Simon Thorneycroft and Jonathan Hodgson

XBox360 and Nintendo Revolution

XBox360 release dates have now been revealed, Tuesday 22nd November in the US followed by Friday 2nd December for the UK. We'll have to watch for the launch line-up of games to be fully announced, but some trailers are available.

Just when I thought Nintendo was completely out of the running against Sony and Microsoft, I saw this video clip (via Chris Sells):

From the Nintendo website:

Nintendo breaks with more than 20 years of video game history by abandoning the traditional controller held with two hands and introducing an all-new freehand-style unit held with one hand.

The intuitive, pioneering interface allows players to run, jump, spin, slide, shoot, steer, accelerate, bank, dive, kick, throw and score in a way never experienced in the history of gaming.

“The feeling is so natural and real, as soon as players use the controller, their minds will spin with the possibilities of how this will change gaming as we know it today,” explains Satoru Iwata, Nintendo president. “This is an extremely exciting innovation – one that will thrill current players and entice new ones.”

That controller really does seem revolutionary and as we have seen before the controller can sell consoles with the right game.

Let's hope Rare push the XBox360 hardware like they did on the Spectrum (fond memories!) with Underwurlde and Knightlore years ago.