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Nintendo dropped the first hints about its next generation video game console Thursday, joining the growing battle for pre-emptive consumer awareness.
President Satoru Iwata, in a keynote speech at the Game Developer's Conference, said the new machine, currently code-named Revolution, will be backwards compatible. That is, it will be able to play all existing GameCube games, as well as ones specifically designed for the new system. Revolution will also be wi-fi enabled, allowing owners to play others around the country for free.
"The next generation is a place where the best idea, not the biggest budget will win," Iwata said.
Powered by an IBM (Research) processor and featuring a graphics chip designed by ATI (Research), the Revolution is not expected to hit U.S. stores until middle of 2006, or later.
Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, said the company has decided not to launch alongside Microsoft's next generation XBox machine, which is expected this year.
"We think that Microsoft's decision to move early in this next cycle is a mistake, and it doesn't make sense for us to follow," he said in an interview following the keynote.
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President Satoru Iwata, in a keynote speech at the Game Developer's Conference, said the new machine, currently code-named Revolution, will be backwards compatible. That is, it will be able to play all existing GameCube games, as well as ones specifically designed for the new system. Revolution will also be wi-fi enabled, allowing owners to play others around the country for free.
"The next generation is a place where the best idea, not the biggest budget will win," Iwata said.
Powered by an IBM (Research) processor and featuring a graphics chip designed by ATI (Research), the Revolution is not expected to hit U.S. stores until middle of 2006, or later.
Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, said the company has decided not to launch alongside Microsoft's next generation XBox machine, which is expected this year.
"We think that Microsoft's decision to move early in this next cycle is a mistake, and it doesn't make sense for us to follow," he said in an interview following the keynote.
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