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[Desert Punk]

Remember that demo was written for the gpu they were expecting the wii U to have at the time but admitted the wii U hardware wasn't finalised and we don't know how much cpu power that demo requires. Its not actually running on wii U hardware and we don't know if it will be compatible. There have been many demos released before the hardware that show greater performance than the console is capable of. Development hardware often exceeds final hardware. We don't know how much video memory the wii u gpu will have and it may not match the video card used for that demo. The development hardware likely contains a full video card using the same gpu as expected in the wii u with a lot more memory etc. Do we even know who programmed it and the specification of the development hardware used? I remember the original xbox development kit was well above the actual xbox released.

[KgGamesXL]

Nintendo is not going to do this. Why would they waste resources to create this it will most likely be a launch video in the video section on the Wii U or whatever you call it.

[Chinomanila]

It would be cool, but I doubt it. I do think Nintendo should stick in a couple mini games packed into the Wii U though.

[HaoSenVastForest]

I'm pretty sure it's not a game that will be availble, Nintendo confirmed at E3 2011 that all those tech demos are staying as tech demos, sorry.

Yeah I agree with your thinking because a game will show you more of what it is capable of than just a video.

[Nin_Stream]

Japanese Bird Garden Demo WAS RUNNING ON THE WII U. OMFG.

Remember that demo was written for the gpu they were expecting the wii U to have at the time but admitted the wii U hardware wasn't finalised and we don't know how much cpu power that demo requires. Its not actually running on wii U hardware and we don't know if it will be compatible. There have been many demos released before the hardware that show greater performance than the console is capable of. Development hardware often exceeds final hardware. We don't know how much video memory the wii u gpu will have and it may not match the video card used for that demo. The development hardware likely contains a full video card using the same gpu as expected in the wii u with a lot more memory etc. Do we even know who programmed it and the specification of the development hardware used? I remember the original xbox development kit was well above the actual xbox released.

[Desert Punk]

Japanese Bird Garden Demo WAS RUNNING ON THE WII U. OMFG.

Why would you make such a stupid statement? The demo is getting on a year old before the wii U hardware is finalised or even fully designed. They used other footage from ps3/360 games to demonstrate wii U.

[InsaneLaw]

Why would you make such a stupid statement? The demo is getting on a year old before the wii U hardware is finalised or even fully designed. They used other footage from ps3/360 games to demonstrate wii U.

Stop right there, that was only for the third party trailer. The bird Demo was commissioned by Nintendo made on Wii U hardware at the time to demonstrate the capabilities the system had at the time, both it, and the Zelda demo, with the Zelda Demo being made by the Nintendo EAD Zelda team including Aonuma.

Please, actually read about what your saying instead of skimming over things and assuming your right.

[Nin_Stream]

OMFG THANK YOU. Someone isnt lacking brain cells.

Stop right there, that was only for the third party trailer. The bird Demo was commissioned by Nintendo made on Wii U hardware at the time to demonstrate the capabilities the system had at the time, both it, and the Zelda demo, with the Zelda Demo being made by the Nintendo EAD Zelda team including Aonuma.

Please, actually read about what your saying instead of skimming over things and assuming your right.

[Soul]

Why would you make such a stupid statement? The demo is getting on a year old before the wii U hardware is finalised or even fully designed. They used other footage from ps3/360 games to demonstrate wii U.

Fool, it was running on the controller.

[Brian6330]

Moved to where it fits better. (Wii U Games)

[InsaneLaw]

Thinking about it, I may have misread that quote, but yeah, PS360 hardware can't do some of the things in the demo, and it was rendering 2 things at once, with the controller and T.V showing 2 different perspectives.

It's more than likely that the Wii U specs have got greater since then, so I'm sure they'll have new hardware demos as well as showing off the games.

[Rockalot]

I actually think Nintendo should capitalise on expanding their online services by mixing it in with on board content for the system. So, the 3DS came with a bunch of software to show off what it can do, right? Well why not have simple minigames and classic games like chess that are automatically on everyone's console and have them integrated in to the online/friend system. Almost like the system is a giant, slow paced version of Mario Party.