The N2000 will be a cartless system. Cheaper and AS powerful as the PSX 2. Okay Howard....cut the crap. You know you're going to have a Commodore Vic 20 hooked up to this and a cassette deck. :) Seriously though, Next Generation was busy today...must know some really good person....

The successor to Nintendo 64 will not use cartridges, Nintendo of America's Chairman Howard Lincoln has confirmed.

A Nintendo spokesperson further informed: "Nintendo's successor to Nintendo 64 has been in development for a while already, and that development is ongoing. The console will be at least as powerful, if not more powerful, than the PlayStation 2 specs that we've seen.

"The next generation Nintendo console will also be at least the same price as, if not cheaper than PlayStation 2's price. And that's worldwide, by the way." the spokesperson concluded.

This confirmation shows Nintendo's aggressive strategy in light of Dreamcast's recent debut and Sony's confidence in it's PlayStation 2 console.