you mean the tiniest system to date.
My N64 has had pediasure poured in it, rolled down stairs, given and taken back from my little sisters. Can plug it in right now and play ocarina of time. :3 Mind you I've had it since 2002.
I remember my mom played Mrs. PacMan Maze Madness on my N64 so long that it just shut off on her. I don't exactly know how long that was.
Dude, Macbook Pros get HOT. And I agree Nintendo makes sure their products work for years. I never understood how they could fit so much on such a small motherboard tho. Same goes for Apple. I wonder if Nintendo will have a vertical stand for the Wii U
Pretty sure he meant that the wii u is a fairly big console. It is a little smaller than the 360. But size indicates nothing. The n64 had a smaller profile than the NES. It's about technology, manufacturing process, economy of design and thermal management. The wii, n64, and snes were fairly small, as was the cube, which trumped the larger ps2s power by a decent margin. . But case size means nearly nothing. It's all about how it is put together. Microsoft was somewhat new to the hardware systems game. The first Xbox was basically a cheap pc complete with PC case (albeit with a giant "X" on top). The 360 was a better deal. But they still had to learn. This is Nintendo territory. They know how to make a very powerful system fit into a non-gargantuan case and have it run cool and reliable.
Of course MacBook pros get hot like all notebooks. They have tons of power crammed into a thin, tiny case.
The point was that they manage the heat and don't have issues. I work when traveling from a MacBook pro and put it through far more intensive use than most people ever will. It gets hot but nothing crazy. And I've never yet had any issues. the point was to show how much the industry has changed. Manufacturing is better. Airflow dynamics are better.
Nintendo has crammed Tons of power into wii u. And Nintendo never lets a design go to manufacturing until it has been thoroughly tested and proven to be all they want it to be. The U makes use of these modern design fundamentals and still employs a large box case with massive venting. It won't have heat issues.
It would appear the U is designed for a vertical stand option, but you never know. They haven't shown it in marketing at all.
If Nintendo doesn't offer one, I expect a third party to do so.
Edited by Socalmuscle, 12 August 2012 - 10:33 AM.
