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BusinessWeek (via GameDaily) had some good things to say about the Revolution today, mainly that the company is still in the running for the top spot. From the article: “Nintendo has two huge things going for it when we’re talking Revolution. First and foremost the company has the download service that will allow Revolution owners to download classic Nintendo, Sega and Hudson (Turbo Gr...

Follow the history of game controllers from Atari’s 2600 joystick to Nintendo’s upcoming Rev-mote. From the article: “Since the dawn of video games, we’ve seen controllers ranging from numeric pads, to wireless, rumble emitting, ergonomic controllers. Some have been utter failures, while others have seen runaway success. However, with any successful product, its features an...

Next-Gen analyzes Nintendo’s upcoming Revolution strategy along with the history of controllers. They believe Nintendo, more than anyone, needs a “revolution.” From the article: “The Revolution is a revolution in the sense that it goes all the way back to the beginning. Next Generation looks at the history of game controllers – especially Nintendo’s – and ...

The most current game on Nintendo’s Japanese Game Cube release list? It’s “Densetsu No Kuizu Ou Ketteisen: The Legend of the Quiz Tournament of Champions,” a quiz game that lets you use the microphone peripheral to answer questions in game show fashion. Apparently the game boasts over eight-thousand questions in eleven different topics that range from food, sports, and hist...

I’m gonna come right out and say it; nice graphics really do soup up a game. They are important to games despite what you might think. No they’re not the most important, but they can definitely add a nice touch of style to what you’re playing. Nintendo knows this, though they don’t use it to market their consoles. When I first played RE4 some 10 months ago, I literally stop...

Read all about the history of video games and how Nintendo has consistently impacted the industry. The little playing card company sure has come along way. With the Revolution, it should make it’s biggest innovative leap since the original NES. What do you attribute to Nintendo’s long line of success given past competitors like Atari and Sega’s failed attempts in the console indu...

There are a plethora of sites claiming that Nintendo will reveal more information about the Revolution tomorrow, August 24. This just happens to be the date that both the GameCube and GBA were announced so history might be on our side. I just took this screenshot of Google News. Sign of things to come or just a glitch? We’ll just have to wait and see…