10 reason to wait for the Revolution

[kumquatq3]

10 reason to wait for the revolution

 

 

Tech Details

 

"To be honest, it's not much more powerful than an Xbox. It's like a souped up Xbox," a major third party source revealed to us. "But it's the controller that makes the difference and the controller is really nice."

 

Still, the studios we spoke with are still very intrigued by Revolution and are not ruling out the possibility of additional graphic horsepower. No developer that chatted with us had, or was willing to share, details on the console's GPU, Hollywood. One studio said: "As soon as we find out what it can do then we'll know if Revolution will just be like an Xbox or something a little more."

[Laozi]

Ya, but do they have Frodo as a pitchman?

[kumquatq3]

Ya, but do they have Frodo as a pitchman?

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They have the "Reggi-Nator"

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Anyone who spills what the controller does will be killed by Ninja :ph34r:

 

I'll definately buy a rev. on release day. No worries about that at all.

[Laozi]

Ya, I'm set to buy one too

[kumquatq3]

Anyone who spills what the controller does will be killed by Ninja  :ph34r:

 

We'll, until 5 minutes agao I thought we knew all the controller did, but:

 

"The [Revolution's] controller still has another secret," stated Miyamoto. "But it's something that we'll reveal next year." -gamespot

[Commissar]

Is it still true that Nintendo doesn't go for games above a Teen rating?

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Is it still true that Nintendo doesn't go for games above a Teen rating?

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Never has been.

 

Requiem is one of the creepiest games I've played. RE4 goes without saying (as well as the other REs).

[kumquatq3]

Is it still true that Nintendo doesn't go for games above a Teen rating?

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Resident Evil 4 and Killer 7?

Edited December 6, 2005 by kumquatq3

[kumquatq3]

RE4 and Killer 7 are in teh top ten of this list of the most violent video games ever

 

http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/adventure...tml?sid=6140463

 

 

EDIT: True Crime: New York City is also on the GC

Edited December 6, 2005 by kumquatq3

[Commissar]

Look, I clearly don't know what I'm talking about. That's just what I heard, way back when the Game Cube was coming out; supposedly it wasn't going to allow more mature titles.

[kumquatq3]

Look, I clearly don't know what I'm talking about.  That's just what I heard, way back when the Game Cube was coming out; supposedly it wasn't going to allow more mature titles.

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I wouldn't write that off, but they clearly have had a bit of a reversal

[Azure79]

I think Nintendo ditched the 'no blood' policy when Mortal Kombat came out for the Genesis with blood splattering everywhere, whereas in the SNES version you could knock the sweat off your opponents.

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Look, I clearly don't know what I'm talking about.  That's just what I heard, way back when the Game Cube was coming out; supposedly it wasn't going to allow more mature titles.

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I'd buy a cube to play more games than any other system.

[mkreku]

Is it still true that Nintendo doesn't go for games above a Teen rating?

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Never has been.

I'm not so sure about that. Nintendo used to have very strict rules about the games they allowed on their machines. I remember Rare getting in trouble for Conker's Bad Fur Day for.. Was it Nintendo 64? I think so. Also, back in the 16-bit era, they used to censor the games on the Nintendo. Blood could not be red, developers had to either remove the blood or turn it into a harmless colour.

 

Nintendo has always been aimed at kids (Nintendo is still one of the strongest brands among 5 year olds), even though they've at least been letting other kinds of games appear on their consoles now.

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

I really don't go that far back

 

I bought an N64 to play Golden Eye, Zelda and that was about it. Prior to this generation I had about 3 games per console.

 

Otherwise I was pretty much 100% a PC gamer.

[Hell Kitty]

I suspect the "no mature games" thing has more to do with the usual anti-Nintendo crap you always see people spout here and there, than any official Nintendo policy.

 

They might have been down on blood and gore in the past, sure, but that's a seperate issue to games for kids. I wouldn't exactly call Conker's Bad Fur Day "mature".

 

Besides The Wind Waker, all my GC games are rated M+15 or MA+15.

 

 

Though I only own 6 GC games... :ph34r:

Edited December 6, 2005 by Hell Kitty

[Nartwak]

I love it, at the end of Wind Waker Link impales Ganon in the head with his sword and leaves it there.

Rating: E for Everyone.

[Hurlshort]

Won't the Revolution be cheaper than the Xbox? Will it play Movies the same way? I'll end up owning all the systems eventually, it's just deciding which one I'll own first. Right now, the Xbox doesn't have the titles to entice me.

[Child of Flame]

I love it, at the end of Wind Waker Link impales Ganon in the head with his sword and leaves it there.

Rating: E for Everyone.

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But there is no blood you see, so it's alright!

[Nartwak]

Oh! Of course! How silly of me. :D

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Wind Waker isnt realistic so it will get an easier time with ratings.

 

Twilight Princess is probably going to be a 15 if some of the content stays as it is.

[kumquatq3]

Won't the Revolution be cheaper than the Xbox?  Will it play Movies the same way?  I'll end up owning all the systems eventually, it's just deciding which one I'll own first.  Right now, the Xbox doesn't have the titles to entice me.

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The rumor mill puts it at $199

 

and I think it plays movies, but I'm not 100% sure

 

Twilight Princess is probably going to be a 15 if some of the content stays as it is.

 

On Gamestop, there is a video of there "G.A.M.E." conference, a mini E3, and a Nintendo rep came to talk about Zelda.

 

A complete train wreck. Hilarious.

 

There is band playing next to them, so he is screaming, he keeps saying the game is for the N64 and refering to the "N64 controller", and they invite a kid up to ask a question and he goes:"To tell you the truth, I've never played a Zelda game".

Edited December 6, 2005 by kumquatq3

[Krookie]

Right now, I'm not really looking to pick up a 360. If I pick up any new console within the next couple monthes, it'll be a DS.

[mkreku]

I suspect the "no mature games" thing has more to do with the usual anti-Nintendo crap you always see people spout here and there, than any official Nintendo policy.

 

They might have been down on blood and gore in the past, sure, but that's a seperate issue to games for kids. I wouldn't exactly call Conker's Bad Fur Day "mature".

Sorry, you are wrong. I'm not anti-Nintendo (whatever that is) but I was active in the gaming scene when Nintendo was censoring games for their systems.

 

"By the mid-90's, Nintendo's censorship practices were increasingly becoming both an embarrassment and a financial liability. Nintendo was earning a reputation as being a "kiddy" company that was both too patronizing and immature for older gamers."

 

And:

 

"Today, Nintendo of America does not actively censor the games released on their systems, except in extreme circumstances. Games such as the infamous Conker's Bad Fur Day, which include swearing, blood, and sex are now openly published under the Nintendo banner, as long as they carry with them a "M for Mature Gamers" rating."

 

Source: http://www.filibustercartoons.com/Nintendo.php

 

Just because you're too young to remember Nintendo's stinking policies doesn't mean they never existed. Nintendo was (and still is) branded as the console for kids while Sega and Sony were intended for the more mature audience right from the start.