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Wii Graphics 'Better Than At E3'
Gamespot and GameDaily have additional details on Nintendo's upcoming console. Gamespot reports on comments by Nintendo President Iwata that they were specifically not going for high-end graphics with the Wii. He goes on to say that some of their staff initially disagreed with the adoption of the Wiimote, but public and internal reaction has allayed the fears of detractors. GameDaily reports on comments from ATI, who says there is still a lot left to see from Wii's graphical output. What was shown at E3 was 'just the tip of the iceberg.' From the article: "Industry sources have said that the Wii GPU would be moderately more powerful than the GameCube's GPU, but how much more we don't know. Conservative estimates from developers have placed the Wii console as a whole at 2 - 2.5 times more powerful than the GameCube."
> Can they quantify "power" of a graphics processor to one place of decimals?
Yep. If the old chip used 10W and the new one requires 25W, that's 2.5 times more "powerful".
Not to mention the fact that, without a PlayStaion 1 or 2, everyone would be confused at the name.
"PlayStation 3? Xbox 360? Winamp 5? Why does everyone skip version numbers?"
"May evil beware, and may good dress warmly and eat plenty of fresh vegetables." -The Tick
I'm trying to imagine 2 kids in 1982 having some fanbuy argument.
Bob: Hey! I heard Atari is going to put out the 2600 which is just like the VCS graphically except it's in a black case instead of a faux-wood one.
Joe: Screw that - I'm getting a ColecoVision.
Bob: Graphics aren't everything - there's also gameplay. I don't care about graphics.
John: Anyone seen this Famicom in Japan? It's got great graphics.
At which point above do you think one of the characters blew milk out his nose?