Namco, Sega and Nintendo have announced a partnership for the development of a next-generation graphics board based on GC architecture, known as the Triforce Board.
Namco, Ltd, Sega, Inc and Nintendo Co., Ltd have announced a collaborative business partnership for the development of a next-generation general purpose 3D graphics board. This new graphics hardware, known as the Triforce board, will be based upon the Nintendo GameCube architecture.
According to Nintendo’s news release, this cooperative development will have the following aims:
1. Expansion of the video game market
2. Creation of a high cost-performance game development environment
3. Proposal of a completely new game system to expand play between the home and the arcade
By utilizing the Nintendo GameCube architecture, Namco, Sega and Nintendo are looking to offer not only the same proven graphical ability with this new Triforce board, but also to provide a high cost performance development environment to game creators. They also hope to offer a sound investment for both gamers and arcade owners alike through the flexibility of the Triforce board’s general purpose nature.
With this partnership, Namco, Sega and Nintendo aim to combine each the technical skill and business know-how of each company to further expand, and excel in, the video game market. It seems they also wish to define the notion of ‘playing’ into an experience that no one has yet known.
Furthermore, since this collaborative development of hardware and software is progressing favorably, a working prototype will be demonstrated at the February 22 AOU 2002 Amusement Expo at the Makuhari Messe.
