Nintendo Confirms New Console In 2005

GweeDo writes "It is official. Nintendo will be releasing their next console right along side Sony's PS3 in 2005. The news was released here by cube.ign.com. They also went on to say that Retro Studies is working on a Prequel to Metroid Prime. The best quote to all you people that said Nintendo was leaving the console market is this: 'Iwata emphasized Nintendo's plans to stick in the console industry by saying, "When we withdraw from the home game console, that's when we withdraw from the video game business."'"

great!

[IAgreeWithThisPost]

can't wait to buy Nintendo's next "cube" and have 3 games for 6 months!

"Luigi's Mansion II..This time, he blows for Mario!"

This should be awesome

[TerryAtWork]

but Nintendo beware! Bill's XBox will be coming into the second generation - and we all know by the third generation it will suck less. A lot less.

Obsolete hardware

[pheph]

I can't believe this! I JUST bought a GameCube, and now its going to be obsolete in just 2.5 years! Argh! Why do these development companies have to keep developing!!!

Somewhat unrelated, but I am curoius

[Ice_Hole]

What the heck is going on with Atari these days? Did another company purchase the name, and start produceing games with their name? Or did the original company manage to survive some how?

Is it possible they are just a division of a parent company now, being used to get the Famous name on some games once again? And we will never see more than such? Or are they an independant company, that may once again become a player in the console gameing industry?

To me the current stats us Console games is going the way of the buffalo. The freedom and variety of console gameing is being cut down by all these M$ purchases. I had a buddy of mine say, "Well, that is going to suck, who the hell wants to play the same damn game with a different name?" Is this going to cut down on the variety of new games? The Quality? The number? Price? How about the other console platforms? I am curious what other slashdotters think.

Ohh ya, I am happy with my original NES. You should see the thing hooked up to my 52" big screen and suround sound. :)

- Ice_Hole

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[moc.tfosorcimgllib]

'Iwata emphasized Nintendo's plans to stick in the console industry by saying, "When we withdraw from the home game console, that's when we withdraw from the video game business."'"

"Read my lips, no new taxes" - George Bush

"Let them eat cake" - Marie Antionette

"No one will ever need more than 16KB of RAM" - Bill Gates

Re:Obsolete hardware

[trentfoley]

Why do these development companies have to keep developing!!!

I wouldn't know... I have a Dreamcast. I won't have to worry about Sega releasing new hardware anytime soon.

But, I'd love to have a broadband adapter for it on the cheap.

Retro Studies

[tspilman]

Retro Studies is working on a Prequel to Metroid Prime

That's such a fitting name for a studio working on a Nintendo game... but actually it's Retro Studios. =)

New games announced as well!

[Dark Lord Seth]

Well, not really, but we can already guess at what their first patch of games will be:

• Super Mario $CONSOLE_NAME
• Super Mario Cart $CONSOLE_NAME
• Super Mario Party $CONSOLE_NAME
• Super Smash Bros $CONSOLE_NAME
• Yoshi's Island: $CONSOLE_NAME
• Donkey Kong $CONSOLE_NAME
• Diddy Kong $CONSOLE_NAME
• Donkey Kong's Island $CONSOLE_NAME
• Diddy Kong's Island $CONSOLE_NAME
• Kirby $CONSOLE_NAME
• Pokemon $PRECIOUS_METAL $CONSOLE_NAME
• Pokemon $OTHER_PRECIOUS_METAL $CONSOLE_NAME
• Pokemon $YET_ANOTHER_PRECIOUS_METAL $CONSOLE_NAME

Come on Nintendo, surprise me and make the flagship games of your next console ORIGINAL and nnot aimed at 8 year olds... GC has excellent games while still a kiddy image... Shame.

Personally, I am going to wait...

[Patrick13]

I think I am going to hold out til 2016 [theonion.com] to buy a new gaming console.

Re:Obsolete hardware

[lucabrasi999]

Agreed!

I just bought an Atari 2600. Now they come out with this Sega Saturn console. The bastards!

Re:the significance of being a first mover....

[Dasaan]

And please, please, please make sure the controller is smaller than the console (unless the console is really *that* small).

Re:Whew

[digitalsushi]

Don't worry- by the time Miyamoto retires, you'll be able to download a binary Miyamoto rom and emulate it on your Pentium 9. Prolly be the last Nintendo product- it'll put em out of business. "New for the Nintendo- MiyamotoBrain! Watch are your carts increase exponentially in complexity real time! How much fun is Nintendo MiyamotoBrain? Let's ask Miyamoto: "AM I THE PERSON OR JUST A ROM?! LET ME OUT!!!" There you have it, only available on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System- Now you're playing with power, SUPER POWER" BUWEAHAHAAAA

Playstation 5!

[Poutine]

Don't forget the PS5 [theonion.com]!

It's a 2,048-bit console featuring a 45-Ghz trinary processor, CineReal graphics booster with 2-gig biotexturing, and an RSP connector for 360-degree online-immersion play.

Wait, 14 years from now? Crap!