I sent this question a while back, but it never got

answered so here it is again: can the new GBA (the

really small one) connect to the Gamecube like the

others can? In other words, can the new one be a

complete replacement for my SP or are there some

functions that might be lacking/missing? Thanks for

answering.

Mike

Although I don't remember exactly from E3 and have had trouble finding a clear picture of the top of the Micro, I do believe it uses a different sized link port than the SP and original GBA, which would mean that the Micro is not compatible with accessories such as the GC-GBA Link Cable and the e-Reader. However, Perrin Kaplan recently mentioned the system will have wireless capabilities. Either that means the technology is built in, which I doubt, or the standard GBA Wireless Adaptor can be plugged in as with other GBAs. If it's the latter, then similar devices such as the GC-GBA link cable should work as well. Or maybe Nintendo will release a special wireless adapter just for the Micro, but that seems a bit silly. So I guess my answer is...I don't know. We still don't know all there is to know about the Micro, and the system design may even change before it's finally released.

Hey PGC crew! My question is about the Revolution. Well, it's more about what the Revolution will give us. For me, the Revolution is my only hope for the next-generation. This isn't coming out of bias, but out of what I have seen so far from the competition. I look at the games and I am wowed by the graphics, but after I get over that, I realize we are getting more of the same. Sure we will get to probably have hundreds of enemies on screen, the AI will be more realistic, and...well online sure will be fun if you pay for it. Still, it all feels like the "expansion pack" of the console race. I see the Revolution, and I have no idea about it. That is what is giving me hope, that which I don't know. While Sony is touting more power and Microsoft is playing their online hand, Nintendo still has a turn on the river.

My question is, do you think Nintendo will be able to "evolve" our generation instead of just upgrading it as it seems to be from Microsoft and Sony? Also, do you think Nintendo might overdo it and force companies just wanting to port a game to be forced away, due to a strange controller format?

Thanks,

Village Idiot

I agree that the mystery currently surrounding Revolution is part of why people are excited over the system. But the much larger mainstream audience is not closely watching the news like we are, so they will not get excited for Revolution until the curtains rise and we all see what the system is really going to do. Can Nintendo evolve gaming? It's a lofty goal, now that so many gamers and publishers are set in their ways and have certain expectations. But yes, I think they can do it if they have the right ideas and push them in the right ways. They're doing a pretty good job with the DS, but the Revolution will need to take that idea to a whole new level in order to be effective in the market. If Revolution's concepts are intriguing to consumers then they will be enticing to publishers...I'm not really worried about whether developers will be interested in the system, but developers don't really get to decide what games are made and released. Publishers do, and they depend on trends in consumer choice to make those decisions. So they key for Nintendo is to appeal to PEOPLE with Revolution. That goes for hardcore, mainstream, nostalgic, and new players. And as we all know, it's tough to make anything that appeals to everyone. I think Ben Franklin said that.

I'm from Brazil, so excuse my poor english.

My question is just one: Is HDTV this popular outside the U.S.? Here it would be great to have an extremely cheap console because probably only in, like, fifty years we're going to have a decent amount of HDTVs installed here. And the dolar difference to our currency (real) makes everything about games extremely expensive. I know we are not a great gaming market, but I like games and I like Nintendo, so I don't want that HDTV support if that is going to skyrocket the price. I want Revolution to be cheap. So I can buy it. Final.

Oh, and I love the site, keep up the good work.

Vitor Oliveira

São Paulo, Brazil.

Hey, I think your English is very good. Better than some native speakers who write in, actually. Anyway, I don't know details on the popularity of HDTV. I've heard that it is gaining ground in Japan but is almost nonexistant in Europe. In the U.S., the percentage of HDTVs is currently small, but it's one of those sexy technologies that everyone wants to have, even if they can barely afford it. You know, like spinnaz.

The Golden Sun games have been my favorite games for the GBA. I've only

heard of rumors of a new Golden Sun but maybe you can set the story

straight. So, is there or is there not (to your knowledge) a new Golden Sun

for the GBA or maybe even the Cube.

Shane

A couple of years ago, the Takahashi brothers (co-founders of Camelot, the developer of Golden Sun) were dropping hints left and right that they wanted to continue the Golden Sun series and work on a console RPG. But we haven't heard anything else in a long time. My guess is that the game was either canceled for whatever reason or that it was moved over to Revolution. The last Camelot game for GameCube was Mario Power Tennis, and they're currently working on the new Mario Tennis for GBA. No other projects have been announced.

Yo. Over a year ago, I heard that all five Gameboy Mega Man games

would be put into a collection called Mega Man Anniversary Collection.

The game has been delayed numerous times, even though they're OLD GAMES

CAPCOM! #@$%&!!! Anyway, what has become of this collection? Is it

still scheduled for release?

-Mop

For some reason, it seems that Capcom canceled that game after the many delays. It's not listed on the EB Games website or Capcom's own official website, nor is it in Capcom's product catalog of upcoming games, which covers everything they plan to release up through this Christmas. There is a Mega Man X collection coming out for PS2 and GameCube, though.

Doesn't something seem strange about Nintendo's policy with their

"Wi-Fi Connection"? Until recently, they stuck to the idea that few

people had broadband or were willing to go online. Now, they suddenly

assume that not only "95%" of their users have broadband internet, but

they have a Wireless Routers in their homes or a nearby hotspot that

they can visit often. Isn't this a little strange? Hotspots work for

DS, but Revolution certainly can't be taken to any hotspots, and has

no ethernet, which is certainly a lot more widespread than Wi-Fi. I do

have a Wireless Router at home, but I can safely say that "90-95%" of

Nintendo's audience doesn't.

So, are those rumors of a USB Wireless Router that would work with

Nintendo DS and Revolution true? If they were, I hope Nintendo offers

it at a very reasonable price.

If not, is there any chance Nintendo will come around and build an

eternet jack into Revolution? It would definitely be a worthwhile

investment, would it not?

-PS2stinks

When a huge corporation makes an about-face on some issue, they like to pretend that they knew what was going on all along. They want it to look like they were right before and they're right now, even though their policy has dramatically shifted. I think that's why Nintendo's sudden embrace of online gaming comes off as weird. With the DS, Nintendo doesn't have to assume that 95% of people who buy Mario Kart DS will have wireless Internet at home...they assume, and probably rightly so, that 95% of those people have wireless access somewhere. It's a different story for Revolution, and I agree, the lack of an ethernet port is odd and hopefully not set in stone. Wireless routers are starting to get pretty cheap (under fifty bucks), and hopefully small USB versions will be available soon, so you can plug an ethernet cable into your PC and then plug the USB router into your PC for wireless access throughout your home. That seems like the kind of solution Nintendo would want to offer under its own name, not a bulky box that comes with installation CDs and a power cord.

Roll up!