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#1 PSTriple4life
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Those are pushing the Wii to its limits.

Don't think that the Wii will be able to do any better than that.

Maybe the next Zelda Wii game will but who knows.

SMG could be done a 6600 gt which is a low end graphics card now.

I do believe Xbox 1 could do SMG like graphics if devs would have put 5 years into it like they did with SMG.

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#2 Sir_BIGnuts
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Ya because we can tell what the Wii is capible of after 10 months on shelves...

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#3 papa_smurf_23
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i think your right
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#4 PSTriple4life
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Ya because we can tell what the Wii is capible of after 10 months on shelves...

Sir_BIGnuts

Check the specs, its an Overclocked gamecube

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#5 thinicer
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The graphics look good I think. Vivid. Creative. Nice to look at. It does its job. After all, it's a Mario game. We're not expecting lots of realism.

I'm more amazed at how much fun it looks. Nintendo seems to have put a lot of effort and thought into this game. I think it's guaranteed AAA. I think it will make the most out of the wiimote, not just the Wii's graphics power.

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#6 coolviper2003
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Bad damage control. A geforce 6600 GT can run Doom 3 on max settings and it still looks better then most PS3 and 360 games, what's your point? SMG looks really good, the Wii isn't a Gamecube with a remote, get over it.
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#7 sexy_chimp
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The Wii isn't anywhere close to it's limits. Neither is the PS3, or 360, or Gamecube, or PS2, or Xbox, or any system. Developers can keep pushing it and pushing it.

Anyway, even if the Wii does stay the same as SMG, I'll be extremely satisfied because it looks amazing.

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#8 Funkyhamster
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If it would take a 6600GT to do those kind of graphics, that means SMG's graphics engine is just phenomenal, considering the Wii's GPU is more on par with an overclocked Geforce 3...
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#9 Shinobishyguy
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looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.
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#10 bionicle_lover
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im not askin anything more of the wii. i got the wii knowing it wouldnt be running games on the 360's highest setting. give me stuff as good as mario galaxy and i wont complain. the problem is that many people dont.
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#11 sexy_chimp
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looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.Shinobishyguy

Conker isn't even close. There's a picture of an average mole enemy from SMG. The mole has as much detail in its fur as Conker does.

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#12 GundamGuy0
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Just like MP was the limit of the GC when it came out... ?

Just wait, something will blow this away just like RE4 blew everything away on the GC...

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#13 XenoNinja
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The graphics look better than crysis imho.
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#14 osan0
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i dont know...on paper it looks like it i suppose. but one thing ive found with nintendo hardware is it tends to surprise with what it can do.

i still find it hard to believe that the GC could pull off RE4 or zelda TP at a constant 30 for example. i also find it hard to believe tha the DS is pulling out zelda PH graphics....thats pretty dam good considering.

im not saying the wii has "teh hidden powerz" or anything like that. but i reckon devs will stll be able to pull off a few nice tricks that we havent seen yet. id love to see what rare or factor 5 could do with it. they really knew how to get nintendos consoles firing on all cylinders. starfox adventures is a cracking looking game (shame it just played badly :( ).

galaxy would certainly be pushing it very hard though indeed. i wouldnt be expecting any huge leaps beyond that to be honest. still a cracking looking game though imho.

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#15 ImError88
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The graphics look better than crysis imho.XenoNinja

*passes flame shield*

Your gonna need it.

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#16 OGTiago
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It looks awesome, it would look awesome on any system; it happens to be a Wii game.
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#17 themagicbum9720
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ati said that smg was the tip of the iceberg.
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...

im not saying the wii has "teh hidden powerz" or anything like that. but i reckon devs will stll be able to pull off a few nice tricks that we havent seen yet. id love to see what rare or factor 5 could do with it. ...

osan0

should we tell him guys?

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#19 PSTriple4life
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[QUOTE="XenoNinja"]The graphics look better than crysis imho.

Biggest Idiot on Gamespot

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#20 sexy_chimp
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i dont know...on paper it looks like it i suppose. but one thing ive found with nintendo hardware is it tends to surprise with what it can do.

i still find it hard to believe that the GC could pull off RE4 or zelda TP at a constant 30 for example. i also find it hard to believe tha the DS is pulling out zelda PH graphics....thats pretty dam good considering.

im not saying the wii has "teh hidden powerz" or anything like that. but i reckon devs will stll be able to pull off a few nice tricks that we havent seen yet. id love to see what rare or factor 5 could do with it. they really knew how to get nintendos consoles firing on all cylinders. starfox adventures is a cracking looking game (shame it just played badly :( ).

galaxy would certainly be pushing it very hard though indeed. i wouldnt be expecting any huge leaps beyond that to be honest. still a cracking looking game though imho.

osan0

Too bad Nintendo doesn't have Rare anymore. Their the best at pushing Nintendo's systems. Factor 5 could probably do something good though, and they said they were going to make a Wii game I think after the huge flop that was Lair.

