| AirRaid1500@gmail.com 2006-03-24, 1:31 pm |
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http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/20...n_intervie.html
question:
"Why didn't you choose to support high-definition TV with
Revolution?"
Iwata's Answer:
"If you look at HD in the long term, you'll see the number of TVs
will shift. In the short-term, the percentage is low. Compare with what
it takes to create a game with four times to six times the memory,
similar factors of higher processing power. Developers are required to
make those assets. For us it was more important to create this
interesting new interface with the controller. [b]In the future
Nintendo will release a console that does take advantage of HD.[/b] At
this point, we'll have other functionality in the Revolution. There
are other issues with HD. Now, you have a wide variety of resolutions.
As we see the formats evolve, we will get a stable technology. NTSC is
a stable format. It's a matter of taking advantage of HD technology
once it becomes more standard. Our focus is always next on what we can
do to surprise the consumer. HD is not the best weapon. Only a small
number are there.."
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So I guess that Revolution's successor will be the Nintendo console
that takes advantage of HD resolutions / HDTV.
Does that mean a couple years after Revolution, or a full 5-year
console cycle ?
Interesting nevertheless.
Sony was already talking PS4 as of last year. It's good to hear
Nintendo is planning to stay in the console war beyond Revolution.
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