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[Spencerr]

k. now let me preorder.

 

[citrus lump]

Good eye but i dont think its anything, or that it opens. why? well, that bottom "flap" looks and is assembled different from the top flaps, where the GCN controllers/memory goes.

the flaps at the top have like, a small gap, so they can open. the bottom side of the console looks shut tight.

It looks like a cover. It has a slight groove where you could pry it open.

 

[RaidenZR]

It looks like a cover. It has a slight groove where you could pry it open.

It *could be anything at this point. Can we peacefully just end that speculation there before it turns into another net phenom of gnarled conjecture? For the sake of the bloggers, please.

 

[Provider]

Those rumors about the base being a battery or some sort of power source are gonna heat up

 

[DrGAKMAN]

Good eye but i dont think its anything, or that it opens. why? well, that bottom "flap" looks and is assembled different from the top flaps, where the GCN controllers/memory goes.

the flaps at the top have like, a small gap, so they can open. the bottom side of the console looks shut tight.

Maybe it opens in the other dirrection...as in the notch side is facing us in that pic, while the GCN docking door is facing the other side, meaning that the hinge with the spacing (for the GCN doors) would be facing us.

From memory, the bottom flap was screwed into the casing in the model patents which might explain why it looks tight. For this reason, even moreso, I think if there's anything there, it would be manual emergency disc eject.

I don't think it's for anything special 'cos it's too underneithy. Ando said the DVD attachment which is believable, it could also be the manual disc eject like I said or even a hardware reset button (WiFi routers and such have those in case you have to go back to factory settings to reset your password, etc.).

A battery is unlikely, the only way it would work is if that flap opens to reveal a larger compartment to slide a battery into 'cos that simply isn't well placed or big enough for a battery...but an internal battery would just be impractical anyways 'cos you'd need a screen to make it worthwhile and such a "portable kit" (with screen, mounting, connections & battery) would be externally attached.

So why is the button called "I-Sync"?

I noticed that too, but my eyes could be playing tricks on me 'cos in a lightened photo of the opened flap it sorta looks like there's also an LED between the SD card slot & the SYNC button too???

 

[wind_steaker]

so you can buy a base that attaches at the bottom to allow DVDs to be played

megaton

 

[Christopher]

Didn't Nintendo fans bitch that this is a gaming machine not a multimedia machine and now it's DVD FTW OMG!!

/rolleyes.

 

[VOOK]

I removed it from my site, although I was asked I dont want to get in anyshit :lol

Bottom Flap FTW

 

[SnakeXs]

Didn't Nintendo fans bitch that this is a gaming machine not a multimedia machine and now it's DVD FTW OMG!!

/rolleyes.

What?

Stop it. Just, stop it.

 

[koam]

Why does that hole look so deep? Seems like it might be a pain in the ass to put a card in or take it out unless you have needle fingers.

Because the wii is extremely small and that's a close up, it's really tiny.

 

[the androgyne]

Those rumors about the base being a battery or some sort of power source are gonna heat up

It looks so small, perhaps it's just a cover for a button (like a pair of jeans' button) that clips the console to the base for more sturdiness while in the upright position?

 

[sc0la]

It looks so small, perhaps it's just a cover for a button (like a pair of jeans' button) that clips the console to the base for more sturdiness while in the upright position?

not a bad guess given those black inserts in the stand

 

[the androgyne]

Where's a photo of these black inserts? Or was it one of the patent diagrams?

 

[sc0la]

Where's a photo of these black inserts? Or was it one of the patent diagrams?

umm they are in the picture you posted.

 

[Neo Child]

Maybe the orange port finally got to Nintendo and they changed the colour to red :lol

 

[GamerZero]

Some new pics? http://www.cubed3.com/news/5454

 

[Christopher]

Hopefully some white GC controllers come out to match that style i'll hate playing with these funky purple controllers on there.

 

[Neo Child]

Hopefully some white GC controllers come out to match that style i'll hate playing with these funky purple controllers on there.

Not sure if it's UK only, but our Mario Smash Football (Super Mario Strikers+ + Gamcube bundle was Pearl White. A white GC + white controllers.

 

[Christopher]

pics?

I think the GC controller remade would look ultra sexy in Wii Wii colors.

 

[Neo Child]

pics?

I think the GC controller remade would look ultra sexy in Wii Wii colors.

The controller looks like it has a silver shine to it, but trust me - up person it's all white.

 

[Christopher]

that's hot.

Just replace the rainbow with tinted blues and we're set.

 

[koam]

Nice

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

If it's just a sync button and SD card reader, why didn't they just put it under the upper flap?

Wii stuff on one face, GameCube stuff on another face.

