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Posted By Robert G. about 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Love those HD graphics, man…
For years everyone has bashed the Wii and over two things; a gimmicky controller, and the poor graphical quality when compared to the 360 and the PS3. Now, however, it seems like the Wii U will get the last laugh on both fronts in some respects.
According to Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s GM of their European office, the Wii U is a very “strong” piece of hardware in terms of graphical capability. According to Spencer, “I think their Pro Controller makes a lot of sense with the platform they’ve built. They are building a platform that is effectively a 360 when you think of graphical capability.”
The controller in question is, of course, the Wii U pro controller that was revealed prior to E3. Due to the similar design to the standard 360 controller, Spencer believes that the Wii U will eventually become a great dumping ground for ported 360 titles after the consoles launch. Evidence of this may be true, as one of the first games coming out for the system is Mass Effect 3, which is likely ported from the 360 to match the control scheme there. Other games like Batman: Arkham City and Assassins Creed III will also have WiiU games, albeit with different schemes and extra bits to make the experience unique.
Even if this is the case though, is it really a bad thing? One of the biggest criticisms Nintendo has had in the past is the lack of a hardcore gaming audience to really sink their teeth into something outside of the Nintendo-verse. Of course, even with the option emulating the current-gen tech both graphically and control wise, you would think Nintendo would become a the console of choice for gamers as this generation winds down. We can only speculate what Sony and Microsoft do for the future, but for now, given the information we have, I don’t see this as a bad thing for Nintendo to emulate.
But, it will always come down to the games and how they play, and for the Wii U I do have confidence in the system, especially after their decent showing at E3 this year.
Source: Gamespot
Finally, somebody besides me is saying this. Thanks, Microsoft and Robert. People have been calling me a fanboy for stating the obvious–that the WiiU will be superior to the current consoles in every way, albeit only slightly depending on your preferences. I may love Nintendo, but I’m not advocating their system for the sake of advocating their system. I’m just excited about not having to get multiple consoles just to play all the games I love, just like back in the Gamecube/XBox/PS2 and N64/PS1 generations. Is that a bad thing? As the PC world is becoming cross-platform with Windows, Linux, and Mac gaming, it’s time for consoles to follow suit. I’d love to see exclusives get fully abolished, but that’s never going to happen as long as Microsoft is doing business.
You say that like Nintendo and Sony don’t want exclusive games. The main problem is I have a feeling that once the X-Box 720 and PS4 come out that once again Nintendo will be left with the graphically inferior system.
I think you are misunderstanding the Microsoft guy he is really just putting Nintendo down by saying they will be getting all the hand me down titles that MS has already made there money on.
People just love to hate Nintendo for some reason.
Now that’s a bit harsh. At least their tablet works unlike your Kinect.
It might work better but if the tablet cost as much as a Kinect then people might not get a 2nd one or even a replacement if it breaks.