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#21 bc1391
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The graphics look better than crysis imho.XenoNinja
you mean artistically right?
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#22 JiveT
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looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.Shinobishyguy

Wow. Wrong.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.sexy_chimp

Conker isn't even close. There's a picture of an average mole enemy from SMG. The mole has as much detail in its fur as Conker does.

And your cousin. More wrong.

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#23 amorbis1001
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conker looks just as good as SMG but thats not a bad thing.
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#24 sexy_chimp
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[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.JiveT

Wow. Wrong.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.sexy_chimp

Conker isn't even close. There's a picture of an average mole enemy from SMG. The mole has as much detail in its fur as Conker does.

And your cousin. More wrong.

No, this definately looks 100 times better than Conker. Go watch the videos if you haven't. There is no denying it.

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[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.JiveT

Wow. Wrong.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.sexy_chimp

Conker isn't even close. There's a picture of an average mole enemy from SMG. The mole has as much detail in its fur as Conker does.

And your cousin. More wrong.

You going to back this up, or are you just going to make a unfounded statment, because if you are then so will I.

Your Wrong that he's Wrong...

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#26 Sparky04
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looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.Shinobishyguy

Go look at Ninja Gaiden Black

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#27 GundamGuy0
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conker looks just as good as SMG but thats not a bad thing.amorbis1001

I have to disagree. Conker looks great, but not as good as SMG.

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#28 OGTiago
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SMG > conker, pretty obvious now.
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#29 amorbis1001
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[QUOTE="JiveT"]

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.sexy_chimp

Wow. Wrong.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.sexy_chimp

Conker isn't even close. There's a picture of an average mole enemy from SMG. The mole has as much detail in its fur as Conker does.

And your cousin. More wrong.

No, this definately looks 100 times better than Conker. Go watch the videos if you haven't. There is no denying it.

SMG looks just as good as conker. they none is better than the other graphically.

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#30 Shinobishyguy
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[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.JiveT

Wow. Wrong.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.sexy_chimp

Conker isn't even close. There's a picture of an average mole enemy from SMG. The mole has as much detail in its fur as Conker does.

And your cousin. More wrong.

blind person is blind

Conker's fur looks like little paper flakes

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#31 XenoNinja
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[QUOTE="XenoNinja"]The graphics look better than crysis imho.bc1391
you mean artistically right?

Nope, I mean't the realism of the characters.. mario & peach look like real human beings.

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#33 sexy_chimp
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[QUOTE="sexy_chimp"][QUOTE="JiveT"]

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.amorbis1001

Wow. Wrong.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]looks better than every xbox game. Even Conker.sexy_chimp

Conker isn't even close. There's a picture of an average mole enemy from SMG. The mole has as much detail in its fur as Conker does.

And your cousin. More wrong.

No, this definately looks 100 times better than Conker. Go watch the videos if you haven't. There is no denying it.

SMG looks just as good as conker. they none is better than the other graphically.

I refuse to believe that. We'll see when the game comes out.

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#34 MrEpyx
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SMG > conker, pretty obvious now.OGTiago

I disagree. Conker looks better. So does Doom 3 and Ninja Gaiden.

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#35 AvIdGaMeR444
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The OP is correct I think. Metroid Prime 3 is even pushing Wii to an extent. I hear Wii constantly loading data on that game and it gets quite loud sometimes. Not Xbox 360 loud, but loud for Wii. Also, regardless of what Gamespot said about Metroid Prime 3 being smooth framerate wise, it is not in some spots. Skytown, Elysia chugs at times. SMG is going to be the pinnacle of Wii graphics, like it or not.
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#36 GundamGuy0
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[QUOTE="OGTiago"]SMG > conker, pretty obvious now.MrEpyx

I disagree. Conker looks better. So does Doom 3 and Ninja Gaiden.

Post pictures that look better please!

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#37 2good2betrue
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Seems like somebody wishes mario galaxy was on the 360.
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#38 osan0
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[QUOTE="osan0"]

...

im not saying the wii has "teh hidden powerz" or anything like that. but i reckon devs will stll be able to pull off a few nice tricks that we havent seen yet. id love to see what rare or factor 5 could do with it. ...

GunSmith1_basic

should we tell him guys?

dont worry i know. MS have rare. just saying id like to see what they could do with it. not going to happen mind.

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#39 OregonTrailing
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Visually, the game is a huge (huge!) improvement over all other Wii games in existence. The textures are impressive, the lighting effects are pretty much perfect, and the color scheme is phenomenal. Seriously, there was a sequence when you are climbing on the back of a giant bee (yeah, that is as amazing as it sounds), and the fuzz on the insect is so well-rendered that it actually looks like you are playing an Xbox360 game. Trust me, I never thought I would ever say that about the graphical quality of a Wii game.

Destructoid

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The OP is correct I think. Metroid Prime 3 is even pushing Wii to an extent. I hear Wii constantly loading data on that game and it gets quite loud sometimes. Not Xbox 360 loud, but loud for Wii. Also, regardless of what Gamespot said about Metroid Prime 3 being smooth framerate wise, it is not in some spots. Skytown, Elysia chugs at times. SMG is going to be the pinnacle of Wii graphics, like it or not. AvIdGaMeR444

So did Gears at the beginning of theEscalation level in MP for those who spawn at the higher part of the map.

