Worried about Wii U specs....Comparisons explained in extreme detail ....

This video is useless because it claims the Wii U will have a Radeon HD 4850 and Quad Core Power 7 CPU. If that's true then it will be much more powerful than the 360 and PS3.

However, no one has confirmed what will be in the Wii U. For all we know the Wii U could have a gimped 4000 series GPU and a stripped down Power 7 CPU. If that's the case then it could be a piece of crap that can't keep up with the HD twins.

This video doesn't clear sh*t up. And yes it was annoying him repeating everything 5 times and not really doing a good job of explaining how an HD 4770 is better than the trash in the 360 and PS3.

Xplode_games

When the rumors state the Wii U will suck, this is the normal reaction:

"CONFIRMED: Wii U will less powerful than HD twins, tablet sucks, death to Nintendo... all the crap"

When the rumors state Wii U will be more powerful than current gen:

"These are just rumors, we don't know what the tech will be" OR "This is bullsh*t, the Wii U will be a sh*t console because other rumors told me it would be"

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Can we just agree that the specs are unknown, but common sense dictates that the Wii U will AT LEAST be slightly more powerful than the HD twins.

These reactions are becoming to easy to predict from everyone.

He summed up my thoughts pretty well. Great video. I'm more concerned about the upcoming games for Wii U, though. Give me an HD Mario and Zelda, and I won't care what's under the hood.

That was a very aggravating video to sit through. I think his analysis yields feeble conclusions; nothing official has been released in regards to the Wii-U's specs. I think it is safe to assume, however, that the specs will at least be on-par with current consoles given the videos we saw at last year's E3.22Toothpicks

I'm pretty sure it's been confirmed that the wiiU's cpu will be equivalent to a Power7 architechture. As for the GPU i don't know about that. I'm pretty sure nothing's been confirmed yet

[QUOTE="Xplode_games"]

This video is useless because it claims the Wii U will have a Radeon HD 4850 and Quad Core Power 7 CPU. If that's true then it will be much more powerful than the 360 and PS3.

However, no one has confirmed what will be in the Wii U. For all we know the Wii U could have a gimped 4000 series GPU and a stripped down Power 7 CPU. If that's the case then it could be a piece of crap that can't keep up with the HD twins.

This video doesn't clear sh*t up. And yes it was annoying him repeating everything 5 times and not really doing a good job of explaining how an HD 4770 is better than the trash in the 360 and PS3.

WiiCubeM1

When the rumors state the Wii U will suck, this is the normal reaction:

"CONFIRMED: Wii U will less powerful than HD twins, tablet sucks, death to Nintendo... all the crap"

When the rumors state Wii U will be more powerful than current gen:

"These are just rumors, we don't know what the tech will be" OR "This is bullsh*t, the Wii U will be a sh*t console because other rumors told me it would be"

_____________________________________

Can we just agree that the specs are unknown, but common sense dictates that the Wii U will AT LEAST be slightly more powerful than the HD twins.

These reactions are becoming to easy to predict from everyone.

Wasn't that bird demo from last E3 supposed to be an in-game rendering of the Wii U's graphical capabilities?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shch7LNkVXw

If so, we can guarantee that the Wii U will be at least as powerful as the HD twins.

Interesting video. I found it useful for sure. If there's any validity to it then things sound good for the Wii U again :D

Silly video. Nothing has been confirmed at all, and that goes for the CPU too. Power7 was just some speculation from that press release.

But it goes without saying that the Wii U IS more powerful than current gen. Just wait until e3 until we find out some more concrete facts (hopefully).

But according to the other thread Nextbox will come out in 2013 with a 16 cores cpu, 7000 series GPU and dev kits already on devs hands so maybe E3 2012 showcase, so who cares? :lol:

There is nothing to worry about. Wii U will be significantly more powerful than PS3/Xbox 360 and powerful enough for most (if not all) next-gen engines.

TyberZannxxxx

I really wouldn't use the term "significantly". Nintendo won't have too much power so it can launch at a reasonable price. Yes, it'll be better than the HD twins now, but not "significantly". In my opinion that is.

