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Revolution Less Powerful
Nintendo president concedes 360 and PS3 will have more horsepower. Comments inside.by Matt Casamassina
September 29, 2005 - In a recent interview with television network G4, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reiterated the company's plans to go after non-gamers and simultaneously conceded that its next-generation console would lack the horsepower of competitors. The statement can likely be filed under the not-so-surprising category for readers who have followed previous Big N announcements on the still-codenamed Revolution, which has from the beginning been positioned as a pick-up-and-play alternative to traditional videogame machines. But even so, the executive's latest words on the subject offer the most concrete confirmation yet that as far as tech specs go, Revolution may not be on equal levels as Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3.
"If you are just going to compare the spec sheets and spec numbers, Revolution may not have an equal or higher number as the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. But the fact of the matter is that if people are going to connect our machine and their machine to an ordinary TV set at home and try to compare the differences, I really don't think that they can tell such a huge difference between the machines," Iwata told G4.
The Nintendo president, however, did not elaborate on whether gamers would be able to distinguish dramatic graphical differences between Revolution games running on regular TVs and 360 or PS3 software running in high-definition on capable sets.
Regardless, the Big N seems convinced that the Revolution's innovative new controller will attract new audiences previously uninterested in conventional videogames.
"Nintendo has been eager to expand the gaming population. In order to do so, we have to invite the people who are not currently playing with the videogames at all. In this challenge, if we are simply going to say, 'Look, we have better graphics,' I really don't think they will be intrigued to play the videogames. After all, they are not interested in videogames and also a [graphics] comparison doesn't make any difference for their judgment to either buy or not buy the videogames," Iwata stated. "Rather, in order to invite them to the world of gaming we have to dispatch the message, 'This is something relevant for you. This is interesting for you. So why don't you touch it? If you touch it, we are sure that you're going to love it.' That kind of a message is more important than saying that we have more beautiful graphics."
Nintendo believes that Revolution will be unique enough to happily coexist as a second system, even for players who make 360 or PS3 their primary console.
"And for those other gameplayers who are eager to purchase the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, we don't care because we believe they are willing to purchase Revolution as well," Iwata said. "They are different machines. After all, Revolution can give players an experience that is quite different from the experience given by Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. We are trying to make Revolution so that it makes sense for [consumers] to buy both."
Further, Iwata seems confident that Revolution's original new control mechanics could be just the thing the company needs to regain a top spot in the populated home console arena.
"In the end, Revolution is going to be held and appreciated by so many people more than the people who love to play with the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3," he said.
Questioned on the subject, Iwata refused to talk price points for Revolution, stating that it was too premature to go into specifics. However, he did indicate that both Xbox 360 (priced as high as $399 USD), and PS3, which is likely to be more expensive still, could have a hard time attracting non-gamers.
"Revolution's price must be affordable for non-gamers as well," he added.
Source: G4
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