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Miyamoto – Wii U is Technically on Par with Xbox 360 and PS3

 

 

Nintendo’s new HD console marks company’s first attempt to cater to the more hardcore audience which has been greatly neglected with standard visual capabilities of the original Wii. While no one exactly know the capabilities of Wii U, everyone is hoping Nintendo will finally be able to compete with the likes of Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Speaking to 1up during an interview, Nintendo managing director, Shigeru Miyamoto laid down the challenges company faces with this new console and how they plan to cater to more hardcore audience with it providing more core games experiences blending with the casual games.

"I think that there’s certainly been a tendency to draw lines of distinction between the Nintendo platforms of the past and competing platforms, Miyamoto admitted. That differentiation of saying the Nintendo platforms are home to more casual experiences versus some of the other platforms bringing more core experiences.

I think the reason some of those distinctions have come up have been different for each generation, going back and looking at the switch to disc-based media at a time when Nintendo felt it was important to stick with cartridge-based media to ensure load times were shorter despite the greater capacity of disc-based media.

That was the real reason, I think, some of that happened in that era. Then, of course, for Wii, we were developing in standard definition with a unique new motion controller versus the other systems running in high definition with more standard controls.

I think what we’re going to see with Wii U from the HD side — obviously, it will be an HD console with the capabilities that you’d expect from an HD console. You have, additionally, from a media standpoint, media that is capable of producing games that are going to be HD in content.

But on top of that, I think what you’ll find is that the addition of new screens means that developers who are making games for other systems will naturally be able to make them for Wii U, and then on top of that they’ll be able to take advantage of this new gameplay structure to bring new possibilities to their game designs when releasing them on Wii U.

So, I think you’ll find a blend of experiences on this system. Some of them will be based on the motion style of gameplay that we introduced with Wii, while others will be based on more traditional, core-type games."

When asked about whether Wii U with its hardware capabilities has put Nintendo on equal footing with its competitors, he replied:

"Yes, we do feel that we’ve reached that,” he said. “Then it’s just a question of how much gamers understand the uniqueness that Nintendo offers.

For us, the ideal is that we’ve been making games for a long time, and we try to create these new styles of play become the future standard for video games. So it becomes then… you need to find the appropriate way to take advantage of new technology while offering it to people at an appropriate price that’s going to make them want to play."

Nintendo has still a long way to go. Will this classy touchscreen controller powered HD console be enough to compete with Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 ? not unless Nintendo announce a long list of hardcore exclusive games.

If this third party games line up is something to go by, they are atleast trying. What’s your opinion on this as a general all round gamer ?



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When asked about whether Wii U with its hardware capabilities has put Nintendo on equal footing with its competitors, he replied:

"Yes, we do feel that we’ve reached that,”

Nintendo doesn't even know what Sony and MS have coming up :-S



 

Quote: Nintendo’s new HD console marks company’s first attempt to cater to the more hardcore audience

People gaming since 2007 shouldn't write articles about gaming. Period.



We're not getting the whole story here, and likely never will out of Nintendo's own mouths, but it's very dangerous for them to make generalized statements like that, then everyone can run around making more exact approximations based off that, like the title used in the OP



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I refuse to believe it! must be a lost in translation situation or something or I'm not understanding this right. Is he saying reached the competitions level as in ps360? wth? this is the 'next' gen and would be epic fail if true

I don't buy it, I'll wait for detailed specs and such



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M.U.G.E.N said:
I refuse to believe it! must be a lost in translation situation or something or I'm not understanding this right. Is he saying reached the competitions level as in ps360? wth? this is the 'next' gen and would be epic fail if true

I don't buy it, I'll wait for detailed specs and such

Detailed specs might be a long time coming, and never officially confirmed. Remember that the Wii's specs still aren't official. Widely known, but never confirmed or denied by Nintendo.

It'll take a developer leak from a late-stage dev-kit for us to know, and even then it'll be branded rumor for some months.

Let the year of speculation commence :)



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Mr Khan said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
I refuse to believe it! must be a lost in translation situation or something or I'm not understanding this right. Is he saying reached the competitions level as in ps360? wth? this is the 'next' gen and would be epic fail if true

I don't buy it, I'll wait for detailed specs and such

Detailed specs might be a long time coming, and never officially confirmed. Remember that the Wii's specs still aren't official. Widely known, but never confirmed or denied by Nintendo.

It'll take a developer leak from a late-stage dev-kit for us to know, and even then it'll be branded rumor for some months.

Let the year of speculation commence :)


good point..well I guess if we can get an article done by DF on a game made for the device we might have a better idea of the capabilities of it. which also might take quite a while :S lol yea I guess you are right..let the speculation commence.



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So it took them 4-5 years to come up with a machine which is only on par with PS360.. Is that supposed to be a big achievement ? Shouldn't they be pushing for more ? From a business standpoint, I guess it makes sense (and profit) but its terribly unexciting to me.

Just my 2 cents.



BengaBenga said:
Quote: Nintendo’s new HD console marks company’s first attempt to cater to the more hardcore audience

People gaming since 2007 shouldn't write articles about gaming. Period.

So enlighten the non believers..When did Nintendo catered to the hardcore audience before?



 

I'm beginning to think he means that is capable because it has HD. Those games they showed at E3 looked like PS360 games, but I'll wait for official detailed specs.