Comments on: Leaked: Project Cafe Spec Sheet?

By: Andrew Allen

Andrew Allen — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:08:25 +0000

I’m going to say no less than 250 cores. 250 is the bare minimum. If the console is any smaller than an ocelot, then there aren’t enough cores.

By: Matthew Nyquist

Matthew Nyquist — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:50:29 +0000

Very cool, but I also agree that this is probably not it.

I’m going to say 6 cores at LEAST. We’ll see.

By: Don Jaime

Don Jaime — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:51:39 +0000

I forgot to mention chips named “wolf” and “fox” don’t seem right either. Unless they’re just code names and not a mere flight-of-fancy by the fabricator’s love of Starfox, that doesn’t fit in with the seemingly random and Nintendo IP unrelated “Gekko” and “Broadway” processors for the Gamecube and Wii respectively.

And go easy on the spicy mustard fellas!

By: Maul

Maul — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:31:05 +0000

Good points, fellas. Good points.

Don’t worry, Don Jaime, we all pack extra depends at E3. You never know when those corndogs are going to come back to haunt you.

By: Don Jaime

Don Jaime — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:20:46 +0000

If those specs are legit, is it just me or do they not seem like that much of a boast over Nintendo’s current competition? How long would something like that last against other next-gen consoles?

Considering the mysticism surrounding this new console release, I am certainly not sold on those numbers myself. Besides, the “for internal use only” makes it look fake as it’s not in all caps and is oddly placed (I know that sounds dumb, but if you work in an office long enough, you’ll notice silly things like that). Not only that, but the 250/320 GB hard drive smells of PS3, as well as other specs which are eerily similar.

Additionally, has Nintendo ever released a console that has backwards compatibility going back two generations? It’s certainly plausible, but I would foresee Gamecube games being sold on an updated iteration of the Virtual Console instead. They still sell old ass games for 8 dollars and up, they could probably get away with selling GC games for at least $12-$15.

Of course, we won’t know for sure ’til the seventh. I’m keeping my pants on ’til then. I am expecting a lot from Nintendo this time around as they’ve been dicking around technologically as of late. It’s like being given a ten-mile track to drive around with a tricycle.

Make sure Dr. Noh doesn’t forget his Depends.

By: Andrew Allen

Andrew Allen — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:13:39 +0000

It feels fake to me. I think it’s that “Final Specifications” thing that’s just a shade too convenient. There’s no industry jargon here, no Nintendo catch phrases I wouldn’t understand. Everything is written like the audience is me.