New Nintendo Game Console Details   Although all the game console buzz in the last week has been about Microsoft's Xbox 360, the staff of our sister publication, GamePro, has come up with details about Nintendo's new offering. They say the console, codenamed "Revolution, will be Nintendo's smallest yet. According to GamePro, Nintendo says the console will be "about the thickness of three standard DVD cases and only slightly longer"--making it closer in size to the diminutive Sony PlayStation Portable. The Xbox 360, by comparison, is approximately the same size as the regular PlayStation 2. In a welcome revelation, Nintendo's pint-sized powerhouse will not only have DVD-playback capability but also backwards compatibility (something Microsoft has been mysterious reticent about). The company also reassured gamers of the Revolution's hardware strengths, saying the console "will be packed with power that will enable it to wow players with its graphics." Similar to Microsoft, Nintendo has partnered with ATI for its graphics card and IBM for the processor. Assuaging anxieties of Nintendo's history of reluctance with online, the Revolution will be "wireless Internet ready out of the box." Whether or not the console will be unveiled at E3 this week remains to be seen (if it does, it'll likely be to a limited extent), and it won't be running the race for a 2005 release; the Revolution is slated for launch in 2006. Thanks to GamePro staffers for the inside info! Comments Posted by david milne on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, 01:45 AM (PST) I think nintendo are changing their *CHILD* like ways and heading in the right direction for the new home console market. the whole *HUSH* *HUSH* about their new cionsole is too keep the gamers and none gamers talking, they will sure delivery very well. Nintendo ruled 1980 and the early 1990s and they will sure be back with force for 2005-06.