Ok, so Nintendo screwed up a bit with Gamecube by targetting little kids instead of the people who actually grew up with Nintendo. But so far, they're been doing everything right with their new Nintendo Revolution. Cool looking design, absolutly retardedly original controlers, and compatible with games from Gamecube, N64, Super NES, and NES. But wait! That's not all. Yesterday, Nintendo announced that not only would they release emulators for games previously released on the systems I just mentioned, but they will also be releasing emulators for Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx games! With over a thousand vintage games compatable with this system, and a team of game designers who are promising to put out some incredible brand new games, it seems that Nintendo may be on its way to reviving its glory days. The Nintendo Revolution is planned to be released before the American Thanksgiving, but Nintendo president Satoru Iwata isn't fond of a simulaneous world-wide launch.
In a related note, the actual name for Nintendo's newest console may have leaked out at a slideshow presentation Nintendo was putting off in Japan. Nintendo has been referring to their newest project only by its code name, Revolution, for the past year or so. But the slide here was shown by accident during the presentation, and may suggest that the new Nintendo system will be called "Nintendo Go". "Go" is actually the Japanease word for "five"... since this would be Nintendo's fifth system (not counting the multitude of Gameboys).
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