We already knew it would be packing some backward
compatibility and WiFi functionality, but a couple of new bits of information have now come out about the
Nintendo Revolution. The unit is
apparently going to be quite small, about the "thickness of three standard DVD cases and only slightly longer" — not
sure if that means regular jewel cases as with CDs, or the bigger plastic cases DVDs often get cased in. The unit will
be playable either horizontally or vertically, making for a more flexible gaming setup. As noted with the backward
compatibility, 3-inch GameCube disks will play in the same self-loading media drive as the Revolution's double-layered
DVD discs. Hardware partners IBM and ATI are packing a lot of graphics power into a small space, giving the device
quick game startup times and quiet, low-power operations. And, of course, we're still looking forward to all of this
compactness to be showing up in 2006.
[Thanks, pointfour]
