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Post by Magenta on Jun 4, 2005 13:28:42 GMT -5
My brain just exploded with possible glee.
Hope springs eternal.
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Post by Jub Jub on Jun 4, 2005 18:26:51 GMT -5
Now If DLing the old NES, SNES, 64, and GC games will be free, do you think that you could copy the games to a Memory card? Then I could get my friends to get the good internet and copy their Downloads!!!
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Post by Andrew on Jun 6, 2005 4:06:04 GMT -5
The Revolution will take several memory cards. The top (when laid out vertically) opens up, and that’s where you put your Gamecube controllers and memory cards. But that’s just for Cube use. Otherwise there’s a 512mb flash memory built in, two USB 2 slots, and it has a slot for your standard SD memory cards in the front. We don’t know how the download service works, but since the SD card slots are there you can probably save everything onto them for safekeeping. The built in stuff is probably for people without SD cards, or probably for some other memory-related things Nintendo hasn’t told us about yet.
Though I don’t think ALL games will be free, or even available. For the price of a memory card to save a Gamecube game, you’d be better off just buying the game and playing it on the Rev. I’m sure the NES games will be free, but I wouldn’t be surprised of the N64 ones weren’t. At last, I can get all those old SNES games I’ve been looking over eBay for, but can’t find.
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Post by Andrew on Jun 6, 2005 4:19:29 GMT -5
Oh, and speaking of next-gen systems and game prices, I read something interesting today. The upcoming Blu-Ray DVD disk drive (the one Sony is supporting and putting into the PS3) is going to be a little spendy, that we already know. But now they’re estimating that a Blu-Ray movie will cost about $10 more then a DVD movie. Now, if next-gen games are costing more to make just because of all the work and technology involved (the Xbox360 games are rumored to be coming out at $60), does that mean the PS3 games are going to be costing $65-$70? Thank you cheap/free downloads Nintendo!
(Also, before you start saving your pennies for the new Blu-Ray or HD-DVD movie players, remember it’s mostly just for people with high definition HDTV kind of TVs.)
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Post by Jub Jub on Jun 6, 2005 10:49:20 GMT -5
So what now? Regular DVD movies are going to dissappear? Or are they going to continue making reg. DvD's also? Why didn't the microsoft put a Blu-Ray drive in the x-box 360? The 360 does play everything in High-Def.
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Post by Jub Jub on Jun 6, 2005 10:55:39 GMT -5
Ya I really wan't those old SNES and NES games too. What games are you searching E-Bay for anyway?
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Post by Jub Jub on Jun 6, 2005 11:29:25 GMT -5
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Post by Andrew on Jun 7, 2005 0:21:59 GMT -5
DVD are most certainly going to be around for a while. Look at how long it took DVD to outsell VHS. Regular people are just getting used to DVD recently, so don’t expect them to jump onto a new one already.
The reason the Xbox360 and Revolution aren’t going to include Blu-Ray or HD-DVD in their systems (instead doing the good old regular DVD format) is price. Remember how much DVD players cost when they first came out? Hundreds of dollars you say? Well guess what, the same thing is going to happen to the new formats. HD-DVD is going to cost more then DVD, and Blu-Ray is going to cost even more then that! There’s a reason people are saying the PS3 could cost $500-$700 when it comes out, it has lots and lots of power.
Here’s the catch though, games really don’t need the massive amount of space a Blu-Ray disk can hold. Why? Because the game system can’t spew out the graphics and info fast enough. Gamewise, all it’s realy good for is full motion video animation/cut scenes. So yeah, I’m thinking the PS3 is going to be the extra expensive one. Here’s how I’m thinking it might add up –
PS3 - $400 (games $60-$70) X360 - $300 (games $50-$60) NRev - $200 (games free-$50)
As for games I’m looking for, it’s all the classic SNES games I never picked up because I wasn’t informed in the gaming world as I am now. Super Metroid, Zelda: Link to the Past, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong Country, all those great games. Plus, it’ll be great to have them all loaded on one system.
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Post by Jub Jub on Jun 7, 2005 21:14:43 GMT -5
Ya, I want those too. My friend has Super Metroid and A Link to the Past.
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Post by Jub Jub on Jun 7, 2005 21:20:56 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I heard stuff about the Phantom, yes the PHANTOM. It is not a console, and the rumors aren't true about it playing all games from all systems. It is a gaming Service, offering you to rent games and buy some games in your household, and it may come out at the and of this year.
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Post by Andrew on Jun 8, 2005 0:08:40 GMT -5
No, the Phantom is a gaming console with downloadable coming out last year. Oh wait, it’s not out yet. It’s been the butt of many jokes, especially Penny Arcade. Last I heard they were almost out of money, so I guess it won’t be coming out after all. But there is another service coming out that lest you buy games online the way you’re talking about. I don’t remember what it’s called, though.
More new on the Nintendo Revolution. It looks like the downloading games won’t be free. However, they’re sure to be giving them away free with certain offers and such, and I’m sure they won’t cost much. They’re also not done with the controller. They’re still trying to figure out what all to put in it. They want it new and fun, but not overly complex. Really, the more they talk about it, the more impatient I get.
Also, for all you DS players without internet hot spots, they’re going to be releasing some sort of USB cable for it to hook it up to your computer. Probably still need a fast internet connection, but at least you don’t need to by a $50 WiFi adapter.
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Post by Jub Jub on Jun 8, 2005 11:03:18 GMT -5
Ya there is probably no hot spots in my area (except maybe at the wal-mart 20 miles away). I am definatly gonna have to find a way to get fast internet, mine is about as slow as a Gekko in Canada, and get a DS (electric blue?).
As for the Phantom, they showed it on TV and demo'd it. Even if it does come out it probably will get most likely get trampled.
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Post by Jub Jub on Jun 9, 2005 20:18:48 GMT -5
Hey people! I don't feel like typing much, so heres a link to a Austrailian Nintendo site that has some (new) revolution news. Enjoy: Interesting isn't it?
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Post by Jub Jub on Jun 9, 2005 20:35:06 GMT -5
Its looking cool, but its also looking like the memory-thing might be a little complicated. Why can't they just have the onboard memory, the GC mem. cards, and a Nintendo-made memory card, not an SD card thingy (what is an SD card anywho?). BTW, highlight the link and the cat=5 thing in the above comment to get to the specific page with the Rev. news.
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Post by Andrew on Jun 10, 2005 0:43:25 GMT -5
The Revolution will have three different saving methods. The first is the Gamecube section, which works just like a regular Gamecube with Gamecube memory cards. That means all the saved games you have on your cards will work when playing the same game on the Revolution. But that’s all it’s for, cube games.
For all the NEW stuff, we have the two ways of saving it. The first is the built in memory. There’s 512 MB of space built into the system. You can use that to store your game saves, the games you buy and download, game demos, and more. 512 MB not enough room? Of course it isn’t, not if you want a lot of those old Nintendo games! So just pop in a SD memory card.
A SD memory card is a type of media storage that’s used in digital cameras, PDAs, and many other electronic devices. They’re made by several different companies, and can have anywhere from 64MB of space on them to 1 GB, depending on how much you spend.
So … the Revolution has some built in memory (but not a big, loud, energy sucking, price raising hard drive, just flash memory). Need more, go to the store, by an SD card or a dozen more! Simple, no?
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