The next video game console from Japan's Nintendo Co. Ltd. will be ready for wireless Internet gaming and be backwards-compatible with the current generation GameCube, the company said on Thursday. Nintendo also said it will launch a subscription-free Internet gaming service for its new DS dual-screen hand held gaming device this year.
Nintendo's first game for that service will be a version of the hit "Animal Crossing." The DS is Nintendo's latest hand held while the new console, code-named "Revolution," has not been launched, and Nintendo declined to provide a date.The console will be powered by a chip developed by IBM code-named "Broadway" and a graphics processor from ATI Technologies Inc. code-named "Hollywood."
News source: Reuters
Nintendo's first game for that service will be a version of the hit "Animal Crossing." The DS is Nintendo's latest hand held while the new console, code-named "Revolution," has not been launched, and Nintendo declined to provide a date.The console will be powered by a chip developed by IBM code-named "Broadway" and a graphics processor from ATI Technologies Inc. code-named "Hollywood."
News source: Reuters
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And don't give me the you pay for internet monthly. I pay for internet because I can watch tv shows, go to news sites (ala neowin), listen to music, connect to my pc from work or other pcs when I need access to it, as well as several other things involving personal work. Gaming only makes up maybe 5 - 15 % of the time I'm on my computer. That means around $3 of my $30 internet money is going towards playing games online. A game like WoW would more than triple that expense - no dice from me.
The reasoning: Hollywood is the capital of movie entertainment, Boardway the capital of theatre. They want Revolution to be the capital of gaming entertainment. At least, that the PR behind what the names are :p
This article really barely touches on the fact that DS will be online this year. If you aren't paying attention you can easily miss it.
I don't see how they're going to compete with the features of Xbox Live in a free service. But I'll guess we'll just have to wait and see.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3138769
They never said that. They said they weren't interested YET, and it wasn't profitable YET.
Now of course Xbox Live has grown, and Microsoft is making money on Xbox Live, and Live features boost game sales. Now, obviously this means they are following their competition, but for three fourths of a generation Nintendo has been right.
You haven't caught anyone in a contradiction tiger.
the ranking system etc.
sony has a online system thats free. an when nintendo gets online. that will be free as well, i think microsoft is just bull****ting us with this fee! another free online HUGE service i can think of right now is.. Battle.net, that is huge. and its 100% free. I will admit it isn't as fancy as x-box live. but honestly who needs all that? im just the kind of guy who plays the game..
im not going to buy a $300 - $400 console then add a $100 yearly subscription service on top of it. I'd rather pay my money on games.
I own a PS2 also. PS2 Online is a joke compared to Live. Right now, Sony just doesn't "get it." Hopefully (for them), Sony and Nintendo will figure it out before the next round.
i'm not american and therefor its more money. Id rather have it be a joke than a pay for service though.
halo2 costs no more than runing quake 3 arena online or another shoot me up game. microsoft is over charging.
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