Quote:The "Bomb"...finally.

Update # 18
Feb 20th, 2006


Alright, I apologize for all the time this took to publish. I know you're all anxious to find out the big "bomb" as I like to call it. I promised February. I held up to that. All the other promises were delayed. Again, I'm sorry. I've written and re-written this post several times, carefully considering what exactly it should be comprised of. Without futhor rambling, here is the 18th update:

February is here. The unveiling of the Nintendo "Revolution" is only months away. Excited? I am. Because while I know much, I do not know all, nor have I claimed to. I know hardly anything about e3 at this point. Part of me doesn't want to ever know. I want to be just as shocked as you all are.

This post isn't about e3. This post is about a huge component yet to be known about the so-called revolutionary console created by Nintendo. This post is meant to be riddled with hints. I will give you a straight forward response to some of you concerns.

One of the secrets is not holograms. Awhile ago, there was a display that had "virtual water" and fish in it that interacted when stimulated. Unfortunately, this was just a cool display.

One of the secrets is not a built-in microphone in the "Revolution" or touch screen on the controller. There are a few things to learn about the controller yet, but nothing as big as a touch screen or anything like that.

So what are one of the secrets? Well, I'm certainly not going to list all of the undisclosed information. I will expose one of the biggest known secrets, though.

Nintendo On. Everybody remembers it. Some want to believe, others want to forget. Don't worry, anti-Ons, the Nintendo On is 100% fake. What isn't fake, however, is the basic idea presented in that video. The idea to create something so new, something so ahead of its time, something so unreal. The technology displayed in the Nintendo On video would be far too expensive and unexplainable. That said, did you notice some of the peculiar coincidenses that came from the video? Reggie, during e3, told everyone, and I quote, to "prepare to let your right brain run wild." This was no simple coincidense. To think with the right side of your brain is to think creatively. It's to become an iconoclast and defy known structure to do something different.

So what does this all mean? In simple terms, the Nintendo On video partially and unknowingly exposed something Nintendo have been working on creating for the mass market for years: virtual reality. No, not a Virtual Boy. Nothing like that. The VB was primitive in nature. It was a nice idea, but it had too many limitations and issues with comfort. It's been over a decade now. The technology has taken a gigantic leap forward. Yes, Nintendo want to bring you virtual reality.

This, my readers, is the peripheral. Not just any peripheral for the Revolution...THE peripheral. I didn't really say what Nintendo were making exactly. I just told you about a Virtual Revolution. I didn't say how this would work. I didn't mention the hardware behind this. I simply said virtual reality. This is optional VR. But this isn't just a gimmick for a few flagship first party games. No sir, this technology will be used a lot. The best part of all this is that you probably have the wrong idea. How can virtual reality be displayed? Does it require something bulky to put around your face? I don't think so. :-)

And what fun would it be to fully expose this revolution?

Good news and bad news: The bad news is this update is nearly over. The good news is this is a two part update, and the second part will be posted in a few days. The bomb has been dropped, but it hasn't hit ground yet...