EGM Miyamoto Revolution Interview

EGM: Some people are saying Nintendo has given up trying to lead
technologically and is focused on innovation.

SM: I don't think the Revolution's (graphics) will be inferior in any
fashion to Xbox 360 or PS3. Even if you look at Zelda on GameCube - I
don't think that looks inferior to what the competition is touting as
"next generation" visuals. But we think there are more important things
for now than making the system work with a high-definition television.
The majority of people won't be playing our system with an HDTV,
(though) with the Revolution, 480p resolution will be standard. We are
not making light of graphics and technology - we are trying to make the
best-balanced machine that will appeal to the most people.

EGM: Why make the DVD player optional with Revolution? And how will it
work - is it an attachment or a remote or what?

SM: The majority of households already own a DVD player or two. We
don't want them to spend extra money just to have a console which
happens to have DVD capability. And the DVD player isn't going to be an
attachment; it's going to go inside the machine so you won't even (be
able to) tell the difference.

EGM: You've promised Wi-Fi for the Revolution but will it also have a
standard Ethernet port?

SM: (No, it) doesn't have an Ethernet port. However, through the USB
port, it's possible to have Ethernet with an adapter. Considering
where the machine will be placed in the household, we think it would be
difficult for people to route the typical Ethernet line to it. Also,
We're considering connecting the DS with the Revolution via Wi-Fi.

EGM: Moving on to other games--we know Smash Bros. is coming to the
Revolution, but what about DS?

SM: We're thinking about it.

EGM: What about Luigi's Mansion? Is that series over, or will we ever
see another?

SM: The director often says, "Make another one! Make another one!" and
I want to use Luigi again.

EGM: Any chance we'll see another Pikmin?

SM: Nothings set in stone yet, but the interface we're creating for the
Revolution is well suited for Pikmin - I think it would be a good
match. Not much I can say other than that.

EGM: Will we ever see anything more of Stage Debut? (a technology demo
that allowed players to map their face on in-game characters)?

SM: Yeah, I want to do something with it.

EGM: Speaking of the virtual console, might older offline multiplayer
games, like Mario Party, be altered so you could play them online with
the Revolution?

SM: We know that we will offer the past games for sure. But we are
discussing the possibility of having older games like Mario party
playable online. So if our discussion goes well, and if the technical
aspects of Revolution also go well, that's possible.

EGM: You've said the Revolution controller will be unique - do you
worry about it alienating developers? Say Splinter Cell comes out for
all the next-gen systems; might the Revolution controller be so
different that it'd be tough to map the controls onto?

SM: Well, of course, the idea is that the Revolution will sell and sell
and sell so it becomes the standard in the industry. (Smiles) However,
at least for the launch period...we designed the controller so it can
play any of the different conventional styles. After all, we are
talking about it playing games from our past machines (ie the virtual
console). So don't worry.

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> The majority of people won't be playing our system with an HDTV,
> (though) with the Revolution, 480p resolution will be standard. We are
> not making light of graphics and technology - we are trying to make the
> best-balanced machine that will appeal to the most people.

Big mistake. Not many people have HDTV right now but in 2-3 years it will be
more common.

>
> EGM: Why make the DVD player optional with Revolution? And how will it
> work - is it an attachment or a remote or what?
>
> SM: The majority of households already own a DVD player or two. We
> don't want them to spend extra money just to have a console which
> happens to have DVD capability. And the DVD player isn't going to be an
> attachment; it's going to go inside the machine so you won't even (be
> able to) tell the difference.

In other words the console already has DVD capability but Nintendo want to
charge you extra to watch dvd's on it like M$ and $ony do with this
generations consoles. Big mistake when their competition (Xbox 360 & PS3)
will come as a full media centers straight out of the box.

>
> SM: Well, of course, the idea is that the Revolution will sell and sell
> and sell so it becomes the standard in the industry.

No chance! I hate to say this but I think this will be Nintendos last
console. It may sell better than the gamecube or N64 simply because people
will buy it to play old nes games, but Nintendo are deluding themselves if
they think they're going to sell any where near the same amount of consoles
as $ony or Micro$oft