Nintendo Wii Fanboy

In Engadget's most excellent interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo's VP of Sales & Marketing, it is revealed that Nintendo have already sent out in excess of 1,000 Revolution controller development kits, allowing potential software creators to try their hand at the Japanese giant's great gaming gamble.  If anything, this shows that there could very well be loads of third-party developer support for the Revolution, at least to a much greater degree than what the Gamecube experienced.

Reggie goes on to say that "The response to the controller has been fantastic. Developers are truly embracing the innovation. They’re embracing the approach and quite frankly, they’re embracing our vision; our vision of creating games that are as sophisticated as the core gamer wants it to be but could also be as straightforward and as accessible as brand new gamers."

Another point worth mentioning is Reggie's continually changing stance regarding Gamecube games being played on the new console. Reggie tells us here that Gamecube games will only function with Gamecube peripherals and not with the Revo controller. Where does that leave Twilight Princess? Well, we're going to stick to our guns and suggest that a Revolution "Twilight Princess: Special Edition" will be running straight into the crossfire come E3.

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