HD Option

The idea of having an option as to whether or not you would want HD on your Revolution recently came to mind. What if Nintendo let you, the consumer, decide whether they wanted to pay more money for your games to be in HD. This would not only bring in more people, but it would also let you save money that you may not want to spend.

I wrote Matt at IGN this question and it appeared in the N-Query. Take a look here. (It's the last one on the page.) This was my first response from IGN so I knew this had to be a significant topic.

What are all of your thoughts? If it is possible would you want to have this? Do you think you would spend more money for HD if you had the chance? What are your thoughts about the lack of HD as of now, compared to when the news first came out?

Apparently the progressive scan feature enhanced the look of games such as Metroid Prime and others. All the games looked amazing using progressive scan. There is a special AV cable you need, along with a special digital AV port on whatever high definition television you have.

What I don't like though is the idea of spending money for something similar to Microsofts approach, making full and half versions of the 360, $399 and $299 respectively.

Speading that much money for HD would be pointless in my opinion. I don't even have an HD television set. Then again, how much would it cost? Do you know? It all depends.

I was thinking more along the lines of one price tag. The Revolution say would be $200 dollars. Very possible by the way. And say you wanted to add HD to your console you would simply download it for a price. Kind of what they are doing with the DVD option. They could allow anyone who wants, or needs to play in HD that very option.

Personally, I believe that (if possible) this could be yet another bit of the Revolution. Choices, options, customization.

Originally Posted by aeternus_aura

Apparently the progressive scan feature enhanced the look of games such as Metroid Prime and others. All the games looked amazing using progressive scan. There is a special AV cable you need, along with a special digital AV port on whatever high definition television you have.

What I don't like though is the idea of spending money for something similar to Microsofts approach, making full and half versions of the 360, $399 and $299 respectively.

Speading that much money for HD would be pointless in my opinion. I don't even have an HD television set. Then again, how much would it cost? Do you know? It all depends.

The different Xbox version have no effect on its HD capbiltes though.

High Definition TVs dont cost that much check below.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...261033-5996867

I think its a bad move to market towards HD and Online as people dont have the neccessary extras to use them to full advantage etc.

Revolution havin HD as a download interesting idea whether it would work out im not sure but im sure they cotemplated it in there design already not to lose ground on Xbox and Playstation.

If Revolution isnt going to have HD what is it going to have Xbox have HD and Online out of the Box and Playstation have Blu Ray what have Nintendo got ?

It would make me happy, but I wouldn't pay more for it. Therefore, Nintendo doesn't care.

I wouldn't pay extra hard-earned cash for no reason whatsoever... That's a stupid question. I don't give money away unless it's for a good cause, like Hurricane Katrina. But giving money to Nintendo is stupid, I mean they're already rich.

Segmenting console market base is always a bad idea. The last thing developers want is to have to tailor to two distinct groups of gamers on the same platform. This is partly what's killed online connectivity on the PS2 and Gamecube in the past. It forces them to make some very tough decisions about supporting two minorities of gamers. I'm already miffed at Microsoft for doing this with the 360 and hard drive.

HD should be standard. Period. Nintendo gets no sympathy on this point from me: There's a tradeoff between size and power, balanced by cost. Nintendo's decided to make a smaller console at the cost of power. Nintendo's consistent line of condemning other manufacturers for an increase in power over greater creativity is a false dichotomy: A more powerful console better enables developers to stretch their imaginations. The same can't be said for a smaller case.

My family doesn't plan on getting a HD TV anytime soon so, at least for me it doesn't matter. I really wouldn't care if HD came standard or not. I understand alot of people want it but it doesn't look that much better than normal.

I think we should be able to pay extra when we choose to buy the Revolution for things like these. Myself I don't want the HD mumbo-jumbo. My TV isn't from this decade anyway... atleast I think so. Anyhow, I am trying to say I simply don't want HD because I can't get it anyway, with my old TV. If anyone has a TV with HD, then they should be able to pay extra for HD support. It's a great idea with these kind of add-ons.

Well, I think that HD compatibility should be included in the original Revolution bundle. However, that probably won't happen because Nintendo is still focused on it's profit margin per console. Microsoft, as we all know, lost money on the production/sale of each XBox, hoping the pick up the slack with game sales and accessories. I don't know how much it would cost per console to add HD, but I doubt Nintendo would go that route. Unless, of course, they raised the price of the Revolution to cover those costs, but then that wouldn't be too fair for our non-HD brethren.

Sometimes I wonder if Nintendo is letting the quality slide a little, just because they want to keep costs down. I know you gotta turn a profit, people, but you can't sell any Mario games if no one's buying your console.

Maybe I should ask my marketing profs about this question. It's an age-old business dilemma.

Originally Posted by Linkprry

My family doesn't plan on getting a HD TV anytime soon so, at least for me it doesn't matter. I really wouldn't care if HD came standard or not. I understand alot of people want it but it doesn't look that much better than normal.

Have you ever tried playing on an HDTV? It makes the experience five times better. I don't know about you, but playing on a normal tube TV was never as engaging for me as playing on HD.

Originally Posted by Elijah

Have you ever tried playing on an HDTV? It makes the experience five times better. I don't know about you, but playing on a normal tube TV was never as engaging for me as playing on HD.

Yes I played on many HDTVs. Maybe it's just me but it just dosen't seem much different than the standard TV system.

It's like having Lo Mein at a bunch of different restaurants: it's the same thing, but different. But one of those will grab you the most because it has the most zing and flavor.

HD does absolutely nothing really... I mean, I've seen tons of HD, everywhere, and it looks none better whatsoever. The graphics really don't matter in a game, as long as you understand what you're seeing. I know, lots of people disagree with me, but it's not worth arguing, because it is entirely opinionated.

As for the topic. Optional HD is a pretty good idea, but nobody wants price-raising for a little more detail do they? And that might be hard to pull off. I suppose they could add it to half the consoles they produce, and you can choose which to buy and all, but, it just seems like a hassle. I mean HD, if it does have better quality, doesn't offer much for the extra price.

I think this HD-era crap Microsoft's been talking about is just bull****. HD support doesn't only cost money, it costs performance. So unless you're one of those priviligied few who owns an HD-Television, HD support will affect you nothing but negatively.

I honestly don't see the HD era starting for real before another five couple of years or so.

Originally Posted by Stuit

I think this HD-era crap Microsoft's been talking about is just bull****. HD support doesn't only cost money, it costs performance. So unless you're one of those priviligied few who owns an HD-Television, HD support will affect you nothing but negatively.

I honestly don't see the HD era starting for real before another five couple of years or so.

Yeah, I agree. What's the point of HD games if a load of people won't have TVs that can play them. I'm not even sure if my TV has HD functionality. We'll just have to wait and see if HD allows the PS3 and XB360 to really blow the Rev away.

What is this HD thing you talk of? lol
anyway i'm never going to get a HDTV in my life 'cos i don't need one. Sure, I may have never had a normal tv in my life but thats beside the point. HD is on;ly a reason to buy for people with HD already. The 360 is not a reason to buy high definition, high definition is supposed to be a reason for buying the xbox. Oh and if you get a cheap HD it can have up to half a second lag with comuter games.
[Edit]What's the percentage of people in US with hd?11-13%? kinda small huh?[/EDIT]

Apparently, Sony and Microsoft expect that percentage to dramatically rise in the near future. I'm not quite convinced.