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Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America cofirmed to CNN that the Revolution will not support high definition video.
"Casual and non-gamers, the company feels, are less interested in flashy graphics than enjoyable games. And the large files that go hand in hand with high definition video result in "almost interminably long" load times for games," said Fils-Aime.
"What we'll offer in terms of gameplay and approachability will more than make up for the lack of HD."
The strategy is in sharp contrast to Microsoft's Xbox 360. which will require that all games support a minimumn high definition resolution of 720p. Sony's Playstation 3 will include high-definition support and play new HD movies on Blu-ray format.
Fils-Aim said that Nintendo expects to be at a lower price point from the competition, but a price point for the Revolution is to be determined.
While the Nintendo's strategy relies on selling more console units at a lower price, the same did not work for the current-generation GameCube. At $199 the console sold fewer units than Sony's PS2 and Microsoft's Xbox at $299 upon release.
The company admitted that the lack of DVD support hurt GameCube sales and will include support for the format in Revolution. However with the current DVD format on the out and HD content on the in, Nintendo may see itself playing catch up once again.
The Revolution is expected to drop worldwide in mid-2006.
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