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breaking VR32: a clearer picture emerges Nintendo's 32bit 'Virtual Boy' is scheduled for worldwide shipout in April next year Before news of S ince its announcement in April, Nintendo's 32bit VR32 system Nintendo's deal with Reflection Technology was has been the subject of much speculation, conjecture and general misunderstanding. Nintendo plans to dispel all preconceptions when it unveils announced, pundits had previously believed that Nintendo has tied the knot the hardware at the Shoshinkai show in with one of two alternative players in the VR industry. Tokyo on November 15, a full six months before it is ex pected to go on sale. Pin-sharp details The first was Virtual 10, manufacturer of fully are still elusive, but it is engineered HMDS that now believed that the uses 'non-immersive' Deep in its Kyoto HQ, Nintendo is working on what could be its next big success VR32 'Virtual Boy' will - that is, it's technology possible to see around and through the HMD, which reduces the dangers of tripping over the dog, falling in the bath, etc. But a conflict of interest (Virtual 10 be a portable, battery- PRINTE TOKYO operated unit which accepts cartridges and will either be attached by a lead to a visor headset is developing an HMD for TCI's Sega Channel) presumably stood in the way. The second company, a Redmond- based (think about it) outfit called RPI, was known to hold some important VR (see below), or come as a lap-held integrated unit. The display will be based on an oscillating mirror- generated stereoscopic projection technology developed by an Reflection Technology Inc. It's possible that it consists of a monochrome display which can be projected up to three feet in front of the The Harumi International Trade Center is where the VR32 will make its debut patents. The technology had never been seen in public, however, and the company was known to have been involved in serious negotiations with another major hardware manufacturer. Whether 'Virtual Boy' will feature a player as a stereographic image. HMD is still the major undisclosed issue. Many pundits believe Nintendo will shy away from a HMD for fear of potentially massive health risks (anyone remember Steve Martin in The Jerk?), but the financial incentives for producing the world's first half-decent VR setup may be simply too great to ignore. The ーパーファミ三スーパーファミコン10% PIRE SUPERFAMCOM MAGAZN The alternative, viewed-from-a- distance lap-held integrated unit seems a lot more likely. Expect the full NEXT 特集本选予想?Eヒ外梅、ヒット機はこうならこれから住天堂がおもしろい。 Generation report next month... ケームユーザーの主張窓りはくはつどーなっこんの? ロックマンX2 クロノトリカーワンダーフロシェクトJ フレスオフファイ On- ノスフェトウ Japanese magazine The Super Famicom recently printed this artist's impression of a HMD-based VR32. How much resemblance this bears to the real VR32 is still unknown Nintendo VIRTJAL REALITY 32 NEXT GENERATION Premiere issue

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This is from Next Generation magazine Issue #1, though the news in it was already a few weeks old by the time it reached the public in January 1995. In their inaugural issue, they do an analysis of various 5th generation hardware, including the Virtual Boy. Note that at this point, it was still unknown what the system would even look like or play, and it was widely believed that it would feature a head-mounted display.

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