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(05.15.1999)

Nintendo's Dolphin

Nintendo has announced their next generation videogame system. Nicknamed "Dolphin," it will feature a DVD drive and a 400 MHz IBM PowerPC processor. The console is planned to be released 4th quarter 2000.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (known in the U.S. as Panasonic) has become a new partner with Nintendo on the Dolphin system. Matsushita, who was a partner in the 3DO REAL Multiplayer console, will the DVD drive and software for this new system.