Following last
week's CES, Revolution Report's Shawn White got the chance to talk to ATI's John Swinimer. ATI designed and is
manufacturing the GPU, codenamed Hollywood, for Nintendo's upcoming Revolution console. Nintendo has been especially tight-lipped about the specs for their console, in an effort to move the debate from horsepower to gameplay, and ATI follows their lead. Swinimer says, "What I can say is that ATI is focused, as is Nintendo, in making [Revolution] a great, gaming entertainment platform. I know that a lot of journalists are very focused on specs. It's the big thing; as a geek, I look for that too. The key thing to keep in mind is that Nintendo, with ATI's help, is trying to create a game console where you don't have to look at [specs]. "
He does discuss some interesting Nintendo minutiae like the ATI case badge on the Gamecube and the ATI branding on the Gamecube's Flipper chip (pictured).
[Thanks, elliothtz]
