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#59728 Do you still want Miis?
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 09:28 PM in Wii U Hardware
#59719 Really important job for us all
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 08:20 PM in General Gaming
#59702 What is the average age group on the website I bet I'm the youngest one h...
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 07:33 PM in The Café
#59700 Why it won't matter if Wii U is not as powerful as neXtBox and PS4.
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 07:30 PM in Wii U Hardware
I don't think PS4 or NextBox will be that much more powerful, they don't have enough money to do something like last time. Besides, I believe that the Graphics race is over.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the RAM race. Graphics are coming to a point that until we get past the Uncanny Valley, they won't be getting any better, so until that happens, it will be who can get more stuff happening on Screen with without a drop in quality. But the problem is that RAM is more expensive then GPUs and stuff, so Sony and Microsoft can't afford to try to take out the Wii U with that either.
In Conclusion, the Wii U is great, and will not be overshadowed by either of the new systems.
Agreed 100%. Sony should focus more on bringing the company back to profitability and Microsoft is still working on integrating all of their services into one, so I don't see new consoles for at least 2 years.
#59684 New Wii U news: Wii U will have a individual account system, and more
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 07:08 PM in Wii U Hardware
Also in reply to giggitty3000, Iwata was just mentioning Zelda as an example, we all know Pikmin, F-Zero, Metroid and other series rely heavily on graphics so that both gameplay and presentation contribute to the experience.
#59679 High Voltage now a registered Wii U developer
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 06:36 PM in Wii U Games and Software
#59662 Ghost Recon Online free with Wii U?
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 05:25 PM in Wii U Games and Software
#59661 Holy crap
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 05:18 PM in Wii U Games and Software
#59660 WiiU Game Demos
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 05:13 PM in Wii U Games and Software
#59654 Why it won't matter if Wii U is not as powerful as neXtBox and PS4.
Posted by MachineLaw on 04 February 2012 - 04:40 PM in Wii U Hardware
#52864 Wii U at CES 2012
Posted by MachineLaw on 09 January 2012 - 03:09 PM in Wii U Hardware
#52857 Why it won't matter if Wii U is not as powerful as neXtBox and PS4.
Posted by MachineLaw on 09 January 2012 - 02:56 PM in Wii U Hardware
Your figures are very wide of the mark.
The n64->GC was a MASSIVE leap. 10 times more RAM(and much faster), a CPU that was 10-20 more powerful and a GPU that was about 100 times more powerful(n64 could do about 150,000 textured poly the GC 15m). PS->PS2 was similar and the PS2->3 was about a 10-15 fold increase. The snes->n64 cant really be calculated because the snes was a 2D machine.
However your point will probably be proven correct but for other reasons- like diminishing returns on adding detail, cost of producing very detailed graphics makes it non-viable and the possibility that MS/Sony won't be as aggressive with their specs for those very reasons.
Ok, I agree with you, but I think you went too technical there, there's no real need for specifics like that. To the average consumer that will buy a Wii U, the separation between GC/Wii graphics will still be as relevant as the separation in graphics of the other consoles I listed. I also believe the Playstation brand needs to cut costs on producing ultra high-spec systems, since their last two aren't doing so good.
#52660 WiiU most powerful in the next gen?
Posted by MachineLaw on 08 January 2012 - 05:36 PM in Wii U Hardware
#52652 Why it won't matter if Wii U is not as powerful as neXtBox and PS4.
Posted by MachineLaw on 08 January 2012 - 04:59 PM in Wii U Hardware
#52549 Will the WII U have a brand new sensor bar?
Posted by MachineLaw on 08 January 2012 - 09:12 AM in Wii U Hardware
#52548 Not-clickable sliders, an issue?
Posted by MachineLaw on 08 January 2012 - 09:08 AM in Wii U Hardware
#52538 Skyrim on Wii U
Posted by MachineLaw on 08 January 2012 - 08:22 AM in Wii U Games and Software
#52405 New Sonic Game
Posted by MachineLaw on 07 January 2012 - 02:56 PM in Wii U Games and Software
#52404 What should Nintendo's online be called
Posted by MachineLaw on 07 January 2012 - 02:47 PM in Wii U Hardware
#52395 Why it won't matter if Wii U is not as powerful as neXtBox and PS4.
