Wii U - next gen or a generation behind?

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Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Demonjoe93

yup

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Demonjoe93

The only correct answer.

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Demonjoe93

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Demonjoe93

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Demonjoe93

Wii U is Next generation but not Star Trek the Next Generation.

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Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Captain__Tripps

If it was a new console with the graphics of the NES then yes it would be a next generation console.

So if Nintendo re-released the NES and started making new games for it it would be a next generation console?Captain__Tripps

Yes. And it would kick as much ass as the original NES did.

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Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Captain__Tripps

No, because the NES already exists as a third gen console. Rereleasing it doesn't change that.

Well honestly it's graphics look on par with current gen systems, at least on par with the 360 anyway. Haven't seen anything on it that can rival PS3 exclusives yet.

But I don't really care, Nintendo makes the best 1st party games so I'm picking up a WiiU regardless. PS4 and WiiU for next gen.

Well honestly it's graphics look on par with current gen systems, at least on par with the 360 anyway. Haven't seen anything on it that can rival PS3 exclusives yet.

But I don't really care, Nintendo makes the best 1st party games so I'm picking up a WiiU regardless. PS4 and WiiU for next gen.

ShadowMoses900

its another dreamcast

what nintendo has going for the U is the controller and that its been way too long before a generation update. so ppl are going to jump in I believe just because of the wait finally being over

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Demonjoe93

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Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Cranler

It's technically next gen, but if the rumors about the power of Microsoft and Sony's next-gen consoles are true, I think Wii-U early adopters are going to be very disappointed when all they get are some ports of 7th gen consoles and a handful of exclusives that look dated compared to the other platforms.

It's technically next gen, but if the rumors about the power of Microsoft and Sony's next-gen consoles are true, I think Wii-U early adopters are going to be very disappointed when all they get are some ports of 7th gen consoles and a handful of exclusives that look dated compared to the other platforms.Wasdie

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]It's technically next gen, but if the rumors about the power of Microsoft and Sony's next-gen consoles are true, I think Wii-U early adopters are going to be very disappointed when all they get are some ports of 7th gen consoles and a handful of exclusives that look dated compared to the other platforms.Zeviander

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]It's technically next gen, but if the rumors about the power of Microsoft and Sony's next-gen consoles are true, I think Wii-U early adopters are going to be very disappointed when all they get are some ports of 7th gen consoles and a handful of exclusives that look dated compared to the other platforms.Zeviander

Well I'm just thinking that if you buy a WiiU expecting next generation graphics and all of these multiplats and games to show up on the system unlike the Wii, there's a good chance that you'll be disappointed.

I have a funny feeling that the WiiU isn't going to be getting the majority of the multiplats on the other systems and PCs. We'll see a higher amount than the Wii got sure, but not a lot.

I don't see the WiiU appealing to much more than the Nintendo fans.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]It's technically next gen, but if the rumors about the power of Microsoft and Sony's next-gen consoles are true, I think Wii-U early adopters are going to be very disappointed when all they get are some ports of 7th gen consoles and a handful of exclusives that look dated compared to the other platforms.Zeviander

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Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Captain__Tripps

[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"][QUOTE="Demonjoe93"]

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Shockwave-DASH

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]It's technically next gen, but if the rumors about the power of Microsoft and Sony's next-gen consoles are true, I think Wii-U early adopters are going to be very disappointed when all they get are some ports of 7th gen consoles and a handful of exclusives that look dated compared to the other platforms.Zeviander

Well honestly it's graphics look on par with current gen systems, at least on par with the 360 anyway. Haven't seen anything on it that can rival PS3 exclusives yet.

But I don't really care, Nintendo makes the best 1st party games so I'm picking up a WiiU regardless. PS4 and WiiU for next gen.

ShadowMoses900

No differents between the 360 and ps3 in therms of graphics hell not even the exclusives.

But the Wii U is original thats all that counts to me.