Apparently Iwata hinted at USB HDD drivers being included; however, whether that is true or not has never been proven. I keep seeing people say this but no one ever wants to give a link.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/29/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htm

The Revolution has 512 MB of flash memory, allowing for some initial storage space. The system also has a slot for SD memory cards, which are widely used in digital cameras and can hold a greater amount of data. Most importantly, Iwata mentioned, were the USB ports that are built into the Revolution "so practically any storage method can be used".

 

[koam]

I hope the usb allows for other things.. mainly usb to NES/SNES adapters

 

[CarlosX360]

Nice

Yeah, nice. It looks like a GC PSU.

I love how they included the 4 controllers, and two memory cards from GC.

 

[Fuzzy]

I love how they included the 4 controllers, and two memory cards from GC.

Well with Iwata's prediction from back in 2002 of 50 million GCN's sold they had ~30 million of them left over.

 

[Trurl]

Yeah, nice. It looks like a GC PSU.

I love how they included the 4 controllers, and two memory cards from GC.

You're right. A big part of the excitement of getting a new console is wondering what the PSU will look like. Way to go Nintendo.

 

[AndoCalrissian]

Nice

This needs to be black black black black black black black black. Seriously, wtf is up with the ugly-ass grey cables they're using.

 

[drohne]

It looks like a GC PSU.

go figure!

 

[Amir0x]

This needs to be black black black black black black black black. Seriously, wtf is up with the ugly-ass grey cables they're using.

complaining about the color of cables. come on now!

go figure!

:lol :lol

 

[Y2Kev]

Yeah, not crazy about the gray, but...they are CABLES.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Hopefully some white GC controllers come out to match that style i'll hate playing with these funky purple controllers on there.

get a wavebird, dingleberry. Wires are so last century.

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/29/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htm

danke, sir. I already have a 60GB HDD ready to stand next to it. almost the same size, come to think of it.

I'll be getting a $350 check in a few weeks for 4 days of work, I think I'm going to put that towards the Wii. Maybe put it into a CD or something and earn some interest until release.

 

[Gahiggidy]

^^^

Notice there is no gap in that shot.


*breaths a sigh of relief*

 

[AndoCalrissian]

complaining about the color of cables. come on now!

There's nothing else to complain about really, other than perhaps the 1 and 2 buttons on the controller, when they should really be X and Y.

 

[Gahiggidy]

There's nothing else to complain about really, other than perhaps the 1 and 2 buttons on the controller, when they should really be X and Y.

"1" and "2" are much more friendy to non-gamers. Nintendo made the right choice.

 

[AndoCalrissian]

"1" and "2" are much more friendy to non-gamers. Nintendo made the right choice.

Not really. It's inconsistent with the rest of the labelling on the controller, nunchaku, and classic controller, making it a bit strange. Not only that, it's less-friendly to gamers, which are still going to be a big part of Nintendo's potential success with the system.

By the way, the story and picture of the flap above have been posted on GoNintendo, as part of some larger article with I assume (I only skimmed briefly) wild speculation.

 

[xsarien]

This needs to be black black black black black black black black. Seriously, wtf is up with the ugly-ass grey cables they're using.

You've got to be ****ing kidding me...

 

[Ruud_Luiten]

Those rumors about the base being a battery or some sort of power source are gonna heat up

It's for extension like all the ports on the Gamecube

 

[AndoCalrissian]

You've got to be ****ing kidding me...

If you don't care, then good. I care.

 

[Mr.Ressetti]

There is a picture when the front of the Wii is open , and you see a small opening looks like an opening for DS cartidges.

 

[Ruud_Luiten]

There is a picture when the front of the Wii is open , and you see a small opening looks like an opening for DS cartidges.

It's called SD-card reader...

 

[Mr.Ressetti]

It's called SD-card reader...

So.

 

[Mr.Ressetti]

It's called SD-card reader...

Thanks for the information !

 

[reallyfun]

^^^

Notice there is no gap in that shot.

hawt.

 

[UltimaKilo]

I mean, why not have DVD playback included? It would only cost them a few pennies to add it in. I don't like the add on deal. I want to have my uber-sleek looking Wii as my DVD player in my room.

 

[Cosmozone]

I mean, why not have DVD playback included? It would only cost them a few pennies to add it in. I don't like the add on deal. I want to have my uber-sleek looking Wii as my DVD player in my room.

AFAIK they'd need a license for DVD support which is a little more than a few pennies. So they're leaving it to the customer.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

I mean, why not have DVD playback included? It would only cost them a few pennies to add it in.

It's not a matter of hardware cost, but of a licensing fee to the DVD Forum.

 

[hooo]

The bottom flap has to be for the N64 ram expansion. It needs to be convenient so you can take it out when you play Diddy Kong Racing in the virtual console. Or it could just be some unused expansion port just like the ones Nintendo has included in it's past three home consoles.

 

[ZeoVGM]

The bottom flap has to be for the N64 ram expansion. It needs to be convenient so you can take it out when you play Diddy Kong Racing in the virtual console.

what