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The OP is correct I think. Metroid Prime 3 is even pushing Wii to an extent. I hear Wii constantly loading data on that game and it gets quite loud sometimes. Not Xbox 360 loud, but loud for Wii. Also, regardless of what Gamespot said about Metroid Prime 3 being smooth framerate wise, it is not in some spots. Skytown, Elysia chugs at times. SMG is going to be the pinnacle of Wii graphics, like it or not. AvIdGaMeR444

Loading data isn't really the issue, it's the GPU...

Also I've not seen any Chugging... in MP3...

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Those are pushing the Wii to its limits.

Don't think that the Wii will be able to do any better than that.

Maybe the next Zelda Wii game will but who knows.

SMG could be done a 6600 gt which is a low end graphics card now.

I do believe Xbox 1 could do SMG like graphics if devs would have put 5 years into it like they did with SMG.

PSTriple4life
Bad damage control. A geforce 6600 GT can run Doom 3 on max settings and it still looks better then most PS3 and 360 games, what's your point? SMG looks really good, the Wii isn't a Gamecube with a remote, get over it.coolviper2003
I have a 6600gt and that can max out HL2: ep 1 and I'd say that looks more inspired and has the best use of HDR over most games so far.
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#43 amorbis1001
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[QUOTE="amorbis1001"]conker looks just as good as SMG but thats not a bad thing.GundamGuy0

I have to disagree. Conker looks great, but not as good as SMG.

here are VIDEOS OF BOTH: YOU DECIDE. best videos I coud'have found of both.

conker

SMG

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#44 goodlay
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Those are pushing the Wii to its limits.

Don't think that the Wii will be able to do any better than that.

Maybe the next Zelda Wii game will but who knows.

SMG could be done a 6600 gt which is a low end graphics card now.

I do believe Xbox 1 could do SMG like graphics if devs would have put 5 years into it like they did with SMG.

PSTriple4life


SMG hasn't been in development for 5 years, but okay.

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#45 DivergeUnify
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If it would take a 6600GT to do those kind of graphics, that means SMG's graphics engine is just phenomenal, considering the Wii's GPU is more on par with an overclocked Geforce 3...Funkyhamster
That also means we can expect soft shadows, shader model 3.0, hdr and parallex mapping on the Wii. Boy, topic creator that sounds good to me :)
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[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]The OP is correct I think. Metroid Prime 3 is even pushing Wii to an extent. I hear Wii constantly loading data on that game and it gets quite loud sometimes. Not Xbox 360 loud, but loud for Wii. Also, regardless of what Gamespot said about Metroid Prime 3 being smooth framerate wise, it is not in some spots. Skytown, Elysia chugs at times. SMG is going to be the pinnacle of Wii graphics, like it or not. GundamGuy0

Loading data isn't really the issue, it's the GPU...

Also I've not seen any Chugging... in MP3...

Metroid Prime 3 chugs for me in Skytown, but only in certain parts. Also, when riding the grapple rails in Skytown, the framerate dips horribly at times.

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#47 sexy_chimp
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[QUOTE="GundamGuy0"]

[QUOTE="amorbis1001"]conker looks just as good as SMG but thats not a bad thing.amorbis1001

I have to disagree. Conker looks great, but not as good as SMG.

here are VIDEOS OF BOTH: YOU DECIDE. best videos I coud'have found of both.

conker

SMG

Conker has way better lighting, I'll give it that.

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#48 OGTiago
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[QUOTE="GundamGuy0"]

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]The OP is correct I think. Metroid Prime 3 is even pushing Wii to an extent. I hear Wii constantly loading data on that game and it gets quite loud sometimes. Not Xbox 360 loud, but loud for Wii. Also, regardless of what Gamespot said about Metroid Prime 3 being smooth framerate wise, it is not in some spots. Skytown, Elysia chugs at times. SMG is going to be the pinnacle of Wii graphics, like it or not. AvIdGaMeR444

Loading data isn't really the issue, it's the GPU...

Also I've not seen any Chugging... in MP3...

Metroid Prime 3 chugs for me in Skytown, but only in certain parts. Also, when riding the grapple rails in Skytown, the framerate dips horribly at times.

So, that happens in some 360 games. Deal with it.
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#49 JiveT
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http://www.gametrailers.com/player/6560.html?type

SMG doesn't look better than that even though its a port of a N64 game. "100 times better" :lol:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25847.html

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#50 OregonTrailing
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[QUOTE="GundamGuy0"]

[QUOTE="amorbis1001"]conker looks just as good as SMG but thats not a bad thing.amorbis1001

I have to disagree. Conker looks great, but not as good as SMG.

here are VIDEOS OF BOTH: YOU DECIDE. best videos I coud'have found of both.

conker

SMG

1. Personally, I think SMG looks better

2. The SMG video is from 2006, while it was still running on a modified Gamecube