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Originally Posted by spongy
As far as I know, the "backward compatability" of the Revolution will be thruogh ( almost certainly paid) downloads.
I don't think you will be able to put an nes cartridge in it to play Zelda or what not.
I hope I am wrong.. correct me if so.
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The Revolution will have a flash memory drive sized at either 256 or 512 megs. I don't remember. It can play GC games in the drive, but you have to download the old gamepak based games. The revolution also has GC controller ports.
Nintendo may throw a few classic games in with the system. Games will be offered for free sometimes, with the purchase of a new Revolution game.
There seems to be an internet debate, with various articles supporting each side, as to whether or not games can be downloaded for free.
Knowing Nintendo, I'm gonna say we're gonna need to pay. I could hope for something like XBox live's 'pay monthly or buy new games here and there' scheme. I expect an iTunes like service, based on the revolution, where we can browse and buy games. They've stated that they are going to update games here in there. I expect to see alot of Peach and no Toadstool, for example. They have stated that games will recieve similar treatment to Mario 64 DS.