Dev: iPhone More Powerful than Wii

Pretty sure this is legal for system wars since I-phone plays games blah, blah, blah. Anyways just saw this article on IGN (Matt Casamassina none other)and thought I'd post it here:

"Monkey Island Dev: iPhone More Powerful than Wii

The maker of the Strong Band and Monkey Island WiiWare games says Apple's handheld outclasses Wii where horsepower is concerned.

by Matt Casamassina

July 29, 2009 - Uh-oh. Wii and iPhone fanboys, grab your pitchforks because a war is brewing on the official message boards of development studio Telltale Games, best known for its Strong Bad and Monkey Island WiiWare games. When a poster started a new thread to complain about the framerate in the Wii iteration of Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 1, a Telltale Games programmer going by the handle of Yare responded to defend the company's position. All well and good, but then he uttered what Wii fanboys everywhere like to call 'fighting words.'

After addressing the framerate complaint, Yare noted: "... The Wii is just not a powerful console. An iPhone is much more powerful than a Wii, even."

Later in the thread, when a poster accused the Telltale programmer of using 'strong words,' he replied: "And I stand by them. The Wii and DS are extremely underpowered and their popularity doesn't remove the hardware limitations."

This is not going to go over well for Wii owners who still don't believe the GameCube 1.5 specs IGN posted about Nintendo's console prior to its release. If you fall into that group, fret not -- we're sure the hidden potential just hasn't been unlocked yet. Someone flip the HD switch, please."

http://wii.ign.com/articles/100/1009002p1.html

Is he a complete idiot or is he on to something??? Please share your views!!!

Instead of looking at specs or speculation. I think we should just look at which one has produced better looking games. That would basically settle which one can produce better graphics and tech. I think I know what the outcome will be.

until i see a game on the iphone that looks as good as red steel 2 i don't believe it

Taking the OP's subject into consideration, and staying consistent with this developers IQ level, the only use i can think of for this thread is to post stupid wacky pics'n gifs.

I'l start...

Instead of looking at specs or speculation. I think we should just look at which one has produced better looking games. That would basically settle which one can produce better graphics and tech. I think I know what the outcome will be.

ActicEdge

It may the Iphone is newer tech than the Wii and each Iphone sells at a $200 loss where the Wii makes a profit.

Not really a big deal because in the end it's only the games that matter.

It may the Iphone is newer tech than the Wii and each Iphone sells at a $200 loss where the Wii makes a profit.

Not really a big deal because in the end it's only the games that matter.

HarlockJC

[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

Instead of looking at specs or speculation. I think we should just look at which one has produced better looking games. That would basically settle which one can produce better graphics and tech. I think I know what the outcome will be.

G-O-M-J

The IPhone gets much less attention from devs than the wii, also he could be talking about the 3GS.

I am calling BS on that. Maybe he is just a bad programmer.

I am not a dev, so I guess we will have to wait for another dev to prove him wrong

or we could just compare games, and we all know who the winner is there

I am not a dev, so I guess we will have to wait for another dev to prove him wrong

or we could just compare games, and we all know who the winner is there

thelastguy

[QUOTE="Commander-Gree"]I sort of doubt that, but I'd totally believe that it is more powerful than the PSP. Guybrush_3

and the origional xbox

I have yet to see anything on the iPhone look better than Halo 2, but who knows....the tech could be there.

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"]

It may the Iphone is newer tech than the Wii and each Iphone sells at a $200 loss where the Wii makes a profit.

Not really a big deal because in the end it's only the games that matter.

Camer999

Edit: This is normal for cell phones most of them cell at a loss and make the money back through the contract.

[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"]

[QUOTE="Commander-Gree"]I sort of doubt that, but I'd totally believe that it is more powerful than the PSP. Commander-Gree

and the origional xbox

I have yet to see anything on the iPhone look better than Halo 2, but who knows....the tech could be there.

I misread his post. I thought he was doubting that it was stronger than the PSP

I've yet to see the Wii pass the original Xbox... so, I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone 3Gs is more powerful.Stevo_the_gamer

MH3?

