Apparently touching isn t just good, it s freaking great and Nintendo can t seem to get enough of it. A new set of breathless rumors say that the next-gen Nintendo console will feature both a rubbable controller and networking. The rumors come from a guy who swears he saw a copy of Nintendo s presentation for a shareholder meeting, which the company apparently leaves laying around. The document details a bunch of interesting facts about the Nintendo 21, which is rumored for a late 2005 release. Here s the list of facts :

Name of machine is Nintendo 21″
- planned for release at end of 2005
- medium is 2-sided 8cm disc, 5.4GB capacity, in a shellcase
- includes Home Game function which uses IEEE protocol to locate and communicate with other Nintendo 21s in the vicinity
- Home Game function is free, connect the AC adaptor and the machine talks to nearby Nintendo 21s and Nintendo Home"s. Save data is stored on the main unit and affects other machines over the network.
- Nintendo Home machine is like a base station that will be put in many places and uses the PHS network for communication (popular mobile phone network). Will connect to handheld game machines and supports Home Game function", also sends latest info from Nintendo.
- Nintendo Home is being jointly developed with Kyosera.
- Controller is like GC controller but rubbing is possible - e.g. you can control movement in a game by rubbing the controller/buttons. Also the controller has a slot.
- The whole controller is pressure sensitive. So rubbing can be done with the buttons or via grip.
- Digital outputs included

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