Rumor: Wii U CPU is 3 Wii CPU Cores clocked a bit higher "enhanced broadway

It seems like some insider folks at B3D and GAF leaked Wii U CPU specs. According to them, Wii U CPU is customized version of Wii CPU, also GC CPU. Its clocked a bit higher and has 3 megs of cache memory. There is very little reason to doubt, since its already said that Wii U CPU processing power is a bit lagging, and the guys that said this are approved members by MODs as reliable. Sounds bad...

http://gamenmotion.blogspot.com/2012/06/rumor-wii-u-cpu-is-3-wii-cpu-cores.html

"Espresso at B3D forums has posted that the CPU in the Wii U is basically the Wii CPU with 3 Cores & clocked higher, this is not the 1st time that he posted these specs he also said that the CPU has 3MB of edram.


Update: Arkam from NeoGaf who is a insider has also posted that Nintendo used the term "Enhanced Broadway" in the documents. "

"Update 2: new rumor from bgassassin that the codename of the CPU is Espresso which is also the name of the guy who 1st posted the info about the CPU being a updated Wii / Gamecube GPU "

Im confused about this WiiU specs leaked bs that keeps popping up. Didn't Nintendo actually release the specs of the WiiU at E3 or just after? Works out about 3 times more powerful than current consoles. Yet these threads keep popping up.

I can't wait for this thing to be released... so these rumors can stop coming.nintendoboy16

This goes against what IBM said last year about the CPU being "an all new processor" and having lots of EDRAM.
Anyways, we knew the CPU wasn't going to be all that powerful. Iwata said so himself. It's probably around the same as current gen CPU's, but just more efficient.

The GPU is where the Wii U is gonna be a nice step up from current gen systems, atleast according to several developers and others with "inside sources" like this Arkam guy.

Im confused about this WiiU specs leaked bs that keeps popping up. Didn't Nintendo actually release the specs of the WiiU at E3 or just after? Works out about 3 times more powerful than current consoles. Yet these threads keep popping up.

PCgameruk

• CPU: IBM Power-based multi-core microprocessor
• GPU: AMD Radeon-based High Definition GPU

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All we have is mixed comments from developers, some say its a bit better and some say its just as powerfull as the current generation. Either way it doesn't sound like the WiiU will have anything drastically better looking or even better looking than what the current console can throw.

I was just wondering, will the Arkham City armored edition (wiiu edition) have DX11 features? Supposedly the WiiU will support DX11.

Adding an extra 2 cores to a chip from 1998 and somehow clocking it to speeds of today, around 2-3Ghz, does not make sense.

I was just wondering, will the Arkham City armored edition (wiiu edition) have DX11 features? Supposedly the WiiU will support DX11.

parkurtommo

DX11 "features" are not supported only by DX11 and can be ported to OpenGL. And no it will not support DX because of multiple reasons. Same reason no Sony or Nintendo console ever used it.

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]I can't wait for this thing to be released... so these rumors can stop coming.Willy105

No they will end, since tech guys open the system and take a look inside and confirm the specs.

n64 is nintendo's last hardcore gamer focused console. Because nintendo/Snes early on nintendo didnt allow violent stuff like blood in mortal kombat.gamesaredead420

[QUOTE="gamesaredead420"]n64 is nintendo's last hardcore gamer focused console. Because nintendo/Snes early on nintendo didnt allow violent stuff like blood in mortal kombat.nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="gamesaredead420"]n64 is nintendo's last hardcore gamer focused console. Because nintendo/Snes early on nintendo didnt allow violent stuff like blood in mortal kombat.gamesaredead420

[QUOTE="gamesaredead420"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"] Here we go again... :roll:nintendoboy16

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Three Wii's duct taped together.Willy105

pretty kinky image you painted there

snes killer instinct arcade port was just to hold us over untill we got nintendos new console to handle the game better gamesaredead420

I was just wondering, will the Arkham City armored edition (wiiu edition) have DX11 features? Supposedly the WiiU will support DX11.

parkurtommo

Don't expect anything good to come out of Armoured Edition. I've heard nothing but bad things about it from terrible texture pop-in (some cases up to 30 seconds) to terrible gamepad implementation.

It's the definition of lazy port.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRDb5OKsPZk notice the arcade says @ 16 seconds only avalible on ultra 64 in 1995 that was n64's original name and the console ended up getting delayed untill 1996 and renamed to n64 and that's one reason they put out snes version in 1995 because ultra64 and killer instinct was supposed to be released for it in 1995.gamesaredead420

What the hell are you even talking about

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="gamesaredead420"] you werent even alive when mortal kombat was ported from the arcade to genesis and snes. the genesis had all the blood and fatalitys like the arcade and snes they removed it.. nintendo tried to say im sorry by buying rare and making killer instinct with blood and fatalitys LOLgamesaredead420

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRDb5OKsPZk notice the arcade says @ 16 seconds only avalible on ultra 64 in 1995 that was n64's original name and the console ended up getting delayed untill 1996 and renamed to n64 and that's one reason they put out snes version in 1995 because ultra64 and killer instinct was supposed to be released for it in 1995.gamesaredead420

What the hell are you even talking about

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parkurtommo

[QUOTE="parkurtommo"]

I was just wondering, will the Arkham City armored edition (wiiu edition) have DX11 features? Supposedly the WiiU will support DX11.

justiceturtle

Don't expect anything good to come out of Armoured Edition. I've heard nothing but bad things about it from terrible texture pop-in (some cases up to 30 seconds) to terrible gamepad implementation.

It's the definition of lazy port.

[QUOTE="parkurtommo"]

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gamesaredead420

I'm sure the Wii U is powerful enough to these things, but remember, it's a terrible port with little to no effort put in.

It's possible that the final version will be better and have some DX11 stuff thrown in, but it's very unlikely.

Sounds like bull.

It's supposed to be based on Power 7 architecture, just downclocked and cost reduced.

You can't overclock what is already overclocked (the Wii CPU & GPU) and glue it together (three Wii CPUs).

nintendo doesnt even own a western studio anymore to make sh1t to appeal to american kids gamesaredead420

What are Retro then?

[QUOTE="gamesaredead420"]nintendo doesnt even own a western studio anymore to make sh1t to appeal to american kids nameless12345

What are Retro then?

What ips has retro even made? Rare made these games when they were under nintendos wings. killer instinct conker blast corps wave race jet force gemini banjo crusingamesaredead420

[QUOTE="gamesaredead420"]What ips has retro even made? Rare made these games when they were under nintendos wings. killer instinct conker blast corps wave race jet force gemini banjo crusinnintendoboy16