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I wouldnt go so far as to say fixed functions yet. It probably doesnt have any. Just custom logic.

Also, like clock speeds or 'bits', flops cant be directly compared across architectures. Some architectures may take less floating point operations to solve the same problem because they can process it differently.

And also important to consider is how close realworld performance gets to theoretical peak performance. ps360 were around 65% of their theoretical peak performance.

Nice posts. Could one say that Wii U would acheive the highest percentage peak performance this time around? I really think Nintendo has built a deceptively powerful console and as Criterion said " punches above it's weight " .

Super Mario Sunshine

Any particular titles people want to see from the GC on the Wii U's Virtual Console?

How about your choice(s) ?

Interestingly Need For Speed Most Wanted's developers has said that the Wii U version will be using the PC version's textures. Suggest that when properly ported the Wii U is more powerful than we thought.

If all other ports were done the way NFSMW U was done, every single ported title would be at this graphical level and all of the trolls would not be posting how the Wii U is weak and can't compete with event last gen yada yada. Now, there is much more room for graphical improvement beyond that when you take into consideration upcoming games using next gen engines are built from the ground up to take advantage of more modern console architecture. The reality is Wii U was getting ports from current gen games.

Wii U gets a lot of flack on it's performance / graphics currently simply because it's the 1st next gen console out on the market and thus developers didn't throw time, money and other resources to properly show vast improvements that could have been shown off. Only a select few thus far are doing Wii U justice like Criterion.

Once Nintendo releases 1st party titles and the other next gen consoles become ready to market is when we will see more noticeable improvement for the "next gen" games. Economies globally are tough, development and publishing teams have to weigh their resources, time management, and staff. The market will again enlarge with next gen gaming for Nintendo, Sony, and MS and that is when you will really see the step up across the board.

So you are saying the Wii U is not a proper next gen console?

I thought they said that it was a timed exclusive for PS4 and that it could come to Wii U

Right, but it's just the way he came across basically throwing the Wii U and even Microsoft in a sense "under the bus" . You gotta choose words wisely when you are a developer, and he did... but they were the wrong words...

I posted this in another thread to make a point in the discussion, and rather then it getting buried I thought it would be appropriate to start a separate topic. I'd like to get other opinions and thoughts on this and perhaps you might see it the same way I do.

Here is the simple comparison.

Let's say the Wii U compared to the PS4 is like comparing the 3DS to Vita. We all know which system has higher specs & more power and yet the graphics quality in some of the games on the 3DS surely do not disappoint  and often surprise in the graphics department (Revelations/ Kid Icarus Uprising / Fire Emblem / Luigis Mansion / Castlevania / SM3DL and some others. )

I don't think this is a bad thing for Wii U and think that it will hold it's own in this new generation. We all know graphics are not everything but Nintendo has a strong system and I think will have the advantage in gameplay with the gamepad.

How about this for comparisons. Let's say the Wii U compared to the PS4 is like comparing the 3DS to Vita. We all know which system has higher specs & more power and yet the graphics quality in some of the games on the 3DS surely do not disappoint  and often surprise (Revelations/ KI:U )

I own a ps3 and a wii u so wouldn't say am biased towards 1 or the other. Soo much people compare these specs to what they run in an actual pc but yet try and emulate even a wii game which isnt by any means a powerfull console and u need a fairly decent pc to get games to run so it's not something u can compare. When u think how much of a leap it is from current gen 512 ram to 8gb DDR5 aswell just for starters there's a huge jump and when the first party studios use it to its full potential it will no dout put the wii u to shame. Don't get me wrong wii u is a massive step up from the wii but until wee see some first party games such as say zelda for wii u and say uncharted for ps4 and have something to really compare we can't really say.

End of the day no matter how powerful of a system you have games will only look as good as the people making them can get/ want them to.

But going by specs ps4 outdoes the wii u and no1 can deny that.

Nice post but don't assume the 8gigs of ram is just left for gaming, it's not... the ram will be needed for other features including OS. It will still have more ram available for games yes, but not the full 8 gigs.

Films are products too. Sounds like he is just being humble.

MY WALLET ISN'T READY ...................................................................................... yet.............

That's why you have at least 4 or 5 year to save, if not a couple more than that.

I like the Wii U and I hope they won't change the controller for the next console. That second screen is a must now imo.

Without a doubt, it would be almost going backwards if they didn't have the "2nd" screen. The off tv play really is a superb feature.

Not to throw hate on the PS4, but certainly this prototype would get me interested more then what I am seeing of this PS4....

YEAR OF LUIGI

Source, http://www.forbes.co...es-wii-u-delay/

I understand companies want to take advantage and get their game across more platforms to try and make some green but when you let a user base down, after initially advertising the title as exclusive,  they deserve all of the petitions and continued flack in the media and social forums.