Nintendo Wii, a Real Revolution? by John Gibb
After the release of the Xbox and PS2, in the highly competitive world of video gaming consoles it appears like Nintendo was pushed out of the game. Now, with the brand new Xbox 360 and the soon to be released PS3, Nintendo needs to definitely do something cool in order to keep up with the 2... The initial name of the project was Nintendo Revolution but later on, the guys at Nintendo decided to change it’s name to “Wii” (it’s pronounced we). ... Nintendo’s answer to this situation is the in-development-stages Nintendo Wii.

Nintendo's Next-Generation Gamble by Alex H
Those who have read the slowly-developing news about the Nintendo Revolution know that the system is not what most would expect from a gaming system, but it is what many would expect from Nintendo. Building off the success of the Nintendo DS, whose popularity took many by surprise, the... Aside from Nintendo's own first-party titles, some question the possibility of playing traditional titles on Nintendo Revolution. ... The Nintendo 64 brought us three-dimensional gaming ten years ago, yet the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS are host to hundreds of two-dimensional games.

Codename "Revolution" - Nintendo's Next Generation Gaming System by Ron Swerdfiger
Over the past year or so plenty of hype, mystery and controversy has been raised over the new Nintendo Console. Systems like the Xbox have taken the lead in gaming with offering capabilities such as online multiplayer. When Nintendo showed off their new system at the E3 Expo they showed gamers... Plays both GameCube optical discs and proprietary 12cm discs, the latter of which may be dual-layered for upward of 8GBs storage capacity • Slot-loading drive with stylized blue light • One proprietary component/digital out located on the rear of the system • Two USB 2.0 ports located on the...

Nintendo Taking Market Share? by John Bravo
5: Shifting Media Man Nintendo needs to ditch mini-disks and cartridges and publish games on full size compact disks. It will help get rid of your “cute, fuzzy, little kid image.” 4: Deadline Driving for 8 Billion Red Coins Don’t hype up a game until you’re sure you can release it on time. ... Nintendo's Image Lost You need to fix your image, you have the 3-9 year old market cornered, and nobody can touch you, but now its time to graduate to the big leagues. ... If you want to survive and latch onto the adult audience I suggest buying a well-known franchise like Grand Theft Auto or...

Next Generation Games Consoles - Separating Fact from Fiction by Mark J Thompson
Over the next 18 months the 3 giants of the Games Console world will be battling it out in stores and homes across Europe, America and Asia for the title of the world greatest Games Console. The stakes are high in this multi billion dollar business, not just for the console sales but for the... Each Press release has been hotly followed by another press release from a rival company so much so that extracting the facts from all the hype has been nearly impossible. ... The final console to hit the shelves will be the Nintendo Revolution some time late in 2006 and 2007.

Hardware Inside Nintendo Wii Reviewed and Explained by Aaron Brooks
Nintendos seventh generation gaming console was code named Revolution. It sought to becoming futuristic and including all conveniences like a wireless controller and Wii remote which has three dimensional functions. The Nintendo Wii also has Wii Connect 24 which can receive messages from the... • The Wii has four remote controller slots; one SD memory slot; two USB ports; one sensor bar port ;four Nintendo game cube controller ports; two Nintendo game cube memory card ports; WiFi 802.11.b/g wireless built in ports.

Innovation on the Way! by Josh L
It seems as if the gaming industry has a surprising year in story for us! With the release of the Xbox 360 in late '05 and the PS3 and Nintendo Revolution quickly coming down the pipeline, new innovation is on the way. But is it really? Whatever the Xbox 360 had going, it was quickly drowned by... But the innovations heard for the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Revolution are excitingly pleasing. ... Revolution: a brand new controller that is in constant update, with abilities such as virtual jousting and the like, a new system in general with better games, and internet for features as even...

A Comparison Of the Next Generation Gaming Consoles (Part 2) by Ron Swerdfiger
Arguably Microsoft can attribute a great deal of its success to the hugely successful online capabilities. The new Xbox 360 will continue with the online feature and develop it even further. Xbox 360 will offer two tiers of online function, silver and gold. ... Nintendo Revolution No one really knows too much about the actually system. ... As previously noted, Nintendo has not released a spec sheet yet for the Revolution, so we can only add bits and pieces of what we “think” we know. ... We don’t even really know when the official release date will be.

Was the XBox 360 Released Too Soon? by Ron Swerdfiger
Less than a week after launch, Xbox 360 owners have started to complain about several problems with their new Xbox 360, mainly over heating and disk scratching. What seemed to be isolated cases several days ago, now appears to be more prevalent. A reader of Xbox Today claiming to be an Xbox LIVE... The Nintendo Revolution and the PS3 are both expected to be released in 2006, at least 6 months after the launch of the Xbox 360. ... As the next few months play-out it will be interesting to see if MS can overcome the concerns with technical issues as well as the obvious shortage prior to the...

Nintendo DS Beats Sony PSP In Japan by Ron Swerdfiger
Recently, video game sales stats in Japan have been released that show unlike the week before, the Nintendo DS was able to out sell the Sony PSP. Nintendo may struggle in the competitive market in North American, but in Japan, Nintendo is still the king of the land. ... It will be interesting to compare this date once the Sony PS3 and the Nintendo Revolution are released. ... When Nintendo released market share data for the handheld video game industry it revealed that Game Boy Advance holds 41% of the market, the Nintendo DS at 31% and the PSP at a close 28% though it released just four...