More Visor Speculation

I believe that, after doing some researching, a visor for the Revolution could be more likely than you think. The stuff below is my own speculation (please don't laugh, I know it's far fetched, but I haven't given up on the On :).

Ok firstly, why didn't Nintendo show the controller at e3? When asked, they said that they didn't want other companies copying their idea. This (probably) means that just by LOOKING at the Revolution's controller, you would get a pretty good idea of what the system's Revolutionary feature is. There must be something with the controller, that when you take a glance at it, you'd think "Oh, so THAT'S what the Revolution can do!" This could quite possibly mean a visor, plus an additional wireless controller with inbuilt gyroscopes. Only the controller and no visor? If that were the case, Microsoft and Sony can already copy the idea. It doesn't take long to find some speculation about gyroscopic controllers on the net, they could easily take the idea and claim it their own (as Ninty hasn't revealed anything), but it is clear they gyroscopic controllers do not appeal to them for PS3 and 360.

Nintendo also said that the controller wasn't finished, another reason for its absence at e3. But they haven't finialised the console either. They could have done the same thing with the controller: show it, but not reveal the specs. The development for the Revolution began shortly after the launch of the Gamecube, that was over 3 years ago, surely Nintendo have some kind of concept for the controller developed. Again, this means that just by revealing the design of the controller gives away too much information about the system.

Next thing, when Reggie dismissed the On video as a fake, he didn't dismiss the idea of a headset. Remember president Iwata telling us to "look to the internet" for more clues on the Revolution? He was obviously trying to generate hype (and has been sucessful), making every Nintendo fan speculate and pass rumours around the net. Now if the Revo didn't have a visor, shouldn't Reggie openly state it at e3? He shouldn't want nintendo fans to be heading in the wrong direction with the speculation, cause then many will be expecting too much from the Revo, and will be disappointed at the real thing. With him not dismissing the visor idea, it could mean that the actual revolution has something BETTER than a 3d visor (which I seriously doubt), or it DOES have a visor.

Now, Miyamoto did say that the Revolution controllers will be wireless, and there are clearly no ports on the console for controllers (except for the side ports for the GC). So the idea of a headset is virtually impossible. That is what I thought until I realised - this is kinda stupid - the visor doesn't have to be wireless. Only the controllers are wireless, the visor could connect to a power source when it's used, and the problem of the battery being drained too quickly is eliminated.

Last thing, yes, I know that eMagin's latest stereoscopic visor costs $899 U.S, and there's no way that nintendo could squash the price down enough for the Revolution to be a "cheap and affordable console". But what if they dump the console (sell at a loss) like MS did with the Xbox. I reckon Ninty can probably lower the price by $100-$200 to produce, and then sell at a loss? I know this sounds crazy, but Nintendo has billions of dollars in reserve (7 billion according to seriousgamer007), they can afford to take the loss. If this happens, then Xbox360 and PS3 are COMPLETELY OUT OF THE COMPETITION. There's no way they can compete with a console like that. Sure a few loyal fans will still purchase those systems, but it will still be a massive blow to Sony and MS's sales, and with Nintendo back in dominance, maybe Ninty can make up the loss through the downloading games, Revo games, and the Revolution console. Nintendo will also still be receiving a large amount of profit from the GBASP DS and GB Micro sales. They should be able to make up for the losses, and I believe that if MS and Sony see their console getting whipped by the Revolution, will surely "chuck a Dreamcast" and cease selling, thus giving Nintendo all the marketshare. Then when hardware costs drop, Nintendo beign making a profit again.

Sounds far-fetched? I don't really believe it either ;).