wraggster
April 10th, 2006, 11:39
With the internet literally on fire at the moment over Ubisoft's controversial Red Steel shots, there's more juicy Revolution reports to chew on as George Harrison, senior vice president of marketing, corporate communications and possibly bogling at NoA, has revealed some of Nintendo's plans for the next-gen machine's launch later this year.
Speaking to Game Informer, and duly sloshed across the web like a drunk in a vodka hat, Harrison divulged that we can expect around twenty titles on the Revolution's launch day - a third of which will come from Nintendo itself. With Metroid Prime 3, Super Smash Bros. and a new IP from Shigeru Miyamoto all expected based on previous reports, the mind can only pirhouette over what else the company's got jammed up its sleeve.
Interestingly, Harrison also touched on what we can expect in the box when we pick up the Revolution - so far confirmed is the Rev wand itself and the much-discussed nunchuck expansion. Apparently, the inclusion of a second wand is also being considered by the company. On the subject of the console's retail price, Harrison exaplained, somewhat enigmatically, that "our goal is to come in at a slightly more mass market price [than the Xbox 360]", while software is expected to hit the 50-60 USD mark, bringing the games into line with current next-gen pricing on the 360.
Finally, it seems that Nintendo has learned its lesson over the GameCube's relatively lacklustre performance in the west: "We recognized [...] that you really make your reputation in the first year," Harrison explained. "You've got to deliver software, not just at launch, but you've got to deliver software in the first six to nine months after launch. It has to be solid software. In GameCube, we didn't have that, we had kind of a drought for six months after it launched. By that time your reputation starts to solidify and it's hard to reverse that after awhile."
With E3 - and the promise of actual, tangible Revolution news - mere weeks away now, we're already stocking up on rubber trousers in moist, sticky anticipation.
Speaking to Game Informer, and duly sloshed across the web like a drunk in a vodka hat, Harrison divulged that we can expect around twenty titles on the Revolution's launch day - a third of which will come from Nintendo itself. With Metroid Prime 3, Super Smash Bros. and a new IP from Shigeru Miyamoto all expected based on previous reports, the mind can only pirhouette over what else the company's got jammed up its sleeve.
Interestingly, Harrison also touched on what we can expect in the box when we pick up the Revolution - so far confirmed is the Rev wand itself and the much-discussed nunchuck expansion. Apparently, the inclusion of a second wand is also being considered by the company. On the subject of the console's retail price, Harrison exaplained, somewhat enigmatically, that "our goal is to come in at a slightly more mass market price [than the Xbox 360]", while software is expected to hit the 50-60 USD mark, bringing the games into line with current next-gen pricing on the 360.
Finally, it seems that Nintendo has learned its lesson over the GameCube's relatively lacklustre performance in the west: "We recognized [...] that you really make your reputation in the first year," Harrison explained. "You've got to deliver software, not just at launch, but you've got to deliver software in the first six to nine months after launch. It has to be solid software. In GameCube, we didn't have that, we had kind of a drought for six months after it launched. By that time your reputation starts to solidify and it's hard to reverse that after awhile."
With E3 - and the promise of actual, tangible Revolution news - mere weeks away now, we're already stocking up on rubber trousers in moist, sticky anticipation.