Something Revolution-ary coming to Edge this month?
by Dan Choi 
{ Oct 10th 2005 at 7:30PM }
Apparently, there's
a scan from the October issue of EDGE
Magazine touting a mysterious article on the Nintendo Revolution—or a glowing vertical slit of some kind—in issue
156 to be released October 27 (at least in the UK).
In addition, there's a circular view of organic-cell-like shapes in a microscopic view on the
opposite page, which could be construed to make up the letter "E" (we think). Could this be Nintendo's version of
Microsoft's ourcolony.net
viral
marketing campaign for the 360? [UPDATE: Then again, that
"E" could just be the typical way that Edge promotes its next issues. We've been disappointed with
next-gen "exclusives" before, so it's probably a good idea
not to get our hopes up too much. Thanks for commenting on this, CrispyXUK, d_d_dallas, & funkyflea!]
If anyone can confirm this scan, or a story on the French Nintendo fan site
linked, we'd most certainly appreciate it. (Vlad?)
[UPDATE: Thanks for the confirmation of the pages in the mag, Edge subscribers! Hopefully we'll get something
decent when the 27th comes around.]
[Thanks, Ryan]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
CrispyXUK @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Yeah its in the back of the magazine, they always have something like that at the back, It usually contains their "E"dge logo in there somewhere
retro @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
maybe they are renaming the system Evolution, which would explain the E and the bacteriatype stuff, which maybe in some type of advertisement will show evolution.
Excel @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
I knew I should've tried to learn French and not German.
d_d_dallas @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
the E is for Edge! they do things like this every month. the two pieces of artwork are sepapate. one alluding to next month, another a cute reference to something topical.
ps best gaming mag out there bar none
funkyflea @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
I'm pretty sure that E is for Edge.
kaius @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
isn't the vertical slit only the dvd drive??
Dan Choi @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Yeah, I just thought of that, too, Crispy. I'll add that idea into the original post. Thanks!
Chance @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Nintendo may just bless Edge with a Revo exlusive (game screens, new name, or network details). It would be a great way to score some respect among the hardcore gaming community.
battamer @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
I'm pretty sure the blue slit is just the optical drive. Looks kinda hot.
Ruari @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Edge is a well respected magazine, I don't think they'd have such a back page if it weren't for good reason.
Dan Choi @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Ah, now I get why you guys are mentioning the disc drive.... I've reworded the first sentence to better convey what I meant to say, that the feature/article looked pretty mysterious, rather than an opinion that the glow of the Revolution's slot-loading drive is mysterious (or otherwise inscrutable). The line used to read: "mysterious feature" rather than "mysterious article." Sorry if I sent the wrong message.
Innovate Me @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
I may have already seen this, but any Nintendo news can lead to more new Nintendo news. More Nintendo news will possibly lead to a better chance at knowing the release date and seeing "Revo" games in action. Hopefully in action. Anyway, keep it coming with the Nintendo news.By Nintendo news, I mean Nintendo Revolution news.
From one of Nintendo's many fans.
abhinav @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
i am still damn exited, cant wait for the next issue of edge (even though i have never read it before...)
skooby @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Maybe the cells are for CELL processor...
But the slit looks like a REV thing...
Maybe this is just a anything but XBox Magazine.
chudgoo @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
To repost my theory of the red moon/bacteria...
Is it meant to represent the forthcoming nintendo wifi network?
(a wifi hotspot surrounded by DS players?)
And is the "E" really a "W" for "Wireless"?
Ruari @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Red blood cells, see their concavity and red colour supplied by hemoglobin.
Steve Noga @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
What if it's just an ad for a blue lightsaber keychain included with next months magazine because of the release of Star Wars: RotS. Wow, how the hell did i just think of that...it fits perfectly. Ya, who knows
J @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Its the Sephiroth Light Saber!
homer @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
i've never read edge, but the first thing i thought of when i saw the ad was the revolution is coming next month. wishful thinking, perhaps, but it would certainly be a major coup if the next nintendo console was released that soon...before the holidays, before the 360 and just as the news comes out that the gamecube is at the end of its life.
maybe they are further along in the development of the rev than they've been letting on. just a thought.
Not a lame propaganda eater... @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
looks juts fake... lousy photopop work...don't get excited folks...sorry...
Ryan F @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
I subscribe to Edge and can confirm that it is in fact the Revolution slot drive. The E cells represent the Cell processor. But Edge does this every issue. Edge knew that Revolution and PS3 news would appear at the Tokyo Game Show. I doubt that Edge will have any new info on either. It is just a way of getting people excited about the next issue (which I like).
Edge is the best Videogame Magazine I have ever read. People should stop subscribing to crappy mags like GameInformer and EGM and get Edge. Even if you are in the US (like me) you can still subscribe.
Cool pic though, isn't it.
Edmund @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Lets hope some magazines start giving the Revolution the coverage it deserves right now. I've really been let down with Nintendo Power. There has still been no mention of the controller in that magazine at all.
