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Revolution Specs Revealed?
A recent interview revealed some more specs about Nintendo's Revolution system. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata offered hints on how the Revolution would make game creation much easier and allows gamers to experience games in ways nobody has ever imagined. Yes, it sounds awfully familiar to what every console creator has said before, but there's more.
Iwata has said the developer feedback on the Revolution system was better than he anticipated, but expressed concerns about the cost of developing games for the system. Iwata has said that Nintendo will try to lower costs through different methods, the most effective of which is having the same application program interfaces for the Revolution as the Gamecube.
Iwata also revealed more about the controller, saying that, since controllers are beginning to become more and more complex and alienating casual gamers as a result, Revolution has a user friendly interface. Iwata was careful not to say 'controller' and to say 'user interface,' which created some speculations that the Revolution's controller will feature no buttons, only a touch screen akin to the Nintendo DS's. Iwata was tight lipped on the details though, since user interfaces are 'easily imitated by other companies,' according to him.
Iwata also restated that the Revolution will use wireless LAN capability, hoping to eliminate the need for top-of-the-line technical knowhow to play online.
Source: Gamespot
Iwata has said the developer feedback on the Revolution system was better than he anticipated, but expressed concerns about the cost of developing games for the system. Iwata has said that Nintendo will try to lower costs through different methods, the most effective of which is having the same application program interfaces for the Revolution as the Gamecube.
Iwata also revealed more about the controller, saying that, since controllers are beginning to become more and more complex and alienating casual gamers as a result, Revolution has a user friendly interface. Iwata was careful not to say 'controller' and to say 'user interface,' which created some speculations that the Revolution's controller will feature no buttons, only a touch screen akin to the Nintendo DS's. Iwata was tight lipped on the details though, since user interfaces are 'easily imitated by other companies,' according to him.
Iwata also restated that the Revolution will use wireless LAN capability, hoping to eliminate the need for top-of-the-line technical knowhow to play online.
Source: Gamespot