Revolution Quotes!

[HereticPB]

The Nintendo Revolution WILL

Be WiFi enabled
"Nintendo Revolution will be Wi-Fi enabled, built into every system." -Satoru Iwata

Address Nintendo’s online problem
"We need to address that for all of our future systems and we're doing that. In terms of Revolution and its wireless capability, stay tuned..." -Reginald Fils-Aime

"We see the potential for Internet play for all of our platforms to be a huge opportunity and something that we're going to be driving very aggressively." -Reginald Fils-Aime

Incorporate "community" into their online program

"For Nintendo, online must have a community element to it" -Perrin Kaplan
"We are absolutely committed to the sense of community and the worldwide sense of playing games against each other." -Reginald Fils-Aime

Be backwards compatable
"I can announce today that Revolution will be backward compatible." -Satoru Iwata

Use IBM processor and ATI graphics processing unit
"With IBM, we are creating Revolution's core processor, which we have codenamed Broadway because Broadway is the capital of live entertainment. With ATI, we are developing the graphics chipset, codenamed Hollywood because Hollywood is the capital of movie entertainment."
-Satoru Iwata

Have around (more or less) the same power as the Xbox 360
"We believe a stronger CPU and a great graphics card is just the price of entry." -Reginald Fils-Aime

"We are passionate about having great technology" -Reginald Fils-Aime

"I am a man who once programmed a baseball game with no baseball players. If anyone appreciates graphics, it's me!" -Satoru Iwata

Have its technical specs revealed at E3 2005
"Quite frankly, we'll share more of our technical specs at E3." -Reginald Fils-Aime

See games revealed from partnerships with third parties at E3
"In terms of what we're going to announce at E3, we're going to touch upon some of those partnerships." -Reginald Fils-Aime

See the benefits of Nintendo improving its third party relationships
"As partners who are important to Nintendo, we'll continue to work closely with third parties because we recognize their importance to our business and to our fans." -Perrin Kaplan

"Some of these new games [for the Revolution] will come from larger internal teams. Some from the kinds of game partnerships we've formed with third parties over recent years." -Satoru Iwata


The Revolution MAY

Have Retro Studios working on a Revolution title
"Who is the most likely suspect to be working on Revolution? Probably a studio like Retro." -Reginald Fils-Aime

Feature Mario 128
"We're going to answer that question at E3" -Reginald Fils-Aime

Have a microphone
"We may or may not use the microphone in the new [Nintendo Revolution] interface." -Satoru Iwata

The Nintendo Revolution Will NOT

Be late to the marketplace
"We're not going to be late to the marketplace" -Reginald Fils-Aime

Be ugly and released in purple or pink
"In hindsight, the color choice and box design [of the Gamecube] may not have been as helpful." -Reginald Fils-Aime

"I will bet you a drink at the bar of your choice, that Revolution will be a very sexy device." -Reginald Fils-Aime

Depend on hardware alone to succeed next generation
"Software sells hardware." -Satoru Iwata

Be hard to develop for
"Developing for it [Nintendo Revolution] will be familiar. It will not require a steep new learning curve." -Satoru Iwata

Abandon hardcore gamers with simplistic games
Here's what we need hardcore gamers... to understand. We love you guys and girls. You are the backbone of our company. Nintendo will always create epic adventures that drive your reflexes wild. We're talking about titles like Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and the upcoming Legend of Zelda for GameCube that keep you up all night mapping out strategy guides and trading secrets with friends. Yes, Nintendo has older and more hardcore gamers at its heart, and that is never going away." -Reginald Fils-Aime
Source: (http://www.freewebs.com/gamecubeheaven/revolutionquotes.htm)

HtPB

[Vishus]

I wonder what they will call their sound card.

"With Sound Blaster, we are creating Revolution's sound card, which we have codenamed VH1 because MTV sucks." - Iwata

[HereticPB]

LOL and VH1 and MTV are owned by Viacom.

[Eidorian]

Great quotes for reference.

[Cofey]

You know I just realized that in speaking about the "Hollywood" chip Iwata said Hollywood is the capital of movie entertainment. Perhaps the Revolution will play DVD movies? Personally, I don't need it, but I think Nintnendo does if they want to compete.

[Shade Valkyrie]

I dunno if it will play DVD movies, but I'm quite sure Nintendo will make it possible for Revolution owners to watch their Anime productions on their future consoles, they are not only a game company anymore, but also a movie company...

Btw, great link HereticPB!

[HereticPB]

Named Hollywood and Broadway. Entertainment, Entertaining, Movie like graphics?

[Flamin Scotsman]

There Better Be A Narut Game

[Flamin Scotsman]

There Better Be A Naruto Game

[Vishus]

I believe the "Hollywood" name is really appropriate for their graphic chipset. If this is really a revolution they'll probably do something that the graphics will really affect atmosphere never really felt. With a game like Zelda we can truly be link! Culturally they make movies sympathetic. Or it could be just really good graphics.......

Now Broadway... Live entertainment... The first thing that comes up in my head when I expect things in the game to to actually be done live instead of seeing something recorded or gaming-wise, 'programmed', is online gaming. The only games that perfectly match that than just simply being online are Neverwinter Nights, Guild Wars, or a popular MMORPG like World of Warcraft. Or it could be that we finally have online... At least for me because I wasn't able to experience it during the NES days in Japan.

[Phoenix]

Reading that restored my faith. It also got me angry again that people would actually once consider Nintendo "not for hardcore gamers".

+Rep for the find.

[Hylian-Advocate]

I think I remember posting a news article about the Revolution using the same devloping software as the GameCubes....so that it would be easier to develop for........you could add that in if you could find it (I believe their was a quote....not sure)

[Nexus]

Good find. Some great quotes that we can use for reference later on to see if Nintendo actually do as they once said.

[Hellmaster]

Kickass job, Heretic.

Just to add, there was a quote that Satoru said that after the Rev. dev. kits were shipped out, third parties were happy with the system and said it was easy to program (or something to that effect).

[dncardman]

That is so cool, this made me 180715789571 times more excited for E3.

[Glenn2K4]

good find. definately restores my faith in the Big N again.