Ryan @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
For those who haven't noticed, it IS the new Nintendo font on that page with the optical drive illuminated...(the font used on DS packaging, etc.)
This could very well be new Revolution news.
Ross Miller @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
i thought the primary color was now apple-obsessed white...i really like the black, though. just my two cents, ill be one of those guys checking the newsstands starting oct 25
Azerael @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
It's an advertisement for a new type of Flueroescent bulb.
Duh.
Jay @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
"i thought the primary color was now apple-obsessed white...i really like the black, though. just my two cents, ill be one of those guys checking the newsstands starting oct 25"
not even. Apple have Revs in all the colours of the rainbow. my guess is the main one will be black and white. we all know how fussy people are *cries* "oh noes im too l33t to lpay a BLEU consule lol"
Daz @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Edge didn't do anything on the Rev controller this month due to the announcement coming just a few days before release of the mag. They'll probably have loads on it next month. That's all...
Psiven @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Could be newsworthy. Nintendo said immediatly following TGS look for news in October.
Mikami @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Edge is an excellent magazine, I've been collecting them for a while now. As #27 said, EDGE missed out on the controller information - So i'm guessing it'll be to confirm it in the next issue.
Night Walker @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Edge were surely one of the oh so lucky people that got an invite to the hotel and to try the controller themselves - this might just be the awesome hands on that we've all read online.
Then again we could have some really neat news coming from them, Edge are well respected in the Hardcore crowd and would do Nintendo a world of good.
Whatever this is I'll pick it up and see, we should have more news coming on this fantastic Revolution.
Night Walker @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Oh and just a thought, if it isn't cell's for the PS3 maybe it's something to do with nano-technology.
We've probably all read the rumours, maybe they are right - maybe Nintendo have some ultra high tech things cooking. After all, the Rev. may be so much smaller but we all know graphical differences will be virtually non-existent.
Just a thought.
JimbQ @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
I reckon its just what happened at TGS, unless they covered it in the issue thats out at the mo
JimbQ
FroggyGuy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
What exactly does Edge typically talk about? i'm very hopeful!
tarka @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
The artwork inside Edge's front and back covers are always linked in some way and generally are connected to an article in the current issue, if anything. This has been a long running tradition for as long as I can remember - i think it was the first redesign that happened somewhere around issue 60ish. (Just for those of you who are interested, Edge #1 was just as quality as it is now).
dave @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
the E is for EDGE like the 1st posts says. Every single issue of EDGE since issue 1 has had these back page images of some sort. I know I have evr issue since it was published.
Julian Kay @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
The 'cell' with the 'e' in it has NOTHING to do with the slot of the Revolution. Every issue of Edge has something on the inside cover pages that is topical and has the Edge logo in it.
As for the picture of the drive slot. Edge do this EVERY month. They show a glimpse of what's to come in the next issue.
This doesn't mean that there's any big news at all, Edge has yet to have any major coverage of the Revolution controller.
I think someone's read Edge for the first time and got over exited.
(I know other people said this, but some people arn't reading!)
1337thespian @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Well, only time will tell. (unless you work for Edge magazine)
Callum Alden @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Smells Star-Wars to me. Maybe not.
yer mama @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
i think the E is just for EDGE but i also believe that edge mag didn't give any info on the controller announcement. Who knows, maybe nintendo will give the French all the info first this time. *yeah right*
i would also like to tell you that i love nintendo
gamer1 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
I believe that the photo on the adjacent page is suppose to question the reader if they are ready (Red "E"). Do you remember the ad campaigns for Sega Genesis games back in the early 90's? (R U E) <-- the "E" was red. I suppose that people who didn't catch it questioned what "rue" meant.
JimbQ @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
all thats gonna be covered is the controller, as the issue that that one is in, didnt have anything about the revolution at all. so i'm afraid it'g not gonna be anything we dont already know.
JimbQ!!!
Ost3go @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Could Just be a Light saber in siloet (SP).
Edge Have been known good exclusives ( they simply put a picture of a Crowbar one month and a Half life 2 exclusive the next)
Goat boy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
Edge is probablly the most respected gaming mag in existence. It is read by hardcore gamers and industry employees who want to hear a spade being called a spade. They write intelligent, unbiased opinions on all gaming systems and software. Games are rated 1-10 and rated fairly. The artwork is uber cool and there's always some little hint like the one being touted here, as to what you can expect in the next issue. Don't hold your collective breaths though as it's usually not what you think it'll be. Only advice I can give is...umm...wait and see
Scott Beeson @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
I may be crazy, but the E at that angle made me think of dell...
Andres Candela @ Dec 18th 2005 9:37PM
It says There is that a few weeks, we announced to you that the next edition of English magazine EDGE to appear on October 27 could reveal new information on the Revolution .
At all events, it would seem that this new number is a little in advance. Here thus what seems to be the cover entirely dedicated to the next console of show of Nintendo .
For the moment, few information circulate on the Net on possible exclusive information but one keeps you informed as soon as one does not know any any more.