"Nintendo 21": Revolution's real name???
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Jan 27th 2005 at 10:46AM }
Rumors, rumors. You either love 'em, or you love to hate them. If you haven't heard by now,
somebody in Japan came across some secret documents destined for a Nintendo shareholder meeting. Above,
is the picture this somebody drew from memory, highlighting the next-gen console's true name: The Nintendo
21.
But that's not all…
- planned for release at end of 2005
- medium is 2-sided 8cm disc, 5.4GB capacity, in a shellcase
- includes “Home Game function” which uses IEEE protocol to locate and communicate with other Nintendo 21s in the
vicinity
- “Home Game function” is free, connect the AC adaptor and the machine talks to nearby Nintendo 21s and “Nintendo
Home”s (? could be Form instead of Home - katakana is vague). Save data is stored on the main unit and affects other
machines over the network.
- “Nintendo Home” machine is like a base station that will be put in many places and uses the PHS network for
communication (popular mobile phone network). Will connect to handheld game machines and supports “Home Game function”,
also sends latest info from Nintendo.
- “Nintendo Home” is being jointly developed with Kyosera.
- controller is like GC controller but “rubbing” is possible - e.g. you can control movement in a
game by rubbing the controller/buttons. Also the controller has a slot.
- The whole controller is pressure sensitive. So rubbing can be done with the buttons or via grip.
- Digital outputs included
[via 4 color rebellion]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chris Norman @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
So wait - you can rub the sensitive controller, and make it move by pushing it's buttons or with a firm grip? And it has a slot?
And according to other rumors, it's got some kind of gynoscope?
Man, Nintendo's entering the adult gaming market full-force with this one. Touching is good indeed.
Eric Pobirs @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
This is nonsensical in so many ways I don't know where to start.
The company you may be trying think of is Kyocera. Why they would be involved in this is a mystery. Their best known products are printers.
Uncle Sam @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Nintendo 21? Does that mean for 21 years old and above? :D
striegs @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Is that a UMD I spy in the corner? Is that the N64 logo with the a 21 replacing the N? Does that head-on profile look eerily similar to the Nexus? And the controller has a SLOT?!?
I think it's about time the Revolution got a blog if its own.
Aero @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
My cellphone is a Kyocera. And I live in the US. I thought cellphones were all they made.
http://www.kyocera-wireless.com/
Luke @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
This is rubbish. Nothing in this seems *remotely* true. Well, maybe some does. Either way, this is the least likely set of rumors I have heard about the Revolution.
By the way, why doesn't Joystiq have a "Revolution" Atom like they have for "PS3" and "Xbox2"? I don't know why this story would be categorized best in "culture".
Tim? @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
The Nintendo-Home bit seems logical, the others are merely restatements of previous rumors. In terms of their Nintendo Home concept, it seems good, and it may be the "revolutionary" bit the console is talking about.
I know Mr. Leaky said "...feeling is better," but I think the two are seperate entities.
rich @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
"My cellphone is a Kyocera. And I live in the US. I thought cellphones were all they made."
Japanese companies tend to do a bit of everything. Hitachi makes TVs, but they also make earth movers. Kyocera makes cellphones, but they also make ceramic kitchen knives. Go to http://americas.kyocera.com/index.cfm, and mouse over "Industrial", for instance. I think this sketch is out there too, but Kyocera is far more than a cellphone company.
Chris Norman @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Ooh - new rumor!
The new touchy-feely controlers eject ceramic knives if you lose.
I think the system needs to be renamed the
"Nintendo 21 and over"
Danny Lewis @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
That's a stupid name. I'm getting the feeling this game console is designed for porn games.
NES, SNES, N64, GCN, N21.... wha? Kinda sounds like a downgrade ;P
Alex @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
I agree with Luke, Revolution includes an Atom of its own!
Ed @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Yea! New Atom time!
norebonomis @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
i get the feeling this is authentic. i guess we will have to wait and see. i fourth the motion for a revolution atom. but call it gamecube2 since revolution is the code name and xenon is the code name for xbox2 but the atom is called xbox2
no reason for this i'm just anal.
Luke @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
I fifth the idea for a GameCube2 atom! Wait, I firsted it too. Hmmm.
Anyway. Yeah, some of this might be legit, but the one thing I HOPE isn't is the name. Nintendo 21?!?!? WTF?!?!
If that's the name, then that is lame as hell. Heck, if even half of the things I have heard rumored about the next Nintendo console is true then they should pull a "DS" and keep the name "Revolution". It's a cool name anyway, I think.
Chris Norman @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
I would suspect the 21 has to do with "21st century", and is most certainly a code name for the system, a la "Dolphin".
Luke @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Chris: You may be right about the "21st century" thing. Only idea that seems to make sense.
And true, it could just be a "code name", but the rumor itself states that this is the official name they are throwing around.
Again, while some of the ideas in this rumor may come to be true, I just think the "rumor" itself is totally fake. Someone scribbled out this drawing after a board meeting? It just seems very fake to me.
I cannot *wait* until E3 2005.
JBob250 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Guys... I think it was a joke. Maybe a joke by the guy wro supposedly wrote it, maybe a joke by joystiq, but surely somebody's idea of a joke. They even put "somebody" in italics each time. And its not even April 1st.
blinkagain82x's @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
me thinks the new cube will be a apple like computer boasting a lightning fast processer a 19inch monitor attached to the console base and a controller with mouse and keyboard sold separately,sort of like what they tried to do with gamecube,plus the rumored home network thingy.
JC @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
I believe that the 21 may have something to do with the fact that the original Famicom was released in Japan in 1984. 1984 + 21 years = 2005. Then there is the appearance of the mysterious http://www.nintendo21.com webpage mentioned above. This is pure speculation, but if the system were to be realeased by the end of the year, then it would make sense. Whether this is true or not will be revealed in May at e3.
unknown man @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
out of all the bogus stuff i have seen on the internet, this version seems the most likely to be the revolution or the 'nintendo 21' i have heard many rumours that nintendo would be using touch-sensitive controllers and this is an ideal model. grip is great!! anyway, hope it does come out at the end of 2005 as apposed to the 2006 launch magazines were predicting. i thought gamecube graphics (with the new zelda coming along) were immense but looking at some pictures produced by the ps3 and rumoured to be very similar to the revolutions is amazing. Ninty you never dissapoint!!
bluflame @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
this is not the real thing. it has already been announced at e3 and at nintendos website that it will use a standard dvd disc and be "about as thick as three dvd cases stacked and just a little longer..." the pics have already been revealed and nothing is further from the truth. these plans are early concept IDEAS for the Nintendo Gamecube- they started out calling the gamecube the Nintendo 21 and the thin, ds-like flipscreen is the top of the gamecube...