Wii U will have HDMI...will current Wii games look better?

Just curious if it would make any difference. I'm wondering if you think the Wii U will have a better scaler than what's in the Wii? Will the hdmi port make any difference on current 480i games?

Generally I keep all my existing systems because for some reason games always look best on my tvs on their original console. I have a Pioneer Kuro so only the best. Would it be recommended to keep the Wii (as usual) or do you think games won't suffer image quality next gen?

The games will probably look more clear...At least I think. Judging by how original Xbox games look better on the 360 than the Wii should do the same. PS1 games also look better when played on PS2.

The games will probably look more clear...At least I think. Judging by how original Xbox games look better on the 360 than the Wii should do the same. PS1 games also look better when played on PS2.

Vickman178

Nope

The Wii games wont look any different on the WiiU then they do on the Wii

There's no opinion to this statement, there's facts

It's impossible

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The games will probably look more clear...At least I think. Judging by how original Xbox games look better on the 360 than the Wii should do the same. PS1 games also look better when played on PS2.

Jaysonguy

Nope

The Wii games wont look any different on the WiiU then they do on the Wii

There's no opinion to this statement, there's facts

It's impossible

This, the only thing that can be done is upscaling. Just like how you can plug a PS2 in via a componenet. But it won't look better, the resolution stays the same, the colours stay the same and just about everything else stays the same.

The difference won't be that much I'll say. Maybe they will look like the PS3 HD remakes which is already good.

We will get tons of remakes so nothing to worry about;) Unfortunately original Wii games will still be the same.

The difference won't be that much I'll say. Maybe they will look like the PS3 HD remakes which is already good.

tjricardo089

No they won't, those games have been remastered in HD. Textures and everything. Putting a normal PS2 game disc into a PS3 doesn't make it HD.

slightly better than component...but nintendo will say no difference to cover their butts...

lol...they definitely wont look like HD remakes..lol

I know it won't make Wii games look better but what I'm asking is will it look worse? Most often games look THEIR BEST on original hardware. It's true PS1 games look excellent on PS2 but I still prefer to use a PS1 on a 480i CRT, for example.

Can I expect the same picture out of the Wii U connected to a 480i CRT? It probably doesn't make sense to some of you because nowaday ppl use hdtvs but I'm thinking that will just make the picture worse, even upscaled next gen. So do you think it'll be 1:1 between Wii and Wii U with current games? If so I'll give my Wii to my niece. It's all speculation but still.

slightly better than component

KBFloYd

Nope, not at all

I know it won't make Wii games look better but what I'm asking is will it look worse? Most often games look THEIR BEST on original hardware. It's true PS1 games look excellent on PS2 but I still prefer to use a PS1 on a 480i CRT, for example.

Can I expect the same picture out of the Wii U connected to a 480i CRT? It probably doesn't make sense to some of you because nowaday ppl use hdtvs but I'm thinking that will just make the picture worse, even upscaled next gen. So do you think it'll be 1:1 between Wii and Wii U with current games? If so I'll give my Wii to my niece. It's all speculation but still.

oldskooler79

It's going to look exactly the same

It's impossible for it to look different

It will probably look slightly better. It will be the exact same 480p signal but because of the digital HDMI cable versus analog component it should look slightly sharper. The difference won't be very noticeable but will be there. Really you could just experiment by taking a 360 or PS3 change the settings to 480p and check whether it looks better with component or HDMI. That would tell you right there if the digital signal makes any difference. That would have to be the only difference though as the Wii U is hardware backwards compatible. It's the same with Gamecube games on the Wii. Gamecube games look the same so Wii games on the Wii U will look the same or slightly better.

It will probably look slightly better. It will be the exact same 480p signal but because of the digital HDMI cable versus analog component it should look slightly sharper. The difference won't be very noticeable but will be there.

AlmightyDerek

No it wont be, it's impossible

It'll be exactly the same

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It will probably look slightly better. It will be the exact same 480p signal but because of the digital HDMI cable versus analog component it should look slightly sharper. The difference won't be very noticeable but will be there.

Jaysonguy

No it wont be, it's impossible

It'll be exactly the same

Its not impossible, but very unlikely. At its core it seems to be more of a software issue rather than hardware.

If its running on the wii hardware itself then no, but most likely the WiiU's hardware will support teh older intructions on the Wii's CPU so there is a possibility that Nintendo could do this.Sometimes when u run things a higher spec than intended certain artifacts could appear because some of the rendering algorithms weren't meant to work with larger images.

A good example is in TP where links shadow map resolution is actually dependent on the screen resolution. This isn't a bad thing, but it just shows how these things are interconnected and could potentially cause problems.

Thats the only reason I see that Nintendo would hesitate to do this. They could release a patch, but thats not really worth it financially.

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It will probably look slightly better. It will be the exact same 480p signal but because of the digital HDMI cable versus analog component it should look slightly sharper. The difference won't be very noticeable but will be there.

Jaysonguy

No it wont be, it's impossible

It'll be exactly the same

one casn hope thast due sdoftware emyulation, some re-rendering or post processing may take place, but I think the open source community will go further with the possibilities then nintendo actually will.

