This is directly in conflict with what Nintendo has stated repeatedly, and Nintendo isn't in the financial straits that Sega was when it went third-party.
So, I'll believe it when I see it, and maybe not even then.
sunkissed
This is big news folks.....if it ends up being true. From a news story on popular Apple rumor site http://www.MacOSRumors.com
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Interesting news coming from Japanese semiconductor industry newspaper. Hitachi is planning to purchase the PPC portions of Motorola's business. (Motorola is in need of serious capital after quarter and quarter losses snf may even consider selling off Metrowerks -- no evidence, that was justa "rumor" ) Hitachi and Motorola have a long relationship that dates back to Motorola's 6809 chip (used in many arcade games and home computers in the 80's. Hitachi made a faster "clone" of the 6809.) Analyst believe that they (Hitachi) plan to use PPC technology in upcomming 3G cellular phones, which Japan is leading in.
More exciting is the statement by Hitachi's Morishita Koichiro, head of Consumer Electronics that a future "digital-hub" (his words are "home gateway" but perhaps digital-hub is known by more consumers) based on the PPC is planned. This digital-hub will be a joint partnership between Hitachi, Nintendo, NEC and Access. Industry buzz in Japan is that the Kyoto-based Nintendo, is planning to phase out hardware production of home consoles (but not mobile models) as SEGA did recently. In related news, the Japanese video game magazine, "DenkiKidsGen" (translation) also interviewed Nintendo's Hardware Solutions manager and he confirmed that the future product betwen Hitachi and Nintendo would be supported by the team behind the GameCube (which if I recall uses IBM's PPC) and that the two companies plan to make a good challenge (translation --> we plan to take their market share) to Microsoft and Sony products.
He also confirmed that remaining hardware from the company would be targetted at the mobile market (GameBoy line) once the phase-out of the home unit (GameCube) is completed, projected Q2 2004. NEC (Nippon Electronics Company) will hold a 15% stake in the new project and will be providing the graphics hardware for the system. Interesting to note that NEC marketed their own game system not too long ago called the TurboGraphics and ALMOST provided the graphic chipset to power a console from Nintendo three years back.
ACCESS CO.,Ltd, known for their cellular-phone browsers (market leader in Japan) amoung other things will be assisting Hitachi and Nintendo to integrate this "digital hub" into the Internet and also into consumer products like MP3-based products. Back to the main story. What does the purchase of the PPC plants by Hitachi mean for IBM and Apple? Only time will tell. I don't want to speculate but my sources say that Apple and IBM will move closer to each other and surprise -- bring, in a third company to take over Motorola's shoes (although Hitachi will continue to use the PPC but move off into their own designs) from South Korea. My guess is Samsung.
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This is directly in conflict with what Nintendo has stated repeatedly, and Nintendo isn't in the financial straits that Sega was when it went third-party.
So, I'll believe it when I see it, and maybe not even then.
Originally Posted by Yoshi
still lurking
It just doesn't add up. Sorry.
Sausage-in-training
Consider the source. You say you found this at an Apple site.. well, Mac users have been pissy ever since Motorola stopped getting good speed gains on the PowerPC chip. Now that Moto's rethinking the way they do business on the microprocessor side of things, the Mac people are getting all bent out of shape because Apple may have another large transition period on its hands. They just went through the change-over to OSX, and now Apple might have to switch to Intel hardware if Moto gets out of the PowerPC chip biz and they can't make a deal with IBM or Hitachi. Feh, what a mess.
In other words, Apple users are grasping at straws right now. I don't think this has any significance to the Cube long-term business plan at all.
I'll also believe it when I see it, with big nintendo logo on top of a PR release.
Das Vampyr Jäger
Ditto.Originally posted by mattvanstone
I'll also believe it when I see it, with big nintendo logo on top of a PR release.
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Casual Gamer
I don't buy it. While I'd love to see another significant player like an NEC or Matsushita join the fray with Sony and Microsoft, I'll believe it when I see it.
Praying for a Cosmic Fantasy Collection for PS2, Xbox and GameCube.
Ummmm yeah... if this is true... then that rumor that I'm going to get to have sex with Brittney Spears soon must be true also.
You sir, are a hideous hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.
Sausage
Agreed. This is just too far from the company's mission to be the case as of yet.Originally posted by mattvanstone
I'll also believe it when I see it, with big nintendo logo on top of a PR release.
Gunslinger Redux
If this is true then that rumor that I'm going to get to have sex with bbobb soon must be true also.
Be afraid, bbobb... be very afraid.
Look out, man, Wooly's gone ape-shit.
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