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[SpiffyG]

So it came out September 29th, but here's a link from one of you guys claiming it launched at 200

http://groups.google.com/group/rec....&q=nintendo+64&rnum=29&hl=fr#396cb3053d6f7774

Read the link.

Yes, it's true. In today's business section of the S.F Chronicle (Aug.
15,1996), Nintendo officially announced a $50 price-cut on the U.S.
Nintendo 64 unit. The company "slashed the price of the Nintendo 64 to
$199 from $249 to match price cuts of rivals Sony Corp. and Sega
Enterprises Co...."

August 15th.

So they DROPPED the price AFTER it was launched, which would make me correct.

"Thats a surprise! Even though I knew they would do it I didn't expect them
to do it before the stinkin machine even came out!!"

 

[Gio_CoD]

You may want to look at a calendar.

Holy shit, I'm retarded.

EDIT

Ok, there's nothing for me to do but accept defeat at this point. I apparently paid 50 dollars more than I was supposed to, and now 9 years later am being made to look like a complete asshole. Fuck you Nintendo. Revolution sale -1.

 

[soundwave05]

Ah 1996 ...

Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum were busying blowing up aliens

People were speculating the new Star Wars prequel would be called "Balance of the Force" and would be ... good.

J.K. Rowlings was broke and writing on napkins.

Tickle Me Elmo set off riots thanks to Rosie O' Donnell

Biggie and Tupac were still alive (well not for long)

 

[AirBrian]

Alright, Haleon, how about those of us who paid $199.99 at launch just got a super-duper deal? Would that make you feel better?

 

[itsinmyveins]

You may want to look at a calendar.

Whooaaaw, burn

Embarrasing for Mr. Haleon.

 

[cubicle47b]

http://www.pennoaks.net/archive64/Archive_64.htm

Here's the $199 proof straight from the N64 god himself, Scott McCall.

 

[Gio_CoD]

I am pretty embarassed. I paid 50 dollars more, was made to look like an idiot, and now am going to get banned for possibly the most retarded argument of all time.

 

[Baron Aloha]

So it came out September 29th, but here's a link from one of you guys claiming it launched at 200

http://groups.google.com/group/rec....&q=nintendo+64&rnum=29&hl=fr#396cb3053d6f7774

Read the link.

Yes, it's true. In today's business section of the S.F Chronicle (Aug.
15,1996), Nintendo officially announced a $50 price-cut on the U.S.
Nintendo 64 unit. The company "slashed the price of the Nintendo 64 to
$199 from $249 to match price cuts of rivals Sony Corp. and Sega
Enterprises Co...."

August 15th.

So they DROPPED the price AFTER it was launched, which would make me correct.

The article is dated Aug 15, 1996. The price dropped to $200 a month before launch which is exactly what someone else already said. Therefore it was $200 at launch.

You may want to look at a calendar.

:lol

 

[DSN2K]

so has anything been said yet ? :\

 

[shibbs]

No news yet? Im off to bed

 

[itsinmyveins]

Haleon:

If it makes you happier, we Swedes and most other european countries had to a pay more than 200 USD

 

[Sweedishrodeo]

EDIT THREAD TITLE: "Do you really know when the N64 launched? (oh and some Rev teasing as well)"

 

[ghostlyjoe]

I am pretty embarassed. I paid 50 dollars more, was made to look like an idiot, and now am going to get banned for possibly the most retarded argument of all time.

You've had a rather poor showing in this thread, haven't you?

 

[Gio_CoD]

You've had a rather poor showing in this thread, haven't you?

One of the worst ever. I haven't been owned this badly since my girlfriend dumped me for my best friend in 10th grade.

 

[SpiffyG]

EDIT THREAD TITLE: "Do you really know when the N64 launched? (oh and some Rev teasing as well)"

Haha. Indeed. :lol

Let's get back onto the subject... or let the thread die until IGN is actually updated.

 

[AirBrian]

so has anything been said yet ? :\

Nothing about Nintendo.

But we did discover that Haleon is calender-challanged.

Spoiler

I kid because I love.

