Wii's real graphical power yet to be revealed ?

[Wools]

It turned out to be nothing.

[Concept]

I'll always think back at that amazing E3 video with the virtual helmet being the megaton.

Did anyone give that guy a job in the end?

[the_dude]

" Nintendo has been playing us the fool all along. They have been showing us trailers for games that have deliberately downgraded graphics compared to what the Wii can actually do. This is to create an element of surprise for the press during Nintendo's next media event."

Sounds like a fanboy's wet dream.

[paul]

if it were true (which it's not) it would simply be counterproductive. Why seed your market with misconceptions about your system you then have to battle to correct.

Sounds like the reverse of the Sony PS2 hype to me. That would be the most pointless strategy in the world.

[Kotatsu Neko]

The final hardware *really* is an over clocked Cube. Simple as that really. No tricks, no surprises, it's a Cube with the power tweaked.

That's missing the point though, the system is all about the controller. That is the sole focus, always has been. The visuals are entirely secondary. Heck just look how small the thing is, how exactly could Nintendo be hiding a new heat pumping GPU/CPU in such a small enclosure?

[MikeRox]

well, they managed it with the GC versus the Xbox :P

But meh, who cares? 360/PS3 = shiny graphics and "traditional gaming", Wii = hopefully fun and original concepts.

[briareos_kerensky]

Heck just look how small the thing is, how exactly could Nintendo be hiding a new heat pumping GPU/CPU in such a small enclosure?

By contacting fanboys and asking them to hand over their immortal soul so that Nintendo can imbue the Wii chips with unearthly powers.

[Concept]

The Wii's real power is in the controller of course, and as the likes of Resident Evil 4 have shown, the Gamecube was capable of some outstanding stuff when the right team used it to the full.

What will be interesting 'next-gen' is how much people get out of the Wii hardware throughout its lifespan in comparison to the 360 and PS3. If games on the Wii are looking similar to their console counterparts with the hardware being pushed more, it'll certainly raise some interesting questions on the rate of generation transitioning.

[EvilBoris]

Inferior graphics never did the DS and the PS2 any harm now did they

[dvdmike]

Inferior graphics never did the DS and the PS2 any harm now did they

It did harm the PS2 imoh alot of people esp on here still prefer the dreamcast, It stoped me buying one but the main stream took no notice

[Concept]

In a way it'll be good because it'll sort out those who have decent art design from those who don't and use the controller to re-compensate.

The very best games for the Wii will be those that have good art direction and good controller direction, so I don't buy this 'graphics don't matter' line. Of course they do - art defines atmosphere as much as control does.

[dvdmike]

Im looking forward to the resi title, if its more powerful than GC then a better looking game than resi4 will make my year

[Oblivion_is_here]

It did harm the PS2 imoh alot of people esp on here still prefer the dreamcast, It stoped me buying one but the main stream took no notice

Well if it harmed the ps2 then I dread to think how much it would have sold if it had better graphics than the xbox.
Seriously though.. it didnt effect it much.. sales indicate this

[dvdmike]

yea like i said the main stream didnt notice i think it would have sold better if more thought had have been put into the graphics

[kyo_244]

Inferior graphics never did the DS and the PS2 any harm now did they

Heh this is probably a stupid question but dont scold me! Is the DC actually more powerful than the PS2? Graphics-wise I mean.