Each console has strengths and weaknesses. Many here claim that the Gamecube is more powerful than ps2 and I would agree with that due to its more powerful cpu and higher memory bandwidth generally but this for example would be impossible on gamecube and wii. For a start the ps2 had 32bit colour graphics not the 24bit of gamecube/wii. The ps2 had true 5.1 sound not 2 channel sound like gamecube and wii and the tiny 2MB frame buffer of the gamecube/wii certainly couldn't hold a 1080i, 1920x1080 image like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uCOnFaxli0
Specs are important and personally I believe it should be a legal requirement that full spec's are given out for consoles by the manufacturer. Spec's aren't everything but they do give a good indication of how powerful a console is. When the Gamecube was released Nintendo were more than happy to give out that information but clearly they have lost that honesty and nowadays sell quite weak hardware at inflated prices to maximise profits. I'm a wii u owner and I'm enjoying it, but clearly its weak hardware and is barely matching current gen a lot of the time and so the idea that somehow its competitive with ps4 and xbox one is clearly ridiculous and typical fanboy insanity. I am certainly looking forward to mario kart and mario 3d though.
It is important that people realise the wii u isn't powerful or isn't widely supported by publishers. Some people may buy a wii u believing it is comparable to ps4 or xbox one in performance and expect to purchase games of a similar technical standard. It is unfair and dishonest to present the wii u as such a console. The wii u is a console for Nintendo games and a few other exclusive games that may become available and not much else. As long as you buy a wii u with that in mind there isn't a problem.
I'm a wii u owner but would never misinform people about the performance of the console because I'm not a fanboy and don't wish them to buy something wrong for them. For many people the price of a console is still a lot of money.