[QUOTE="Camer999"][QUOTE="HarlockJC"]

It may the Iphone is newer tech than the Wii and each Iphone sells at a $200 loss where the Wii makes a profit.

Not really a big deal because in the end it's only the games that matter.

HarlockJC

Not even! I just bought a brand new I-phone 3G for only $99 with contract!

Needless to say as a gaming platform its by far the worst I have ever own, but then again I'm not using it for gaming so its cool!

[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

I am not a dev, so I guess we will have to wait for another dev to prove him wrong

or we could just compare games, and we all know who the winner is there

SMR-Venom

:lol:

My sarcasm detector went off there :P

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="Camer999"] I call BS on the 200$ loss.kenakuma

Not even! I just bought a brand new I-phone 3G for only $99 with contract!

Needless to say as a gaming platform its by far the worst I have ever own, but then again I'm not using it for gaming so its cool!

I think there was an error in his original post. It is much cheaper to buy a phone with a contract. An iPhone without a contract cost about $600.

EDIT: Nevermind. I see what you mean.

Not even! I just bought a brand new I-phone 3G for only $99 with contract!

Needless to say as a gaming platform its by far the worst I have ever own, but then again I'm not using it for gaming so its cool!

kenakuma

$199 cost from AT&T notice it says with 2 year contract

They don't show on their website what it cost with out one here the link

EDIT: Sorry I made an error in my last post. I will correct it

What a twist!siLVURcross

Best Qoute so far.

[QUOTE="kenakuma"]

Not even! I just bought a brand new I-phone 3G for only $99 with contract!

Needless to say as a gaming platform its by far the worst I have ever own, but then again I'm not using it for gaming so its cool!

HarlockJC

$199 cost from AT&T notice it says with 2 year contract

They don't show on their website what it cost with out one here the link

EDIT: Sorry I made an error in my last post. I will correct it

$199? Maybe for the 3GS but the 3G definetly goes for $99 with contract now!

$199? Maybe for the 3GS but the 3G definetly goes for $99 with contract now!

kenakuma

[QUOTE="kenakuma"]

Not even! I just bought a brand new I-phone 3G for only $99 with contract!

Needless to say as a gaming platform its by far the worst I have ever own, but then again I'm not using it for gaming so its cool!

HarlockJC

$199 cost from AT&T notice it says with 2 year contract

They don't show on their website what it cost with out one here the link

EDIT: Sorry I made an error in my last post. I will correct it

The day the 3GS was announced the 3G's price was cut in half to $99. I remember because my brother had just bought one a week before that for $200. :lol:

I've yet to see the Wii pass the original Xbox... so, I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone 3Gs is more powerful.Stevo_the_gamer

Not really.

re4 iphone

re4 wii edition

What he says is true, just look at the pics of RE4 on the two platforms!

RE4 Wii:

RE4 Iphone:

RE4 says otherwise.....

What he says is true, just look at the pics of RE4 on the two platforms!

RE4 Wii:

RE4 Iphone:

metroidfood

Wii is a weak system.. only has the power of a PS1 IF THAT.. im not surprised an Apple has more power than itDweedledude5000

there is absolutely no way you typed that out in seriousness.

I sort of doubt that, but I'd totally believe that it is more powerful than the PSP. Commander-Gree

I really doubt that. I haven't seen a iphone game that looks better than PSP games like Dissidia: FF, Birth By Sleep, Resistance, and many more.

Such BS.Sounds like he just desperate of finding a excuse.

And isn't Tales of Monkey Island a Wiiware game? Maybe the game is a bit too much for Wiiware, and that why it has framerate problems. I am sure that if they released all the 5 Episodes together in a retail box for the Wii, the game wouldn't have as much problems and can look cleaner.

Whats even more questionable is how this made it into the daily news section over at IGN for the wii?!

I mean GS sometimes has nonsense news stories sometimes, but this? C'mon IGN!

Wii is a weak system.. only has the power of a PS1 IF THAT.. im not surprised an Apple has more power than itDweedledude5000

Wii is a weak system.. only has the power of a PS1 IF THAT.. im not surprised an Apple has more power than itDweedledude5000

This is a major facepalm to society. I'm losing hope, I swear.