 

[ghostlyjoe]

One of the worst ever. I haven't been owned this badly since my girlfriend dumped me for my best friend in 10th grade.

Ouch!

*consoles Haleon*

It'll be OK. We all own ourselves now and again

 

[Sweedishrodeo]

One of the worst ever. I haven't been owned this badly since my girlfriend dumped me for my best friend in 10th grade.

:lol

 

[Shogmaster]

Nintendo Revolution Specs:

MPU ("Microprocessor Unit") Custom IBM Broadway
Manufacturating process: 0.09 micron IBM SSDIO technology
Clock Freqüency: 2.0 Ghz
Internal Data Precisión: 32 bits Integer, 64 bits Floating Point, 16, 32 and 128 bits Vectorial
Internal cache L1: instruction 32KB, data 32KB (8 way) L2: 1024KB (4 way) L3: 4MB.
Virtual console: Nintendo64 CPU+RCP, SNES CPU+PPU and NES CPU+PPU are embedded
Main memory bandwidth : 6.4GB/second (Peak)
Main Memory: 128MB Mosys 1T-SRAM-Q
Additional memory: 512MB Flash RAM
LSI Flipper
Designed by ATI
Manufacturated by NEC
500Mhz
2 Vertex Shader 3.0
4 Pixel Shader 3.0
Based on the ATI RV515
12MB MoSyS 1T-SRAM-Q as embedded memory
Sound DSP capable of 256 channels and real time AC-3 decoding

Change the bolded to ~300Mhz GPU and 6MB or less 1T-SRAM eDRAM and I would have completely bought it as real.

 

[malek4980]

So I see GAF is argueing about the N64 launch, that took place over 9 years ago...

Tonight should be fun.

 

[Drinky Crow]

Drinky Crow has never been owned, and Magna Carta does not exist.

 

[tapedeck]

... or let the thread die until IGN is actually updated.

impossible, its 9 pages of pre-emptive wanking/crying already.

 

[The Storyteller]

:lol :lol :lol WOW i NEVER thought this thread would get derailed like this :lol :lol :lol

 

[op_ivy]

Holy shit, I'm retarded.

EDIT

Ok, there's nothing for me to do but accept defeat at this point. I apparently paid 50 dollars more than I was supposed to, and now 9 years later am being made to look like a complete asshole. Fuck you Nintendo. Revolution sale -1.

:lol

 

[Ristamar]

Drinky Crow has never been owned, and Magna Carta does not exist.

:lol

 

[Gahiggidy]

What if its using "distributive computing" to match the competition???


[/clutching@straws]

 

[MrDaravon]

I don't really see what there is to compain about.

To the average user (you know, people who don't know pixel shaders from PPUs and have never heard of -- or care to hear about -- bump mapping) graphical quality is simply about how pretty the pictures are; art direction has as much to do with that perception as horesepower. Things like advanced lighting effects and shading won't be entirely lost on the average user, but they are simply registered in a very general sense as part of the image's "prettiness" or "smoothness."

If the Rev's specs are as relatively weak as hinted, then the average user probably will be able to tell the difference between a 360 and a Rev game, but it will seem extreme only in a situation where the games are seen either side-by-side or one after the other. And even then, strong art direction might be able to significantly close the perception gap.

Only tech-heads understand polygon counts and shaders and mapping to the point where those things become evident during gameplay. That's not to downplay specs importance as marketing tools, or how having modest numbers could play into the perception of technological inferiority.

However, it's worth mentioning that the average consumer might see the Rev controller as a technological leap over current controllers, which could help erase technology perception deficit as well.

That post seriously reeks of logic, which is not allowed here!

 

[itsinmyveins]

:lol :lol :lol WOW i NEVER thought this thread would get derailed like this :lol :lol :lol

And yet, the night is still young.

 

[emerge]

Matlocks crazy pictures make me want to play Snow Bros.

 

[SpiffyG]

impossible, its 9 pages of pre-emptive wanking/crying already.

I know... but it was worth a try. Well, not really...

