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Conegamer on 11 September 2012

Seems legit.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

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wfz on 11 September 2012

3 Wii's duct-taped together?! >_



Deoz on 11 September 2012

"Broadway"
We are going backwads then.



superchunk on 11 September 2012
curl-6 said:
superchunk said:
curl-6 said:
superchunk said:
So, I read the GAF thread for this and I have to say this though. IF this turns out to be true (we'll only know after it launches and someone tears it down), I will be buying a 2nd console in 2014 when I see defect rate (or lack there of) for neXtBox/PS4. Because there is no way the console defined in the OP will be able to play all 3rd party games at that point.

I'll also realize NO ONE LEARNED A DAMN THING from this last generation. Also, if true.... it better be fucking priced at $250 or less for the a base version. At least in two days we'll know how good or bad the full OS/Online system is as well as pricing.

Surely there's 0% chance it's true; they're putting Mass Effect 3 and Assassin's  Creed 3 on it, those couldn't run on 3 Broadways.

Why not? 3 Broadways with increased clock speed and cache are easily comparable with a X360 CPU, if not a little better.

I was under the impression that Broadway was further behind the 360 CPU than that. My mistake, I guess. (Out of curiosity, about how big is the gap? Would 5 or 6 un-enhanced Broadways rival the 360 CPU?)

But if this was true, it would mean that, power aside, the fundamental design of the Wii U CPU (or each core, at least) would be unchanged since the Gamecube CPU was built in 1999.


That is precisely why this has to be a fake. All statements from IBM and Nintendo state the CPU was based on Power7 which is significantly better design than "broadway".



HappySqurriel on 11 September 2012
superchunk said:
curl-6 said:
superchunk said:
curl-6 said:
superchunk said:
So, I read the GAF thread for this and I have to say this though. IF this turns out to be true (we'll only know after it launches and someone tears it down), I will be buying a 2nd console in 2014 when I see defect rate (or lack there of) for neXtBox/PS4. Because there is no way the console defined in the OP will be able to play all 3rd party games at that point.

I'll also realize NO ONE LEARNED A DAMN THING from this last generation. Also, if true.... it better be fucking priced at $250 or less for the a base version. At least in two days we'll know how good or bad the full OS/Online system is as well as pricing.

Surely there's 0% chance it's true; they're putting Mass Effect 3 and Assassin's  Creed 3 on it, those couldn't run on 3 Broadways.

Why not? 3 Broadways with increased clock speed and cache are easily comparable with a X360 CPU, if not a little better.

I was under the impression that Broadway was further behind the 360 CPU than that. My mistake, I guess. (Out of curiosity, about how big is the gap? Would 5 or 6 un-enhanced Broadways rival the 360 CPU?)

But if this was true, it would mean that, power aside, the fundamental design of the Wii U CPU (or each core, at least) would be unchanged since the Gamecube CPU was built in 1999.


That is precisely why this has to be a fake. All statements from IBM and Nintendo state the CPU was based on Power7 which is significantly better design than "broadway".

... Don't forget that IBM stopped producing PowerPC 7xx processors below 90nm, and the Wii U CPU is confirmed to be at 45nm



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drkohler on 11 September 2012
HappySqurriel said:


You don't seem to understand the Power 7 processor do you ...

And here it is, right from IBM:

"To feed the eight high performance cores the chip has two memory controllers, one on each side of the chip." Wow... TWO memory controllers...

But this is all hypothetical. The WiiU was never planned with such a compley CPU from the start.



TomaTito on 11 September 2012

Confirmed: Wii U sold at 200! Where do I queue up?



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FrancisNobleman on 11 September 2012

LOL, seems legit.



Solid-Stark on 11 September 2012

If true, CPU would be disappointing. But the GPU is still good imo.



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Solid-Stark on 11 September 2012
superchunk said:
curl-6 said:
superchunk said:
curl-6 said:
superchunk said:
So, I read the GAF thread for this and I have to say this though. IF this turns out to be true (we'll only know after it launches and someone tears it down), I will be buying a 2nd console in 2014 when I see defect rate (or lack there of) for neXtBox/PS4. Because there is no way the console defined in the OP will be able to play all 3rd party games at that point.

I'll also realize NO ONE LEARNED A DAMN THING from this last generation. Also, if true.... it better be fucking priced at $250 or less for the a base version. At least in two days we'll know how good or bad the full OS/Online system is as well as pricing.

Surely there's 0% chance it's true; they're putting Mass Effect 3 and Assassin's  Creed 3 on it, those couldn't run on 3 Broadways.

Why not? 3 Broadways with increased clock speed and cache are easily comparable with a X360 CPU, if not a little better.

I was under the impression that Broadway was further behind the 360 CPU than that. My mistake, I guess. (Out of curiosity, about how big is the gap? Would 5 or 6 un-enhanced Broadways rival the 360 CPU?)

But if this was true, it would mean that, power aside, the fundamental design of the Wii U CPU (or each core, at least) would be unchanged since the Gamecube CPU was built in 1999.


That is precisely why this has to be a fake. All statements from IBM and Nintendo state the CPU was based on Power7 which is significantly better design than "broadway".

But didn't all the rumors say it was a Power7 "express", and this rumor says "enhanced" Broadway cores. Maybe there is some connection? (Either way its still underwhelming if true imo)



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