6th January 2003, 7:33 AM
Now that I think about it, I believe the rumor was "blown up" at Gaming-Age. The VJump magazine was first translated there and then the hype just exploded. I'm sure the IGN boards caught the fever and then IGN reported that a large rumor existed about a "megaton" announcement late in the year. My guess is, sadly, that Vjump was just trying to generate hype for its Jump Festival in December, which turned out to contain nothing beyond new footage of Final Fantasy:Chrystal Chronicle. Nothing "megaton" by any means. Now that the Festival (and the year) is over, I think we can officially bury the megaton rumor.
Now, about this CES stuff... "technological breakthrough" and all. Again, I think this is a rumor, and nothing more. However, it coincides with the Nintendo conference, so it is POSSIBLE that maybe somebody got mixed up and said "CES" instead of "Nintendo Press Conference." I'd imagine that the press conference will be much like others: it'll start off with how well Nintendo did over the holidays, delve into sales numbers, reiterate upcoming games for the next two quarters, and possibly announce future technologies/software. If there's anything big there, it'll be on the level of Nintendo's online plans and/or software that will support Nintendo's online plans. No "Nintendo is buying Microsoft" or "Nintendo is going 3rd Party." However, if it turns out to be that big, could someone help me remove my head from my ass?
Now, about this CES stuff... "technological breakthrough" and all. Again, I think this is a rumor, and nothing more. However, it coincides with the Nintendo conference, so it is POSSIBLE that maybe somebody got mixed up and said "CES" instead of "Nintendo Press Conference." I'd imagine that the press conference will be much like others: it'll start off with how well Nintendo did over the holidays, delve into sales numbers, reiterate upcoming games for the next two quarters, and possibly announce future technologies/software. If there's anything big there, it'll be on the level of Nintendo's online plans and/or software that will support Nintendo's online plans. No "Nintendo is buying Microsoft" or "Nintendo is going 3rd Party." However, if it turns out to be that big, could someone help me remove my head from my ass?