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Nintendo Revolution Specifications & Info

• Release is sometime in 2006.
• Prototype shown is larger than final unit.
• Nintendo is still determining final colors for the console.
• All-Access Gaming, which refers to backwards compatibility to 20 yearsof Nintendo games, NES, SNES, N64.
• Downloadable to 512MB of flash memory.
• SD memory card slot.
• Wireless controllers.
• Two USB 2.0 ports.
• Built-in WiFi.
• WiFi used to interface with the DS.
• DS likely to enhance future games.
• Self-loading optical drive that will play 12cm Revolution discs and smaller GameCube discs
• Self-contained attachment for playing media content, including DVDs.
• The system will be available in a selection of colors, preliminarily including black, blue, silver, white and yellow.

Nintendo Revolution: an official overview

Each generation of video game consoles builds on the past to set new standards for the future. As the company with the strongest heritage of innovation, Nintendo redefines expectations for all next-gen systems by employing a wide-ranging strategy to attract more kinds of gamers to more kinds of games. When Nintendos new console, code-named Revolution, arrives in 2006, everyone will discover the meaning of All-Access Gaming.

"We will show the world what a next-gen system can be. Revolution marries the strongest heritage of innovation to the future of gaming," says Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. "With backward compatibility and the 'virtual console' concept, the stylish, compact body provides maximum gaming power. It will not only take home entertainment into another dimension by expanding the definition of video games, but it also will give you access to the great history of gaming."
Some of the system features that wowed the crowd at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles include:

The Cool Look

The new console boasts high-quality materials and a smart, compact design, approximately the size of three standard DVD cases stacked together. A variety of prototype colors are being showcased during E3. It will come with a silver stand that makes the system a welcome, artistic component of any multimedia setup, whether its displayed vertically or horizontally.

Backward Compatibility

The new console plays all games from the current Nintendo GameCube generation. But there's more

The Secret Weapon

The console also will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Easy Expansion

A bay for an SD memory card will let players expand the internal flash memory.

Two Disc Formats, One Slot

Instead of a tray, a single, innovative, self-loading media bay will play both 12-centimeter optical discs used for the new system as well as Nintendo GameCube discs. Owners will have the option of equipping a small, self-contained attachment to play movies and other DVD content.

The Specs

The system boasts 512 megabytes of internal flash memory, wireless controllers, two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi access. A worldwide network of Nintendo players can gather to compete in a comfortable, inviting environment. Revolutions technological heart, a processing chip developed with IBM and code-named "Broadway," and a graphics chip set from ATI code-named "Hollywood," will deliver game experiences not previously possible.

The Stars

Introduction of a number of new franchise properties will add to the worlds richest stable of stars, including Mario, Zelda, Super Smash Bros., Donkey Kong and Metroid.

Wireless Freedom

A number of Wi-Fi-enabled launch titles are in development that will employ Nintendos newly announced wireless gaming service, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. A worldwide network of Nintendo players can gather to compete in a comfortable, inviting environment.

Freedom Of Design

A dynamic development architecture equally accommodates both big-budget, high-profile game masterpieces as well as indie games conceived by individual developers equipped with only a big idea.

"Our next console proves small in size but big on ideas," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of Americas executive vice president of sales & marketing. "Were throwing open the doors of gaming to wider audiences, from casual players to hard-core gamers who live for the thrill of defeating an endless army of wireless opponents."

Nintendo's All-Access Gaming philosophy covers the spectrum. The next console fits anywhere. It brings together new games and old. It gives people worldwide access through wireless Wi-Fi connections. And it opens the world of video games to everyone. Software for the new console will even attract people who dont consider themselves players. Adults, kids, men and women around the world will have access to the most popular video game characters, the best game franchises and the most engaging experiences yet developed only with Nintendo.