[QUOTE="painguy1"]

Don't listen to anyone. Know one knows jack right now. Just rest assured that you will have Mario and Zelda in HD. Thats all i care about anyway :P If you want graphics get a PC. That way you get the best of both worlds

rzepak

HD is 1080p and up. Wii U will not do that.

Well, "full HD". 720p is HD too, hence why the 360 and PS3 are considered HD consoles. It's a nice improvement over the Wii's 480p. We don't know yet whether most Wii U games will be 720p or 1080p. I'm not too fussed about which HD resolution the new consoles will have as standard though.

[QUOTE="TyberZannxxxx"]

There is nothing to worry about. Wii U will be significantly more powerful than PS3/Xbox 360 and powerful enough for most (if not all) next-gen engines.

immortality20

I really wouldn't use the term "significantly". Nintendo won't have too much power so it can launch at a reasonable price. Yes, it'll be better than the HD twins now, but not "significantly". In my opinion that is.

Since the Wii U has flash memory, it can still be significantly more powerful than PS3/Xbox 360 and still be reasonably priced. I expect a maximum price of $400 in that case.

[QUOTE="Chemical_Viking"]

The Sheep have been boasting for a while about the WiiU, and now the signs are that it doesn't actually look like it will be much more powerful than the current gen (and in some estimates, weaker) we're back to "graphics don't matter."

If that was remotely true they wouldn't have put out new consoles all this time. The difference between a NES and a SNES? Graphics. N64 and SNES? Graphics. Gamecuce and N64? graphics. I appreciate the wii tacked on a lamentable gimmick which promised something it didn't deliver (1:1 motion) but it was still the same old franchises dressed up in a fancy new suit.

So now we get another console. Rumours are its behind the times. No one has confirmed this, but it's looking likely. And we're back to "yes but Nintendo has the first party" and "graphics don't matter". Well, if you're happy with Nintendo's first party imagine how much money they could have saved you all this time if they just stuck their games on the one console? The N64 could have had periodical updates with hardware gimmicks for those who choose to motion control or have a two screen system.

I can tell you now, graphics matter to me. I haven't been buying these new consoles and PC all these years dreaming about fresh ways to waggle a remote around a room. I want games of the future to be ultra realistic, ultra beautiful, to be vivid and jaw dropping. I also want them to be playable and with well written plots in circumstances where that is called for. But I don't see why I should limit myself to just playability. I want it all. Games like RDR and crysis, these are the games which have really accomplished something.

Shinobishyguy

[QUOTE="painguy1"]

Don't listen to anyone. Know one knows jack right now. Just rest assured that you will have Mario and Zelda in HD. Thats all i care about anyway :P If you want graphics get a PC. That way you get the best of both worlds

rzepak

HD is 1080p and up. Wii U will not do that.

[QUOTE="Chemical_Viking"]

The Sheep have been boasting for a while about the WiiU, and now the signs are that it doesn't actually look like it will be much more powerful than the current gen (and in some estimates, weaker) we're back to "graphics don't matter."

If that was remotely true they wouldn't have put out new consoles all this time. The difference between a NES and a SNES? Graphics. N64 and SNES? Graphics. Gamecuce and N64? graphics. I appreciate the wii tacked on a lamentable gimmick which promised something it didn't deliver (1:1 motion) but it was still the same old franchises dressed up in a fancy new suit.

So now we get another console. Rumours are its behind the times. No one has confirmed this, but it's looking likely. And we're back to "yes but Nintendo has the first party" and "graphics don't matter". Well, if you're happy with Nintendo's first party imagine how much money they could have saved you all this time if they just stuck their games on the one console? The N64 could have had periodical updates with hardware gimmicks for those who choose to motion control or have a two screen system.

I can tell you now, graphics matter to me. I haven't been buying these new consoles and PC all these years dreaming about fresh ways to waggle a remote around a room. I want games of the future to be ultra realistic, ultra beautiful, to be vivid and jaw dropping. I also want them to be playable and with well written plots in circumstances where that is called for. But I don't see why I should limit myself to just playability. I want it all. Games like RDR and crysis, these are the games which have really accomplished something.

Shinobishyguy

That wasn't remotely what I said.