Posted by MachineLaw on 07 January 2012 - 01:55 PM in Wii U Hardware
NES --->SNES (2x) --->Nintendo 64 (3x) --->GameCube (3x) --->Wii(1.5x) ---> Wii U (3x)
PlayStation One --->PlayStation2 (3x) --->PS3(3x) ---> PS4 (?)
GB ---> GBC (2x) --->GB Advance (3x) --->Nintendo DS (3x) --->Nintendo 3DS(3x)
PlaySation Portable --->PS Vita (3x)
As you can see in this pattern, the Wii is the only console that didn't have any substantial upgrade compared to all the other ones shown here, which meant that most of it's games were essentially Gamecube games with a little more detailed. Of course there were new ways to play the game and Wii hardware itself allowed for a heck of a lot more features than the Gamecube did, but we are strictly speaking about graphical capabilities here since this is all what Sony and MS fans want to hear about.
Quite the difference, right?
Even if Wii U graphics aren't as good as the other two it doesn't mean that players won't be amazed of what it would be able to do. Take a look at the screenshots above for a quick example. PSP had considerable more graphics capabilities than DS and games like God of War, Syphon Filter and Peace Walker demonstrated that, but actually seeing Pokemon the way it was shown on DS was amazing to Pokemon players because it was a great improvement over it's predecessor, so even though PSP had better looking games, it was more amazing to see the transition of Pokemon Ruby, Golden Sun, Mario & Luigi, etc. from the GBA to the DS, and since most of PSP games were transitions from PS2 games they actually looked worse or equal to their respective franchise games on the PS2.
The problem with the Wii was that Nintendo's franchises wouldn't have a drastic change of how they looked on the Gamecube, so people weren't expecting much amusement from seeing new entries from classic franchises. Granted Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 and Skyward Sword look really amazing, but Nintendo's creativity can only go so far with the limited hardware. Again, take in mind that we are only discussing graphical changes, I'm well aware of how awesome Skyward Sword motion controls are and that the Gamecube wouldn't be able to give me that experience.
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GameCube)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
Not much of a difference in graphics.
To conclude this post, I want you to think about how absolutely incredible a new Zelda, Metroid or F-Zero would look like with Wii U's capabilities, and how different they will look from the usual Wii games. Nintendo will once again show why they are one of the most creative developers out there.
I would really like to know what you guys think about this, and if you think that there would really be a drastic difference between Wii U's and PS4's graphics capabilities that would guarantee the Wii U to be outdated. I really hope I got my point across with this post.
#46519 New Sonic Game
Posted by MachineLaw on 10 December 2011 - 12:49 AM in Wii U Games and Software
Hey, guys.
In the Sonic The Hedgehog facebook page, they told the fans to create the next idea for a Sonic game.
Should we tell them this? (You get a Sonic 20th anniversary statue if you win.)
Of course! Why not? To me this sounds like a proper continuation to Sonic Colors, so if they see that people are supporting it maybe they will go ahead with the project. (Although I hope they already started it and received help from Nintendo, the closest to launch day the better)
#39892 Can you imagine Mario with PS3 graphics?
Posted by MachineLaw on 30 October 2011 - 09:50 AM in Wii U Games and Software
#39889 New Sonic Game
Posted by MachineLaw on 30 October 2011 - 09:45 AM in Wii U Games and Software
#39652 Newbie
Posted by MachineLaw on 29 October 2011 - 10:05 PM in Introduction Central
#39638 Newbie
Posted by MachineLaw on 29 October 2011 - 08:39 PM in Introduction Central
I have a good feeling about Skyward Sword. Especially since it's taking a lot of what makes other Zelda games great and throwing them in a blender, while still adding it's own unique elements to the mix(at least that's the feeling I et from everything I learned fom E3. I have't looked at anything Skyward sword related since the Comic Con trailer. I want everything to be a surprise when I pop the game disk into my Wii this November).
Oh God you are so lucky, I don't have that type of strength to resist and I've already seen some videos, but at least I know nothing about the plot.
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