The Nintendo Revolution must be HD...
By Matt Burns 
posted Nov 1st 2005 10:14AM
posted Nov 1st 2005 10:14AM
Ok. Now I'm not what you would call a hard-core gamer. You could call me a casual observer of games in general, but I do know a thing or two about HDTV and how it works. Plus, I have a good amount of common sense. But this Nintendo Revolution thing has been bugging me, and you I assume, for some time. How does Nintendo plan on competing in next-gen platform war if they're not HD? Sure, I know graphics don't always make the game (i.e. the original Grand Theft Auto and original Counter-strike) but they do make a difference. But are we sure the Revolution won't support HD?
Over the past few weeks, specs and info has been leaking out about the new Revolution. When they talk about specs they say it is going to be right up there with the 360 and PS3. When they talk about graphics, the 'leaks' say there will not be a difference between the Revolution and the competition. So how are these things possible if the Revolution is not HD?
These are simple observations by a casual observer of games and feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but I do not think I am. What do you think?
Well, there was the whole thing when they said it wasn't going to do HD. But then they said they were analyzing it.
After seeing their remote and how it interacts with the screen, I can see how it would be hard to have it be accurate on an HD display when you increase the resolution it has to detect and interact with. I guess we'll find out Summer of 2006.
I guess it will be HD
It will most likely be like the Gamecube, and support 480p for those who have it. 90% of the 'cube's first-party games support 480p, but not above that.
Nintendo _claimed_ that only 1% of their users actually wanted HDTV/composite support. That thinking is probably carrying through on the Revolution. Their claims of graphics parity probably stem from SDTV comparisons; it's in HDTV that the difference may be felt.
Or Nintendo may be re-evaluating the situation. The fact is that they're very tight-lipped about it, and they're not going to reveal much until next year, when they have solid product to show. Until then, we'll just have to wait and see what they're doing. Considering they made it clear that they hadn't finalized all of the hardware back in May, it's possible that's why they've made apparently conflicting statements.