Cian Ginty in Los Angeles, CA. At Nintendo’s pre-E3 press conference this morning the company brought a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘backward compatibility’, showing a prototype of their next home console, the Revolution, they said it would allow for download of some games released up to 20 years ago, including games from the N64, SNES, and NES – as well as compatibility with GameCube disks.
The 12cm disk drive will be a slot, not a tray, and a “self-contained attachment” will allow for the use of DVD films and other content. With 512mb flash memory, and a SD memory card port for storage. Built-in Wi-Fi will allow for online and DS connectivity.
Controllers – like the 360 and PS3 – will be wireless, and the console will host two USB 2.0 ports. The publisher is claiming the controllers will be somewhat ground-breaking, but did not elaborate on such.
Square-Enix is, according to Nintendo, working on a “WiFi game” of Final Fantasy for the new console, with Metroid 3 and Nintendo’s other ‘stars’ also lined up for the Revolution.
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