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Mario Maniac

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« on: December 14, 2002, 06:58:20 PM »
I recently read an article at GameCubicle.com (it was actually posted at a number of different sites) regarding a future system under development by Nintendo that will be the successor to the GameCube...

According to Bloomberg, NEC Corp. is engaged in discussions with Nintendo Co. Ltd. regarding the co-development of a graphics chip for a next-generation Nintendo game console. The system would be GameCube's successor and compete with Xbox 2 and PlayStation 3. Hideki Wakabayashi, an analyst with Mizuho Securities, told Bloomberg, "It is natural for NEC to go with Nintendo. It would be difficult for NEC to switch and start supplying to Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s game machine." The Nintendo GameCube successor would likely see a release in 2005 or 2006. NEC and ATI recently announced the benchmark shipment of 12 million Flipper chips for Nintendo GameCube. The ATI-designed and NEC-manufactured Flipper is GameCube's core graphics processor.

GameCubicle.com will have much more information shortly...

December 13, 2002

Rick - Editor in Chief, GameCubicle

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Chupperson Weird

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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2002, 12:36:42 AM »
Flipper -> Dolphin
Heh heh

Well that's cool and all... but I don't see why you'd even NEED a 256-bit system. 128-bit stuff looks good enough already. And really, it's all about the graphics nowadays, for console competition, anyway.

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CharginChuck

« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2002, 06:46:07 PM »
Now with so much competition, they make 'em so fast.  You know if all the consoles lasted for 8 or more years they still would make a profit.
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Mario Maniac

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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2002, 08:34:32 AM »
The N64 lasted for a long 6 years, and during the last year of it's life (2001), the N64 pretty lost all third-party support due to the impending hype of PS2...

And the same with PS1...it is still around, but is losing support extremely quickly!
People who like video games should also like Nintendo. People who don't like Nintendo obviously don't like video games.

Chupperson Weird

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« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2002, 12:28:05 AM »
Die, PS1, DIE! *evil laugh*
Stupid competition. Who even NEEDS a 256-bit system?!?!

"Thus has it ever been! Thus shall it ever be!"
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