Possible leaked Revolution article?

[Praxis]

http://somethingisgoingon.blogspot.com/

This is supposedly a leaked article that IGN will post tomorrow.

The guy isn't very tech-savvy, as he tries to give the link to the email he got IN HIS OWN INBOX. Of course all that does is ask you for his username and password for Juno.

I was e-mailed the following link by someone who wishes to remain anonyomous.

Here is the transcript:

Revolution Update
Revolution to be able to output to multiple televisions.
by Matt Casamassina

July 3, 2005 - At a share holders meeting today, Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s president, Saturo Iwata, revealed that the company's next generation game console, code-named Revolution, would be able to wirelessly output to multiples televisions. He went on to explain that this would, "add an exciting, new element to multiplayer games," and would, "give developers a tool to deliver creative and fun gaming expierences."

Iwata revealed that Nintendo co-developed this technology with wireless solutions expert Broadcom. Iwata said, "By utilizing Broadcom's wireless technology, Nintendo can provide the high performance connectivity capabilities that will truly make users of Revolution say, 'Wow!'" Earlier this year, Broadcom announced a strategic partnership with Nintendo to provide its next generation consoles with wireless broadband technologies.

While Iwata did not go into any specifics about implementation of this technology, it seems that the Revolution will be able to output different images to different devices. Theoretically, then, the Revolution could allow players to play games in rooms other than that which the Revolution is in, or have multiplayer games with each person at a different TV, but playing the game on the same Revolution. However, all of this is currently nothing more than speculation. Nintendo's cryptic comments could easily mean something entirely different.

At May's E3 event, Saturo Iwata commented that the Revolution will fundamentally change the way in which controller, console, television and wifi interact. Could this new innovation from Nintendo be the change Iwata had in mind? Maybe. We will have to wait and see until more information is released.


IGN

The link may not work, and if it doesn't, you have read the transcript.

Notice the July 3rd date. This could very well be true and probably is. Imagine, your friend/s are over and you want to play a multiplayer game but you hate looking at 4 inchs of space. Just hook up a couple more tvs and BAM! Magic. Beautiful.

Hope this is true, it would be cool. It sounds like something written by IGN-Matt, so I'm hopeful. We'll see tomorrow.

[Silver Paladin]

As much of a cool idea as this is...I don't understand the technology behind it. Would you need a special wireless transmitter attached to your TV's Audio/Video connectors?

[darthdavid]

That would be hawt. I have an extra tv lying around in my room so I could hook it up and finally be free of the dreaded split screens of death when playing my friends!

[Praxis]

It should be pointed out that this makes sense.
Satoru Iwata (i think it was him) stated in an interview a while back that, with the way it is now, you plug your controller into the console, the console to the TV, and the console to the internet, and that the Revolution would change that interaction.


Seems to make sense. Wireless controllers, wireless internet have both been confirmed, so throw in wireless TV connection and the system has no wires whatsoever other than the power.

[Mr Bean]

It should be pointed out that this makes sense.
Satoru Iwata (i think it was him) stated in an interview a while back that, with the way it is now, you plug your controller into the console, the console to the TV, and the console to the internet, and that the Revolution would change that interaction.


Seems to make sense. Wireless controllers, wireless internet have both been confirmed, so throw in wireless TV connection and the system has no wires whatsoever other than the power.

It would be a neat little trick, though I wonder if it will be aviable to the old folks in the crowd who still screw their connection in rather than the fun A/V ports.

[Archaic`]

*Wonders how something like this could be achieved*

Would the console actually be producing some sort of weak signal that the TV would be able to pick up as if it was a normal TV network broadcast or something?

[Mr Bean]

*Wonders how something like this could be achieved*

Would the console actually be producing some sort of weak signal that the TV would be able to pick up as if it was a normal TV network broadcast or something?

It could be a PtP wirless device. Your connect your A/V jacks as normal but instead of going into the console they go into a small wireless input-output device combined with a decent antenna.

The Console broadcasts a signal, the wireless connected box picks it up and relays it as normal.

Neat idea if it works.