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ATI Technologies recently announced it would supply graphics processing unit for Nintendo’s upcoming console code-named Revolution, confirming rumours that have been floating around for over a year. The core technology providers for Nintendo’s next console remained IBM and ATI, one of the important caps the Revolution will have is support for wireless networking.

At the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2005 Nintendo officially unveiled plans to launch its next-generation console code-named Revolution with IBM’s code-named Broadway processor and ATI’s code-named Hollywood visual processing unit. ATI and IBM also developed the core components for Nintendo’s GameCube console. The console will be backwards compatible with the currently shipped GameCube and will also feature trendy Wi-Fi features.

“Nintendo’s next game console, code-named ‘Revolution’, is proceeding on schedule,” Nintendo’s statement reads.

Technical specifications or capabilities of the Revolution’s technological heart – IBM’s microprocessor and ATI’s graphics processor – are not clear, but Nintendo claimed they had been designed “to deliver game experiences not possible to date”.

At the GDC Nintendo announced it would offer a free Wi-Fi connection service to Nintendo DS, the company’s handheld console, owners. The service will include gaming via the Internet from places were wireless networks with the Web connection are available.

Nintendo will announce more information about both Revolution and the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi service at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in May, 2005.

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Discussion started: 03/18/05 12:39:05 PM
Latest comment: 11/06/06 09:42:32 PM

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recently?

em... try this was already known.

BACK IN 2000 AD
[Posted by: Saist  | Date: 03/18/05 12:39:05 PM]

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What the hell, IBM is making cpus for every console?
[Posted by: kodiak81  | Date: 03/18/05 03:53:27 PM]

3. 
Yeah...Its called Dominating the market! :)

I'm guessing all three (Revolution, PS3, and Xbox2) are all Cell CPU based systems. (???)
[Posted by: 22  | Date: 03/21/05 05:10:14 PM]

4. 
Umm no they are all PowerPC based, the PS3 has the Cell, the Xbox 360 has a Tri-Core PowerPC 970, and the Revolution has some unknown PowerPC based processor.
[Posted by: Jeff  | Date: 05/20/05 10:30:00 AM]

5. 
who wants the gaystation 3
[Posted by: shane  | Date: 02/24/06 06:23:07 AM]

6. 
to nintendo:
your game consols and games are very unique
and i think that code revolution will be a senifigant
increase of nintendo entertainment systems. but if you realy want to catch America's eye in the game world tri useing old games, instants creating super mario world 4&5,or as the game playing fans like to say "continuing the adventures" of mario. just concider these ideas. Thank you for your time and if you like to contact me at this at middlesboro ky,2304 wincher,zip code 40965
[Posted by: joe elliott  | Date: 11/06/06 09:42:32 PM]

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