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Wii U to be 50% More Powerful Than Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

14.06.2011

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When it comes to new hardware, Nintendo always keeps quite on technical specifications and that hasn't changed with the Wii U. The main focus for Nintendo has been to promote the controller and how the company will once again change gaming. Console specifications can also be interesting though and many hoped the Wii U would outperform current-gen consoles.

Though it's not been confirmed by Nintendo, an analyst from Sterne Agee may have proved the console is more powerful. Speaking to a number of different developers at E3, Arvind Bhatia revealed that some stated the console is 50% more powerful than the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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ChaosOnline 14.06.2011#1

Wow, I've never been much of a graphics-whore but that's pretty nice.

SirLink 14.06.2011#2

Tbh, this is not really saying a whole lot.

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EdEN 14.06.2011#3

I'm not thinking about graphics right now but of being able to use two Wii U units at the same time and the system being powerful enough to do that. Local MP would be great with a screen right there on the controller...

Canyarion 14.06.2011#4

That is great to hear, I hope it's true.

If only for all the graphic nerds to finally shut up.

Birdo Is A Tranny 14.06.2011#5

Canyarion said:
That is great to hear, I hope it's true.
If only for all the graphic nerds to finally shut up.

To be honest it's not great news, the PS3 is six year years old and the 360 is seven. Being 50% more powerful than technology that is seven years old is nothing to boast about. I was expecting better to be honest, it's a shame.

It's not a sin for a console to have decent graphics by the way, just because you don't want HD gaming doesn't mean no one else wants it.

( Edited 14.06.2011 20:51 by Birdo Is A Tranny )

bruce1289 14.06.2011#6

I can't wait for Wii U.. graphics look great and that controller is a neat idea. I wonder what the price will be????

Canyarion 14.06.2011#7

Compared to the rumors that it's 'about as strong' as PS360, I'd say it's pretty good news.

I suspect that horse power is going to play a smaller role this gen than in the previous ones.

PMD 14.06.2011#8

I doubt the games will look any better than the PS3/360 regardless of how much more powerful the hardware is. The PS3 was supposed to be a lot more powerful than the 360, yet many games run worse on it. Not to mention the PC which should be 10x better, but games barely look any better except for resolution and frame rate.

SirLink 14.06.2011#9

PMD said:
I doubt the games will look any better than the PS3/360 regardless of how much more powerful the hardware is. The PS3 was supposed to be a lot more powerful than the 360, yet many games run worse on it. Not to mention the PC which should be 10x better, but games barely look any better except for resolution and frame rate.

That's largely because multiplatform games are being developed for the PS360 (or for the 360, if you want to get specific) and then ported to PC, often with only minor improvements. The console market is much more profitable for developers meaning it's very rare to see games that are made ground up for the PC.

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WP-Final 14.06.2011#10

As long as Zelda HD looks and runs as great as it does in the tech demo, I don't care how much power it's got compared to the PS3/360. Smilie

Darkflame 15.06.2011#11

It's not a sin for a console to have decent graphics by the way, just because you don't want HD gaming doesn't mean no one else wants it.

HD gaming != high end graphics.
Its just a resolution. You can have HD emulated PS1 games!
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meeto_0 15.06.2011#12

It need to be atleast 50% more powerful otherwise in 2013 its going to be severly behind tech wise and third party support would cease again.

Surely nintendo are smart enough to realise this potential problem. They need to build in some safety for the future.

Canyarion 15.06.2011#13

meeto_0 said:
Surely nintendo are smart enough to realise this potential problem. They need to build in some safety for the future.

Expansion pack! =D
j/k

Stulaw 15.06.2011#14

This is still a rumour, yet people still take it as fact -_-

We won't know the actual specs for a long time, and judging from the CPU and GPU it's based on, it should be at least a 100% increase in power over the last systems, I doubt many devs have got a hold of the Development kit long enough for them to optimise the power out of it.