Nintendo Revolution is going to debut at a price of under US$300. The limited number of Xbox 360 consoles can be seen to be bundled and selling for anything above $700. Analysts are betting the PlayStation 3 (PS3) to cost around $500.
Nintendo aims to target:
1. Young children
2. Middle-aged adults
3. Female gamers
Nintendo is confident that the Revolution will be much cheaper to develop and will not burn a hole in consumers’ pockets.
Reggie Fils-Aime, Vice President of sales and marketing (Nintendo) seems confidnet in beating the Xbox 360.
We will sell more units than Xbox 360 did here in the United States in our launch window. I mean, in December, we sold more GameCubes in the United States than Microsoft sold 360s, and Revolution will do better than that.
An interesting war among the three next-genearation consoles will definitely commence this year.
Final Fantasy Crystalises On Revolution
Youichi Wada, the president of Square Enix, has spread positive news about the company's first Revolution project - a sequel to the lackluster Gamecube title Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles. The original was bogged down by the required use of GBAs and link cables to play, while this title will feature "intense use of the revolutionary control of the platform", and will most likely be a launch title for the system.
Tecmo's first Rev title.
Is a port of a korean golf game, PangYa Golf.
It includes a "hard gay" mode! A mod that includes leather wear for your game characters. Odd isn't it?
http://news.spong.com/asset/191989/11/9665
Interesting choice for Tecmo's first title.
REV: New game this year from Midway
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Midway joins Revolution
CEO David Zucker reveals company is developing for Nintendo's upcoming console; game slated for release this year, details scarce.
LOS ANGELES--One of the phrases every Nintendo fan is anxious to hear is "We will have a Revolution title this year." Those exact words were spoken by the CEO of Midway Games, David Zucker, in a one-on-one conversation with GameSpot yesterday.
The console, which has been shrouded in secrecy since it was unveiled at May's E3 expo, hasn't had much in the way of announced games announced for it yet. For the Nintendo faithful, even the smallest tidbits of information on Revolution games are as valuable as gold.
While Zucker didn't give away the game's title, it might not be what gamers expect. Midway currently has four next-gen games announced: Unreal Tournament 2007, a TNA-licensed game, The Wheelman, and Stranglehold. Both the TNA game and The Wheelman aren't expected to hit stores until 2007, and Unreal Tournament 2007 has been confirmed for this year--only for the PC.
This leaves Stranglehold as the likely option for Midway's first Revolution game. Further evidence comes from the game's trailer shown during Midway's presentation last night. Previously expected to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, a bombshell was dropped at the trailer's end, when footage stated that the game would be coming to "ALL next-gen consoles." [Emphasis added.]
However, today, Midway reps told GameSpot that the aforementioned project was not Stranglehold, but "another project." The rep admitted that Stranglehold may come to the Revolution at a later date (after the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions), but no plans are set yet.
Expect more details about Midway's unnamed Revolution project at this year's E3.
By Tim Surette -- GameSpot