 

[soundwave05]

There's more ... it won't be easy for you to hear this ... but the N64 ... it launched at ... $199.99 ...

No ... it don't believe it ... you're wrong ... I want out

 

[terrene]

Gamecube = GC
Rev = GC++.NET

lolz

</troll>

I hear that it's underwhelming, but I guess if they're staying standard-def all they really need to do is out-do the Xbox 1 and it will seem like a pretty big jump.

 

[SpiffyG]

Gamecube = GC
Rev = GC++.NET

lolz

</troll>

I hear that it's underwhelming, but I guess if they're staying standard-def all they really need to do is out-do the Xbox 1 and it will seem like a pretty big jump.

I agree. GameCube with online play (among other things... like that controller) = ...

 

[3rdman]

I am pretty embarassed. I paid 50 dollars more, was made to look like an idiot, and now am going to get banned for possibly the most retarded argument of all time.

Well, at least you accomplished a lot today.

 

[Bluemercury]

Gamecube = GC
Rev = GC++.NET

lolz

</troll>

I hear that it's underwhelming, but I guess if they're staying standard-def all they really need to do is out-do the Xbox 1 and it will seem like a pretty big jump.

So everbody knows its underwhelming now....i wonder if it was a force of nature techwise you haters wouldnt hear/see anything even if it hit you in the ass.... :lol

 

[PhoenixDark]

God I can't wait. I've got my Captain N boxers on, Super Mario music playing in the background, and AstroLube ready to go. Make me feel good Matt.

 

[olimario]

Better be cheap.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

God I can't wait. I've got my Captain N boxers on, Super Mario music playing in the background, and AstroLube ready to go. Make me feel good Matt.

:lol :lol

I haven't slept for more than 48 hours now.. how long will that take?

 

[Bluemercury]

I think im going back to my system shock 2 session....and not come here till very very late night...

 

[SpiffyG]

God I can't wait. I've got my Captain N boxers on, Super Mario music playing in the background, and AstroLube ready to go. Make me feel good Matt.

lol

Wait, what? Are you really that excited? (I know you were joking about the AstroLube, for the most part) What exactly is going to be "revealed" today? The actual medium, the RAM and some other tech bullshit?

 

[..pakbeka..]

the extra revmotes better be cheap.

fixed

 

[soundwave05]

Truth is I've basically accepted Nintendo's decision. It's not like it was a sudden shock move, they've been saying that they want to focus on non-hardcore/non-gamers for a long time now.

I hope the Revolution brings a lot of arcadey styled games, like light gun type shooters. Those are some of my favorite genres, if that's the case I'll be quite happy.

 

[monkeyrun]

God I can't wait. I've got my Captain N boxers on, Super Mario music playing in the background, and AstroLube ready to go. Make me feel good Matt.

all that for an IGN-Matt interview with some "anonymous" developers ?

 

[Bigfonzie]

think of it this way, you can probabley fit three slim ps2's inside the revolution and thats not bad

come on!!!...

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Holy shit, I'm retarded.

EDIT

Ok, there's nothing for me to do but accept defeat at this point. I apparently paid 50 dollars more than I was supposed to, and now 9 years later am being made to look like a complete asshole. Fuck you Nintendo. Revolution sale -1.

Gracefully done. A little late.


Oh, and I wouldn't blame Nintendo. But I wouldn't buy my Rev from Walmart if I were you!

 

[hadareud]

What if its using "distributive computing" to match the competition???


[/clutching@straws]

And if my aunt had a dick she would be my uncle.

 

[SantaC]

omg we just hit 10 pages without it being revealed :lol

 

[elostyle]

So this is all about revolution.ign.com?

This demands a special avatar.

 

[terrene]

So everbody knows its underwhelming now....i wonder if it was a force of nature techwise you haters wouldnt hear/see anything even if it hit you in the ass.... :lol

No, *really* underwhelming. Like, most of the specs fall well within "this gen." But like I said, that's not a dealbreaker.

 

[SpiffyG]

omg we just hit 10 pages without it being revealed :lol

... And still many more hours to go. Well, probably... he said "tonight".