So, Mr. Miyamoto said they still have a few extra surprises for the revolution and we know we´ll find everything about them in the next E3. But of course we´ll never stop speculating on what this secret might be about.

Ther´s been a lot of buzz lately about “Displacement mapping” a patent filled by Nintendo wich basically aims to use this technology to make wonderful graphics using as little resources from the processor as possible. This would mean that even if the revolution has lower tchnical specs that it´s 2 rivals it will still be able to compete in terms of graphics.

By giving cool graphics with a low polygon count Nintendo would be able to offer the console and the games at low costs and these would still look really good.

Of course these are just rumors but sounds pretty interesting doesn´t it?

Here´s a good article about displacemnt mapping, check it out.

This mught just be another old unused patent or it could mean good news for the revolution´s retrocompatibility system.

Nintendo was recently been granted a patent wich basically could reveal how the emulation of older games will work. First it would be possible to add new stuff to the games like characters or maps without changing the original coding. This would allow Nintendo to make great use of the system to revitalize old games.

The patent also shows how the interface would work. The gamer will be able to choose the games he wants to download looking by name or series.

The technical details also state the console wouldn´t use dedicated hardware to achieve the emulation.

All this is pure speculation, we´ll have to wait to see if Nintendo will actually make use of this patent or if it´s just one of their archived ideas.

Link: Revolution Report