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[Plutonas]

They speak that wii U got rv740? who said it first? rv740 is 4770 chipset, period

Edited by Orion, 19 November 2012 - 04:23 PM.

[tangweihua]

i also wonder what is the GPU

[Wonder Blue]

yeah, lets judge a system's power by its launch games!

[Joshua]

I suggest waiting at least a year in a consoles lifetime before we start to fully criticize it. Let's use one of the latest examples; the 3DS.
Remember the amount of doubt people had for that handheld when it first arrived? Weak, lacking good games, launch titles suck, not enough exclusives, NGP (Now known as Vita) would destroy it, online was lame, "Holding out for 3DSi", too expensive for it's worth, incomplete at arrival etc. Do you hear that anymore now? Nintendo I believe has literally addressed almost every complaint the 3DS received around the launch window timeframe.

In short, just wait for the marinade to sink in THEN we start to munch down on it.
(I was hungry when I posted this, lol)

[Bunkei]

I think that if anyone buys a Nintendo console for the technical specs may need to reconsider. Honestly, I think the Wii U is a next-generation console in every sense of the term "next generation". As already been stated, you cannot judge this console's potential on the launch games (especially any that are made by EA). I welcome the PS4/X720, because by then, we will see if the gap between Nintendo and its competitors is as great as people envision. It would also mean the end of ports of games made for the current generation's older architecture.

Even if there's a noticeable gap, is it worth paying an extra $100-150 for those systems? Not for me. If i was truly interested in the eye candy, I'd take that money and invest in a high performance graphics card for my PC. I buy consoles for the games either I can't get on the PC or prefer not to play on the PC.

I also remember a certain console that was constantly bragged by its maker regarding its technical specs. Between the specs and the Blu Ray drive, it was marketed (and priced) as a console ahead of its time accomplishing things its competitors cannot. How did that turn out?

[Rubix87]

I think that if anyone buys a Nintendo console for the technical specs may need to reconsider.  Honestly, I think the Wii U is a next-generation console in every sense of the term "next generation".  As already been stated, you cannot judge this console's potential on the launch games (especially any that are made by EA).  I welcome the PS4/X720, because by then, we will see if the gap between Nintendo and its competitors is as great as people envision.  It would also mean the end of ports of games made for the current generation's older architecture.

Even if there's a noticeable gap, is it worth paying an extra $100-150 for those systems? Not for me.  If i was truly interested in the eye candy, I'd take that money and invest in a high performance graphics card for my PC.  I buy consoles for the games either I can't get on the PC or prefer not to play on the PC.

I also remember a certain console that was constantly bragged by its maker regarding its technical specs.  Between the specs and the Blu Ray drive, it was marketed (and priced) as a console ahead of its time accomplishing things its competitors cannot.  How did that turn out?

Well said.

[FreakAlchemist]

I think that if anyone buys a Nintendo console for the technical specs may need to reconsider.  Honestly, I think the Wii U is a next-generation console in every sense of the term "next generation".  As already been stated, you cannot judge this console's potential on the launch games (especially any that are made by EA).  I welcome the PS4/X720, because by then, we will see if the gap between Nintendo and its competitors is as great as people envision.  It would also mean the end of ports of games made for the current generation's older architecture.

Even if there's a noticeable gap, is it worth paying an extra $100-150 for those systems? Not for me.  If i was truly interested in the eye candy, I'd take that money and invest in a high performance graphics card for my PC.  I buy consoles for the games either I can't get on the PC or prefer not to play on the PC.

I also remember a certain console that was constantly bragged by its maker regarding its technical specs.  Between the specs and the Blu Ray drive, it was marketed (and priced) as a console ahead of its time accomplishing things its competitors cannot.  How did that turn out?

Spot on good sir spot on.

[CUD]

I remember when the 360 came out and everyone waited at midnight for halo3. And it seemed on par with Xbox.

Talk about disappointment...

Halo 3 on par with Xbox? You serious or delirious?