SMG looks pixilated and blurry at the same time, on my HDTV. Still, after playing it for 10-15 minutes, it didn't matter.

We have two HD Tvs in my house. Neither of which are mine. No games systems hooked up to them. They arn't even set up for HD.

Leo-J you are such a fanboy. If you had really played the Wii you could be in a constant state of orgasm and you wouldn't be able to type.

d21lewis said: SMG looks pixilated and blurry at the same time, on my HDTV. Still, after playing it for 10-15 minutes, it didn't matter.

 I really think it depends on the tv itself, i own an SD tv, so it is always smooth on my tv.. i took it over to a buddy's house for a weekend, who has a big ass pioneer plasma and i was pretty much expecting a stretched pixelated picture.. and boy was i in for a shock, it looked stunning, not a flaw could be seen (without getting close to the screen, which would intake you are desperate for looking for faults) and the kicker is, i don't even have component cables, so it wasn't even the best resolution

But I have seen the Wii running on other HDTVs (usually LCD's) and looking quite pixelated and with sharp edges with mario going, which is a shame for those people

leo-j said: Well I decided to try out the wii. It was on and had Super mario galaxy(the supposed best game ever created) on it. I was going to take pictures but I didnt bring my camera for proof that I actually did play it. For startes its very comfortable holiding both the wii mot and nun chuck. Before I continue the wii was on an HD tv(19" 720p LCD). I was very dissapointed in mario galaxies graphics on that LCD. The game looked very pixalated, and way too bright. That was basicly the only bad thing I have to say about my time with the wii. Now to continue I was in a wierd galaxy, I dont know how to describe it. I think it was the demo or something, anyhow I played and it was fun, I killed some Goomba's and so on. I wanted to quit the game to see what the wii menu was like. So I did. Its very kid friendly, and a HUGE HUGE imrpovement from GC and ps2 menu's last gen. Overall it was ok, wasnt as fun as playing resistance on the ps3, but it was ok. Also they have a deal to trade in your old DS to get a ds lite for $79.99 for anyone interested.

It's good that you tried...  As far as the HD screen they have it on, I agree.  I don't know what the deal is but all the GS/EB games in my area have the same samsung screen that looks HORRIBLE.  I suspect the set doesn't have decent scaling ability or something because my Wii on my 42" Sharp looks WAAAAAAAY better than the same game on that smaller screen in the store...  You should probably play more than a few minutes with SMG to truly appreciate the diversity and creativity in the game.  That said, it is a platformer and not a FPS so comparing to R:FOM is dubious. 

Duke Of Darkness said: HD TV's most be bigger than 36" for seeing any diffrence have I Heard and the real diffrence starts on 40"

that's a liar liar situation. You can see a difference in any size compared to a SDTV however the larger the screen, providing you sit at a good distance for the TV's size, the difference will be greater. A smaller screen thats 720p will look nicer than a smaller screen thats 480i. The difference just won't be as easy to spot due to the size of the screen itself but it is there.

souixan said: Duke Of Darkness said: HD TV's most be bigger than 36" for seeing any diffrence have I Heard and the real diffrence starts on 40" that's a liar liar situation. You can see a difference in any size compared to a SDTV however the larger the screen, providing you sit at a good distance for the TV's size, the difference will be greater. A smaller screen thats 720p will look nicer than a smaller screen thats 480i. The difference just won't be as easy to spot due to the size of the screen itself but it is there.

tabsina said: d21lewis said: SMG looks pixilated and blurry at the same time, on my HDTV. Still, after playing it for 10-15 minutes, it didn't matter. I really think it depends on the tv itself, i own an SD tv, so it is always smooth on my tv.. i took it over to a buddy's house for a weekend, who has a big ass pioneer plasma and i was pretty much expecting a stretched pixelated picture.. and boy was i in for a shock, it looked stunning, not a flaw could be seen (without getting close to the screen, which would intake you are desperate for looking for faults) and the kicker is, i don't even have component cables, so it wasn't even the best resolution But I have seen the Wii running on other HDTVs (usually LCD's) and looking quite pixelated and with sharp edges with mario going, which is a shame for those people

That's because Tv's use algorythems to expand the SD/ED image to fit the HD screen. The better the parts and algorythem in the TV itself the better it will handle lower resolutions. My TV handles scaling just fine and as such I have little problem with additional jaggies on games from the Wii. Edit: As a rule of thumb Flat panels have a tougher time dealing with lower resolutions than what is native where tube HDTV's make much easier work of it.

I was excited, and nervous about the Wii-remote when it was announced- it was so different from the controller setup I had been using for the past 20 years. Still, I remebered that it was Nintendo that gave us that controller setup, and I dived right into the Wii. My first game I purchased for the system was RE4. I was really turned off by how the controller felt. My left hand felt like it was doing too much. By the time I finished RE4, I realised that the Wii-Remote was a huge improvement to what I was used to.

You may not have liked the feel of the Wii controller, leo-j but trust me, it grows on you. With the other functions that I use everyday-even when I'm not playing games (especially the Photo Channel, Internet Channel, and the weather channel), the Wii has become as important to my life as my i-pod. I even look forward to voting on that useless "Everybody Votes Channel". 20 minutes is just giving you a taste of the Wii experience. You gotta buy one!! Believe.

I haven't seen playable Wiis in any store here (UK)yet, I have seen 3 or 4 stands just showcasing various games, but there is never a controller.

I have seen many 360 displays though, and most are playable.

I have seen 3 non-playable and 1 playable PS3 stand, the playable stand was clearly not set up correctly because PES08 looked terrible [I know it has framerate issues but the picture was bad too]

@d2lewis

I actually liked the wii mote, it was very comforable. Best nintendo controller I have ever touched.