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="Demonjoe93"]

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

ocidax

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="Demonjoe93"]

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

ocidax

Wii-U is next generation due to chronology. Power is irrelevant

Demonjoe93

[QUOTE="ocidax"][QUOTE="Cranler"]next genis a common label applied to a major hardware upgrade. wii was last gen level hardware, wiiu will bring nintendo into the current gen. plain and simpleCranler

Well honestly it's graphics look on par with current gen systems, at least on par with the 360 anyway. Haven't seen anything on it that can rival PS3 exclusives yet.

But I don't really care, Nintendo makes the best 1st party games so I'm picking up a WiiU regardless. PS4 and WiiU for next gen.

ShadowMoses900

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="ocidax"] No. Is the first next gen console. plain and simple. The race is wii - ps3 and x360. No wii - ps2 - xbox - gamecube. And the next gen race is going to be WiiU-PS4-X720darkspineslayer

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"][QUOTE="Cranler"]generations are defined by the hardware capabilities, nintendo will finally enter the current gen withthe wii underpoweredCranler

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[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"][QUOTE="Cranler"] So you want to classify a console that cant play next gen games as a next gen console?Cranler

These Wii U ports don't look much better then current gen, and look worse then their PC counterparts with AA and Physix in Batman. I remember when I had to attach a 3D video card to my 2D card to play Dark Forces 2, Half Life 2 came out, Doom 3, Crysis, World In Conflict, and then Battlefield 3. Each time these jumps made people's gaming systems and wallets cry.

There is nothing like that right now and hasn't been other then BF3 for years.

Also, as my picture noted, the Wii U is coming out between generations (just like Dreamcast did). That's a horrible plan, especially this far ahead of it's competition. Nintendo has the software (just as Sega did), and the money (that Sega didn't). They'd be best off at this point going Sega's route and save the money on hardware and develop software only. They'd make billions in profit.

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="darkspineslayer"] First of all, define next gen games to me. Let me in on whatever is going on in your mind, because I'm losing track. Please don't just say visuals. Secondly, hell of a crystal ball you got there. 360 started off slowly, with games looking barely better than previous generation titles. You don't have any idea what the Wii U is capable of, none of us do, and likely only Nintendo ever will. Your making assumptions based on demos from E3 on hardware that's only recently been finalized, and from dev teams just learning the hardware. The fact we already have ports that look better than the current gen is an excellent start (and that's what it is, a start)Stratacoustic

These Wii U ports don't look much better then current gen, and look worse then their PC counterparts with AA and Physix in Batman. I remember when I had to attach a 3D video card to my 2D card to play Dark Forces 2, Half Life 2 came out, Doom 3, Crysis, World In Conflict, and then Battlefield 3. Each time these jumps made people's gaming systems and wallets cry.

There is nothing like that right now and hasn't been other then BF3 for years.

Also, as my picutre noted, the Wii U is coming out between generations (just like Dreamcast did). That's a horrible plan, especially this far ahead of it's competition. Nintendo has the software (just as Sega did), and the money (that Sega didn't). They'd be best off at this point going Sega's router and save the money on hardware and develop software only. They'd make billions in profit.

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="darkspineslayer"] First of all, define next gen games to me. Let me in on whatever is going on in your mind, because I'm losing track. Please don't just say visuals. Secondly, hell of a crystal ball you got there. 360 started off slowly, with games looking barely better than previous generation titles. You don't have any idea what the Wii U is capable of, none of us do, and likely only Nintendo ever will. Your making assumptions based on demos from E3 on hardware that's only recently been finalized, and from dev teams just learning the hardware. The fact we already have ports that look better than the current gen is an excellent start (and that's what it is, a start)Stratacoustic

These Wii U ports don't look much better then current gen, and look worse then their PC counterparts with AA and Physix in Batman. I remember when I had to attach a 3D video card to my 2D card to play Dark Forces 2, Half Life 2 came out, Doom 3, Crysis, World In Conflict, and then Battlefield 3. Each time these jumps made people's gaming systems and wallets cry.

There is nothing like that right now and hasn't been other then BF3 for years.

Also, as my picutre noted, the Wii U is coming out between generations (just like Dreamcast did). That's a horrible plan, especially this far ahead of it's competition. Nintendo has the software (just as Sega did), and the money (that Sega didn't). They'd be best off at this point going Sega's router and save the money on hardware and develop software only. They'd make billions in profit.