teraflop122 wrote:oh the wii is so desperatly underpowered etc etc" guess what
YOU CANT PROVE THAT!
The Wii's less than stellar hardware abilities are something of a given. It's been stated both that the Wii is about 3x more capable than the Gamecube, and alternatively that the Wii has about the power of an Xbox. Regardless of which one is closer, it is safe to say that Nintendo is no longer on par with current gen graphics and hardware.
Then again, if, say, a new Skies of Arcadia comes out on the Wii I'll have no choice but to buy it....once it comes way down in price.
I totally agree. And I'll also have you know that the interview at the European website explains all about why they didn't choose to compete with the graphics/speed of the other 2 systems.
You must know that:
-the Wii is smaller than 3 stacked dvd boxes (which is about 1/4 size of an Xbox)
-it doesn't always need a fan when running so it is very quite
-part of the processor speed was used for the gyroscopic effects
As Takomoto says: When people think about high speed processors they think about beautiful graphics and complex games, but they tend to forget that a processor can do other things than that.
Do the Wii games need a >put very high number here<Ghz processor? No they don't. The DS has proven to be very capable of good looking games yet the processor is nothing compared to the one inside the PSP.
And about the controllers: You can use Gamecube controllers as well. And the classic looking game pad only costs 20$.
I think the release of Wii will prove what I just said. Especially in Europe, don't forget Europe people! We play video games as well and if the PS3 is coming out 3 months after the Wii then I consider that a very important sales factor.
the old saying "you cant judge a book by its cover" applies 100% in this case. just because the nifty free game they include with the console isnt 1080P with like 10x AA and super photorealistic gfx you cant say its not fun to play!
Being opinionated is fine; we can all form opinions on the next-gen consoles. One thing we CANNOT do, however, is be so decisive, IE "The Xbox 360 will take top console".