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[QUOTE="AlmightyDerek"]

It will probably look slightly better. It will be the exact same 480p signal but because of the digital HDMI cable versus analog component it should look slightly sharper. The difference won't be very noticeable but will be there.

AlmightyDerek

No it wont be, it's impossible

It'll be exactly the same

Component = HDMI

There is not a jump, there isn't even a sidestep

Component = HDMI

Jaysonguy

yes and composite=component

S-video=D-sub

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No it wont be, it's impossible

It'll be exactly the same

Jaysonguy

Component = HDMI

There is not a jump, there isn't even a sidestep

analog=digital?

I didn't know that component cables could carry a 14 channel audio signal and supported a much higher color space. Thanks for the info jayson. I learned alot today.

[QUOTE="OllyDGaming"]first of all the system itself will have an HDMI output which may make the picture it's self a different resolution and the 3ds make ds games look better so... meetroid8

Yes they do. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. If you put a thousand hours on the DS you can tell the games are blurry on the 3DS....all of them.

[QUOTE="OllyDGaming"]first of all the system itself will have an HDMI output which may make the picture it's self a different resolution and the 3ds make ds games look better so... meetroid8

It depends on the game really. Some games are blurry, and some look fine.

[QUOTE="meetroid8"][QUOTE="OllyDGaming"]first of all the system itself will have an HDMI output which may make the picture it's self a different resolution and the 3ds make ds games look better so... Zanoh

It depends on the game really. Some games are blurry, and some look fine.

Just curious if it would make any difference. I'm wondering if you think the Wii U will have a better scaler than what's in the Wii? Will the hdmi port make any difference on current 480i games?

Generally I keep all my existing systems because for some reason games always look best on my tvs on their original console. I have a Pioneer Kuro so only the best. Would it be recommended to keep the Wii (as usual) or do you think games won't suffer image quality next gen?

oldskooler79

Just curious if it would make any difference. I'm wondering if you think the Wii U will have a better scaler than what's in the Wii? Will the hdmi port make any difference on current 480i games?

Generally I keep all my existing systems because for some reason games always look best on my tvs on their original console. I have a Pioneer Kuro so only the best. Would it be recommended to keep the Wii (as usual) or do you think games won't suffer image quality next gen?

oldskooler79

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Just curious if it would make any difference. I'm wondering if you think the Wii U will have a better scaler than what's in the Wii? Will the hdmi port make any difference on current 480i games?

Generally I keep all my existing systems because for some reason games always look best on my tvs on their original console. I have a Pioneer Kuro so only the best. Would it be recommended to keep the Wii (as usual) or do you think games won't suffer image quality next gen?

Gary4safc

Even at 480p HDMI has a better picture than component so the games will probably look slight better. Nothing major but probably at least the difference from say hooking up the Wii with an S-video cable instead of a composite.AlmightyDerek

Completely wrong

There is no difference in component vs HDMI

The Wii's games go to 480p, there is no dofference at all

Any other answer is just spreading misinformation and for that I have to ask why

Mr. IT guy here to break it down for you all.

HDMI allows for 1080p without any audio/video degradation, since it's a digital signal. Colours are clearer and more accurate with HDMI.

Component is an analog signal, so the quality of the image is degraded and is suspetable to noise and line attentuation.

The only way games would look better is through upscaling, which Nintendo I believe has already said that Wii games won't do on the Wii U.

[QUOTE="AlmightyDerek"] Even at 480p HDMI has a better picture than component so the games will probably look slight better. Nothing major but probably at least the difference from say hooking up the Wii with an S-video cable instead of a composite.Jaysonguy

Completely wrong

There is no difference in component vs HDMI

The Wii's games go to 480p, there is no dofference at all

Any other answer is just spreading misinformation and for that I have to ask why

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[QUOTE="AlmightyDerek"] Even at 480p HDMI has a better picture than component so the games will probably look slight better. Nothing major but probably at least the difference from say hooking up the Wii with an S-video cable instead of a composite.AlmightyDerek

Completely wrong

There is no difference in component vs HDMI

The Wii's games go to 480p, there is no dofference at all

Any other answer is just spreading misinformation and for that I have to ask why

better signal same sd games

This is a good question. If it's anything like running a Wii game in 1080p using Dolphin, everything should look smoother on an HDTV, rather than jagged. I swear, some of these Wii games are held back by the Wii's output. Mario Galaxy/2 and Metroid Other M look closer to 360/PS3 games in 1080p.

I'm just hoping they wont look any worse.

All i can say is that i got HD cables for my Wii on amazon, they dont make them look HD cause the Wii cant, but it DOES look better than my old cables. The Wii games will probably get better looking but thats it, no extreme resolutions.

Also, who cares really, most Wii games look just awesome, especially with the right TV settings.

The only way games would look better is through upscaling, which Nintendo I believe has already said that Wii games won't do on the Wii U.

Haziqonfire

They said Wii-U won't run games at higher resolutions ala Dolphin. Far different than what upscaling does.

The games will probably look more clear...At least I think. Judging by how original Xbox games look better on the 360 than the Wii should do the same. PS1 games also look better when played on PS2.

Vickman178