecube controller ports
 
Ecrofirt said:
front loading N64?

I was thinking they've have somethnig where there was an extention from the side of the system or something, and you plugged your cartridge into that, standing up.

like this:
Code:
.____
|xxxx|_
|____| |
|____|_|

with the long thing rectangle at the bottom being the N64 player, the vertical rectangle on the right being a n64 card, and the x's being the gamecube controller ports

That might block the fans on the side of the GC. If it's top loading, I'd speculate that it's in between the GBA player and the cube like this

Code:
.____
|xxxx|
|____|_
|____| |
|____|_|
 
The bottom could be like the bottom of the cube with a snap on and off plastic piece to cover up the GBA player socket. Maybe it's a bad theory.

But I find it hard to imagine that Nintendo would tell people they could only plug in either the N64 player or the GBA player and not both. Is there any real problem with a horizontal loading N64 cart anyways? I like that idea better.
 
I just figure that the N64 carts wouldn't work well as side loading because they're smooth. Maybe they could have an eject button or something to get them out.
 
Ecrofirt said:
I just figure that the N64 carts wouldn't work well as side loading because they're smooth. Maybe they could have an eject button or something to get them out.
Could you eleborate? I'm not seeing what difference it would make, other than the direction you'd apply force. Still, an eject button would probably be included; it was for GB Player.
 
JoshuaJSlone said:
Could you eleborate? I'm not seeing what difference it would make, other than the direction you'd apply force. Still, an eject button would probably be included; it was for GB Player.

Yeah, my thoughts exactly.
 
I'd go for it if it gave you the option to...

Display the games in their original resolution.

Display the games in 640x480

Play at original framerate at either resolution

Play at increased framerate at either resolution.

Is 100% progressive scan compatible.
 
gamespot crossed the line imo. If you want this, according to them, you are a 'drooling idiot'.

Such a peripheral would make GameCubers with fond memories of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron drool. But those same Cubers would probably be drooling--because they're idiots, since you can buy an N64 console at GameStop for just $14.99.
 
Bogus or not bogus?: Bogus, as long as there's a steady supply of used N64s around.
Oh fucking please. This thing may not see the light of day, but that will certainly NOT be the main determinant.
 
I want it. N64 >>>>> Gamecube, and now I wont have the hassle of tossing GC aside whenever I want to play some 64-bit classics.
 
I was thinking more about this. IF the Revolution remains back-compatible with GCN, and IF all GCN accessories would work with it (that latter seems a pretty big if since it would require a certain sort of shape)... this could be really cool. Would the N64 Player for GCN use hardware or emulation? Probably the former, since as we've seen from OOT/MM the N64 emulation isn't exactly perfect. However, a later Revolution update disc could instead do emulation that would be much more like we see on PC now than GCN. Play the N64 games in HDTV resolutions... the few widescreen ones could even take full advantage of that. In the case where something like that is possible, it would be quite cool, and there would be little reason not to release the less-capable version a couple years in advance.
 
JoshuaJSlone said:
I was thinking more about this. IF the Revolution remains back-compatible with GCN, and IF all GCN accessories would work with it (that latter seems a pretty big if since it would require a certain sort of shape)... this could be really cool.

Like you said, hat's a big if especially the hardware accessories part. Do you have any reason to believe this stuff?
 
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